The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-21
LIVE ISSUES.
Watch John Sherman.

were executing the orders OF an
alien gold trust to repeal the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act
and remove from the statute book
every law recognizing silver as
money, the Senator from Ohio be-
came impatient at the delay caused
by the representatives of the peo-
pie, and declared if the obstruction
in the Senate could be removed and
the bill passed, that prosperity
would Immediately return. He now
demands that the greenbacks shall
be redeemed and impounded in the
treasury and five hundred millions
more of contraction shall be effect
ed. He says this is necessary for
the business of the country, and
that such contraction would make
money plenty and secure unlimited
prosperity. In view of his efforts
to rob the people of what legal ten
der money still remains, it is inter
esting to read what he said in the
extra session with regard to the
repeal of the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman act and the glorious
benefits which would result there
from. He said:
"That is precisely what want to
do. Why should we not try and
vote? Why should we be here
seventy odd days without a single
vote on any question? Let us try
it. If we would try it tomorrow,
after all the long debate that has
been had, and dispose of this ques-
ton as we think best for the people
of the United States, while you are
assuming your responsibility we
woald gladden. the hearts of mil
lions of laboring men, who are now
being turned out of employment.
We would relieve the business cares
of thousands of men whose whole
fortunes are embarked in trade.
We would relieve the farmer and
his product for free Transportation
to foreign countries, now clogged
for the want of money. In the
present condition of affairs there is
no money to buy cotton and corn
and wheat for foreign consumption.
Break down the barrier now main
tanned by the Senate of the United
States, check this viper called OBJ
struction to the will of the majority,
give the Senate free power and play,
and in ten days from this time the
skies will brighten, business will
resume its ordinary course, and the
clouds that lower upon our house
will be in the deep bosom of the
ocean buried. Gong. Record,
Vol. %, Part 3, SD Con-, list sess.,
Page $500
Does anybody suppose that John
Sherman thinks five hundred mil
lions more of contraction will pro-
duce prosperity in this country any
more than he supposed that the
repeal of the Sherman act would
restore prosperity. He is not fool.
He knows that contraction by the
destruction of the peoples money
produces misery and want through
out the land. He also knows that
by reducing the volume of money,
the money which remains is en-
HANGED in value. His object is to
increase the value of money and
bonds and he has the audacity to
tell the people that contraction
will produce prosperity for them
when he knows it is not true and
knows he has such object in view.
His object is to enhance the value
of the money and bonds which are
the property of his class. John
Sherman has labored for over
twenty years for class legislation
and to enrich the class to which he
belongs and impoverish the masses
of the people to which he does not
belong. Always when he is en-
gagged in evil doing he proclaims
that he is doing it for the good of
the people. He has deprived the
people of circulating medium,
brought want to every household
for the ostensible purpose of bene-
fitting the masses while his real and
manifest object is to enrich Wall
and Lombard streets and make the
money powers omnipotent. Watch
John Sherman and when he pre-
diets any measure will benefit the