The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

what interests me. How does it hap
pen that the brilliant young man who
in 1894 of all the Republicans in Ne
braska was deemed fit to contest the
senatorial chair with Bryan should not
be counted in the running at all in
1901? True. he declined to stand for
reelection, but divers others have de-
clined, and in perfect faith at that, and
still been reelected to unlock dead
lock. dragged to the party altar by the
hair of the head even as the ram was
dragged to the secrificial altar by Abra-
ham by the horm7 of his head, but no.
body seems to want to drag Thurston
or even to think of him. The identity
Of the Man In the Iron Mask is no
greater mystery than the political dis
appearance of Senator John Nj. Thurs
ton.
But one thing Is clear as to the Ne
braska deadlock-also as to the Della
ware fiasco-and that is this: The pres
ent system Of electing senators of the
United States offers a positive premi-
UNI upon corruption and personal fac
tional persistence. Surely these cases,
together with other nauseous ones IN
the last few years, offer reasons enough
for a change in senatorial election
methods.
Re-enter Arthur Pue German.
The greatest parliamentary leader
known to this generation Is Hor. Ar
thur Pue German Of Maryland. who
has been in retirement for two years
now. and who. II he lives. will re-enter
the senate on March 4, 1908. He It
was who killed the force bill by tactics
worthy Of the genius of Napoleon.
He will be welcomed to his old place
in the senate by all Democrats of all
shades of opinion and by most of the
Republicans, for handsome presence
and crystalline intellect are qualities
as much priced in a man as is soft
voice in woman. No public man. in
America today carries in his counte-
nance more evidences of intellect than
does Mr.. German.
According to the Washington Post,
able and independent, Senator Cor
man achieved q remarkable victory
for educational reform in the new law
passed by the Maryland legislature
regulating suffrage. The statute is
drawn with such consummate skill
that no lawyer would dream Of hold
ing it unconstitutional. Indeed it Is a
close copy Of the Massachusetts stat
ute on the same subject, consequently
cannot be objected to as lacking in
wisdom, for since the days of Christ,
at least, wise men have dwelt in the
east, especially in Massachusetts. In
thus copying the law of the old Bay
State Mr.. German was wise as ser
pent if not harmless as dove. The
law simply provides that each voter
shall mark his own ticket to indicate
how he votes. If he cant't read, he
can't obey the law and therefore can't
vote. That's all there is to it, except
hereafter the state, "My Maryland .
will be dead sure for about 10000
Democratic majority. Wherefore ?
Because Maryland has adopted plan
Of voting-the Massachusetts plan
which requires some intelligence in
the voter. AS there are more Mary
land Republicans who are illiterate
than there are Democrats, the latter
gain by the Massachusetts plan-that's
all. acknowledgement Republicans
should learn to read and to write, in
which case they will join the Demo
Gratis and make it unanimous in Mary
land. Great is German!
Better to BE Born Lucky Than Rich
Is a proverb whose wisdom is illus
trated in the case Of William A. Ro-
denberg, late representative in con-
gress from the East st. Louis Qlls.) dis.
trict. He is one of the Republicans
who "fell outside the breastworks" in
1.-THE melancholy days Of November
Consequently he is one of those whom
the Washington Post facetiously dubs
Mckinley slame congressional ducks
Rodenberg applied for one of the Lou.
isiana Purchase exposition commits.
sionerships. As he is young, hand.
some, intelligent and prepossessing and
had done yeoman service In securing
that 100000 appropriation. 1t ap.
peared eminently proper that he be ap.
pointed. But Mr.. Mckinley thought
otherwise and bestowed that particular
plum elsewhere. Rodenberg's indorse.
ments, however. had SO impressed the
president that he gave him civil serv.
ice commissionership, a four years
term, with q $1,000 salary. Now
that's not bad. Individually congrat
ulate Rodenberg. He is a tiptop. good
man. barring his execrable politics. he
was educated in my district. Now
that he has gone into q quasi reform
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