The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14

the formation of a party to give them
birth. Hence the political party il, but
a midwife summoned to attend the
birth of a reform. When the reform
has been safely delivered and has taken
its place in the social economy, the
party becomes comparatively useless !;
but unfortunately it too often contin-
ues to exist and becomes wet nurse to a
spawn Of brats, which are the street
arabs of our political system, and over
which prolonged contention is kept
up by designing men and combinations,
to befog, prejudice and blind the pub
lie. The farmers found, contrary to
the advice of the Homestead, that
reform inside Of the old parties was a
delusion, and the result has proven the
wisdom of trying new party organiza.
ton, which has we'll nigh destroyed
both the old parties in the west. The
theory of taking control" of old parties
is about as practicable as the horses
taking control of the wagon and direct
ing it where they please. A party is
formed to accomplish certain work,
when some other important work is to
be accomplished, there is division Of
opinion in the ranks of the old party.
The vote is divided and nothing new
can be accomplished under the old
party organization.
The monopoles are enthoned in
power in both of our old parties. Their
votes, their money and their brain
power are equally DIVIDED between the
two old parties. How can any reforms
be accomplished by either of these
parties, With the abuses in power which
the masses wish to demolish 1t can't
be done, and any one with half an eye
ought to be able to see that
The prohibition party is not a true
political party. 1t is moral protest
party, and practical people discoyered
this as soon as far test was made. 1t
has had great influence as disinte-
grating political force but is of little
weight solitary and alone at the polls.
That Charge eleme MT in the cities that
is in full sympathy" with the farmers,
which the Homestead refers to, has not
materslized. This element has been
turbulant enough 364 days in the year,
and the corporations we're willing to
let them carry on with their strikes,
aad INSTRUMENTATION as long as they
voted for their masters on that one day,
but even their corporation masters have
lost patience with them and now order
their bayonets to prick them out of
their way, and their judiciary is taking
them by the collar and shaking little
sense into them. The role Of those
turbulent, insubordinate children must
cease. and the labor unions must choose
between the position of quiet wage
slaves at the feet of their corporation
masters, or take their position as Amer.
lean freemen at the polls.
The farmers have received no assist
ance from this element, but tired out
by being fed on old party promises,
while they were robbed cut of house
and home by plunderiug corporations.
they decided to form party indepen-
dent of their old dcluders, based on the
reforms they proposed to contend for.
Their success has been a complete
refutation of the sophistry of the
Homestead. They took that kind of
narcotic till they we're hardly abe to
stand, and found no sign Of relief
They have taken the only course that
ever succeeds in politics. They have
laid down the principles they propose
to contend for and have set about
building party on them, and their
success so far has been phenomenal.
They have not adopted McClellan's
maxim or initiated his practice either.
He never did begin battle and never
had enough of force to begin-in his
opinion.
Jefferson Denounces the Monar-