The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-08-11
Meeting of the State Central Com.
mittee of the Peoples Party
of Maryland.


Pursuant to call OF the Chair
man of the Central Committee of the
Peoples Party of Maryland, N. A.
Dunning, a meeting was held in
Baltimore on Tuesday. The meeting
was represented by members from
several counties and after an ex-
change of views, the unanimous
opinion of those present was that
candidate for Comptroller should be
nominated and county ticket placed
in nomination in every county of the
State where possible.
j. W. Kerr, of Denton, Caroline
county, was the unanimous choice of
the meeting for Comptroller. Mr.,
Kerr is farmer and horticulturist
and one of the most int lligent farm,
ers in his county. In every way he
is broad gauge, advanced thinker
and liberal minded man. who would
make most competent Comptroller.
The popular tide is rolling in from
the West and South and Maryland
must be aroused from the political
lethargy which has shrouded her 10
Observation-Disclosures for the last
decade. The Baltimore ring, with
branch in every county has famed
political parties, like the vampire bat,
into a sonmolent state while they
sucked the blood of the people.
There is no help for this condition
of affairs but TO SECURE a firm lodg-
ment of the Peoples Party in the
State. A few active members of the
party ia the neKt legislature would
have surprising effect in afoasing
the consciousness of the people of
the State to the rotten conditions
which prevail, by probing these fes-
terihg eogruGtions which cover the
State with political earbQncles. The
honest, we'll lntentioned people Of all
parties owe it to their most vital in
terests to provide means to purge
the State of these aorruptions, and
the establishment OF the Peoples
Party in Maryland is the most prom.
Using mode offering a wholesome rem.
edy for the manifold evils complained
of. There is such a political cam.
saign being made by the Peoples
Party in Virginia as has not warmed
the old State Up fog years. The frag
ment of the republican party which
is left in the State will cast its votes
for the Populist candidates. who
pledge the State shall have free
vote and fair count in fqtpre if the
party is successful.
The republican party is about
wiped out in all the States south of
Maryland, and so near defunct in
Mary land thai ito taking off will be a
blessing to the State. In a large Cert
of the Vest it is on its last legs, aud
the English gold bug stand it has
taken In the eastern States is sure to
be the party death knell iG the West.
The Peoples Party is eontesting
every inch of ground with the old
slave bourbon element in ali the South
and ia sure to gain the ascendent in
the near fGtars. The cause of the
Popuists appeals to every iize, hon.
est, progressive man in Maryland of
whatever party, who wishes his State
to be lifted opt of the deeply worn
ruts where it is aoB held by tax eat
ers and monopoly rings, to lend a
hand in firmly establishing the Peo-
pies party in the State. 1t is self
evident to all who are capable OF
understanding The conditions of
parties, that the republican party has
been forced to retreat into the eastern
sections OF the country. 1t is captive
to the English gold ring as the demo
cratic party was captive to Lie slave
power in 1860.