The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-03-27

hepuOllcan sentiment VI Nansas uuucI'
went q change. aud the party Of
Senator elect PETER and Jerry Simpson
took its place.
But the State of Kansas did not
stand alone overwhelmed by the earth
quake. Our New England brethren
had their chance success in New
Hampshire, their Democratic Cover.
nors in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island aud their minority 10 Connecti-
cut. We from the the West forcsaw
the catastrophe, aud we sppesled to the
representatives from New England to
be more moderate, but our appeal went
With the soup reserved for Western
digestion. Your leaders exhibited
disiuclination to make even the slightest
concessions upon National questions.
The Western judgment on such an
exhibition was the future co operation
for their benefit with the East. would
be barren 10 results, and SO they looked
to the South. Business interests and
desire for mutual protection drove all
sectional issues and factional antago-
MEMS out Of political use. They were
not inclined to differ with section
with which they intended to form an
alliance, and so the Elections bill had
but little consideration from them.
s'That is what New England is doing.
New Eogland is dependent for the
means to maintain her manufacturing
and commercial supremacy upon the
producing regions Of the county. for
your farmers do not raise enough to
furnish your population with break
fast three months in year. There
are innumerabls reasons why The rela
tons between the two sections should
be friendly and harmonious. With
reasonable concessions, the present diff.
sefences couio Os so ADJUSTED az 70
secure harmonious co operation. To
bring this to pass compromises must be
mace but our experience Win New
England mas Ocen snat sne wiz nave all
or nothing.
lhe great prairies 60 not furnish Us
with lumber to build our corraIs, and
we want ice lumber and reduction OF
the duty on fence wire. Then, too, we
wanted free sugur, but the Maine woods
are not yet quite exhausted and the
wire works at Worcester and the maple
trees IN Vermont all had their cham
pions ; SO our demands were refused by
the representatives OF New England
sentiment. NOT al, Tor we shall have
practically Tree sugar ; but those Yer
mont trees bad to be enriched BY
bounties. Our Western farmers see
ana know THESE Things. ana neither
president Erot nor anybody else can
SOU. tneir eyes. Our western farmers
nave even more reason to ieei lncensed.
During the close Of last season they
saw tneir rure rood Dill, their LARD
Dill ana 70 o'ner important agricultural
measures permitted 70 die with the ses'
slon' 50 that way might oe made Tor the
sh'pp'ng SUBSIDY pub "h'ch y iof inc
interests OF the sn'pouiiders along the
Maine coast Isn't It natural under
these circumstances that the producers
snould rise IN resent against the greed
ana get'ail oINew Engiand
MEN OF the agricultural regions see
that yearly they labor but to grow
poorer, whise 10 the large mAnuiactur-
ing and commercial there is an inor-
dlnate and explicable accumulation OF
wealth. All that these wealthy com.
mun'tles desire IN legislation is granted,
while ell the farmers demand is either
buried IN committee or laughed out Of
sight The New Englanders for