The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-26
GALLANT DEFENSE OF Mr.. GORMAN.
MOBILE ONO RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
MOBILE, ALA, July ), 1895.
Correspondence of the Maryland Journal


MOBILE, ALA, July ). 1895.
Correspondence of the Maryland journal.
| often read in certain newspapers par
agraphs and editorial articles denuncia
ton of Senator German and his colleague.
When lived in our grand old Maryland
ook some part in the proposed policy and
doctrines of the Democrat party. Senator
German, who was at the time prominent
member of the party, and myself often
disagreed. Sometimes, in convention,
Senator German carried his views and
sometimes carried mine when the party
divided on questions No one can truth
| fully say that Senator German ever failed
| to support the party's views or platforms
| on national or State policies; 50 is it i'll
his course as the representative of Mary
land in the National Congress of the
of his party, he plainly and manfully gave
his views for such difference and the
reasons that actuated him.
| Senator Germans reasons for opposi. e
the Wilson tariff bill in its crude and i'll
conceived provisions and hasty adoption
| by the House was to project the income
in the Treasury and to deal fairly with the
artisan, mechanic and laborer of our coun-
tv. In this he was clearly right and was
redeeming the pledges and implied faith
of the Democratic party as set forth in the
platform of the party i'll 1884, 1888 and
| 1892, prior to the straddle that was at
! tempted bv Watterson. Neal and others,
representing free trade in the Convention
of 1899. (See the plank on tariff that was
adopted in the committee, which was vot-
ed down in convention, and Meals substi-
tute which was adopted.) Cleveland in his
letter of acceptance of his nomination
used language which attempted to show
| that Meals substitute was not intended to
be hostile to American industries.
gain, see Germans position in the Sen
ate on free sugar, iron, coal and barbed
wire, opposing such articles coming into
the country free of duty; a wise, well-con-
sidered opposition, fully sustained by the
Secretary of the Treasury in his appeal to
the Financial Committee of the Senate not
to make sugar duty free, because it would
deprive the treasury of $43 100000 of re,
venue, and, if this was done, that it would
require taxation to be levied upon other
articles to recoup the revenue lost on ad,
hitting sugar free of duty
Again, see Germans position on sus-
tanning the credit and ability of the treas
urv to meet the obligations and current
expenses or the government in offering tC
give the Secretary of the Treasury power
to issue certificates of Indebtedness to
tide over exigencies and depleted means
as shown to exist in the treasury. But the
Secretary of the Treasury advised the Sen
ate that there would be no necessity to a
vail of the Maryland Senators suggestion
as the treasury, after meeting all of It's
obi legations, at the close of the fiscal yeal
would have a surplus of $22 100000. The
Senator from Maryland through the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury was mistaken
Who was right. German or Carlisle?
The country is now advised by the
Treasury Department that for the fiscal
year terminating on the Both of June, 1895
there is deficit in the income Of the treas
| ury to meet the expenses of the govern
ment of about $45,0O0,O00. If the Wilson
bill had passed the Senate as it came from
the House, endorsed by the President
there would would have been on the Isl
July, 1865, a deficit of more than $50, 900,
600 in the treasury between income and
expenses. The Senator from Maryland
relied upon facts, while the President and
Secretary of Treasury relied upon approx
| innate estimates, deceiving themselves and
the country.
| With all these facts of public records,
what is the cause of hostility on the part
of certain elements in the Democratic
party in Maryland to Senator German !?
Some say he is not supporting the admin
! istration. If it is so, he should be com
mented for the good sense he shows.
Justice should be done to all parties.
Cleveland and Carlisle have not, up to this
| time, shown any more wisdom or good
sense in the management of national
affairs, nor as much as has been shown by
| German in his senatorial duties as a Sen
ator representing Maryland and when
the time arrives for calm and deliberate
judgment the people who now asperse
and denounce German will be quick to
commend and defend him against unjust
assaults from any source.
True Democrats will render even-handed
justice to public servants Give them
credit for what they do that is right and
hold them responsible for their public acts
which are wrong. Hear them in defense
of their cause. Strike if they will, but eX-
anime their records and see if they dc
serve the condemnation applied to them
There was time in the history of the
Democratic party of Maryland when no
pubic servant wat condemned without Il
just cause Let our friends act on this
course, which was adopted in the purer
and better days of the Democratic party,
when mugwumps and their followers had
no standing in the council of the party
Yours very truly,
J. c. CLARKE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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