The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-11

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hSis handy in the tenrtr alley, and az
Saratoga, where no spends his summers
- 2 rule, astonishcs the sharps with his
His Moral Courage.
Mr.. German used to be known OF Bal
Mmoro - q leader Of the machine politi-
clans. On a somewhat higher scale he
IL still the boss Of the machine. But II
any iinagines that this sort Of work
means, in his case, anything like royster-
Ing, late hours, careless habits or bad
company he is very much mistaken.
German was never built that why, and
tho chief complaint the boys used to
have against him was that he wouldn't
smoke or drink or sit up late nights. II
they wanted to see German, they had to
sec him before II o'clock at night. To
this day he uses neither tobacco nor
spirits, and except on rare occasions, like
the one at Chicago, is always in bed he
fore midnight. He is too well balanced
q man to be cranky about many things,
but this matter Of going early to bed is
one OF his few hobbies. His friends say
Of him that it would take something like
. cataclysm or an earthquake to keep
him out Of bed later than his regulation
hour Of midnight, and the cataclysm or
earthquake sven then would have to be
In his immediate neighborhood. For
some reason or other, though II is q
practice entirely foreign to my own hab-
It's, l have a heap Of respect for the man
who has enough moral courage In these
days and particularly in this city to 60
to bed always at an early hour.
A Bit Of Byplay.
If MI. German were not o great poll
tician, he would be or at least might be
q great actor. He is a splendid mimic,
to begin with, and has q face full Of
expressiveness and versatility. In the
privacy Of his own delightful home,
where there are always a host Of young
people, Mr.. German Is happiest. He
joins the games and sports and often re-
cites poetry and gives character sketches
In q style that would be sure to make a
hit on the stage. Mr.. German some
times carries his ability as a natural
actor into the senate chamber. There is
no man in that body who can assume a
feeling of severity or anger and at the
same time keep perfectly cool better
than the senator from Maryland.
We had an instance of this a few days
ago when MI. German rose to chastise
young Senator Wolcott for some re-
marks which the latter had made reflect
ing rather ~unpleasantly upon German.
Spectators in the galleries thought Cor
man wat white with rage. They thought
they had never seen o man more pos
sessed by indignation. To them he
seemed to be burning with the fire Of
passion and contempt. But in the press
gallery, looking down at the senator
from Maryland, were a number Of Mr..
Germans intimate friends-men who
know how next to impossible it is for
him to lose his temper o. his perfect
equanimity. During the bitterest pas
sage Of his attack on Wolcott, Mr.. Cor
man caught the eyes of these newspaper
friends Of his and winked at them in a
most significant manner, as much as to
say: "Don't you think I am doing this in
good style? Is not this a good imitation
of ind%ignation3"
Though the wink was very plain and
u~nmistakable, not a muscle of his face
relaxed, and the two or three men for
whom the sign was intended were the
only ones that caught it or who had the
| slightest idea that MI. German was not
feeling every thought which he express.
"a ~-;kI, Ill %ho ooroa ct,oo q ~ 1ry1,to1 !, q -
is capable. After the somewhat excit.
ing incident was over MI. German met
q friend in the marble room, who con-
graduated him upon the success with
which he had "skinned' Wolcott and
thought to please the senator by saying
something unkind Of the young Colcra'
doan.
"Please don't say that" e%xpostulated
German. ED Wolcott is n of the
best fellows in the world. He is mar
who would scorn to do a dishonorable
act. I am very fond Of him."
"Then-then why did you 60 for him
so hard a few minutes ago" stammeret
the astonished friend.
ooh, that was nothing" replied Cor
man. "That was a little byplay. We
! colt has been rather too sassy Of late
and I love him SO well I wanted to teact
him caution for his own good"
His Signal Success,
From page in the senate to leader o
that body is a career possible only i,
America, and this single fact speak
volumes for Mr.. Germans ability. H
is the acknowledged and u%ndispute,
! leader in that body, now that the Dem
ocrats are in power there, and he ha
been ever since his signal success a
manager Of the antiforce bill fight 2
years ago. Ability alone would no
push a man to leadership in a body lik
the senate. He must have many othe
qualities, among these fidelity to friends
extraordinary tact, ~unfailing generosit.
and willingness to spend half his time il
helping others.
To people who do not know him vel
Mr.. German appears cold and practical
He is in all his contact with the world
with men of politics and business. N
n ever saw him lose his temper or ii
"a state of mind" He has unfailinI
and perfect self control, but with tn
men who have gained his confidence h
is a DELIGHTFUL companion. TO these