The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-23
Political Reform.


western and southern States, appears
to be shaking the dry branches of
the old political tree of Maryland.
The Democrat, the Whig, the Neaos,
the Appeal have all thrown CLUB
among the dry branches OF that old
political worm eaten stock. We are
receiving letters also inquiring how
the writer's can be saved, together
with their fellow sufferers, who foun,
der in the political bog. The best
advice we can give is that which
Jupiter, in the fable, gave the wag-
oner who prayed to him for help,
Jupiter commenced by telling the
WAGNER be was fool, which he fol-
lowed up by advising him to whip
his horses and put his shoulder to
the wheel. That is just the way our
people may get out of the political
quagmire, which has become a stag
nant pool in Maryland, filled with
all manner of disgusting political
vermin.
/ In commenting on this subject in
the last issue the appeal says:
"a great deal of the political
reform we hear talked of in these
days is nothing more nor less than a
case of the pot calling the kettle
black"
This is the quality Of "reform' the
Democrat and Republican bosses
keep on tap. The people know it is
a fraud. Try them with the genuine
article and learn what they will do.
Another paragraph from the same
article:
at is a solemn truth that political
honesty, candor and manly effort in
politics is unknown, either in Nation.
al, State or local affairs. Money is
king and is the lever by which all
political results are now accomplish.
ed. Bribery and corruption are
practiced with unblushing front, and
neither the giver nor taker of brides
has any fear of even public opinion,
much less the penalties of the
criminal law
This is what all the papers named
have said, and the Perryville Record
is advocating "reform" in the pri,
maries. You might as we'll try 10
make a silk purse out of sow's ear
or garnet out of that other un.
mentionable article, as attempt
reform the old political parties. They
are rotten through and through. The
appeal growing more intense con.
tlnu.s
"When politician. ave o"n pa.sh
on hand the first business to VIZ
they give attention is the raising of
the revenue necessary to carry
through their schemes. They do
not care a fig about a platform of
principles upon which to base their
claim for popular support; they
count the voters at so much per head
as butcher purchasing sheep in The
shamblos and then proceed to devise
a0ays and means necessary to carry
out their designs"
All the other county papers are
! saying the same thing in a different
arrangement of words. But never
! theless, the people knowing these
things to be true continue to vote
for and elect such Doodle made
tickets. If this system of politics
continues-it is only a question
of time-our government will be
no better than that of Turkey.
where the 1oflices are tarmed out to
remorseless tax gatherers. We quote
one more paragraph from the Appeal:
""he people must, il they intend
to preserve the inestimable right of
selfgovernment, put an end to the
present practices of corrupt polite.
ians. All great reforms in the history
of the would Lave been accomplished
seemingly by Divine interposition,
and perhaps Political reform may be
brought about in the same way"
No body need lay the flattering
JUNCTION to their souls, that Divine
Providence will help reform the
rotten politics of Cecil, or the whole
country for that matter. Providence
never helps people who are too indo,
lent or too inbecile to help them
selves. "He who would be free
himself must strike the blow"
We make a few extracts from let.
tiers we are receiving filed with CON.
plants of boss ridden and Doodle
managed politics
political CORRUPTION is rampant
and one party is as guilty as the
other. and nothing better in sight. >
"The time has arrived for the PEG
pie to take hold of the matter in the
county. especially so when the party
papers admit the fact now observed
BY all intelligent people,"
Another correspondent asks: "if
there is no plan that can be adopted
by which the farmers and tax payers
can be brough: together and some
action taken by which better ticket
can be announced" etc.
Oh yes, friends, the plan is plain
enough and easy of execution. The
one thing in doubt is whether there