Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-15
The Passing ofGormAn.

he is not clearly in favor of. And if 1t had not been for his political
 treachery and hypocrieY, Maryland
 would nov be. as she has always
 been, a safe Democratic state.
 David B. Hill of New York and
 Arthur F. German of Maryland
 ought 10 be put in bag and shook
 to see which would come out first.
 Certain it is, that if Hill should
 come out first, German would be
 close to the mouth of the bag.
 No true Democrat can ever forget
 the traitorous and infamous part
 played by German, Hill and Vor-
 hees during the session of the 54th
 congress in aiding in the repeal of
 what was known as the Sherman
 Silver Bullion Bill; and then de-
 feating any legislation in lieu
 thereof. This was done at the be-
 nests of Mir. Cleveland.
 Up to this time the Hon. David
 W. Vorhees had, for many years,
 been brilliant star of Democracy.
 To Democracts there was magic in
 the sobriquet, ''the tall Sycamore of the Wabash" Brilliant in intellect,
 wise in statesmanship, brave and eloquent in speech, he was a Demo cratic idol, at whose shrine there
 were many worshippers. But now the admirers and worshippers at this shrine became fewer, and when the brilliant star went down be- hind the eternal hills, it did not leave in its track its wonted blaze of glory. There were sighs. and not | many tears.
 The Hon. David B. Hill had, up to this time, been the recognized antagonist of Mfr. Cleveland. Pale and emotionless as a statue, but cunning and subtle as a politician. he had managed to have a sort of following among those who were moved alone by political machinery. And now, when he saw that Presi- 1 dent Cleveland was betraying the | nigh trust reposed Tn him by the l Democracy the one paramount ques- ton of silver coinage, this redoubt- l able knight of political chivalIy, | with spurs and plume and sabre, at | once became the valiant champion | of his old antagonist: and with Yor- hees and Brice, the goldbug states man without statesmanship and the senator without laurels, and Cor man, he joined in giving to silver its fatal blow.
 So it was not strange nor uneI- pected that. when Senator German, ss a member of the National Demo cratic committee, had largely con tributed to securing the National Democratic convention of July ', 1896, for Chicago instead of St. Louis, had failed in that convention in defeating an honest expression oI the will of the Democracy on the free coinage of silver, this same knight of political chivalEy, viz: David Bennett Hill, should have for mouths, like Achilles of old, sulked in his tent. And, indeed, to this day, nobody knows whether Hill is n accord with the Democracy or not.
 Really most of us know be is not. .Ur, recently, in the great struggle for the mayoralty of Greater New York-whex Tammany's great tiger howied and Toared. but quailed not in the fierce ccnfilet-no one that we know of saw the waving of the plume, or the flashing of the sabre, .i this belted knight.
 But to "The Passing of German" 1t has always been such men as iorm who have ruined political parties. The wolves in sheepis lothing act very we'll and look very nice, where they are getting the ; -hoice of the lamb. Germans feaIty tO JeGersonian Democracy has never bothered the reveries Of his days nor he visions of his nights. A protec- , 'ionist, piutocrat and a goldbug-l , there has been DO genuine principle ot Democracy, upon which be has not trampled-no tenet of the party r that he has n), disavowed. Yet, for harmony's sake, he and Hill and Bricv have been trusted with party leadership; but there has never been day, when I both he and the other ' 70 were not ready to kick over th. dash board when they got the lines ( under their tails. Hence, German. as member of the national demo cratic committee-and. at that time. [ by democratic partiality. perhaps. 6 it's leading one-bitterly fought St. T Louis as the place for holding the ! he national democratic convention ' Tor 1896. He would have as bitterly I fought any other southern city, for c iorman has ever been a southern man with northern principles, and a lOTthern man with southern honors.
 Upon the German family es- in Maryland there will be . many insignia of sristocratic pomp a md heraldic splendor, but upon it's bright sheen there will blaze no rophies of battles fought for the . masses of the people, nor signs of iesthless devotion to the princi- pies of plain, old fashioned democ- 'acy. Il Mark Anthony told the immortal u orcereSs of the Nile that he must 8 lie the great triumvir still, and he dark Plutonian shores echoed with bis fame; and in the great so i, 'alled triumvirate of German, Hill a md Vorhees, the former might ex- .laim, "let me die the great triumvir till"
 With a mantle of charity, moist | with the tears of the common peo- a 'le and the dews of democratic t ailh and inspiration. covering his c sins and insincerity, let { Jim die. And after death, the b judgment, d Arthur P. German has not fur t lished the brightest pages of thet0 congressional Record. No states Ii nanlIke utterance of his will bless n he coming generation, nor will the si bring of elOqusnce and palsy over p low their banks on account oF auy n gure he has cut ia their waters. il
 Jas. Fl. WRIGHT. a
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