The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-27
Friday. Feb. ~, 1891.
The Political Field.

which the politicians are good zeal con-
cerneo about. These fellows care very little
for what principles arel embodied in the
there were none whatever in those important
lying proclamations put out to fool the
people in advance Of every presidential cleo
ton. The politicians of that party were
banking largely on the destructive volleys
the Farmers Alliance organizations poured
into the party in power, last fall, and were
loud-mouthed in claiming il a whole demo-
cratic victory and sweeping, wholesale con-
demnation of the Mckinley tariff, but the
sober second thought and grim smile Of the
farmers and labor organizations, as they
pointed to the figures. brought streak of
modesiy TO the politicians and they &C.
knowledged that the democrat party and
but a very modest part in the result, and
the way politics look to man up tree, in
the democrat camp, the prospect is anything
but bright for Mr.. Cleveland. A gold ring
man, which Mr.. Cleveland is TO the back
bone. as much SO as old King Rothschild is
himself, will never be able to weather the
storm in '92 and must go to the bottom.
The Republican party were SO demoralized
by the result Of November, and the obtuse
leaders in Congress managed to improve on
that disaster so much the contrary way, that
they have not been able to suggest anything
or any plan or any candidates for the future
Mr.. Blaine appears to be the only captain
that is able to give a command TO keep the
ship from going plump to the bottom, and
that is putting the helm bard up and steer
ing, the democrats declare, right into the
breakers of free trade, which is position,
with all their bluster the latter are afraid 10
take.
The politicians had hoped they could
again work the tariff racket 10 the next
campaign, but they are, in the face of the
cool dogged determine ton of the farmer
organizations, having serious doubts on that
point, and seem to be settling down to the
conclusion that the money question must be
taken up, or the party refusing to take itup
is sure of an overwhelming defeat. Had
the democrats been in power and pursued
the same course they did in Cleveland's
administration. their defeat would no doubt
have been as complete route as the repnb-
licans suffered.
The prohibition party are as busy as the
others and apparently little more SO.
They have planned an ''active campaign
at headquarters, and state organizers are
about setting their squadrons in the field,
but as 10 the past, SO in the future there is
even less prospect of that party becoming
political factor in the next or 1872 campaign.
The two old parties appear to haYe got the
hang of the prohibition party and use it as
buffer against the temperance sentiment of
the country. The Voice, the generalissimo
of the party, to show its spirit Of knight
errantry attacks everything in reach. Its
last Don Quixote exploit is attacking the
Farmers Alliance. If every convention
Voice forthwith virtually proclaims the
Alliance saloon party. The last brick-bat
that organ throws is at the Alliance SUBJ
treasury proposal. In making out the
counts which form the indictment agains. all
the parties whether political or otherwise,
the sixth is as follows:
ssSixth, the project, known as the Sub
Treasury scheme to tax the citizens of the
country in order to loan money to certain
class of citizens on certain class
of property" This is an entire mis-
representation whether through ignorance or
gratuitously it matters not, but the animus
must operate against the growth of the
Voice party in the quarters where alone
it was possible to obtain increase. The
facility which characterizes the old parties
for getting up prohibition amendments to
State constitutions in the past three years,
and their anxiety 10 try the same in other
States points plainly 10 the fact that they no
longer consider the party factor to be
feared and are using it to bleed the saloon,
which they do most fearfully for campaign
purposes. This Doodle money is divided
between the heeleis and ward workers of
the two parties and the whole machinery of
the old parties is employed in beating the
amendment, and the fault is all charged up
to the prohibition party, and the large
dailies which the saloon hires spread
the news that prohibition is defeated, and
the prohibition party as political factor is
still further negatived In popular opinion.
An impartial examination of political
affairs must convince any one that the pro-
hibiiion party cannot become anything more
than the skeleton Of a political party. 1t
has served good purpose, has been great
manufacturer of anti-saloon sentiment,
which some other party will reap the poli,-
ical fruits of, and it has been one of the
necessary elements Of evolution and gave
promise a while of becoming powerful
political organizations; but all Of lis energy
has been expended in fighting the saloon at
the saloon door, and it must be ever over
matched on that field. The liquor business
is monopoly upheld by the government,
aud breaking up the saloon for season in
county or city, or in an entire State is like
cutting the claw off crab. The monopoly
which paid $lO7 900. 900 of tax to govern
ment last wear for its protection. is not