The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-06

The so-called platform put forth by the
Democratic State convention last week
unveiled Maryland's political Khorassan
and his defornity shocks the party. The
entire party hangs its head in shame and
disgust. A few henchmen give it a per-
functory endorsement by saying anybody
can stand on the platform which Mr..
German has prepared for his obedient
partisans. On the contrary nobody can
stand on it. 1t contains nothing to stand
upon. Turpitude and political chicanery
CLINT through every line. The honest
people of Maryland do not want man so
void of political principles as Mr.. German
has shown himself to be to represent them
in the U. S. Senate. He is utterly unfit
to be trusted.
The entire plot is now plain which has
brought shame and dishonor 10 the party
in the State. Word was passed round
among Mr.. Germans tools in every county
in the State to select such delegates as
would not open their mouths i'll the
county conventions except to say AYE,
when asked by the master of ceremonies
to sanction any proposition which the
managers put forth. The old Bourbon
machinery of the most corrupt days of
the party was every where i'll control.
They had orders not to allow any resolu-
ton to come before the conventions en-
dorsing the Chicago platform or mention
ing the financial question. This order
was carried out to the letter by the Sen
ator's we'll drilled lieutenants in every
election district i'll the State, and when
the State convention met Mr.. German
would tax his skill in duplicity to get up
a platform which for an effort to commit
the party 20 nothing was never equaled.
The Baltimore Meas, in commenting on
this last and most wonderful performance
of "skinning the cat" very aptly describes
the tergiversations of this master wire
puller of Maryland
Gin drawing up the financial plank of
the platform, Mr.. German made the
effort of his life Whatever assistance
he may have had in its wording, it is the
most perfect possible reflection of Mr..
Germans own character and policy. He
was an out-and-out gold man in June of
last year, when he thought that was the
right card to play; he was an out-and-out
silver man in July, when he had come to
the conclusion that Organism was the best
policy; and he is now betwixt and between,
or as nearly so as he and his friends could
put him there by words designed to satisfy
the silver men and to be inoffensive to
weak minded gold meu. 1t remains to be
seen .how many Democrats are ready to
write themselves down the willing follow
ers of man who declares for one prin-
ciple today, swears undying loyalty to the
opposition principle next month, and
tries to sneak out of both positions few
months later"
The time has come to make an end OF
this man. He has been the Old Man OF
the Sea on the back of his humble follow
ers and the party. In his desperation he
is ready to sacrifice the cause of silver and
reform to crafty selfish ambition. No
such tricky, double dealer is fit to be in
the Senate i'll the period which will be
covered by the next six years. He is
hand and glove with the trusts and great
corporations No man is tolerated by
them who is not identified with the gold
money power. Will the silver and anti
trust men of this State be so foolish as to
lend their aid to place such an enemy to
their cause in the Senate for six more
years in these trying times? We trust
not. Then they must have chance to
defeat him and his selfish ambition, as
we'll as the true goldbug party which
placed such laughing stock i'll the Sell
ate as Wellington.
Let the true men of the State cut loose
from this corrupt and slavish Bourbon
Democratic party of Maryland in which
hope is dead, while they fight the follow.
ers and party of the great London San,
hedrim that has the world by the throat
There is no hope for the people of Mary
land to give their voice in favor of the
principles enunciated in the Chicago plat
form while German retains his grip Oh
the Democratic party of the State. Thai
party is powerless as though held in q
wise.