The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-07-24
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Both parties are eliminated so
much that six bankers can move
Congress and three million farmers
and mechanics cannot get hearing.
They fight the people and their de-
mands, and when the money power
wanted the exception clause on the
greenbacks it was passed in two
weeks.
II the smart Aleck partlsans knew
as much about their parties and poll
itics as they think they do. they
would vote in future for their own
iaterest and stop voting for the in
terest of Wall street bankers.-Nat.
Economist.
We may expect every money len
der and banker to oppose the sub
treasury plan. The only universally
profitable business in the United
States to day is money lending In
the past twenty five years they have
legislated tile value out of the pro.
ductive industries of the land and
into the idle bond.-Ihe 1oiler,
Nashville, Tenn.
10 republics the people rule, hut in
this country the people are ruled by
the wealthy classes and monopolies.
The past history of the world gives
no system of oppression es great as
the present combination of capitalists
who are absorbing the wealth and
undermining the liberties of the
American people. For many years,
all legislation has been partial to
capitalists. and therefore injurious
to the farmer and laborer. Our gov
eminent is to day in the hands Of
political robbers and monopolists,
whose motto is "Rule or. Ruin
From j. G. Calhoun's speech in the
U. s. States, Oct Sd, 1887. against
United States bank.
It is the remark of profound
statesman that revenue is the State
and, of course, those who control the
revenue control the State; and those
who control the money power can
control the revenue and through it.
the State, with the property and in.
dustry of the country lin all it's ram
ifications. 1t is the political coward
that out numbers them (cowards) all.
It remains for him to take the lead
in cringing servility and AFFECT ne.
CATION of all claims to independent
manhood. To such an extent has
this condition grown that the once
proud and somewhat arrogant Amer.
lean citizen has become fawning
syncophant. This loss of independ-
ence and moral rectitude can be dis
t!nctly traced to the machine system
of politics, which to-day rules and
governs in the country. 1t has
stunted all honest effort. blunted all
conscientious scruples, and brutaliz.
ed all fellow feeling among holders
of official positions. BY means of
false promises to secure momentary
power, it has built up and brought
out an almost universal desire to
hold Office. Tue whole
body polite is stricken with this
demoralizing and degrading disease.
National Economist.
There is a wonderful under current
of thought in this country. People
are thinking. silently thinking, and
it is not patent leather business eth
er. Partisanship is rapidly disap
peariDg and men are learning that
the party was made for them and not
they for the party. Common sense
is taking the place of blind zeal,
whoops and hurrahs--Alliance Re.
porter.
The monopolistic press, obeying
the orders of the money kings, con
tinues to attack the Alliance in every
way possible. Here is an item from
the Milwaukee Sentinel, which has
been copied in a number of other
papers of the same class;
The strangest thing about the
three bali business of the Alliance is
that they should make the borrowers
of the unlimited greenbacks pay even
2 per cent interest. Why not figure
up what the 2 per cent interest would |
be on all the loans and then have the |
government prin. enough more
greenbacks with which to pay
itself? ;"
The Sentinel belongs to the Re
publican wing OF the money kings.
The Hon, Thomas E. Watson, of
Georgia, was elected to th SIND Con
gress as Democrat with Alliance
proclivities. He was a lawyer but
since his election and his study of
the Alliance platform, he has sold
his law books and given mp the prac
tice of law. Mr.. Watson has an
nounced himself squarely upon the
Ocala platform within the last few
days, and in favor OF the Third Party
movement