The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-06-30
Aping English Aristocracy

Aping English Aristocracy.
The Irish in America have been made 10
believe that our politicians favor home rule.
This is untrue. The Irish voter will learn
some of these days that the friendship of the
average politician for Ireland is just about
as sincere as the attachment of the average
city boss for the farmer" or the love of
the average protectionist for the "laborer."
Our ruling classes sympathize with
English methods, English purposes and
English caste. They constantly try TO i'm
tate England in social, military, naval and
legislative systems.-People's Party Paper.
The above is every word true, and the
only wonder is that our people are so slow
to see the fact. The same party that was
denounced as Tories 10 Revolutionary days
has acquired the upper hand in everything.
These Tories were mostly educated, cultured
people who we're well to do'' in the world
and thoroughly believed 10 English aristo-
cratic systems. The rich, large per cent
aSC VI luG CldSS WIN COuotitutC thC
two old parties, the leading spirits and
managers of those parties, and the FREEDOM.
mating spirits Of the Prohibition party are
all believers in English methods. The
people entertaining those political beliefs
constituted the Tories of 1776 and the
| Blue-light Federalists Of 1912, and on this
line were divided from the patriots.
This class is now more completely in
control than ever before. They control the
money, the government and the daily news
papers; the religious or church press, and
most of the magazines and old agricultural
periodicals. The colleges teach their po-
litical doctrines and false political economy.
The remnant of this class who organize and
direct the Prohibition party, want to get rid
of the saloon, but they do not want to make
any further innovations on the present
established conditions All three Of these
old parties put numerous reform general
tiles in their platforms, but their meaning
is best understood by their leaders
humping.
The people have harder contest before
them than ever before. We believe they
Will eventually succeed, but their chances
are no more than an even balance against
the classes.
The weakness on the part of the people is
their disposition to stop when reform or
two has been secured and get back TO their
work again, fondly believing that every
thing desired is in fair way Of being
accomplished.
Their sleepless enemy never works but
plans, bides his time, and gains by stealth all
he lost in the stormy contest. Nothing short
of the most radical reforms will save this
nation from falling back into monarchica.
and aristocratic class systems. The govern
ment is steadily crystalizing on those lines
at present, and our rich class is forming
alliances with the aristocratic class of the
old world, while the people are being sys-
tematically pushed down TO lower level
by mountains of debt. Every one who
examines history will be convinced that il
was the milestone of debt which weighed
down every old nation and is steadily doing
lis work in European countries.
That milestone of debt has been adjusted
on the back of the American laborer and il
is only question of time when it grinds
him to powder unless it is removed. The
classes have employed the two old parties to
attend the mill and keep the grinding
going steadily on. Cleveland and Carlisle
are now in charge of the machinery