The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-07-08
Friday. July 8, 1892.
Who are Responsible for the Glass
LawsP

Who are Responsible for the Glass
Laws?
Every congress since 1872 to the present
has had one house Republican and the other
Democratic, except that elected in 1872,
which had both houses Republican; 1878
both houses Democratic; 1888 both houses
Republican the present congress, like all
others since 1872, with the above named
exceptions, being divided between the
parties making them equally responsible for
the class laws which have placed the United
States government in fair way TO change
from republican form of government to a
corporation and monied aristocracy. The
democrat party has existed as an annex 10
the republican party since it was destroyed
by the slave holders rebellion. The former
has been insiduously and without arousing
the suspicious or alarming the people,
shifted from the lines of popular govern
ment and placed upon aristocratic and class
government lines. Lincoln saw and deplored
this result in the following prophetic
language:
LAS result of the war corporations have
been enthroned and an era of corruption in
high places will follow, and the money
power of the country will endeayor to pro-
long its reign by working upon the preju-
dices of the people until all wealth is
aggregated in few hands, and the republic
is destroyed"
We all know how true this prediction
has proved. The politicians of the two
parties have kept nothing else before the
people but "bloody shirt' and 'shot gun
policy,".so as to divert their attention from
public matters by keeping their minds in a
state of chronic, sectional excitement di-
vering their attention from the change
silently taking place by directing it con-
stantly back to scenes of the war, while the
monopoly class was haying laws for their
aggrandizement, and the spoliation of the
industrial masses pushed through congress,
undebated and unnoticed. We now stand
on the ragged edge Of what the closing
words of that prophecy foretells,-"till all
wealth is aggregated in few hands and the
republic is destroyed" The most dangerous
factor of this conspiracy of the money and
aristocrgtic classes of this country and
England is the daily press. They have
succeeded in getting the large city paper:
in their power by securing their conversion
into stock companies and then buying a
controlling share of the stock. Having the
telegraph in their possession, which has
become almost the sole medium for trans
milting news, and the dailies managed by
hired lackies as editors, the people who
have been in the habit of depending on the
daily paper for information on public affairs
are completely in their power. The editor
ial comments on questions OF politics and
government affairs are mostly wilful per-
version OF facts. To those who are well in
formed these daily paper editorials are
silly and contemplate, scarcely worth
notice. but by the great mass OF uniformed
readers, their shallow sophstry, preyer-
sion and evasion are accepted as substantial
facts and sound conclusions.
IL 10 Illuminating ~ DC CoHpeiicu "
confess that large per cent Of this deluded
class embrace our very best citizens who give
tone to society by their character for intel
ligence, probity, morals and business quail
ificaions. This shelter class" is composed
of merchants, mechanics, doctors, farmers
teachers, preachers, etc. They take for
granted what they read in the daily papers
without troubling themselves to investigate
and ascertain the facts.
The daily paper acts the part of the pick
pockets pal on the same class of respectable
people, drawing their attention from tn,
point Of danger while their purse is beine
stolen. The daily press and the exploiting
class are combined in conspiracy to rol
the industrial classes and they are succeed
ing to an alarming extent.
When will these intelligent people wax
up who conceit they know SO much and ye
are densely Ignorant on most of the vita
questions that are now facing civilization
The answer to the question "who ar
responsible for class laws?" is. foun,
in this swell to do middle class" the dali
press and the moned aristocraey of Englan
and America. Our congress, legislatures
municipal governments, and in many case
our courts Of justice, have been debaucbe,
by bribery and the church has become tn
silent witness Of the corruption and dishon
est methods put in practice by its rich an
Influential members. The more searchingl
this Indictment ls,examined the more i'm
possible it will be found TO evade or success
fully deny any of its counts.
The PIutocrat Parties.