The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-08-04
PASSING COMPLIMENTS.

by Senator German towards Mr.. Cleve
land and his hobby of tariff reform.
In its caustic structures on Mr.. Cor
man, the Baltimore SIN easily takes
the lead.
1t appeals to all true Democrats to
vindicate the honor of Maryland, and
quotes editorially the language OF
correspondent who asserts that Mr..
Germans Influence outside OF Mary
land is forever gone, and who brands
the Senator Gas traitor to the party
principles upon which he has SO long
traded, \ + and who has been
unmarked in his true light as mere
ally of the worst and most mercenary
wing of the Republicans.
CATER his foul insults to the Presi-
dent" says the SIN, "the doors OF the
White House must necessarily be
closed against him, and the door of
every department in charge OF friend
of the President, when he next comes
seeking for offices, loaves and fishes
to distribute among his hungry follow
ers."
But in spite of the structures of the
SIN, Mr.. Germans "hungry followers"
were numerous enough to nominate
"easily" two candidates for Congress at
DC can City last week, and that, too,
over the combined opposition of the
Administrations supporters, while these
same "hungrY followers" were strong
enough numerically,to defeat by large
majority, a series Of resolutions endors-
ing the administration.
While this result in the First Con-
gressional District shows, that Mr..
| German has not yet been read out OF
the Democratic Party in Maryland, it
is no less the fact, that he has news
paper "endorsers" on the Eastern
shore, who do not fear to speak out Gin
meetin'," and to rise to the Senator's
defence.
The Easton Star, reputable Demo
cratic newspaper, in its issue OF Tues
day last commented on "DLy. Cor
mans Great Sbeech," by saying that
Whatever may be said of MIR. Germans speech
either in condemnation or approval, it cannot be
| denied that no ordinary man could have played
the role he did when he made it. 1t is true the
| occasion called for the highest exhibition of his
powers. He had been attacked by the President
OF the United States in letter, although pro-
| fessedly confidential, yet used in an open manner
and published to the country. He had been
held up to his cOuntrymen with others as willing
to betray his party and violate its principle
| He was however, equal to the occasion and
| exhibited power overhis associates that must
| challenge the admiration even Of his enemies.
| No man in this generation, we venture to assert,
| could hold the Senate of the United States
| under such adverse circumstances and condi-
lions as he holds it and binds it to his Will today
Senators Vest Jones, Harris and voorhees,, the
| best and ablest men in the Senate, one alter
another bore testimony to the truthlulness OF his
| statements.
1t is probable of course, to quote
the SIMS language, that the Star
belongs to that portion of the Demo
cratic press of the State which is owned
or edited by postmasters. clerks of
the Senate committees, department
officials or other employees of govern
ment bureaus, who, curiously enough.
show their devotion to the administra.
ton by siding with the administrators
enemies, and that its owners and
editors are, to quote the SIN, the
henchmen and heelers who have been
thus rewarded or expect to be rewarded
for their services by crumbs of patron
age; or the Star may belong to that
type OF Democratic newspapers which
the San terms the ''insplred" press
in this State, "that published or edited
by his Senator Gorman's) personal
and political dependents, which, few
weeks ago, exhausted the vocabulary
of vituperation in their abuse of the
SIN for its structures upon Senator
German, now deprecates the use of
harsh language, and pleads for a more
lenient treatment of the Senator"
But whatever class of newspapers
the Star may represent, the language
the SIN applies to their editors
"henchmen," "heelers, political and
personal dependents" etc,-is not the
language of the high class and refined
journalism of which the SIN prides
itself as being conspicuous example.
Our respectable luminary would do
we'll to beware, lest in its fits of temper,
it damn Mr.. German into lasting fame,
for having betrayed his unwelcome
Republicanism.