The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-05-28
Out of Work.

Our mechanics are out of a job. All
die or next thing to idle The masons
have not laid a stone this spring, or brick
ayers set brick. Carpenters go about
with hands i'll their pockets and say they
never saw such dull spring for work
Those having little bills to pay have no
money to pay with. They expected to
have work as usual when spring opened,
but the farmers have not money to pay
for needed repairs and improvements that
ought to be made, so they let them go.
This class of mechanics say that times are
bluer for them this spring than they ever
high hope that work would be i'll plenty
and things booming this spring, they had
been hattered last fail with such fine
promises by Wanamaker and hundreds of
paid speakers paid out of the Mark
Hanna corruption fund-of the same class,
that they firmly believed they were going
to experience season of unexanpled
prosperity, and now they are, instead
suffering a season of inexperienced de-
preston and idleness. We are now on
the edge of summer aud no prospect of
any work before them, with the darkest
outlook for next winter they ever knew
or even dreamed Of
John Wanamaker at meeting of about
hundred mercantile men of his class,
complains most bitterly of the deception
he was induced to practice on the people.
He says he made seventy speeches from
the platform last fall in which he assured
the people that the election of Mckinley
would Immediately dispel the gloom
which hung over the country, that bus.
mess would immediately revive, that only
doubt and uncertainty held it back, and
now half year has elapsed and not a
single promise has been fulfilled His
office is thronged with people looking for
work and asking why the promises lie
made them from the stump are not made
good. He is unable to answer the thous-
ands who appeal to him, and his heart is
made sick by their piteous cries and mel
ancholy faces
How intelligent men like Mr.. Wanna
maker could believe that the conditions
which had brought the results complained
of-hard times, falling prices and idle
ness-could reverse such results and pro-
duce prosperity, it is difficult, if not i'm
possible to conceive; but we must give
them credit for honesty of purpose and
admit they were really the dupes of such
delusion, and conscientiously labored tc
convince the masses who confided in their
honesty and ability, who now realize the
delus;on into which they were led.
Honest money" and gold standard
have a captivating sound, and like the
song of the sirens were we'll calculated to
lure their victims to destruction. They
meant nothing then and mean nothing
now that is honest. The men who fooled
the farmers, the mechanics, the labor
masses with these catch phrases last fall
may have been deceived, and honest in
their professions and promises, but they
can claim no longer they are the victims
of a delusion, and all who make use of
last falls Republican party clap-trap are
deceivers and dishonest for purpose.
Are those who confded in, and were so
grossly cheated, by these harbingers of
the coming of better times, these prophets
of Baal and Mammon, inclined longer to
harken to such advisers, such prophets of
destruction after the experience they haye
had, with the bitter cup these false teach
ers pressed to their lips? There were not
a few of these false prophets and teachers
of decisions, right here in Cecil county in
our very midst, that helped to beguile
with honied promises the farmer, the
mechanic, the day laborer. Are their
victims going to continue to follow and
listen to the advice of the men who be-
trayed them last fall and vote for party
whose honest money and gold STAN
dard," are like tabled apples of the dead
sea, fair to the eye and sweet in sound
but ashes to the taste? They will be
charged to the muzzle with anti-race track
professions and enthusiasm, as they were
last fall with professions of protection for
the laboring men, but they will sell the
people, race tracks, i'll the
heavens above, on the earth beneath, or
in the waters under the earth, for leg
stature that will send to the United States
Senate Rothschild goldite like yelling
ton.
Men of the pillow and hammer, of the
pick and shovel, we warned you last fall
to beware of these gift bearing Greeks
but many of you needed not the warming
We do not now mock at your calamity or
rejoice when your fear cometh but warn
you once more. These same deceivers
will deceive YOU again.