The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-10
How He Will Attempt to Restrain
u. the Too Excitable
Democrats.
A Good Judge of Public Sentiment
and Man of Cold Com
mon Sense. --" 49,
Some Of the Reasons That Make
Judge Parker Strong Can
didate Now.
New York Sun Special Service.

NOW 1ork Sun special SerV1ce. |
Chicago, March l0.-William E. Curtis
in special from Atlantic City, N. j., to
the Record Herald says: The prompt Sc
lection of Mr.. German as democratic
leader OF the senate, proves three thmgs.
namely that the need of general man
ager was unanimously conceded, that the
ability of German was unanimously recog-
niged. that his attitude toward the old
ticket and the Kansas City platform was
not considered worth discussing.
MI. German has a very d1fflcult task.
Several of his younger colleagues are
not yet broken to harness, others are wiser
In their own conceit, while during the past
two or three years the lack of leadership
and absence of party discipline have al
lowed them to form habits Of independ-
ence and self assertion that will be diff
cult to correct. Who. for example, will
restrain the tumutuous Tillman, who will
teach Patterson of Colorado and Carmack
of Tennessee that the people of this coun-
try do not want the army abused, and
who will dam the flow Of eloquence from
the lips Of the venerable senator from Ala
bama? =" .- ... >
do not think Mr. German will attempt
any radical measures Of restraint, for he
IS a man Of great patience and cool head
ed and is accustomed to see people make
fools of themselves He will, however,
exercise greater influence among the
democratic factors than has been felt on
that side of the chamber since he left
it and the respect and confidence in which
he is held will. give his advice great
weight.
German is a practical man OF business
methods without vanity or love OF display
and he understands American people and
politics as we'll as any one living. He
knows what will be approved by the peo-
pie; there is no better judge of public
sentiment than he is, and he is purely
a party man, a thorough partisan for the
democracy, right or wrong. No one i'll
public life can compete with Senator AID
rich. the republican leader as successfully
rs he. Mr.. German is often accused of
being a candidate for president and there
is no doubt whatever that he would like
to reside in the White House but he has
cold common sense and will sacrifice his
own interests and ambition for the success
Of his party. His candidate Is Parker or
Oney or Francis, or any other man who
can be elected. 7S1zs ~ ~
I have met a gentleman from Boston. a
distinguished member of the bar, who de-
scribes eX-Secretary Olney as "a pas
sive but not active candidate for the presi-
dency." He says that if Mr.. Olney felt a
little more confident of his ability to carry
the country he might show a greater in
terest in his own campaign but he Is en-
tirely pessimistic concerning the chance:
of his election. He regards his nomina>
lion as dn 1mpOSSlDlllCy diSO lOI Lie led
son that he thinks the democrats will de
mand candidate who can carry his owl
state. and MI. Olney realizes that HI
would not have the slightest prospect O
securing an ELECTORAL vote in his owl
section of the country.
To be elected the democratic candidate
for president must carry New York. In
diana, Illinois or Ohio, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia AM
Mr.. Olney being a practical man withou
imagination, is not hopeful Of his ability t.
win these electoral votes. He thinks tha
Judge Parker is the stronger man becaus
he is certain Of carrying the largest stat
in the union and his record on the 1abo
question will give him tremendous pres
tige in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati an
other large cities, and especially in tn
manufacturing districts of Connecticut
New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio and else
where.
Judge Parkers decision from the Ne,
York court of appeals upholding the righ
Of a laborer to strike for higher wages an
better treatment and confirming the legal
ity of the union label upon manufacture
merchandise will give him a backing fror
the labor organization which no othe
candidate could expect