The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-06-15
ANECDOTES OF c0RmAN

Why the Maryland Senator In
terceded For Z Page.
EVER KIND TO CAPITOL EMPLOYEES
aew He SHARED In Mnhans one q
Them N tAe Senate Happy-10allans
Reply to wonan-A Stery ef the
Trust Placed In His JsAgnsns-His
View Of NcwspaDes Retraetiens.
The late Senator Arthur Pue German
Of Maryland little while before the
adjournment of the United States SEN
ate one March, says Success, heard Sen
ator Nelson w. Aldrich Of Rhode L.
land scolding page for carelessness
In delivering cards.
u will have you dismissed" said
Senator Aldrich to the boy. "This card
was given to you to deliver more. than
two hours ago, and have been here In
my scat all the time. What II your
nAme?"
Gently, gently. Aldrich," Senator
German interrupted. laying his hand
on the angry Rhode Islanders shoulder.
"Give the boy a show. I often made
the same mistake myself. Let It pass
this time"
.You often made the same mistaksr'
echoed Senator Aldrich.
"Often," Senator German replied.
Don't you know that ! irst entered
the senate as page nearly nifty years
ag0f / have never forgotten those
days. You haye no idea what hard
time page has with I half dozen SEN
ators calling him at the same time and
all of them In q hurry. He II bound
to make mistakes. II had been dis
missed for q little delay In delivering
card should not probably be In the
senate today"
Senate employees speak In the warm
est terms OF Mr.. Gorman's constant
kindliness toward them, says . Wash
ington correspondent OF the New York
Post. Having started his career At the
capitol - senate page ana having
served In 1850 as senate p0stmastes,
be bad many feelings IN common with
those who IN later years have served
In those positions after he had become'
q senator
This incident was recently told BY =
senate employee who 1rst knew Mr..
German four decades ago:
1T vas forty y0afs 40 today that =
began my duties at The senate. Cor
man was then the postmaater and
learned that letters which came to me
with unfalling regularity were from
my sweetheart. After that be always
brought. those letters TO me himself,
with some personal comment. In later
years he often referred 70 his share In
making my life happy. He never for
got the men he had known In his early
struggles to reach the top Of the lad
der"
On one occasion while Senator Cor
man was speechmahing In Maryland
he met lady. who told him how dis
appointed abe had been the week previ-
Gus, when the crowd was 20 great that
she could not get near enough to hear
what he said. says the New York
Times.
''The truth H." complained the fair
admirer, II drove fourteen miles TO-
hear You speak, but was % complete
u wedged In BY negroes could not
move 4 step"
s.Madam," answered the senator,
with gallant bow, Il am sorry for
your disappointment, but you must ~
member you are not the first jewel
which has been set In Jet"
Senator Germans friends land foes)
knew that his qualities a. leader were
at kast mastery. but how far they
trusted to his Judgment may NOT be 90
well known to the reading public. One
Of the statesman's friends had dream
not 80 long ago which hs told. and II
made clear the whole Maryland polit-
ical situation at that time. says the
New York Times.
14G W4e Bl8uOb0B USkOx0 0cutSu
gate and st. Peter was just opening It.
A Il swung back the venerable ward
% asked the name of the new arrival
and proceeded to look up his record h
Z great book. Then he said, "Enterl"
The MaFylander hesitated. He hook
- all around him and scratched his
head. but he did not advance toward
the open gate.
why do you hesitater' asked the
saint. "Enterw
~Well, I hope Ms ~ siGiif. !" said ths
other slowly. s'but DO wish could
have I word with Gorrnan before tax
ing 70 important step"
Senator Gorman evldsntly had sone
unpleasant experience IN the matter of
newspaper corrections. AZ any rata.
= had this 70 ~:
~When IN edibor haa printed IN nm
t1ue story he should BE- willing % re-
tact II. Eosme edItogh thoueh -be-
nlehted, stupid fellowswil1 PRINT no
dsnials naless ~ untrufhe t1le0 haveE
uttered have been lIbelous. & they
have not been llbsIous ~ edItors -
fY1aa - MAKE Aan1nl UhHw n4nt t1n1 ~