The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-18
This week the MIDLAND JOURNAL
starts on its 14th volume.
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Congressman Simpson, who has been
speaking In North Carolina and visited
Washington 10 rest before going TO the
Ohio campaign, says that he was enthusi-
astically received in the old North State.
The farmers there were all alive TO the i'm
portance of their uniting to secure legisla.
tion in favor Of the people, and believes
that the third party in North Carolina will
be organized and will win. From Wash
ington, Mr.. Simpson goes TO Ohio to take
an active part in the business of retiring
John Sherman from the Senate. That is
now foregone conclusion as one of the
results Of the Ohio campaign.
Mr.. u. S. Hall, who was President Of
The Missouri State Alliance and the leader
of those who attempted to set aside por-
ton ofthe Ocala platform, for which action
he was beaten for President. has now turned
against the Alliance by declaring that il
includes amongst its members large num-
Der Of anti-monopolists who have senti-
ments in accord with those of the Chicago
anarchists. He says in fact that many of
the members Of the Alliance are avowed
anarchists. Ofcourse this is a falsehood,
and Mr.. Hall knows it. The American
farmers are not anarchists; they simply
want that legislation shall not be made
in the interests of the gold bugs, grain
t.
gamblers and monopolists.
This g. s. Hall conducts an agricultural
paper in St. Louis and is one Of the few
creatures the New York gold ring has sue
ceeded in purchasing. Hall made his way
10 the head of the Alliance in Mo-, by vir-
tue of his position and commenced the me-
farious work his masters had assigned him
to by sianderous attack upon the reputation
of G. w. Macune, author of the Sub-treas-
ury plan and editor Of the National organ Of
the Alliance. In connection with the foul
and slanderous attack on the author he ex-
tended his warfare to The Sub-treasury plan
in the Ocala declaration or demands of the
order, and step by step was proceeding to
undermine and disrupt the whole order and
break up the entire organization among
farmers. But this traitor met force in
the organization that smote his "puiscent
arm" with paralysis, and now, in his wrath
he calls the farmers anarchists.
This money organization had succeeded
BY the influence of their gold in bribing,
buying and debauching both the old p,liti
cal parties and by that means getting entire
control Of the government. which they have
used for many years as convenient tool to
advance their selfish ends They had been
led 10 believe that their gold was all pow
erful and that no moral or political force on
earth could stand before it, and all that was
necessary to defeat the farmers organiza
tons and dissipate them into thin aie, was
to pour out few millions or perhaps only
"a few thousands and victory would, as
always in the past, perch 1pon their ban
ners, bnt such has not proven 10 be the fact.
An enemy has al last been met who seems
to be inyincible to the power of their golden
artillery, and their great first defeat is wit
messed In the overthrow and annihilating
Tout Of their western general and trusted
captain, q. s. Hall. Their desperation is
plainly manifest by the insane and reckless
rawlings of the editorial war which has
assumed a fury in the daily city press, never
before equaled in wild and crazy assertion.
This, in place Of helping, is only revealing
the weakness of their cause and the desper-
ate straits 10 which the enemy is being
driven. The two old parties are 10 be
supplied with all the money they can use in
their efforts to overthrow the labor organ
izations in the approaching fall elections.
For the old parties are now virtually one
in their efforts to defeat this new enemy OF
whom it may be said as of young Cipio
who conquered less by The force of his arms
than by the charms of his yirture. The
simple justice, and practical common sense
Of the demands Of the labor organizations,
arrest the attention and command the con-
fidence and support of the plain, honest
citizen, while every attempt of the opposi-
lion falls before them as If stricken with
paralysis.
This money oligarchy which has debauch-
ed ourold political parties and through
them plnndered the industrial classes of the
country, has by the power of its gold rob-
bed all Europe. Rothschild is by the secret
conclaYe Of the gold oliearchy been crowned
their king and they have purchased their
way 10 the high places in European mon
archical governments, and bought titles
from the nobility. The fostering, rotten
aristocracy and noble families of Europe,
by long course of in-and-in breeding,
idleness and effeminacy, have become weak
ened and debauched 10 the last degree Of
moral filth. Poverty followed this SELF
abuse, end the gold oligarchy saw it's oppor.
tunity. They made rich feasis for the poor
nobility, slipped checks under their plates,
and il was then but step more to the pur-
chase Of titles, and we have race of gold
made barons who are worm-eating every
government in Europe, and who are turn
ing the power and influence they acquire by
their gold in the government to perfectng
machinery TO rob the wealth producing
classes. The great rebellion Of the South
gave them their opportunity to plumber this
country, and the history of the last thirty
years shows what degree of success they