The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-07

ton OF the strong, OutSpokeIl, HUT
pendent, and manly eloquence Of
the leader of the great reform. All
who were capable ofjudging human
nature knew when he closed his
speech that he was the nominee.
He was nominated because he rep
resented the desires and aspirations
of $40 patriots. He had declared
for more than a year on all occa-
sions that he preferred principle to
party; that he would not support
a gold platform or a gold nominee
of the Democratic party. He had
advocated the doctrines which we
profess during nearly the whole of
his public career. He was, in fact,
Populist in its best sense. Since
his nomination the golbug press,
with one accord, have denounced
him in more bitter and vindictive
language than they denounced Gen.
Weaver four years ago, when he
was the nominee of the Populist
party. They denounce Bryan as a
Populist, an anarchist, a socialist;
in short, an enemy of good govern
ment. How can we doubt the in
tegrity of the man whom the entire
press and every agent of Wall
street denounce as they denounce
us? They know Populist because
a Populist is patriot, and opposes
their schemes of plumber.
We love Bryan because every
enemy of good government, every
extortionist, every monopolist,
every money chager, every gold
gambler, every swindler in public
affairs is opposed to him. We love
Bryan because his sentiments are
in harmony with ours, and in har-
mony with those of the great Amer
lean people. The cause he repre-
sents is our cause. We cannot do
without him and the 620 patriots
who nominated him. The cause
we cherish must fail unless they
help. We are not jealous because
the Democratic party has become
regenerated, because it has hurled
from it's midst the traitors who
made it odious. We are not .eal-
GUS because we are reinforced. 1t
may be true that Bryan cannot
succeed without us; but / verify
believe that whatever we may do,
the people of the United States will
move forward in this great work
and elect him President.
| rejoice that the majority of the
Democratic party have enlisted
under the banner of reform. We
must have their assistance, and we
will give them ours. 1t ought to
be a genuine pleasure for every
Populist to be able to follow re-
form movement. We have borne
the brunt and heat of the fight.
We have led a forlorn hope. Now
we have allies. Shall we cross their
path and defeat the cause we have
advocated, or failing in that, be
crushed out of existence? In other
words, shall we aid to defeat a Pop
ulist like Bryan TO elect gold
monopolist like Mckinley? Will
we resist reform until we ourselves
can win it without the aid of others?
If we do, no reform is possible.
Those who are opposed to gold mo-
nopoly must unite. That is what
we have been preaching from the
first. We have chance for union
now. Will we refuse it and destroy
the cause, which is nearest and
dearest to our hearts, and let the
American people continue to suffer
the wrongs of gold monopoly? Do
not the cries of the sufferingS of
seventy millions of people, driven
from their homes in despair, reach
us?
We have proclaimed that we
sympathized with the distress
which afflicts this country, and
that we are organized as a party to
relieve the people. Shall we now
refuse to allow them to be relieved!
Shall we aid gold. monopoly and
further prosecute, destroy and ruin
the American people? l do not
believe we will. / believe that this
convention will do its duty and
nomipatethe ticket which is already
in the field and make success sure.
If it does not, then | believe the
American people will do the work
in Snita Of This convention