The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-16
GORMANS PROPOSITION.
Maryland Senator Willing to Retire
from Politics.
HIS LETTER TO EDWIN F. ABELI

If the baltimore Journalist VIII As
the Leadership of the Democratic
Party In Marylnnd. the Senior sen-
ator says He VIII step Down and out
Baltimore. oct 16-United states
Senator German issues an open letter
to Edwin f. Abel, publisher Of the
Baltimore Sun, in which he offers to re-
linquish the leadership of the Democ-
racy in Maryland provided Mr.. Abel
will accept it and support the Demo-
cratic ticket in the coming state and
legislative campaign. He also intl-
mates that he win forego his ambition
to succeed himself i'm the United states
senate if it can be shown that such a
step is necessary to Democratic success.
The letter, which Is very long one,
reviews the course of The Sun in its
opposition to Mr.. German because Of
his views upon civil service, tariff and
ballot reform. measures To all the
charges made against him upon this
score Mr.. German pleads guilty but
quotes The sun as having admitted
that such questions were largely mat
ters Of opinion, and asserts that every
man is free to think as he pleases re-
garding them. He defends his course
in regard to all these questions, and
concludes with the following proposi-
ton;
And now. Mr. Abel. let us pass TO
a question touching which there can
be no misunderstanding. These state
ments and counter-statement argu-
ments and retorts-all this petty clash
of protestation and Impeachment
| amount to very little at the best. You
| have declared your undyng devotion 90
| the Democratic party, and have said
that my leadership, my personal ann
| bitions, my selfish purposes and these
! only, prevent you from restoring your
newspaper to the services of the loyal
people who originally made it rich and
powerful by their patronage, their con-
/ hdence and their support You have
/ given Maryland to understand that,
but for me and the bossism you are
pleased to attribute to me, you would
bring back the Baltimore Sun to its old
moorings and devote it to the exposi-
ton of Democratic principles and the
confusion and overthrow of Republi-
can rule in this state
'You have stated. in effect-certainly
with the intent of being so understood
] y o.
and still wish to see it predominant in
Maryland, and you thereby involve
yourself i'm a pledge to cast off your
Republican Affiliations, repudiate your
Republican alliances. and labor heart
and soul for the success of the Demo
cratic party as IL will remain after be-
ing purged Of me.
IF you be sincere i'm this the solu-
pf ha fts gsfr, D.
If my aspirations my leadership. my
influence. constitute the only obstacles
TO your return to the people who made
your newspaper and founded your for
tunes and gave reality to your posi-
tion and your power 1 stand ready
to remove them. Office is less to lnc
than you suppose. Political Leadership
is not so necessary to my happiness as
you, in your ignorance of my character
and motives, are pleased to say
Strange as it may seem to you, ] an
willing to surrender every prospect o.
personal promotion if by so doing ] car
reunite the Democratic party, restore
to its ranks all their pristine strength
and harmony, allay the dissensions anC
animosities that now exist and effac,
the humiliating spectacle presented by
yourself and men of your way of think
ing-the spectacle of the Democrat,
party betrayed into the hands of tn,
enemy by those whom Democats hav
in the past exalted and enriched.
Il do not undertake to say how mucI
you or any other man may love tn,
Democratic party, but I know hov
much love it, and I know that I hav
a no personal ambitions I will not sacfi
flee for its honor and welfare. I know
too, that L have no affiliations. no en-
gagements, no plans of any kind tina
could by any possibility embarrass. M
In making the proposed Arrangement.
You may understand this as an over
. ture Of surrender on my part-as an ad
mission that the Democratic organ
ization cannot hope for further uf
without your aid and confidence. Ian
prepared for that. have been mis-
understood hy yOn so long and so un
reasonably that little more or lese viii
count for nothing. As a matter of fact
/ am satisfied that the people of Mary
land have become disgusted with tn
two years of Republican maladminis
tration, which you did so much to max
possible. and that they are I'm the hu
NOR to make an end of the experiment
Are you ready and willing and fre
TO meet me on this ground in good faith
in all loyalty without provisos or res
ervations, on the honor of a gentle
man? Are you at liberty to take chare
personally, and through your agents. o
the Democratic campaign for the may
orally Of Baltimore for the legisla
- ture, and for the succession to tha
! place in the senate concerning whicl
1 have but one desire-that of seein,
# filed by a Democrat whose loyaIt.
to the party is unquestioned and proved
and who will advocate and uphold tn
principles to which you profess unset
fish and sincere devotion? If you are
! am ready to meet you more than hal
way"
Mr., Ahel declined to say what cours
be would pursue in the matter or to ex
j press an opinion concerning the let
d ter, which appeared I'm the The Sun to
day as a paid advertisement.
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name for DeWtts Witch Hazel Salve
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