Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-08

classes of Senators on the Democratic
side of the chamber who constitute what
is known as the administration group;
and one is respected, while the other is
not. Whether justly or unjustly, some
Senators are accused Of adopting and
defending the policy of the White
House from selfish motives But no one
says this, or thinksit,c Senator Gray, un-
less it be some malicious person who can.
not believe that any profession of friend
ship for the President can be sincere.
Senator Gray did not become Mr.. Cleye-
lands friend because the latter was Presi.
dent, or because he was the friend and
successor oil the Secretary of State. He
was and is an administration Senator
because he believes in the political
principles which triumphed in Mr..
Cleveland's election. He is O tariff
reformer, a sound money man, and he
is u friend of civil service reform. lie
knows that Mr.. Cleveland is doing his
utmost to advance those causes, and to
bring the Democratic party up to the
high standard which has always been
his own, and as 1t was Mr. Bayard's.
He is party man of the right kind,
and supports the leader OF his party be.
cause he feels that he is right, and that
it is for the rood of the country that his
party's principles should prevail.
While he is the friend and even the
partisan of the President, he has the re-
gard and respect OF the Presidents
antagonists and enemies in his own
party and of the Republican Senators.
He loves party harmony. He has a
profound regard for the rights and for
the feelings Of those from whom he
differs. Therefore he was anxious to
find compromise on the Silver-repeal
bill that would unite the party; and
while he stood by the President in the
struggle over the Hornblower and
Peckham nominations, he deprecated
the unfortunate circumstances that the
New York Senators had not been con-
suited.
He is man of great dignity of char
acter. No enc would dream of ques-
tioning the absolute sincerity and purity
of his motives. He is not aggressive,
and will doubtless never be the leader
of his party in strenuous circumstances;
not that he lacks courage, for he has
that in abundance, but that he prefers
accomplishing his ends with as little
friction as possible. He will always be
looked up to as wise counsellor, as a
man whose Judgment can be depended
on. He is debater of great power and
his speeches are among the best that are
heard in the Senate. He is one of the
very few members Of the present Senate
who would have been worthy of seat
in the chamber in better days. Those
who know him specifically say that he
is lazy, strangely overlooking the fact
that his arguments at the bar and in tho
Senate indicate industry and intellectual
activity. One OF his political opponents
but one who knows him best, speaking
of this feeling, said: George Gray is
not lazy. Some people think he is be-
cause he is indifferent to them, and to
the things that interest them"
Senator Gray is one of the handsomest
men in the Senate-one of the striking
figures that command attention. He il
large without grossness, and his face il
intellectual and high-bred. He is no
much in evidence, and when he doe
address the Senate it is because tn,
occasion is worthy, and the opportunity
demands his aid. If his party remains
in power Mr.. Gray is likely to grow il
the esteem of the nation. The futur,
seems to hold large place for him.