The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28

it remains to build good wagon roads
so that the people can reach the rail-
roads and the markets. "-Baltimore
Sun.
SENA TOR GORMAN FOR PRESIDENT.
The leading newspapers OF the
country are at the present time cast
ing about for the NEST available
nominee that the Democratic party
can make as its candidate for Presi-
dent in 1904. In the past two months
the candidacy of Honorable Arthur
Puc German, junior Senator from
MARYLAND, has been earnestly adj
vocated by large and influential
following throughout the country.
As Il matter ofcourse, the Democratic
press OF Maryland will earnestly
support him, although his worth
does not seem to be recognized by
any of the daily papers OF Baltimore
City. This is doubtless due to
narrow ideas of partisanship, and
is easily understood by those who
are familiar with our situation. De-
spite this fact, however, the people
of Maryland recognize his true worth
and as the status of the next delega-
ton to the National Convention will
most favorably show.
Appropos to this subject is the fol-
lowing article taken from Harper's
Weekly, which in national politics
has strong tendency towards Re-
publicanism. 1t is not, however, so
biased rs to be unable to see the good
of the other party, and may be taken
as a safe index to public opinion as
represented by the conservative
element which seems to hold the
balance of power i'll several of the
Northern States:
"The launching of the German
boom for the Presidency has prompt
" followed the Senator's return from
Europe. There is a report that sew
eral Democrats of national reputa-
ton have fixed upon MIR. German as
the standard-bearer of their party in
1904. We are told that among those
who are quietly advocating the nomi-
nation of the distinguished Mary
lander are Mr.. ]. X. Jones, of Ar
kansas, Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, Senator W. J.
Stone, of Missouri, and, what's even
more interesting, Mr.. J. X. p. Hall,
Chairman of the State Democratic
Committee in Pennsylvania. No
overt step is to be taken, we under
stand, at the Democratic convention
to be held at Harrisburg, in Septem-
Der; but, unless the present plan is
changed, Pennsylvania's delegation
to the next Democratic national con-
vention will endeavor to make Mr..
German the nominee of the party for
the Presidency.
Senator John 7. Morgan, Of Ala
bama, allowed himself to be inter
viewed the other day, and ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr.. German
would be the logical nominee of
the Democracy, because he stands
forth as the representative of the be-
lief that nothing is of more vital I'M
portance to the South and to the
country at large than the limitation
Of negro suffrage. He pointed out
that MIR. German lost his seat in the
Senate through the negro vote; and
recovered it, owing to legislation in
Maryland by which negro suffrage
was restricted. Mr.. Germans boom,
however, has encountered obstruc-
ton even in Alabama, where the
Montgomery Advertiser, a we'll
edited paper, contends that the nomi-
nation of the Maryland Senator
would be a source Of weakness rather
than of strength. 1t asserts that Mr.
German and Gormanism turned
Maryland into a Republican State,
although it used to be as impregnable
Democratic stronghold as Ala
bama. 1t is not denied that national
issues had something to do with the
result, but the charge is made that
Mr.. German and his political
methods split the Democratic party
i'll his State, and brought it to de-
feat. The Montgomery Advertiser
thinks that Maryland would be more
likely to go Democratic this autumn,
if the Senator had remained in
Europe. 1t is pronounced absurd,
however, to say that, if Maryland
should go Democratic this year, Mr..
German would be indicated as the
next nominee of the Democracy for
President. We are reminded that
Maryland is normally Democratic,
as party leaders all over the country
know. 1t never has been, and is not
now, the keystone to the arch of
Democratic victory. 1t stands in no
A. IS A.