The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-28
reply is characteristic of the way both

reply is characteristic of the way both
Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Cleveland were re-
garded by the silver democrats.
Among these democratic silver SEN
ators there are strong men. One is
Jones, Of Arkansas. Before he was
made chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee Senator Jones was
but little heard of. Nevertheless, his
position in the senate had been already
established as that of an honest, WELL
balanced, sensible, vigorous and able
man. He could be relied upon never to
make any b!under. either politically or
otherwise, was always willing t, work
hard for his constituents and his party,
and constantly proved himself sound
adviser and able manager. 1t was he
who in 1894 went to each democratic
senator and found just what sort of
tariff bill would command the support
of every democrat. And it was be who
then prepared and arranged the
amendments which made possible the
first democrat tic tariff since the war.
Another distinctly strong democrat
ic silver senator is Cockrell, of Missouri
You rarely see his name in print, out
side of a Missouri paper, yet he has
been in the senate "a years, and,
in the direction of legislation, is one
Of the most powerful men in the coun-
try. Hard work, absolute honesty and
sincerity. great political foresight. and
Judgment that is remarkably sound
and un biased. are chiefly what give him
his influence. Like Senator Jones he
is a thoroughly safe adviser, and for
years back has been a member of al.
the democratic steering committees.
He has probably more influence on the
republican side than any other dem
ocrat.
The republicans have man who is
in many ways the counterpart CT Sen
ator Cockrell. This is Senator Allison.
Like Cockrell he is. wheI his party con-
trolls the senate, the chairman OF the
| powerful committee on appropriations.
Moreover, he Is worker and good
one. His judgment is sound ard con-
servative, and his ability, both rs a
politician and a statesman. decidedly
| high. He has q tendency. if perpleX-
| ing party question is up, TO take a
quiet seat on the floor of the senate, to
| listen. reflect and reach conclusions be-
fore speaking. Taking him all in all.
and considering everything. senators
generally regard him as the able.t man
on the republican side.
There is one man whom the public is
right in regarding as leader of his
party in the senate. That is Mr.. Cor
man. The character of his leadership,
however, is far from being understood.
| He is leader because Of his keen po-
| litical insight and sagacity. because he
has great executive ability, because he
is man who is trusted by his follow
ers and because, paradoxical as it may
seem, he is not avowedly "a leader
Mr.. German does not try to dictate
party policies. He advocates that party
policy which he believes to be best, bu:
if his party associates adopt an entire
ly different policy he works just as ear
nestly to carry it out as If il were his
own. He will retire on March 4, 1899;
and he will be missed rot only by his
party. but by all the senator's who know
| him well.
A republican whose influence is
much like that of Senator's Allison and