The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-02-17
Lugubrious and Funny.

Lugubrious and Funny.
The following paragraphs are clipped
from an editorial in the Baltimore american
of recent date. If there can be found within
the realms of modern journalism anything
more lugubrious and funny we would like
to see it.
THAT there is a certain amount of chang
ing of men on party lines is perfectly evil
dent, and it is not confined to either party,
bat affects the members of all parties. 1t is
inevitable that there will be general break
up sooner or later in the Peoples party.
because its purposes are as impractical as its
leaders are inca pable and when the dissou-
ton comes it will be gradual, doubtless
both the Republicans and the Democrats
will be glad to welcome the voters back to
their ranks.
THE two great organizations-for they
are incomparably the greatestpolitical armies
of issues and OF voters In the world-will
continue to confront each other, until some
overwhelming issue, now unforeseen, compels
the Encouragement of men and of measures,
and even then 1t may be that the old names
will be retained"
Hers's richness 10 be sure ! Both the old
twin parties would doubtless be very glad to
witness the breakup of the peoples party,
but they are destined never TO witness this
hoped for result.
al political questions it never fails to make
a mess Of il. The confession in the last
paragraph is particularly note worthy. The
two great organzations-the two old PAL ties
will contnue 10 confront each other till
some overwhelming Issue appears TO break
them up, says the american. They have
thus been confronting each other for
number of years uithoat an issue The people
are tired of this confronting spectacle, and
the PopulSt movement has brought that
overwhelming Issue to the front. 1t is no
longer unforeseen but is seen of all men. 1t
is too late in the day for the american or
any of the su sidized monopoly daily organs
TO attempt to feign ignorance ard pretend
they do not see the overwhelming issue"
If the american does not see the tissue" the
plain people do. and they are learning to
place no confidence in what is published
about national questions by that class of
papers. And why should they, or rather
how can they in the presence of such child
like innocense as is manifest in the above
paragraphs? liz the first paragraph an
inevitable breakup in the peoples party is
predicted. But the evidence is the very re.
verse. The peoples party is gaining strength,
while the old parties are being torn asunder
They are united on nothing, anil divided on
everything. Neither have advanced any
policy during the present session OF Con-
gress. Cleveland heading the gold ring
under the dietation OF the Roihschilds, sent
Willard and other Jew gold bankers t.
Washington to force the repeal of the
fisherman law" aud signal defeat was
the consequence. the peoples party members
deciding the battle iii ihe House in favor of
silver. In the face Of such results where
does the americans unsupported assertion
| stand, that the leaders of the peoples party
are incompetent? Does the american in
common with the monopoly snslayed daily
press, believe that the plain people are
deceived by such chicanery as revealed in
these and similar paragraphs, or are they
driven by the pressure of events which is
closing round them like an iron jacket, TO
hide their eyes and cry out In this pltiful
manner? The people no longer take the
ipse dirt of the daily papers for facts. And
when they wildly exclaim lis (the peoples
party purposes afe impFaGticable and Its
leaders incompetent" ask those papers to
point out the impraclicability of that
party's declaration of purposes, and they
neither attempt this, or offer anything
tangible of their own.
The truth is that both the old parties are
going to pieces because they haye nothing
to offer the plain people that they want
while the peoples party are Offering them
exactly what they are ciamoTiDg for and
point out the way it is TO be obtained. Fhe
plain people ask 10 be released from the
IRON grip OF the money monopoly which the
OLD parties cannot grant, being in the grasp
OF that tyrant themselves, and the American
and lis daily press class compose the armed
Cossacks to execute the orders of the Gar
which sits entroned in the Bank of
England.