The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-02


The elimination of the system of
money contraction is not far off, and
the desperate resort to an additional
bond issue at this time is an admis.
sion of the rottenness of the bank
and bond system, but it is no license
to enslave the people more to shy
lock.
We don't want debts created for
US but we do want legal tender
money and must have 1.-THE Tocsan.
And brother 1ccsin, the legal
tender money must be kept in circula
tion by government banks or it will
fall into Shylock's hands and be
made usury machine as at present
Move your lines up little farther
and open fire under the eDemy's
parapets.
The Vanguard editors had their
money deposited in the Chemical
National bank of Chicago when it
went up last week and they are now
mourning the loss of their hard
earned meager savings. Every such
failures drives nail in the coffin of
our present banking system.
A party that is afraid to convene
its Congress to carry out its promis-
ed reforms is fraud and a cheat,
and will be 80 branded by an in
dignant people.-IoUd Tribune.
The more Macune founders round
the deeper he sinks in the mire. The
doctor had.better turn the Economist
over Gf it is his to turn over) to some
honest Alliance man and get out. He
is making himself more ridiculous
all the time.
In 1850 the farmers of the United
States owned tive.eights of the total
wealth of the nation f; in 1860 they
owned less than one.half; in 1870
a little over one.third in 1880 a
little over one fourth in 1890 less
than one-f1fth.
The Peoples Party have one lesson
to learn and they must learn it "by
heart" which is that old professional
politicians and chronic Office hunters
must be kept back. If allowed to train
anywhere but in the rear ranks they
will betray and wreck every enterprise
they are permitted to take a leading
part in. Georgia and other southern
States, especially Georgia, has had a
severe lesson in this regard. A lot Of
this class Of merchantahle goods got in
the lead in Alliance matters and by the
influence the order exercised were
nominated on democratic ticket
pledged to Alliance principles, in the
most above.boad and positive manner.
Conspicuous among these men were
Livingston and Moses. They were
elected to congress on the strength of
these loud professions, but the very
moment they touched the steps of the
capitol, they commenced betraying
their trust and stood in with the enc
mics of the principles they had prom,
ised in the most public and solemn
| u0AhCl " AO GA Al LuCLl pOWSl "
promote.
This treacherous class of the office
hunting, old party element has caused
all the trouble and disaster which over.
took the reform movement in the south.
Had the men who were elected on
account of their Alliance protesting
principles proved true men like Tom
Watson, the most of the southern
States would to day be in the control of
the Peoples party and reform measures
would be everywhere advancing rapidly
to consummation. Trusting to the loud
promises Of old politicians and chronic
office seekers will wreck any reform
movement and irreparably ruin a new
party which aims to establish honest
government. They are all ingrained
rogues, every last one of them, when
temptation presents the opportunity.