The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-24
ELECTION OF GORMAN.
What the Press Says OF the
Action Of the Maryland
Legislature.

We believe his election will
give general satisfaction to the
people Of Maryland. except to
that element known to he person
ally hostile to him. Howard
countianS are especially gratified
at his victory. His well known
ability, admitted even by his
most bitter enemies. and long and
varied experience in public affairs,
will enable him to bring to bear
upon all questions a ripe and ma
ture Judgment which will prove of
vast benefit to Maryland and his
party. Mr.. German, always a
potential figure in politics, be
comes doubly potential now. and
in the present shifting conditions
of public sentiment, it would not
be surprising if higher and adj
ditional honOrS do not await him.
-EHicott city Democrat.
Tuesday Hon. Arthur Pue Cor.
man was elected United States
Senator by the Maryland LegiS-
lature. Not one Democrat failed
to register his vote for their
leader kilograms of congratula-
ton have been pouring in from
friends of the Senator all over the
nation. This is fitting return
for his masterful leadership of
the Democratic party in Mary
land, From the day German
takes his seat in the United States
Senate aggressive Democratic
policies will be felt by the Repnb.
licans.-Jefersonida, Littlestown,
Pa.
We risk nothing in the asser
ton that the Senate Democrats
have had no head since Mr.. Cor
mans retirement. He was man
reSpected-and feared-by the
Republican majority. His calm
Judgment, his accurate and or
gained information, and his
power of luminous statement-all
this conspired to make him the
most effective, the most magnetic
leader the Democratic party could
summon to its aid. Throughout
the interval we have described
the Democracy in the Senate have
constituted a feeble and futile
factor in the national equation.
They have Deen without direction.
without cohesion, without inspir.
alton. Mr.. German will soon re-
sumo his leadership. Then the
warning elements. the conflicting
imbecilities, will be referred to
his commanding intellect. his
serene control, his unerring iudg
t.-WaShiagton Post.
OF all the Democrats in Mary.
land, Mr.. German is the most ex
perienced and Influenced. 1t
matters not what may be thought
of and charged against him here.
the fact remains that he yields a
potent influence among those who
really shape the course of national
legislation. And in his previous
terms of service he always mani
tested a desire to promote The in =.
terests of Baltimore and Mary
land, responding enthusiastically
and vigorously to the calls made
upon him. In consequence. the
city and State owe to him much
of the credit for the public i'm
provementS fostered by the gov
eminent. That he will apply
himself during the term for which
he has just been re elected to these
same ends with is old time energy
and effectiveness. aud that the
State will profit thereby. we do
not doubt.-BaltimOre american
(Republican.)
United States Senator. elect
German. of Maryland. belongs of
right to the class of experienced
politicians who delight in public
life not for personal profit nor be-
cause of natural qualities that de-
mand exhibition, but rather be-
cause it is a profession we'll
learned and almost instinctively
practiced. He knows the routine
of legislation in Congress down to
the finest minute of procedure.
With powers of observation high
~ developed, a memory retentive
beyond compare and a life long
habit of studying men in their re-
lations, he was while in the Sen.
ate and natural and almost undis-
puted leader of the Democratic
minority = Philadelphia Record
independently
Such a strong personality in
public life at this junctnre, may
influence materially the course
and condition of public affairs.