Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-25
Communicates

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,,.,,,bree weekl ago. | showed you and
o. re,ders that there was no difference
w. ,mo.o ,hs teaching Of the greenba,k
0s. ..s II to-day and the democratic par
y Il 1868. Propose now to show the
,r.o,c. between the democratic party
o y Is6s, and the democratic party of
y ,eSo and onward to the present time.
y ,o' iss( tliey held their Farmers Ma
i |" Convention, and put forth to the
a.J that original novelty. never be-
' so,'T promulgated in any platform in this
' wy -" Honest money; consisting of
IA and alrer and piper redeenidtte IN
~ Was there ever such tiasco ?
w.. there ever such shameful break
.I.,ca upon my subject? Never since
ays xorId began. lu 1868 il. was. pay
NJ NJ bonds as rapidly as possible" pay
" ,''.fJ u,ov,u Equal taxation.
NV he bonds zone currency for the
,osernment aud the people, the laborer
"a ofice-holder, the pensioner and sol
r., ,he producer and bOnd-holder. -
nov !. il now: Honest Dloney, consist
-; NV Of cold aud silver and paper redeem-
n. n coin" Aud yet with all this
'.afd violation of deeency, they affect
- ,o,,r What is to be their shibbo-
,,b for the coming four years Conn
.ns events cast their shadows before
@sm - The bankers convention Of
October 1883. is doubtless that shadow.
Tbsy virtually struck for a gold basis,
ri national bank paper reclcemaJte IN
ooid So that we may anticipate With
M doubt that their platform will run
,omnubat thus: First, national bank
note, redeenabls III gold. Second. cur
-sney. and that gold for the money
limo. and another for the poor farmer
ana Iaborer. consisting of deprecated
hank raper. Third, no tax upon bank
notes nor bank circulation, nor upon
hind, Fourth, all wealth to be consid-
.rod in the hands of Wall Street bank
ar. and moncy-kings" And all the
neople shall sly amen! Ask one of
these as,negoes to explain his vote; to
Justify himself and party in an intelli-
cent manner before the people. And
Immediately be throws back his head,
closes his eyes pats his intelligent foot,
IGke one going in conniption-fts, inspir-
/ i h. the devil or Wall Street--in deep
gutteral tones, he begins: "Parallelo-
cram Of forces. sympathetic action for
/ ivan Street, algcbraical sun of all the
corners O! Jackson. Fall Of the
melon from the moon. Spikelcts are
lowered in small clusters, crowded iuto
tbe dim-ocratic party, like cylindrical
dn-parnclcs, o! Gen. Jackson eat
moonsline my boy, eat moonshine, then
you will know, ddm-doodle. Now take
that aud 60, you greenback son-of-a-
un:"- Mrse. With just such builder
dash the dint-ocrats of Charles, headed
Iby F. NJ. Cox and the republicans as
WE'LL affect intelligent people to give up
their honest convictions and 60 over to
their camp, asking no questions.
cannot sec it. Come gentlemen of old
Charles county, put on little more
brain power or tue formulating impulse
Of your nature will hand you down to
posterity as Pdck Of phoo's. Like |
begets like" The honest heart of the
future, will not [ fear heave an envious
sigh for your poSthumous representation.
The present government cannot long en-
dure where ignorance rules and allows
all the wealth of the nation to be consOl- |
dated in the hands of select few, and
they residents in one section.
/ ON. BRYAN.
NJ. n. c., Md.