Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-12-13
Our New Senator And The Mary
land Outlook.
CHARLES j. BoNAPARTE In The BALTIMORE
EVENING Sun.

public has hardly given the attention they
merited to its notable characteristics as an
appointment. Of these the least important
is its superiority to all considerations of
geography 1t not only gives both Senators
| to the Eastern Shore and to single Con-
gressional district but, since the Governor
and Comptroller both come from Dorchester
county, it concentrates four of the most
important offices in the gift of the State in
small corner of its territory. Baltimore
city and Western Maryland and the Lower
Counties may, perhaps, be so unreasonable
as to think they are left out in the cold, but
certainly no one canimpugn our Governors
loyalty to 1.-The Sho'."
His choice shows no less readiness to
dispense with experience in its object. 1t
has been customary in Maryland, as
elsewhere, to choose Senators of the United
States among those who had previously
filled positions of more or less consequence.
Senator Rayner, for example, had served
in both houses of our General Assembly,
as Acknowledgement of the State and for
several terms in the House of Representa-
tives.
Senator Smith had long period of ser
vice in the State Legislature and four years
as Governor. When, under similar circum-
stances. Governor Warfield appointed the
late William Pinkney White, the latter was
former Senator, former Governor, a
former Attorney General, and former
Mayor of Baltimore city, besides having
filled several other offices. Senator Jack
son has never served the public in any
capacity whatever; just as the Marquis of
Butte made his maiden speech as Prime
Minister, he will make his maiden speech if
the writer is correctly informed, as Senator,
if, indeed, he shall make it at all.
His selection, Under these circumstances,
certainly shows the Governors confidence
in his own judgment. Mr.. Jackson's ac-
ceptance shows that he shares the Gov
errors Justly high opinion of himself, and
is not embarrassed by excessive modesty.
Moreover, it is to be noted that Mr.. Jack
sons experience in politics is but little
greater than his experience of public af-
fairs. So far as the writer is informed, he
has never been a candidate for any Office
whatsoever, and his political activity dates
from the Republican National Convention
of 1908, when he was elected member
of the National Committee to succeed Mr..
Stevenson A. Williams His choice was
then understood to be an incident in
somewhat animated contest for control OF
the Republican delegation and organiza-
ton between Collector Stone and the late
Sydney E. Mudd, and the duties Of the
position can hardly have been either labo-
riOus or responsible until, in the spring OF
the present year, he took part in the action
which resulted in Mr.. ROosevelt's being
deprived of the Republican nomination for
the Presidency and in the consequent dis
indignation of the Republican party.
1t should be here mentioned that, in one
respect, Mr.. Jackson has been, for some
years past, factor of moment in Republic
can politics he is a man of large means
and has contributed very literally (accOrd-
ing to Maryland ideas of liberality) toward
the party's campaign expenses. The writer
regards this fact as altogether to his credit
and certainly as, in itself, no disqualified
ton for any public employment; unfortu-
nately, however, public attention has been
called recently to obscure and mediocre
men who have virtually bought their way
into political prominence, in some cases
with very modifying incidents, and II must
be owned that there is a rather widespread
prejudice against the process. The Gov
ernOr has shown by his action that he is
prepared to brave the risk of misconstruc-
tion in this respect.
By far the most serious consideration in
the premises is the probable. il not certain,
effect of Mr.. Jackson's appointment on the
relations between Republicans and Progress
sves in Maryland In an article Of this
series entitled Republicans and Progress
sives, and published on July 10 last, the
writer said of the Progressive movement
All those participating in 1t seek the
same immediate ends namely, the defeat
of the ticket irregularly and fraudulently
nominated at Chicago, and the election, II
that be possible, of the candidate who was
there defrauded, indeed robbed, Of nomi-
nation which honestly and justly belonged
to him.
The writer believed this to be true then
and believes il to be no less true now and,
if ii was and is true, then the selection for
high Office of that particular citizen OF
Maryland who, OF all such citizens, is most
prominently identified with and most di-
rectly responsible for the course of action
which brought about Mr.. Roosevelt's defeat
and the formal nomination Of Mr.. Taft
whatever else may be thought OF this Sc.
lection, is assuredly not an olive branch
rendered to the Maryland Progressives.
Nevertheless a very curious suggestion
has been publicly made (not, il is proper
to say, by either Governor Goldsborough OF
Senator Jackson, nor. according to the
writer's belief, with their approvaD 70 the
effect that this may be intended as the
first step in Overtures looking toward CO
operation between the new party and the
little that is left of the old in next autumn 5
campaign. II is said that the Senator will
become promptly an avowed candidate to
succeed Senator Smith by the choice Of
the next General Assembly; this may very
] A IA T.. q. ~ ts.k a
lieves his candidacy will be hopeless unless
he shall be supported by the Progressives
il such is his belief, it will probably prove
well founded
| He and his political sponsors are yet
further said to contemplate some arrange
ment with some more or less prominent
Progressive to have the latter announce
his candidacy for the balance Of Senator
Rayners term, and then TO have gen
tleman's agreement" whereby the Repub-
lican vote will be Swung" TO the support
of this hypothetical Progressive candidate
and the Progressive vote will be swung
TO Mr.. Jackson's. with q further under
standing that our new Senator shall "un-
derwrite" the financing" Of both cam
paigns; this part Of the story, the writer
believes to be entirely without foundation.
II is possible that some one or more
among the leading Progressiyes may In
newspaper parIance Of to-day, long for
the toga.' although the writer actually
knows Of none who, to again use "up-t0-
date" language would don" the garment
in question were It rendered as a free gift
But, whatever may be the facts in this re-
spect, it is absolutely certain that no man
in Maryland can swing" the Progressive
vote to the support Of Mr.. Jackson, and
no man in his senses would try to do this
SO far as anybody can do any swinging
Of the vote in question. IT will have to BE-
swung" not by a citizen Of Maryland
but by citizen Of New York; 1t is posi-
Bile that Theodore Roosevelt may be able
within reasonable limits. TO guide the po
litcal course Of PrOgressives in Maryland
as he may in other States, but ii is al
nearly impossible that even he could in
duce them to vote as this plan would hav'
them vote as that he would try TO do any
thing Of the kind II is poor compliment
to Mr.. Jackson's well-known business acu
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