The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-27

the saloon from any county, but as we have
said it has been instrumental in aiding to
manufacture prohibition sentiment through
out the country more than any other one
organization, but we see no possibility of its
ever rising to the dignity Of political party
other than a skeleton organization. The
whiskey ring is upheld by the money mo-
nopoly Of this country and Europe behind
it. Through the saloon the work Of the
former is accomplished at the polls. 1t is
no secret now that Quay and Hill did their
work in the last presidential campaign
through TIE saloon, and got large part Of
the election funds from'the liquor associa-
lions.
When the liquor monopoly of the govern
ment is broken up and whiskey made to
stand and Eight public sentiment alone, the
saloon will soon be wiped out. Ii will have
no money to spend with politicians and will
break down from its own inherent rotten
ness. But the money monopoly which is
behind ii must be broken and the govern
ment rescued out Of its hands, before the
whiskey ring is broken. The Alliance is
now attacking that moloch and shows a
force which will soon be able 10 cope with
it. A great change has been wrought in
The political horoscope within the last two
years by the Farmers Alliances and other
fraternal organizations, which do NOT pro-
pose forming into distinct political party
for the old parties to amuse the public by
knocking about as they bave the prohi-
tion party neither do they propose afiiat
ing with any political party, but they do
propose defeating every candidate in any
party who refuses or fails to uphold their
measures, and they purpose standing be-
bind and supporting every man in any party
who promotes their measures. Aud If such
cannot be had in any party then, and not
till then, they propose electing such candi:
dates in spite of what political parties may
do or say.
The Alliance have already fifty members
III thS AAOusS1 anu CeEtdiuiy tWO dHu piOu-
ably will have three or more in the Senate.
These members are dead against monopoly
and The whiskey ring, and are mostly if not
entirely probibitionists. The headquarters
Of the prohibition party is in New York,
and its mos; influential workers and shapers,
if they have a preference at all, and their
winking indicates 1they have, it is on the
side of the gold ring and the money trust
which control the whiskey ring and uphold
ii, in fact they are part of it; and have fifty
millions invested in breweries. These facts
we know will be very disagreeable and
sorrowful for earnest, prohibition party
men to swallow, but they are facts and it
can't be helped. Our idols are always be-
ing broken. The good cause will mot stop.
although the prohibition party is able only
to retain its attenuated proportions. The
material out of which il hoped 10 build is
going rapidly into the Alliance with the
prospect of doing much more for the cause OF
prohibition than the party which organized
for that single purpose. All reform reyo-
lutions have these erratic movements. The
liquor party cannot be beaten by fighting it
at the saloon door only. 1t must be attacked
in the rear, and through its ally the great
money trust.