Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-09-25
For Sheriff.
JOHN II. CHAPPELEAR,
For Surveyor.
SAMUEL X. NEAVE.
Hill Top Resolution.

A set Of resolutions adopted by the
Hill Top Farmers Alliance pledges that
body to the support of the Democratic
county ticket to be nominated at the
coming county convention, and, By so
doing, has proven that it has been cap
tured by the Democratic ring profession.
al politicians. The resolutions, in part,
declare that they, the members of that
particular branch of the order will use
their best efforts in the primaries and in
convention to secure legislative repre-
sentation on the county Democratic
ticket, but failing in tina; they declare
that there will be no hostility to the
Democratic party existing in our ALI
d ance, and that we will use our best eff
forts 10 secure the election of all good
and suitable men placed the tick
to the Democratic party they will sup
port any man placed on the Democratic
ticket no matter how strong his opposi-
ton may be to the Ocala and St Louis
platforms, or the principal planks there
in, nor will they care ifany nominee be-
longs to that ,lass of individuals, the pro
fessional politician, whom their order
has publicly aud privately Denounced as
the curse Of the State aud county. 1t
is to be presumed that there are som,
members of this Till Top Allilnce who
are members Of the Republican party
and believe in its principles, how they
can retain their membership and their
self-respect, it is hard to undcrs and es-
pecially after seeing majority of their
organization stultify themselves by yield
ing toall the demands and requirements
of Democratic politicians. They pledge
to the Democratic party. in advance of
any nominations, not only the supper;
of Deinocr ATTIC members, but Republi-
cans a veil, and Democratic and kepub-
. Assn members, whose declared purpose
is to control their own local affairs with
cut the interference of professional poll
ticians of either party, enter Mt indig
nant protest against the action of the or
der which barters them away, The Al
lance order in other sections of the State
is made up of different material, not so
plastic
la Anne Arundel the Davidsonville
Alliance endorsed the Democratic ticket,
but the majority. at subsequent meet
isg. knowing that the ticket was made
up by professional politicians. and that
those placed thereon we're their plant
teols, repud;sted the former endorse.
ment, gotten through when small mum
Der of members were pr sent. The ac-
sion of the Anne Arundel Alliance shows
shat its members have level heads and
that they will not be pulled around by
the nose by the politicians either.
In Calvert the order apparently is
composed Of the same determined kind
Of men. They had previously made de-
Inands of both political parties to select
men not antagonistic to their principles,
but the Democratic party ignored their
request aud put up pr fessional Demo-
cratic politician. The result has been
the Huntington Farmers Alliance has
unanimously pledged their support to
the Alliance legislative candidate The
. Ahiaaeo Is :,2mpusri u si1sy members,
fifty-6ye of whom are Democrats So il
will be seen that while the Democrat,
protest. ,nal tried to ignore and then cap
ture the Farmers Alliance in Anue
Arundel and Calvert, as they did here,
they met with indignant opposition.
The Republican party in this county
has placed in the field ticket composed
Of the best citizens. on which are the
names of two men suggested by the AL
lance legislative committee. one, if not
both. being members Of the Alliance or
der, yet he Hill Top Alliance pledges
Democrats and Republicans to support
Democratic ticket not yet named.
This they had no right to do and Al
lance men true to the declared priuci
ples of their order, which asserts dee
mined opposition to professional politi
clans, who, By the way. APP
parently know all the inner
workings of the order. will not sup
port them in their apparent desire to
turn the Alliance order over to the DEM
Ucra,ic professional politician.