The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-11-14
Friday, Nov. Ia, 1890.
The Revolution,

anu dSpITdtlouS TedCH no HlSneT tnau the
success Of his party. He knows little or
nothing what that success portends. Anoih-
er and higher grace of politician assumes
that party's success means the endorse
ment Of his party's shibboleth, land from the
latter class our cong essional halls are prin-
cipally fled). This was the mistake made
by the politicians who assumed control and
guidance Of the republican party after the
elections Of 1888. With Harrison at its
head, who is neither an able Statesman or
leader Of men, the stronger and mere agrees
sive spirits took up the guiding reins of the
party and presumed that the whole meaning
Of the peoples action was concentrated in
the phrase protective policy" The lead
ers, acting on this mistaken interpreta ton
of the popular dissatisfaction, with Cleve-
lands administration, addressed themselves,
eagerly and blipdly, to framing revenue
law which is the nearest to prohibitory
tariff that has ever been attempted in the
United States. Mr.. Cleveland wrote stump
speech in place of the usual tame and dig
niied presidential message, which he ad-
dressed 20 ''the Congress-" in which he took
the ground that our revenue laws were too
high and that the rate of duties should be
lowered somewhat. AS matter of fact
there was nothing at all in this TO create a
sensation or make an unusual disturbance.
Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur had
recommended virtually the same thing.
The subject was one of the most common
place business matters it is possible to con-
ceive. But the politicians of the two parties
proceeded to set the whole country in an
ulroar by well arranged beating of TOM
toms, and push out of sight for the true
being, at least, the living and vital ques-
lions, which were the real ones to be Crap
Piled with and which were stirring the public
mind 10 its very depths. The scheme Of
the politicians was temporarily successful,
and the vital questions were showed aside
once more. 1t having become apparent
that Cleveland and his advisers were as
completely in the hands Of that great mother
Of all trusts, the English money trust, and
its sword bearer and beetle.browed execu-
toner, the liquor monopoly, the long suffer-
ing and trusting public, with much
hesitation, concluded to give the republican
party another trial. In place of interpret
ing the desire of the great bursting heart of
the people for relief, the unwisdom of the
men who were trans ferred to power, appear
ed to really believe that all the people
wished for was great high prohibitive
tariff, when in fact this was the least in all
their thoughts.
In the republican platform is written these
words:
"The Republican party is in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as money and
condemns the policy of the Democratic ad-
ministration in its efforts to demonetize
SILVER"
Another plank in the republican platform
had an equally strong influence in deter
mining the public mind to place its hopes
once mole in the hands of that party. 1t
reads thus:
'We declare our opposition TO all COM
binations of capital, organized in trusts or
otherwise, to control arbitrarily the condi-
lions of trade among our citizens; and we
recommend to congress and the State legis.
lature in their respective Jurisdictions, such
Legislation as will prevent the execution OF
all schemes to Cypress the people by undue
charges on their supplies or unjust rates for
the transportation of their products TO
Market"
These were the only two planks in the
platform that the great, the intelligent
leaders of the oppressed millions of farmers
and other labor and debt paying classes
cared button for. They fondly hoped
that the new administration would earnestly
and honestly address itself to carrying oul
these pledges. President Cleyeland had
ruthlessly and brutally trampled on the
time honored principles of his party in his
attitude 10 the coinage of silver and his
hearty and even enthusiastic support of the
gold ring of Wall street, and the republican
party promised to reverse this policy ; but
the great labor masses whose hopes of es-
cape from the grinding power of usury and
monopoly, who rested on these promises,
saw their hopes blasted by the new Presi-
dent and his financial Secretary who were
in as full accord with the New York and
London gold ring as their predecessors.
Never before in the worlds history were so
many powerful money syndicates, monop-
olies, trusts and combines formed as have
been established in the last two years. The
only partial legislation in favor of silver
was effected by the most determined efforts
of few able republican members, (who
were in disfavor with the leaders, who
secured the assistance of democrats sufficient
to get measure passed to Increase money
by an increase Of the coinage of silver, the
President, under the influence of the gold
ring and its attorneys in Congress, threat
ening to veto any measure which fully re-
deemed the promise in the platform.
The whole time of the 5lst Congress has
been consumed in formulating monstosity
which is named the Mckinley tariff that
Blaine, the only great popular leader of his
party, Indignantly declared would not pro-
vide market for an additional barrel of
pork or bushel of wheat, and which the
public repudiate before the ink is dry. The
bill was measure dictated by the trusts