The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-22
The Great Conspiracy.
No, III,

not been idle and preparations were made
for the most sensational act of the drama.
Cleveland, like ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS golden
image, was to be set up as the god whom
the afflicted and sorely distressed people
we're TO worship. His greatness was pro-
claimed throughout all the land by the daily
heralds of the gold ring, as the coming
American statesman who would restore
peace, prosperity and happiness to the
calamity bowling" people.
Baby Ruth,'' the fairy of the Cleveland
household, had columns in the daily press
devoted to her praise. She was the mascot
of the imam ofdestiny." So constant and
so sensational was this scenery shifting. by
the skillfnl players. during the Harrison
regime, that the democrat party went wild
with expectation of the good times coming.
So infectious was the enthusiasm that thous.
ands of former Harrison shoulders who had
worn the emblem of ''grand- fathers hat" in
the last Presidential campaign, went oyer
and joined the "Baby Ruth" column and
sang praises 10 Cleyeland the mighty, the
chosen one, the ordained of the Almighty.
The gold bug play managers of New York,
in order TO make the delusion more COM
plete, had it published in all the daily
papers that they had always been republi-
cans but they intended to vote for Cleveland
and bring better times.
The drama unfolded like charm. Har-
rison, who had been exalted on a throne
lettered " Protective Tariff the object and
virtue of which was declared to be the pro-
lection of the wages of American labor
against the pauper labor of Europe, and
who had played the part assigned him
without the variation of hairs bredth from
the program, was tumbled from the stage
incontinently. The protection of American
labor had not brought the promised relief
Distress, idle men seeking for work every
where, falling prices and bankrupt firms
tumbling on every hand. The people were
disguised! They had been played false
Strikes, lockouts, reduction of the factory
employees wages, riots, the militia ordered
out, strikers shot down; everything in con-
fusion. Unrest, disappointment and MUIR
mers of complaint filled the land. Exeunt
Harrison and the Republican party.
Enter Cleveland and "Baby Ruth" with
the Democrat party. The Mckinley tariff
and protection of American labor against
European pauper labor, was exchanged for
Cleveland and "tarif reform,' both OF
which the giddy people had secuted but
four years before.
"Tarif reform" had in the meantime lost
much of its former charm, as we'll as
M,Kinleyism,' as the public began to
nickname the protective policy" The
plain people had in the meantime been
doing good deal of independent thinking,
and the Populists had insisted that tariff
high or tariff low would alone have little
power to abolish the evils complained of,
and as the cause of the hard times was the
lack of sufficient money to employ the Idle
labor, that the natural cure for The evil was
more money. This was SO manifestly true
and appealed SO strongly to the common
sense of the masses that rarely one of the
laboripg class was found 10 doubt so plain a
fact. Every individual almost was himself
living evidence of its truth for all wanted
more money. But notwithstanding all this,
and with the knowledge that Cleveland was
the mortal enemy to more money, and
silver money especially, and the friend of
dear money, or gold money, and more
misery, notwithstanding these facts the
people again placed him in the most com.
manding position to thwart their wishes.
That he was gold bug, and the chosen
instrument of the gold ring for well de-
fined purpose, the public ought to have
known, and in fact did know, but neverthe-
less the conspirators had managed their
plot so deftly and played their parts SO
we'll, that the giddy masses were again
coaxed into the same trap which had caught
them four years before, the bait being
: changed.
The direct object of the conspirators was
the complete demonstration of silver and
its destruction as money metal. Gold
alone is to constitute the presumptive money
of the world. That is, it is 10 gauge the
value ofall debts, interest, annuities and
salaries. To achieve this object is the ana
aim of this ingeniously constructed drama
which has been rehearsing before the people
The plotters had made sure thing O
their political game. Gold ring candidate;
were secured for both parties, SO that which
ever won they were sure to have seated &
gold ring President in the White House
So far the play has worked TO their entire
satisfaction. Silver has been dehroned
and the conspirators have announced
through their daily press they haye nc
; further use for Cleveland, and have SCI
about destroying him In the most sang
frOid manner. "Baby Ruth" and the ''tirs
lady of the White House" are no more
heard of AS if by concert among the
, monopoly papers their names are never
, mentioned. They have been buried in
: oblivion Eithout stone 10 mark thei
? resting place. The eonspirators used then
J to play a part and the curtain fell wher
that scene was finished, never more to rise
3 for their appearance.
The Renublican Marty is the cornoratior