The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-09-19
a Nomination Not Fit For Farmers
Support.

e Nomination Not Fit For Farmers
Support.
The Democratic County Convention elect.
ed the following delegates to represent Cecil
in the Congressional Convention which met
at Belair on Wednesday last, to renominate
Hon. Herman Stump: w. H. Eushane Of
the End district, H. S. Cameron of the 3rd i.
F. NJ. Alex ander of the 9TH, and R. Henry
Logan ofthe 9th. The following resolu-
tions were passed by the convention:
Resotre3, That this convention heartily
endorses the course of the Hon, Hsrman
Stump during his term as Representative
anu especially commends his vote and
speeches against the Mckinley and Force
bills: whereby the Republican party seeks
to destroy the commercial and political
freedom of the American people.
ReSolred, That the delegates to the Con.
gressioIal Convention be instructed to SUD.
port Mr. Stump for a nomination for a
second term.
1t will be seen that the Hon. Herman was
solid with the boys in this county. The
Second Congressional district is almost
entirely composed of farming population.
The business no: directly farming is largely
dependent upon agriculture, and yet the
farmers, many of them able, intelligent
men, much more fit to rep esent the dis
trict in Congress than lawyer of moderate
ability, complacently see the latter preferred
TO them all. Look at the matter, farmers,
from business stand point. What hope
have you of recognition from other class
when you Stubbornly refuse to recognize
yourselves? Mr.. Stump is not proper
representative of your class or your interests
in Congress. lie followed the party lead
ers in this present Congress and battered
away at the tariff and election bills, but that
was mere stereotyped work. When the
Oranges asked him to support certain meas
ures, among which was the reconciliation
OF silver, his reply was.
II am satisfied that the coinage of silver
will be fixed al four millions each month
which is all the silver now mined in this
country and ample for all industrial and
commercial purposes, without coming the
silver produced in other countries and maxi
ing fortunes for mine owners at the expense
of our circulating medium, and injury 10
the very people we are most anxious to
serve"
This answer shows that he was not we'll
Informed on question which was more ably
and exhaustlvely discussed in Congress, the
present session, than ever before in this or
any other country. This answer is mere
REPETITION of the false assertions which APP
pered in the gold ring papers. Whether
four millions each month meant four million
ounces is not stated. In either case the
assertion shows woful lack of information,
for the bill passed authorizes four and halt
million ounces, which is eqaaI to nearly
$500 900 monthly. "At the expense
of our circulating MEDIUM" is anolh-
er phrase difficult to comprehend. By
adding silver dollars to the ''circulating
medium" it became an Expense" to it,
land injure the people we are most anxious
to serve" Who are those people that are
threatened with injury by increasing a
largely depleted currency? We repeat that
man who writes such utter nonsense as
this on subject he should have fully I'M
derstood is not fiji 10 represent farming
constituency. lie would do very we'll to
represent IA constituency of bankers and
monopolies. Other important quest ions he
was asked by the farmers to support he had
not looked into. Such men ought to be
larried at Jericho in place of being elected
by-farmers to represent the New York gold
ring. No, farmers, we solemnly warn you
that if you continue in the bad practice of
sending men of Mr.. Stumps style to Con-
gress you will never secure any of the re-
forms you are striving for. Is it possible
for you to rise above party slavery and cx-
ercise little common, business sense by
asserting your manhood in electing such
men as the Hon. Herman Stump to stay at
home?