The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-21
A Base Political Scheme r
Masked. W
Communicated

OF a residential boom in favO, |,
ex United States Senator Art i
Pue German, by the corrasra u
dents of certain newsnoap" vS
elicits the fact that this Is Ep na
of a well planned scheme to pa =
jure the prospects for Democ,,.s
success i'll Maryland this fall !,
we'll known Democrat and clo' 4
personal friend of ex Senats S
German, discussing these rena,.
to-day, said: NV"
GAS is well known. Semi.
German is credited with h.i,,
not only a Statesman of abHi,v
but one of the shrewdest ~
most far-seeing politicians in Il
country. L was fiorcibly reminds
of this fact a few days since WIN,
in conversation with a ",
York Congressman, who has ss,,
ed a number of terms in nj
House of Representatives. Sail
he, MIR. German has made /
study of politics from his earle,
youth. l can only liken him
comparing him with the ayeras
political manager to the difs
ence which exists between
practical engineer and a mecba
cal engineer. The practical 4
glneer, as you we'll know Il
thoroughly familiar with how Il
run an engine, he can time
move it fast or slow and is fail
aware of all its capabilities.
is the mechanical engineer, how
ever, who is required when d
engine breaks down or gets o.
Of order. 1t is in this respt,
that Senator German in past can
paigns has demonstrated H
great superiority
sit is therefore in view of Ind
remark a matter of surprise to MI
that intelligent people should in
agine that Mr.. German, had ID
ambition for the presidencyI
would go about furthering ths!
ambition in the very silly name.
attributed to him. What coull
be more inconsistent with wis.,
foresight and good policg fol
a candidate for the presidency on
the eve of a campaign to redeem
his own State from the rule of the
opposition party to permit the
dragging in Of issues belonging
exclusively to the campaign Of \
year hence? What would be mon
unreasonable than to suppose, al
has been intimated in some d
the papers, that the Democrat
State Convention in Maryland
which will assemble in this Cit
on the End of August next, is I.
be asked by certain friends of Nj
German to adopt a resOlutir
recommending him to the NatiN
al Democracy as an available cal
didate for the presidency? IfMI
German really desired the pres
dency, | should regard a prOcea
ing of this kind as practical
suicidal to all such hopes. Nj
IN my honest Judgment Mr. Ga
mans present thought is simII
and solely to redeem Maryla
from Republican rule. He vi
not enter into any factional fg1
or give his support to any pE
ticular candidates for either b
head or either of the other plss
on the State ticket. Neither vi
ne actively take a hand in u
selection of any of the candidaH
for the Legislature or local Office
in the city of Baltimore or y
counties OF the State.
81 do not claim the right orprF
llege to speak for Mr.. GOrma
but | feel confident that his pu
pose is to take no active part
the campaign until after y
nominations shall have been mad
He will then earnestly join hand
with both the independent pre-
and Democrats generally, in
horoic effort which is to be mad
TO restore the State to DemOcI'
lc control. The effort that is
Ing made to drag his name I'D
undue prominence at this tiny
Is the effort of the enemies Of
mocracy, who hope thereby
arouse that spirit of oppOSlll
and distrust among the indeps
dents which resulted in the
feat of the party's nominees 10
years ago. l trust that the ino
pendents and especially the lDa
pendent press will see thrOD
this design of the DemocTa
party's enemies and thwart i
its incipient stage. Mr..
nonappearance at the !
meeting of the Democratic ~
Central Committee and the leI
from him, which was read az
meeting, and published IN
papers, is abundant confirms
that he only seeks the success
the Democratic party, irreS'
tive of the success ofindividuS'
G. I. H.
BaltlmOrn .Tu1v 10 1899.