The San Francisco call., 1904-03-09
GORMAN ISOLATED.

~ ENATOR GORMAN furnishes example of judg-
and astuteness gone astray, when touched
- with ambition to be President He had acquired
reputation the safest and wses tactcian OF his
party He guided through the breakers and the
shoals conflict with exceeding skill courage, dur
ing his former service in the Senate. When his State
turned him. his appearance hailed with great salts
faction and he put in his old position as lead
of the minority and chairman of its
He lost time in beginning to make politics, but
he consciously unconscously making politics for
German the Presidential asprant, and for the party
the country His first effort to make party is
against the Panama canal At the time he did
this it known that fifteen of his colleagues would
ratify the treaty. Still he persisted and
driven last make ngloous retreat, under
of some meaningless resolutions
He then faced about and took up the development of
the navy issue, declaring be unnecessary and
fayorng the diversion of the money required to build
wagon roads the expense of the Federal treasury.
Some of the minority in both houses followed him list
lessy. He made the issue the when the death
of William C. Whitney led a review of his ilustrious
career and brought his capital recreatng
the navy Still Mr. German persisted until he is prac-
tcaly isolated and his leadership without vitality
Senator Patterson of Colorado, who sought
amendments the naval appropriation bill, took
say that ne believed in the development of the navy until
IT ahead of Germany and Russia and next Gteat
Britain in fighting tonnage and offensive power. He de-
init the to again fall behind that of any nation il
had passed That is undoubtedly correct reading of
public opinion and is another way OF saying that Sena-
tor German is in accord with that opinion, and his
party will follow him.
/ A review of the political situation it is o
confirm the that powerful element the De
mocacy seeking enlightenment upon the sentiment of
the people, only discover that when they find what
is, and try follow it. they led directly the
Republican party This the in the Panama
ter and is of the naval appropriation. OF course
from partisan standpoint this is very disagreeabe to
the minority but proves that the Republican party
the exponent of the hopes aspirations and policies
of the people No change is in sight will there be
any until entirely issues arise that both par
ties and either divide them destroy the weaker
build organization of its fragments, the Re-
publican party built the ruins of Whggery by
| the hands of Democrats who followed Sumner Wilmot
and Giddings s
The present situation greatly resembles that and after
the campaign of this year it may go forward rapidly In
making issues distinctive and individual ITSELF the ex-
isting Democracy is not successful 1t has been weak
ened by expediency and opporunism 1t would probably
be control of New York to-day but for Mr. Hills plank
in the State platform avorng the appropriation of pri
vate property Government ownership He supposed
that the coal strike would popuIarze such declaration
but it did and his opportunism proved be sacri
fee of principle to expediency made all in vain.
Mr. Gorman's plain. He represents organ
lied capital and has been behind him the hope that
he could make issue against President Roosevelt that
would be the of his punishment for his en-
forcement of the antitrust laws But this has been
failure and the President remains, the representative of
antitrust sentiment and of the optimism and progress of
the country. He is not making campaign issues
himself but is doing his duty he regardless of
personal consequences Senator Gorman on the other
hand sought make issues for the benefit of his ambi
ton and failed The people look upon these existing
of peace exactly they have always looked upon
the issues of The administration represents the
building of the Panama canal and the enforcement of the
law equally and while these issues foremost in the
public mind the people will swap horses while cross
ing the stream.
There is less paranshp in the country than for many
years. because the President has made himself the repre-
people believe. 1t interesting observe in the
he became the representative of practical
ly unanimous Southern sentiment, while Mr.. German an
tagonzed it. In regard the trusts he represents the
whole country Why rot let it go that and admit that
the public require that he carry his plans
aligned with the of the country? That will be
the result no matter what excursions Senator German
may take among the pejudces of the people, in the at
tempt to pipe them together in his support as Presi
DENTAL aspirant
A street car conductor of Elizabeth N. j. when ac-
cused of bgamy frankly confessed that he had mar
ried fortyseven times without submitting the delay