The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-10-05
OUR BALTIMORE LETTER.
.oIitics Freely discussed BY Cur Cor
respondent,
BALTiMoRE, MD, Oct. 4, 19l

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There has been some favorable com
ment upon Mr.. Germans speech on
being notified of his nomination for Gov
ernor by the Democrats of this State,
delivered at his home, FairvieW, in
Howard county, last week, but great
deal of it has been what would be enele-
gantly called "slush. Only those who
are hide bound partisans of Mr.. Cor
mans and the organization wing OF the
Democrotic party have been sincere IN
their applause, While much OF the rest
of it has emanated from sources which,
because Of their previous estimate Of
Mr.. Germans official conduct, give am
pie evidence of strong effort and a Woe
full lack OF genuine earnestness. MI.
Germans utteranceS On this occasion,
however, were in some respects notable;
remarkable, we may say, and those who
are opposing him in his candidacy will
have sufficient regard for the proprle-
ties to be Just and fair with him IN their
criticism Of his more trenchant pas
sages.
MIR. German seems to have elected
the most enthusiasm by his trankness
in declaring himself to be a politician;
in openly going on record as beng an
organization Democrat, by promising to
appoint men to office who are regular,
provided they are found to be c0mpe-
tent: expressing his emphatic d4sap-
prevail Of fraudulent practices in cleo
tons, and in promising economy IN
future legislative expenses and III ad-
ministering State government. BY
some Of Mr.. Germans hystorical ad-
mirels these have made up what they
are pleased to term the keynote Of
the campaign.
Withdrawing for the moment from
the din and confusion consequent upon
the McNulty charges and the Grand
Jury's exposures Of bare-faced election
frauds IN Baltimore Clty-remOying
from our minds this and all else calcu-
lated to prejudice and warp the voters
otherwise calm and reasonable judg-
ment, or sway their accepted Well-bal-
anced mental poise, let US see how
puerile these candid bids for public con-
fidence really are.
To begin with, Mr.. German 5 confess
sion that he IS a politician entities him
to no commentators unless he be able
to convince the pubic that he Is better
than the average politician-that he IS
not "a politician who is in politics for
graft, or to serve his special friends, or
ends, or interests, or who tries to fool
the public" Unless Mr.. German can
satisfy the electorate Of Maryland that
he is or has been statesman as well as
a politician, there is nothing in his adj
mission that will appeal to them sue
cessfully The confession Of traverser
at the bar does not entitle him to an
acquittal however frank" that con-
fession may be, except he repent the
past and set his face toward new and
higher life. Mr. German, it will be
seen from his own statement, does
neither 81 make no apologies for my
political creed or my political past, "
says Mr.. German with equal frank
ness" and those who know something
of both his political creed" and his
political past" will hardly accept MIR.
German as just the right and proper
stripe of politicians to be made Cover
nor of Maryland.
As for Mr.. Germans succeeding