The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
SENATOR GoRMAN.
His Return to Leadership and Its
 Meaning.
New Ynrk Timna


 New York Times
 Arthur F. German, again a senator rom the State of Maryland and an pointed by his party associates in the senate to be their leader in that body. .'.,tS DStSnles ' ,s Snee more aman to be reckoned ,'slI1. wl.nI ID 'Democratt politics. He is master politician No Democrat in public or prlvate lie surpasses him in resnect 70 experience in political management rJe mas been the Democratic. leader in sought and his judgment trusted by the sEeat politicians of the party. We sup pose nobody is altogether his equal in entlre devotion to politics, in the under stdanuing sdra.1g or political associations, and in auroitness and resourcefulness in tactics
 The return of MT. German to the Demo cratic leadership in the Senate at. once gives rise to the belief that he win he the leader of his party in the next Presi- genital campaign and In the preparations Tor 1t. That will make a difference--a very great difference. Leaders of both wings ot the Democratic party, and Re- puDhcan leaders as well, will have to re- vise their theories and plans. "I am Butler, not Wilson," wrote the hero ofsthe Dutch Gap Canal in one of his contro- versies with Henry Wilson over Massa- ehusetts politics. <"I am German. not James K. Jones'" the Senator from Maryland will be in a position to say if he shall become the actual head of the Democratic organization. The Republl- cans and their organs had fun with Chairman Jones. Whatever else may he said of MT. German, he is not exactly man to give cause for mirth to his adversaries.
 MT. German is not Bryan Democrat. Ills restoration to leadership will give German enters with zeal into the busi- ness of making ready for the campaign he will be likely to influence in a marked manner the composition of the next O nal
 his influence makes itself felt RatT" tRat of Mr hs Bryan will decline. Of course, MT. Bry- an has no hope for himself; even his hope of influencing the choice of the can didates is dwindhng. It will be very nearly extinguished by the reappearance of Mir. German. But the leaders in Democratic reorganization. the Demo- crats in New England, in New York, in the South, and in the West. who are Loyalty trying to pull the party together and to repair the ravages of Bryanism, will inquire with something more than feeling of idle curiosity as to the in- tentons of MT. German In New Eng land thy are talking about Mir Olney as candidate; in New York and in many parts of the country Democrats have come to the conclusion that Judge Parker would be their best and strongest can- d4date. That Is probably the opinion of a majority of the Democrats of promi- hence who hope to see the party return to its established faith. But nobody knows what MT. German thinks about Judge Parker or MT. Olney. If he Is to become the leader his opinion is of high conse- quence. He Is capable of coinciding with l, the general opinion. as assenting to and heartily promoting the nomination of a cadidate acceptable to sound Democratic opinion ali over the country. On the other hand, he Is quite capable of choos- ing a candidate of his own who would not be at all acceptable. Tho existing uncertainty as to the mind of MT. Cor man gives Zest to present discussions of the Democratic outlook.
 We have no wish to prejudice MT. Cor man in his new lease of political life; nor have we any reason to conceal our con- viction that he is not leader who can be fully trusted. We cannot forget that black chapter in Democratic history to which President Cleveland referred, in his memorable letter of August 27, 1891, to Representative Catchings of Mississippi giving his reasons for not approving the Wilson tariff bill as 1t had been maimcd and mangled in the United States Senate.
 T take my place with the rank and file of the Democratic Party who believe in tariff reform and who know what it Is; who refuse to accept the results em- bodied in this bill as the close of the war; who are not blinded to the fact that the livery of Democratic tariff reform has been stolen and worn In the service of Republican protection. and who have marked the places where the deadly blight of trason has blasted the councils of the brave in their hour of might.
 It was the places occupied by the three Senators from Havenmeyer that were marked by the deadly blight of treason. MT Goldman was one of those Senators. It is impossible either to condone or for get his part in the conspiracy that | thwarted the Democratic Party in It's at | tempt to fulfill its pledges to the people. We recall the incident not to dlscredlt or embarrass MT. German, but to put Democrats on notice that they | because has returned to power and influence the party is henctforth to be committed only to wise policies and to the support of measures which will aid 1t to regain the 1 confidence of the Nation.
 | The wisdom of MT. German Is to be | tested at once in his attitude toward the | two treaties under consideration in the | Senate. His position has not been in- | dlcated. but 1t is simply incredible that | leader of his reputation should commit | such a blunder as would be involved in l Democratic opposition to either treaty. | Tie policy of canal building Is Demo-