The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
Senator German and the People


ious counties recently for the purpose
of electing delegates TO the state con-
vention,n writes an independent
Democrat" have demonstrated clearly
that United States Senator German
has lost none of his popularity among,
nor any of the affections of, the l06, 600,
IS those stalwarts have come to be
known who stuck to the flag OF JEFF
ferson and Jackson through the ad-
versity of the last couple of years.
If anything, judging from the express
sions that nave been heard in the con-
ventions among the delegates who
comprised them, Senator German has,
on the contrary, become more endear-
ed to the LOG, 900 than ever. They love
him for the enemies he has made in
the defence of the party under any
and all circumstances.
mot alone among the 10000 does
Senator German stand well, but he
has unquestionably earned and ac-
quired the respect of even those OF
the Democrats who voted against
Bryan last year, and expressions
among this latter class of confidence
In the Senator are frequently heard.
That it required courage to do what
Senator German did last year. from
the standpoint OF Democrats from
whom more was expected and who
/ fled from the party when they saw
| that the majority was to he on the
| other side, Is acknowledged by all
men. In June of last year, when the
| State Convention was held at Ford S
| Opera House. ii was within the power
\ of Senator German, as all well knew
/ at that time, To sway the convention
either in favor of declaration for gold
or free silver The convention was
| nearly equally divided on the currency
/ question, aud Senator German with
/ his potentiality, might have had in
! the platform a declaration either way.
\ He decided in favor of the gold stand
ard.
/ BOWED TO THE wILLoF THE MAJORITY
I w neu Tue udllOudl
| however, by vast majority-more
/ than wo.thirds-declared for free
silver. the Senator stood by his party,
/ believing in the fundamental principle
that the majority must rule. Mr..
German probably retained his own
personal convictions in the matter OF
the gold standard, while abiding by
the decision of his party in national
convention. Under the peculiar cir
cumstauces that prevailed last year,
especially in the Eastern States, where
there was perfect avalanche in favor
of the gold standard, it required more
than the ordinary moral courage to
maintain the attitude taken by Sena-
tor German as party man 1t is to
this exhibition of moral courage that
Senator German owes the increased
loyalty shown for him by the 100000
and 1t is to this same circumstance
that Mr.. German owes the increased
respect among the $4,000 Democrats
who voted against the party last year
and in 1895. 81 far as Mr.. German IS
political future is concerned, no man
has yet heard HIM say that he wished
to return to the United States Senate
to succeed himself He has said, how
ever, that he feels it duty to his party
to do everything within his power for
its rejuvenatiOn aud re-establishment
in power in the State of Maryland
1t was the duty of all Democrats who
love party above self TO do this, he said
ana as for his political future, he was
not concerning himself His first object
was to restore his party to its proper
place in the management of the PEG.
pies affairs, and then let the party
administer AS IT thought best and to
bestow its honoTs upon whom il
thought best fitted to carry them.
"There is one element in human ma.
ture that the American people most
admire. 1t Is personal courage and
determination in carrying out ones
honest convictions. The people real.
ize that Mr.. German has developed
this element in himself to the highest
degree, and that is why the vast ma
jority of the people are devoted to him
and that Is also the reason why few
petty, narrow-minded aud envious peo
pie hate him.
~ have heard men, Independents,
like myself, ask one another why il
was that German seemed to have sc
firm a hold personally upon the good
will of the people. They are not, ]
confess, very deep men; they have
heard only the poisonous diatribes
from what have been rightly termed
the "ultras" against Mr.. German
But they don't have to go far for the
real reasons of his popularity and the
firmness of his place in the hearts Of
the common people. l have enumer
ated few of them. Let my fellow
independents put on their thinking
caps. "-BditimOre american.