The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-12-19
Friday, Dec. 10, 1890.
REJOICING.

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Strangely enough, and yet not SO very
strange either, when we consider how human
nature is built. the democrats take all the
credit 10 themselves of the great overthrow
Of republican power at the last election.
That party appears.to be doing all the re-
joicing and boasting about what it intends
to do. We must give them c.edit, however,
for thus far not having proposed to do any
great amount of smashing. The Mckinley
tariff is the only red rag that the rampant
democratic bull has been worrying. As
only few over zealons partisans appear to
defend the aforesaid tariff the democratic
rejoicers have it all 10 themselves Every
body knows, who has been anything of a
student cfthe times. that the democrat party
as a party whose embodiment is Mr.. Cleye-
land, supplied only the organization
through which and by which the republic
cans were oyerthrown. The Farmer Alli-
ances and other labor organizations we're the
forces thai routed the party which has be-
come but a tool in the hands Of the monop-
olies ofthe country.
But the monopolistic organs as soon as the
votes we're counted, and there appeared TO
be democratic majority Of members in the
House, without counting those elected
directly by the Alliance, began advising The
party to pay no attention to the Alliance
men in Congress inasmuch as they would
not hold the balance Of power; and the
monopolistic dinner party speakers with
Chauncy NJ. Depew, rabid republican, at
their head. hasten to give Mr.. Cleveland
post prandial nominations for 1892
Mr.. Robert T. Gulick, Lecturer of the
Farmers Alliance Of Dorchester county,
says in notice Of this general rejoicing and
pcst-prandial nominating Of Mr.. Cleveland
by the money class of New York:
nThere is no denying that it was the farm
ers and laborers who have been working in
the ranks of the Alliance, League and
knights of Labor, who made this change 10
the political situation; the tariff n, doubt
played no small part in the campaign. Mr..
Cleveland and the Alliance stand practi-
cslly on the same tariff platform; but here
= the connection ends. When it comes 10 a
fight between the Alliance and the national
banks, then We part company. In the fight
for the free coinage of silver, Mr.. Cleveland
will be found on the opposite side from
those who gained the election.
Those who really have the right to re
joice over the result are the men who have
for years been fighting the battle of reform,
advocating an American currency from the
Government, which alone has the authority
10 create money and issue direct TO the peo-
pie without the aid of banks.
'sThose who have long ago laid aside
par;isanship and who can, by acting together
as they did at the last election, give either
party majority in Congress of over 100
votes will hardly fight under she banner Of
one who opposes them on all Int two prin-
ciples in their qslatform-tarif and ballot
reforms.n
II this language voices the Farmers
Alliance on the Eastern Shore Of Maryland,
it is much more emphatically the voice of
the Alliance and the various organizations
of farmers In the Western States, together
with the knights of Labor. Notice is being
served on the democratic party by these
cohorts who temporarily Joined them thai
Grover Cleveland has bnt very little in
common with them. and something more
substantial than sstariff reform" must be
offered by that organizatiod to hold power
for more than one short lease. If Mr..
Cleveland is nominated with bis old pro-
clivity for gold ringism and the money
monopoly he has heretofore shown, there
will be candidate pitted against him that
will compass his overwhelming defeat.
The money power has kept hand on the
head Of each party, and the republican
party having been overwhelmed, il is al
ready attempting to have Mr.. Cleveland
nominated. even through the post-prandial
speeches of Mr.. Depew, a leading republican
and leader of the leaders In the monopoly
class. The manufacturers will remain
uneasy and drive the best bargain possible
on descending scale Of the tariff. A strong
free trade party is developing which is
supporting the democratic party under
proiest-against its "tariff reform, "a poliiic-
JAMS measure Of uncertain quantities. There
are some very positive elements at present
in alliance with the democrat party who
propose making the party they espouse hew
to the line. and in case of refusal their sup
port will be Immediately Withdrawn. The
party Of which they are the aggressive ele-
ments, will have to come 10 their measures,
of reconciliation of silver and adopt .
national currency in place ofnational banks
as the FIRST steps to secure their support.
This will call for very different candidate
than Grover Cleveland has ever professed
or shown himself to he. He may be
nominated by the machinery Of his party
but he cannot be elected without the power
which placed The democrat party on trial
at the last election, and for the accomplish
ing Of purpose which Cleveland has but
one single principle in common. Ballot
reform cannot properly be classed as party
question.
The strongest men Of the republican party
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