The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-17
GDRMAN DEMOCRACY
THE MARYLAND SENATOR AND
REORGANIZATION.
Believes Reorganization Necessary but
Thinks it Must Wait Till the Party
Catches It's Breath"

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. S.-The
reorganization of the democratic party
is the popular topic of conversation here
although none of the leaders of that
party except Senator German. are now
in Washington. Mr.. German voted at
his summer home i'm Laurel on Tuesday
and then came over with his family to
their winter residence in Washington
where he received returns on the even
ing of that day. He has been for eight
years one of the most Outspoken as well
as prominent of the anti-Bryan
democrats. He refused to support Bry-
an in 1896, and during the present cam
paign has done as little as possible At
the last meeting of the democratic ma
tiOnal committee on February % he
made an earnest speech urging the
members of his party to "cut loose from
all populists, anarchists and lunatics"
and return to their old bearings. and
attempted to organize the committee
against Bryan. He declined to be a
delegate to the Kansas City convention,
but when the campaign opened in
Maryland he wrote letter. to be read
at the first meeting, in which he pledged
his support to Bryan and urged all de-
moCrats to vote for him as a matter of
party loyalty.
This being Mr.. Germans record 1t is
unnecessary to say that he favors reor-
ganiZatiOn, although he advises delay
He says that the defeat of Mr.. Bryan
is so overwhelming that its significance
cannot be misunderstood. He considers
this a fortunate circumstance. Nor can
there be any question as to the honesty
of the election as an expression of pub
lie sentiment
THE reasons" he says, ARE apparent
to every one. 1t is not unnatural for
critics to rush forward now and point
out the mistakes made by the demo-
cratic party and its managers, but they
were just as apparent to thinking peo-
pie before the election as after it.
at is the duty of every democrat to
accept the results of the election as the
calm and deliberate judgment of a large
majority of the population" continued
Mr.. German. "The people of this coun-
try who have interests at stake decided
that it is unwise to disturb present con-
ditions of prosperity and destroy the
practical business advantages enjoyed
by the great mass of Industrious peO-
pie. Those who are directing the for
tunes of the democratic party must in
ternret the verdict in that way"
Mr. German does not venture to sug
gest what Mr.. Bryan may do in the
future, but believes that the democratic
party is done with him; that he has
had two chances to place his peculiar
ideas on governmental policy before the
people, who have twice rejected them,
ant is is scarcely GedSOnd Dle lot MIN 10
ask for third trial Mr. German is sat
isfied that the great mass of the demo-
Gratis of this country do not share Mr..
Bryan's views, that they supported him
only as a matter of party loyalty, and
that they will insist upon expressing
their own views on the party platform
next time If Mr. Bryan cannot accept
them he is at liberty to join those who
agree with him in the populist or any
other political organization.