The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-01-31
The Next President.

secure the most available goldbug, yclept
'sound money! candidate, and to so
select as to hold the party voters intact as
we'll as possible. The leaders of the old
parties are working to strengthen each
others hands. The ultimate purpose of
both is to elect republican.
They have two plans. One is to give a
sufficient number of electoral votes to the
two old parties to prevent the Populist
party from receiving majority of the
electoral vote and throw the election into
the House, when the republicans feel sure
of securing goldbug President. The
other is to hold off as many silver votes
by the democratic party holding as nearly
as possible its organization intact, while
the entire gold ring element of both the
old parties and all the votes they can buy
and otherwise influence, are cast for the
republican candidate.
Against this double combination, back
ed by $roo, ooo, 900 if they can find means
to judiciously distribute it, the Peoples
party are called upon to give battle. Who
is the best leader they can find to face
this formidable host of Mammon's CO.
horts, is the absorbing question to
answer:
We have scanned the field long and
carefully, studied the strategic points,
passing in review all the active leaders
who occupy conspicuous positions, and
whose work shows the stuff of which
they are, made, and above them all, in
our Judgment, Senator Stewart towers
as Pixies Peak among the Colorado
mountains. This is no disparagement to
the many noble. self-sacrifcing men who
are doing battle in the cause of humanity.
Senator Stewart was first in the field to
sound the alarm from the lookout post
and point to the only apparently vulner-
able point in the enemy's line, which
was the restoration of silver to its ancient
statnus as a money metal. Senator Stew
art brought the whole power of his great
mind to the opening up of the great
financial question. His denunciation of
the "crime of 10" in the Senate, and his
repetition of this denunciation again and
again till the whole country was aroused
to turn its eyes toward the danger which
threatened nation and people. Amid the
storm of vilifcation, denunciation, rid
icule, abuse and SANDER which was open
ed like a sluice of filth upon him by hire
| ling, servile press and purchased dema-
gogues, he stood firm as the everlasting
hills, rallying the people, year after year,
to his support in resisting the greatest en-
envy of the human race. His genius and
strength of will has raised up friends to
the cause for which Senator Stewart has so
long and faithfully battled, till mighty
host is moving to the rescne of their I'M
periled country.
The many economic questions which
serve as whole to influence this great
reform movement that is rising steadily,
irresistibly as the ocean tide, are not OBJ
scured by the silver issue which has been
held up, as it were, on the shoulders of
this tribune of the people
His great speeches which stand I'M
answered and unanswerable, plainly show
that his comprehensive mind grasps the
money question in its entirety, and all the
lesser train of benefits which cannot take
precedence but must follow.
The people have confidence in Senator
Stewart They acknowledge his invinc-
ible honesty and fearless courage. He
has proven himself a typical leader under
conditions which but few are born to fill.
The tempter with his gold that has made
slaves and traitors of so many promising
leaders, with Establishments and threats
alike, has been defed by the iron pur-
pose of Senator Stewart, who stands in
vincible for the right. He has proven in
an ordeal that cannot be questioned, and
is not denied by his bitterest enemies, his
devotion to the cause of the plain people.
By finding his lines cast in fortunate
places, his rare aptitude for managing
business always marked by sterling integ-
rity some millions have fallen to his lot,
but he has refused to herd with the mil
lionaires. He stands with the people,
and is ready to sacrifice wealth as freely
as he has given the best years of his life
and the entire power of his great mind to
the cause of the people. Senator Stewart
is almost the single millionaire friend on
earth the people have to champion their
cause. Stewart is a great strong man,
such as the people rally round and follow
as leader, feeling confident of victory
where he is seen at the front We believe
that Senator VIM. M. Stewart is the one
great leader the people will most willingly
rally round in the next campaign, to lead
them to victory unless the very gods fight
against them. The hour has struck when
leader must be found whom the people
will follow without a doubt or fear of
desertion or betrayal. Stewart is that
man, and the one man who is not seeking
nomination. His hope and prayer is for
the cause to win. The Populist party calls
for leader whose qualities resemble the
granite, and are not composed of the
unsubs1antial stuff out of which politicians
are made.