The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-17


time principle of opposition to large
standing army in time of peace. Mr..
German was the recognized leader of
the Democratic forces throughout the
entire conflict. and it added additional
laurels TO his distinguished career of
party leadership.
MR.. G0RMAN AS A DEBATER.
On the floor of the Senate Mr.. Cor
man was always an attractive figure.
lie always spoke from the standpoint
of full information. lie never arose
unless he had something to say peril
nent to the pending measure. ana al
ways sat down as soon as he had fin
ished saying it. The result was he
never spoke to empty benches" To
the contrary, whenever it was nOised
about that German was up. the Sem
atorS from both sides of the ChamOer
would hasten in from the cloak rooms
and Hobbies and he would soon nave Il
full and attentive audience with him
to stay until he had finished.
During the eighteen years of his
service. he participated in the debate
on many subjects, including the tariff
of 1883. 1883 and 1890, 1898 and 1897;
interstate commerce. Chinese immigra-
ton. the public printing and diStribu-
ton of documents. the Canadian fish
cries, the building of the Navy, the
Canadian and domestic trauSporta-
ton traffic. the Treasury surplus. and
in fact. nearly every question of inn
portance that came before Congress.
The tullness of information he
/ hroIobt tn tbn iIoro tip,, of tbnsa
muItfarious questions always inter
ested the Senate and sometimes sur
prised his friends as we'll as his enc
mics.
The late Barnes Compton used to
| relate an anecdote Of former Senator
/ Ephraim h. Wilson. while the latter
was serving in the Senate and Mr..
| Compton i'm the House. One day Mr..
| Compton came into the chamber and
/ found Mr.. German addressing the
| Senate on a current matter. nearly
all seats being filled and perfect at.
| tention manifested ON all sides. Drop
ping into a seat beside Senator VIII
son. Mr.. Compton inquired i'm a care
| less manner, What is German talking
about, anyhow Judge Wilson
laying his hand upon the arm of his
/ questioner, replied in a low. bu
measured and impressive voice:
Friend Compton. came here a be
lever i'm the talk which had toateC
around i'm certain political circles il
Maryland. that German was a mere
politician. without knowledge of pub
lie affairs or capacity for statesman
ship but since ! have been here
have learned how utterly erroneous
was the impression | then enter
tanned: German is really a Statesman
of great breadth and wonderful full
ness OF practical information. and al
all around man of affairs. He is nov
enlightcning the Senate upon the cur
rent question in a manner that ha
not been cqualled 10y any Senate
who has participated in the debate
and YOU see the attention he Is com
handing
In manner Mr.. German is dignitie
and impressive in his delivery. hi
sentences we'll rounded and wit
good emphasis, but without amy al
tempt at oratory. He always speak
eXtemporaneously While well pro
, vided. when he makes set spcecl
with statistical tables carefully pre-
pared and abundant data bearing o
his subject. and is sometimes pro
, vided with typewriter notes that h
has dictated to his stenographcr. n
rarely refers to any of these Will
: speaking. except to read occasional
. from a table or cite an authority I
illustrate or prove his argument.
I HIS PATRIOTISM.