The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-03
MIR. aoRMAN NOT THE MAN.


 MIR. GoRMAN NOT THE MAN. Senator German of Maryland Is over in London. avoiding too active participation in tho formative period of Party opinion in Democratic councils j.st nvw. But far away as he Is, he has been appraised of the magnitude of the boom for Mir. Cleveland, and 1t has charmed him. He has found it expedlent to put in a word on the subject, even from that distance. Here is his utterance:
 ''So far as the Democratic Party is con- cerned, nothing will be done for at least six months. After Congress bt gins it's ing men of the Party will come together and consider as to who may be chosen for the Presidential candidacy. but 1t Is impossible now to make any forecasts." What do you think of the Cleveland boom?' MT. German was asked
 Well" he replied, 1t Is difficult 10 say. My impression Is that 1t is one or those booms frequently started in newspapers may be reckoned with those of Judge Parker and Mir. Bryan and Hthers who have been mentioned as possibilities. All talk now Is simply talk.
 It will be observed that Mr. German dismisses all talk of MT. Cleveland, Judge Parker, etc., as premature, unimpo-tant and vapory. Nobody Is in it," If we trust his judgment. Evidently he is figuring on himself as the only possibility. He has been mentioned frequently by some Democratic leaders at Washington, and it is clear that a well organized Cor man boom is being matched Up, to be sprung later. Until then, no tne else must be considered.
 For our part we are willing to dismiss MT. German right now. We don't believe his boom will be very formidable, when 1t Is formally launched. The ms yspaper | talk at that time will pretty effect Ially dispose of him as a possible candidate. Why do we say this? Because of MT. Germans peculiar characteristics and because of his record. He Is not big, broad enough man for the Presidency. He is simply skilled political wirepuller. a good judge of men and of the ways of handling them. He is not statesman, but is an admirable Party whip in the Senate a superb chairman of the National | Committee. That Is his calibre. Then, of still more importance, Mir. Germans record is against him. In 1893 when MT. Cleveland undertook to redeem the Party's pledge for radical tariff re- form, Mir. German was the Democratic leader in the Senate who held up the Wilson bill for many months and until finally it was emasculated. That hold up paralyzed the business of the country, and disgusted hundreds of thousands of those who had voted for MT. Cleveland and made them believe that the Party was incapable of governing wisely, safely and well. That record alone is enough ' to ruin MT. Germans chances for nomina- tion., The next fight is to be made on the tariff and the trusts, and MT. German Is the last man to make It. He is too friendly to both.
 Again Mir. German cannot be depended on to carry his own State in case of his nomination. In the Congressional cleo tions last year the Republican candidates for Congress in Maryland received 5000 more in aggregate than were cast for Democratic candidates. In the recent municipal election in Baltimore with a ticket made up of his friends the Demo- cratic candidates received less than 800 majority and the Republicans elected the rest of the ticket. In 1901 the present Democratic mayor and his whole tickot received 5000 majority.
 Finally, MT. German was the chief in- strument in bringing about the Party split in 1896. Because MT. Cleveland was not willing to turn over to MT. German the PaNy patronage in Maryland the Senator turned against his Party leader and with his machinauons divided the Party in the Senate and in the House, Cleveland on personal issues really, nomi- nally on the money question. The Party's split was the result, and the Republicans triumphed It was all because MT. Cor man wanted to run the whole Party, President and all. He couldn't rule and so he ruined.
 For these reasons. The Advertiser is emphatically against MT. Germans nomi- nation, and it believes that when the mass of Party opinion makes itself known, it will be of similar tenor. There are number of Party leaders at Washington. who are under Mr. Germans hypnotic sway, and they are talking of him in a quiet. crafty way. But this was even more the case in 1892, and MT. German failed then. He will fail again next year.
 Boss Quay, we are told by the news