Evening star., 1901-04-15
HIS FUNERAL, PYRE.
Mr.. Germans Presidential Aspirations
Consumed.
TEE new CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRACY
Mr.. Thurston and Other Leaders
Discuss the Future Issues.
MUST CARRY NEW YORK

NJ U ST CA RRY NEW YORK
The defense of the action of the de-
mocracy of Maryland in passing the dis
franchisement act by Mr.. German in his
recent statement has caused great deal
Of quiet comment among the leading men
of both parties at the capital during the
past week. s->-.-..
AS gathered by a representative of The
Star, Mr. Germans shot went over the
target in the estimation Of the republi-
cans and Didn't do us any good" as a
democratic representative said. Mr. Cor
mans alleged motives, 1. e., ''puri1cation
of the ballot in the state of Maryland
are regarded as being not only insincere
but actually amusing in the light of past
and present political history and the ex-
emplification of the ''purihcation of the bal
lot'' in certain of the southern states
Shattered His Presidential Aspira-
tions.
One of the leaders Of the republican
party high in it's councils thus tersely
stated his opinion Of the political position
of Mr.. German:
1.-The former senator from Maryland has
always had the presidential bee buzzng In
his bonnet" he said You know, all of
us do not hear the singing of this insect,
but the tuneful rhythm of it's humming has
hammered against the ear drums of the
gentleman in question for a great many
years. He has always been possibility
and his organs have steadily and prayer
fully played the air of the German March
to the White House on the slightest provo
cation and always with plano forte pres
sure preceding each presidential conven-
ton.
Whatever may have been Mr.. Germans
| Oh, g., al,
has effectually placed himself out of the
pale of consideration forever by this Mary
land ballot business as a presidential can
didate, though l believe in his heart he
considered 1t a master stroke toward the
serious consideration Of his name in the
next convention of the democracy He
probably reasoned thus:
81 will secure the passage of a dis
| franchisement bill which will place the
state surely in the hands of my party.
| will then be returned to the Senate as it's
representative l will be in the position to
say to my party: Here, 1 can carry my
| state; that's more than Bryan could do"
Maryland is far north enough to remove
the charge Of my being southern can
didate.' Take me; if not first choice we'll,
III run second
Democracy on the Defensive.
'You see the democracy is not going to
put man either at the head or the tail of
it's ticket for whom it has got to fight de-
l0lSlNt "dIldI6 from the very UdS OF MS
nomination, and such would be the case If
Mr. German were to receive either nomina-
ton. He would be most bitterly assaiIed by
/ the republican and Independent press from
one end of the country to the other for his
participation in the Maryland disfranchise-
cent pure ballot sham. Even a certain
element Of the democratic press in the
north would repudiate HIM. The party will
not, therefore, nominate a man for whom
it must apologize in the same bulletin in
which 1t sends his name to,the people. Mr..
German may get back into the Senate, and
he may not, too; but, ia any event. as a
presidential possibility he is stone dead
Other leading republicans also considered
that Mr.. German had carefully built the
funeral pyre of his presidential aspirations
and applied parlor match to it on the day
he whipped the democracy into line at
Annapolis a few weeks ago.
Apologies Would Seem I'm Order.
A reporter of The Star asked former SEN
ator J. NJ. Thurston Of Nebraska how he
esteemed Mr.. Germans statement that
neither he nor his party had "any apologies
to Offer as to the action OF the Maryland
state legislature.
at seems to me-" replied Mr.. Thurston,
that the party has no grounds upon which
to base such defiant statement. Honest
educational qualifications of a voter are
one thing and the passage of a n act Of the
legislature which will take away the ma
JOTlty party IN power ana give 1t TO the
minority Is quite another. Whatever the
democratic statements may be 1t is perfect
ly well understood that the act was passed
for the purpose of placing party in power
which could not secure the state otherwise
IC would appear to me that apologies are
in order for such wholesale political eX-
termination. I think the people will take
these statements in a Pickwickian sense,
decidedly Pickwickian.
'I notice that the democracy, which
would appear to suddenly become the
FOUNDER of a pure ballot educational
tests, which will keep that party in power
of course, are not saying anything about
passing such acts in the states Of New
York and Illinois, where there are cities
with a large foreign population. We should
hear an expression from these quarters to
be consistent.
Enforce Constitutional Amendments
81 think there will be a very strong
pressure exerted upon the next Congress to
enforce the constitutional amendments, and
I have no doubt the action Of the Mary
land legislature will give it powerful i'm
petus. The negro question in Maryland has
never been as acute as in other southern
states, and the action Of it's legislature is
an abuse of political power"
"What do you think of the present drift
of things in the democratic party, particu-
larly Mr. Hills letter, in which he takes
issue with the principles of democracy as
democratic victories in the mayoralty con-
tests in Chicago and Cleveland?' was
asked.
II do not attach any especial Importance
to the election Of Mr.. Harrison and Mr.
Johnson" replied Mr. Thurston. Il do not
think their elections place either of the
gentlemen in line for serious consideration
for the presidential nomination, nor do
think the republicans will be In the least
influenced.
"As for Mr.. Bryan. think the democrats
are through with him for good, and will
renounee his teachings and the principles
Cor which he stands. In fact. Mr.. Hills
letter may be taken in the nature Of an
official notice to Mr.. Bryan, and to his
radical wing Of the democracy, that the
conservative element Of that party Is now
in the ascendency and that the wildcat
democracy had better take to the woods
1t will. 1 believe, bes found that the de-
mocracy intends to proceed along more
conservative lines" 81 rst
Must Have New York State.
'Wouldn't that make Mr.. Hill the logical
candidate?' ~. s-y.