The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-16
Only by q New Party.


The current politics of to-day were
preceded by the current politics of other
days. Advances 10 politics are made
step by step through organized parties.
which gradually arise in consequence of
great public grievances. Without the
existence Of grievances there can be no
new party. All history attests that men
never right their wrongs as long as the
wrongs are siderable. No man can
build new party at will. 1t is far
more probable that new party, rising
and growing through great public ex.
igencies, will build or find q new man
as the champion to enforce its demands.
All political progress is made through
new parties. Men advance but party
organizations DO not. The FIRST political
party in America was favorable to
monarchy, Children were taught to
lisp "His Majesty" and "God save the
King % was the song of loyalty. From
kinglv tyranny came party demanding
the "redress of grievances" The
grievances were not redressed, and
hence came the party of independence
This was a new party. 1t achieved
American liberty. Through a new
party, also, came freedom on the high
seas; an 4 another new party relieved
the country Of chattel slavery.
When new parties have arisen and
have performed their respective mis-
sions by abolishing the grievance.
which gave them birth, they do not dis
organize and pass out of existence, bu,
their early and patriotic leaders drop
out of power. or, may be, forget thei,
former patriotism. New leaders come
to the front, seeking the honors and
emoluments Of Office through the
majority party" In this way an old
party becomes party Of principle
party Of spoils-merely an organized
appetite, feeding on the dead issues OIL
the past, To day we have in Americ.
two great and greedy organized appe
tites, differing in nothing except tc
'put the rascals out" on one side, and
to "keep the rascals out" on the other
In the pursuit of game they run in
couples. 1t is only in the division Of
the spoils that these old organizations
indulge in snarliDg and suspping a,
each other. All new parties in Amer
lea have believed in the equality of men
before the laws, and, while new, they
have made such progress as has dimmed
in some small degree, the separating
lines of natioality, race and color.
But in the meantime there has
grown up another person. little
known TO the fathers OF the Republic
1t is legal entity, endowed with
more privileges and power, and fewer
responsibilities than belong to COM
mon men. This artificial person,
created by law, is stronger than
Samson and Hercules combined. 1,
is more tyrannical than King George
and less merciful than chattcl slavery
Ia monster. powerful, aggressive
and grasping. which to day domi-
mates society. politics, industry and
commerce. Political parties tremble
in its presence. Party leaders do its
bidding. Finance, transportation
and all industry fatten it with bill
lions in tribute.
This new creation, in a multitude
of forms. sends its representatives
into every State legislature and into
the National Congress, corruptina
and poisoning the very sources OF
power and making justice between
man and corporate power unusual, il
not impossible. Even the lands and
homes of the people are passing into
the fatal clutches of this insatia Die
devil fish. II it be invisible, it ia
also all pervading, irresistible and
unmerciful. 1t may "sue and be
sued," but never punished as it's
deserve. Men, women and children,
guilty OF crime, may be fined, impris.
oned and hanged. This new tyrant
does not even come into court,