The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-03-02
The Parties of the Future.

ticiaus with salams Of delight as they
greeted each other, and regarded by the
purely democratic politician as an omen Of
impending calamity 10 his party. To those
who had kept watch of the evolution in
political events which is steadily progress
ing, the result was neither surprise or
omen of good or i'll, merely the demonstra-
ton Of dissatisfied and disappointed peo-
pie breaking the idol they bad but
recently set up with fond hopes-based on
nothipg-that their sacrifice to the demo-
cratic idol would bring them good times,
with plenty Of work and wages. For the
want of these but few months before they
had overthrown the republican idol, and
they certainly could not hope for any
advantages by return TO the worship Of
this party god.
The result of the recent Pennsylvania
election, aside from the State being nor
mally heavy majority republican State, is
nothing more than an expression Of dissat-
isfaction with the democrat party and the
record the leaders are making. The course
Cleveland and his pie counter followers
have pursued has sorely disappointed those
confding innocents who fondIy believed
they were voting beneficial and radical
change in the policy Of the government at
Washington. The contingent OF the party
which is in control is little less than gang
of Office hunters. Mere politicians, who,
like lost soul, have no future. They
want whatever they are to get, now, and
will sacrifice honor-if they ever have such
tbing-principle, pledges, promises
everything for an office. Every day Con-
gress has been in session proves that this
sort of men have been confded in by their
trusting constituents, who are being betrayed
most shamefnlly. Had these democrat
Congressman from South and West during
the campaign of 1892 proclaimed they were
opposed TO free coinage, and made known to
them their determination TO serve Wall
street at the command of Cleveland, as they
have done, not bakers dozen could have
been elected.
The actions of the party 10 Congress not
only prove the great majority TO be unprin-
cipled politicians, caring for nothing but
official spoils at any sacrifice necessary 10
secure them, but the elevation to power in
every branch of the government, has dem
onstrated as nothing short of such "a
chance" could confirm, that the democrat
party as at present organized has no definite
PRINCIPLES. That the men placed in control
lack craftsmanship and ability, and are
utter incompetens. They appear now when
in power, what they always were, lot of
noisy, scrambliug politicians, ready to sac
rifice every spark of princi pie and political
integrity for Office. Better men have retired
before their loud clamor and violence, and
when the hour of trial las put them TO the
test, they are found utterly lacking. They
have done, as far as they have accomplished
anything, exactly what the republican party
was hurled from power for attempting, the
total demonstration of silver and the issue
of lot of illegal bonds. All the so.called
democratic party bas done since taking hold
of the government is exactly what they were
elected TO prevent the republicans from
doing.
This settles one important point in dis
pute, and makes it clear 10 the most obtuse
partisan, that the democratic party cannot
go before the people in the next canvass
with any we'll defined principles. Their
''tariff reform" pleases nobody and amounts
TO nothing. Certainly no person with wit
enough to 60 in out of the rain can be
cheated by that political slang whaug again.
On the other hand the republican party
emerges steadily into the clearer light of
day as a we'll defined, undisguised corpora
tion, rich mans party. Special privileges
and class legislation is its strong tower.
The rich republican leaders and the rich
democratic leaders-of the Senate especially
ARE partners in the same giant monopoles
and corporations, and their plan is to bend
all the powers of government to perpetuate
and strengthen that system.
1t grows clearer and clearer every day
that the political contests Of the future are
to be between the arstocratic form of gov
eminent promoted by Hamilton, with the
ADVOCATES of that system in control ahd the
system we'll established, and the simple.
truely popuist form of government by the
people, for the people and OF the people, as
laid down by Jefferson and embodied in the
Declaration OF Independence. The transfer
of the government TO the so-called demo-
cratic party did not change the conditions
which prevailed under former republican
administrations but rather strengthened
them. The Hamilton system of the govern
mentto take care OF the rich, and the rich
10 take of the poor, we'll entrenched in
power and strengthened by piandering
the people through class laws for
years, it is a formidable contest which is
before the people. requiring patience and
fortitnde almost unpasallele in their lead
ers. But it is endurance aud pluck which
wins when justice is on their side, They
must grid up their loins and face enemy,
nor be discouraged by partial and temporary
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