The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-30
PORT DEPOSIT. Md. Oct. 26th. ,96.

PORT DEPOSIT, MD, oct. 18th, 70,
Mr. EDITOR while at work to-day I let my
mind run on this campaign, its causes and effects.
One conclusion l came to was that before another
issue of your valuable paper the goal will have been
reached and the cause that you and our friend
Col. Moves have so long labored for, most of the
time single handed, in this county, and for which
| you have received much abuse and many sneers,
will be crowned with victory. You both are to be
| congratulated on your sturdy adherence to the
cause you thought was right, and now proven so
by the voice of the patriotic American voters by
their ballots. You both deserve credit for being
| able to see where this nation was drifting under
the excitement of the rich becoming richer and
the aborng class trying to maintain life for self
| and those depending on them. They had no time
| to look for the breakers ahead for it was bread
| for the present. But long since you both sounded
the key note of warning in Cecil and now have as
| your reward the consciousness of knowing you
were right, and the thanks ofthe hardy sons oftoi
| that you could see the danger ahead and point it
| out to them and they standing shoulder to Shout
der with you by their ballots have perched victory
| on your efforts. You will have to have when
printing the returns, besides the time honored
rooster to crow for victory, the Americans famous
| bird, the eagle, and let him scream so that the
| whole world can hear that the American laborer
has thrown off the British yoke; that Mark Hanna
| and his British gold cannot buy the votes of the
patriotic of toll of this great Republic; that
these patriotic of toll OF this great Republic
have again declared their independence of all
other uations that this is truly America for Amer
icans the laboring class have at last stood shout
der to shoulder and spoken by their silent ballots
but in tones louder than the peals of thunder that
will strike terror to the hearts of the American
well as foreign oppressors that the laboring class
can rule America
There is one thing this campaign will do it will
show the hardy of toll that they rule this
/, country by their votes. Heretofore they have
allied themselves with one party or another, hop
ing through their respective representatives that
they might get relief, but no permanent relief
| came, and they went plodding on their weary way
hoping against hope that better day might come
believing all the time they had not the power to
make any change. But after this election that
will have all passed away. They will know with
in themselves by united 'front.' irrespective of
any party affiliations. they are the power behind
the throne. And it will be well for the future
ofce-seeker and peoples representative to give
due heed to the late warning and give the sons of
toll fair chance in the laws of the country and
legislate alike for ALL they will rise in their
might and by their votes, their only weapons,
smite them out of their high places.
1t makes me smile to read of these free pilgrim
ages to Canton among the rest the old soldiers
and their words of welcome: Comrades, l am
glad to meet you and hope that you will vote as
you shot," $50 do ~. When l went soldering in
early 81 it was as l have always understood to
uphold the Constitution. Our God inspired Pres
ident Abraham Lincoln, said the Constitution
must be preserved at all hazards. We said Amen
and offered lives if necessary that it might be
So 1t was SO, and more, for there blot on
it. 1t says all men shall be free and equal and
God in his mercy had given this country over so
years to wipe off the blot, but now instead the
same kind of men who are now trying to run this
country for power tried to take more territory and
increase the size of the blot Then Gods chosen
servant Abraham Lincoln, was placed in power
and the country was punished by war; Then by
one stroke of pen in hand of Gods servant four
million of people were set free, and our Constitu-
ton stood out clear and bright as the noon day
sun, as those God inspired men who wrote it in
tended it should. Now this Mark Hanna with
his British gold and his word eating followers
ask these old soldiers and all patriotic American
citizens to vote to break this same God inspired
COIstllutlUu W plc3lSe I1uSldlu anu lueSe
lean lepers. They say no, thousands upon thous-
ands no. Past history hands us down two of
Gods chosen that this glorious country might
live, Washington and Lincoln Future history
will have more added, it will then
read Washington, Lincoln and Bryan, and
be handed down to all future generations as
Gods three chosen ones for their respect and
veneration. Like thousands of others am a re-
cruit, have only been under this new banner
about eight months, have been a republican all
my life, am yet but not of the Mark Hanna kind.
1 belong to the Lincoln and Blaine kind, too
patriotic to ever do anything like voting to break
the Constitution of my country. Firmly believing
that God has sent Bryan, the same as he did Lin
coin, to save his country, shall vote for Bryan,
Sewall and Jewett and feel as confident that they
will be elected as live, for have faith in Gods
wisdom and the patriotism OF my fellow laborers.
Respectfully yours
J, D. WEST.