The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-05-27

TON THAT WILL BRING
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
TO EVERYONE.
Thos. d. Irvington in Locomotive Fireman's
Magazine.
1t were folly to pooh pooh now.
The Peoples party has come. 1t ex-
lists, and, considering its age, it gives
promise of increasing strength and in.
fuence in shaping legislation.
Necessarily party must have
name There is, confessedly, some
thing in a name. All parties have
names, and, considering appropriate
ness, the name Peoples Party APP
pears as felicitious as that of any other
party now before the country. Indeed,
am unable to think of a name more
german or more to the point. | think
it may be assumed that the introduction
of another party in American politics is
a cheering evidedce Of the growth of
independent thought and purpose on
the part of "a large number citizens
throughout the country, as indepen,
dent thought is always intelligent
thought; proof that men no longer
accept political creeds and dogmas
manufactured for them by the bosses,
and that they are in open rebellion to
the party lash !; proof that they have
discovered wrongs which, through old
political agencies, they have been I'M
able to corrupt, rnd have determined
to organize PARTY which shall exert
its strength to bring about needed
reforms.
| do not hesitate to admit the mighty
influences exerted by long affl:ation
with a party. Men are born into par
ties as into churches, grow up in them,
and adhere to them with tenacity that
seemingly de6es all the power of ar
gument, reason and logic. Such con-
ditlons, such traits of character, such
fealty to party, church, association or
fraternity, are not to be made subjects
for ridicule, they are not to be classed
with whims and vagaries; on the con-
trary, they become deep seated convic-
lions which, growing with growth and
Strengthening with strength, are often
beyond the reach of all graduating
influences.
A new party is at once confronted
with these obstacles, and unless it can
be shown that the foundation princi-
pies of the new party are vital to the
welfare of communities, to the State
and nation, it cannot and ought not to
flourish.
Again. old parties boast Of their
years and of their achievements. They
point to illustrious names; men, dead
and alive, who advocated their plat
forms, and who. in defeat as in victory,
were proud to be known as Democrats,
Wings, Republicans, Abolitionists,
Prohibitionists, and so on to the end OF
the list.
Such historical incidents have their
influence. They are calculated to cap
tivate and to hold men fast in the party
shackles, and unless it can be shown
that something better ought to have
been accomplished, and can be accom-
plished by new party, the old regime
will continue to bear away.
The old parties exclaim 1--WE haye
added new empires to our national do
main. We have broken the letters of
slaves. We have pursued policy that
has covered the land with a network
of railroads built cities, made the
wilderness bloom" etc. And, sure
enough, look which way we may. the
panegyric is fact. Wherefore, then,
new party?
1t has been said that splendid archi-
lecture exerted an elevating and REIN
ing influence upon those who were SO
fortunate as to live beneath Its shadows,
and this has been the excuse urged for
building costly cathedrals dedicated to
the worship of God. But the facts are
that in every centre population, from
Jerusalem to Rome, in Christian and in
heather land, the opposite is lameutably
true. Find the land of splendid archi.
tectural adornments, and you find the
masses sunk to the lowest depths Of
degradation. Splendid palaces did not
feed the sanscuIotte of Paris in 1898,
nor do the homes of the aristocracy
mitigate the sufferings of the starving
serfs of Russia. The palaces of Vic
toria and the splendid seats of the
English nobility do not contribute to