The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-05-01

interest. Money must not be issued
direct to the people at a cheap rate, as
that would always be 'unconstitu-
tional," and therein lies the objection
to the sub.treasury plan with politici MS
| % questions of finance, on legisla-
ton for the relief Of the people. there
is higher court in this country than
even our supreme judiciary. 1t sits
enthroned III Wall street, rcvoling in
the strength Of its ill-gotten power, and
levies tribute at will on the industrial
energies of the people.
In the coming contest between labor
and capital, Financial Reform must and
will be, the slogan and rallying cry OF
the people. They want gold robbed Of
its power to Cypress. They demand that
silver shall be restored to all the rights
in coinage and to all the qualities of
legal tender which gold possesses.
They demand that the circulating
medium of the country shall be issued
direct to the people at low rate Of
interest and in sufficient volume to do
the business of the country, and that
in whatever form it may be issued, if
it bear the imprint Of the government
and is denominated dollar, that ii
shall be worth one hundred cents in
payment Of all dues, public and private.
They demanded the prohibition of
gambling in futures Of all agricultural
and mechanical products. They believe
that every acre Of our public domain
should be secured to actual settlers,
and that not one foot OF our territory
should be held except by citizens of
this country. They believe that bar
riers should be erected between COR
porate power and the rights Of the
people. They favor absolute govern
mental control Of transportation and
telegraph lines, because they prefer
that the government should control
these great agencies oil power. rather
than that they should control the gov
eminent. They demand just system
of graduated tax on incomes. They
demand that an amendment to the Con.
stitution shall be submitted to the
people, BY which United States SEN
ators shall be elected by a direct vote
of the people. They believe that no
interest, or class, or industry. should be
taxed to build up any other interest, or
class, or industry. They demand that
all revenues shall be limited to the
necessary expenses Of an honestly and
economically administered government
From these great questions they can
not and will not be diverted: Even the
| protective tariff, with al. its abominable
iniquities, cannot supplant them.
Force bills, bloody shirts" the cry Of
"negro supremacy in the South aud
Of "rebels' in the North, will lose all
| the power of their baleful charm in the
presence CT these great, overshadowing
questions.
The great mass of the industrial
classes, North aud South, Democrats
and Republicans, without regard to
sectional or geographical lines, with
ore purpose and with one heart, have
locked their hands and shields in a
common cause.-The cause of common
country. The evils nnder which they
suffer, and which threaten the destruc-
ton on the republic and its institutions,
are national in their character and can.
not be corrected by sectional remedies.
Hence, recognizing but one fag-the
flag OF our common country-impelled
by common purpose, actuated by q
common motive, confronted by a COM
mon danger, they have solemnly re-.
solved to turn their backs upon the
past and make one mighty effort to
rescue our government and institutions
from impending peril. They have
wiped out, apd forever, the last trace Of
Mason and Dixom's line across Alli-
ance territory. African slavery is gone,
thank God, and in the spirit Of manly
magnanimity and fraternity the ALI
ancemen of the 'blue" and the Ali
ancemen of the "gray' say: "Lct the
bitterness, auimosities and prejudices,
born Of its existence, perish with it and
forever" The proud Saxon spirit, and
courage, and patriotism, which crowned
the heroism Of the "blue and the gray"
with undying fame, are now summoned
to break the CALLING and degrading
chains of white slavery, the slavery Of
honest labor and how fitting that they
should lead in this glorious struggle
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