The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-11-17
Friday, Nov. IL, 1899.
"The Lesson of the Election"

election prophsying. Their expounding
of the 'lesson" is generally forecast of
good that is to follow for the particular
party to which the seer is attached. The
significance of the late election in Mary
land is at present all that we propose to
consider. The Democratic politician con-
siders the result a grand victory for his
party because getting control of the
offices is the highest success attainable by
political party, in his opinion. In fact
that is all party is organized to achieve.
That secured he considers a crowning
victory has been won Such a thing as a
principle in. politics is considered by the
peanut statesman an absurdity, dead
weight which only serves to handicap the
party. Sans platform, sans principles is
the shibboleth of the Maryland politician.
This is especially true of the Maryland
Democratic professional politician; and it
is equally true of the boss school of pol
itics everywhere. The boss school of
politics teaches but one lesson, which is
how to get hold of the offices. Principle
is thrown to the dogs.
When party's principles ale inquired
for its platform is constituted If its prin-
ciples are not embodied in this written
creed, the candidates are not looked to
for light. What side of economic ques
tions are they ranged on? By its most
prominent candidates the principles of the
party must be determined. This is the
touchstone by which the Democratic
party in Maryland must be judged. No
light can be had by consulting its declara-
ton of principles, or platform, for that
document reveals nothing, and it must be
judged by its three State candidates.
They are universally conceded to belong
to the gold standard class, the bed rock
on which the Republican party rests, and
it is the overshadowing, far-reaching
economic question of the day and the
hour. On this question parties in the
end will be forced to divide. The Phil
ippine question, tariff, trusts, etc, are but
side issues compared TO this great ques-
ton, the financial question, which is
shaping the trend of our nineteenth cen
fury civilization. 1t is behind those other
questions, directs and controls them ALL
Our Maryland Democratic party as at
present organized, is but companion
party of the Republican national party
acting under another name as matter
of policy. 1t has been given the State
Offices to secure its cooperation in future
and as rewards for its adhesion TO the
course pointed out by its old corrupt
leaders, known as gold Democrats. AS
a factor i'll shaping the Presidential NOM
ination and campaign Of 1900 much is
expected of Maryland by the great SAN
hedrim that manages and directs in the
gold conspiracy against humanity.
The greatest triumph by the gold con-
spirators is the Democratic victory" in
Maryland. There was pretense on the
part of the 'gold Democrats few days
before the election, that they proposed
supporting the Republican candidates.
Fifteen hundred published manifesto
declaring their purpose to vote for the
Republican candidates. We venture to
say that not one of them did so vote
Why should they after debating the nom-
iuees for the Democratic State ticket, with
an implied promise they would support
them at the polls?
Having dictated the nomination of the
State ticket of the Democratic party, and
secured its election by large plurality;
having rewarded the party workers by
placing the offices with their rich rewards
in their possession, they very naturally
consider they have earned and paid for
the future control of the party in the
State and will without delay proceed to
put it in order to antagonist the nomina
tion of Bryan, war against the Chicago
platform and the "heresy of free silver"
and move steadily in the work of landing
the State in the Republican column with
its delegation of Electors for the Repub-
lican President.
This is the status of the Democratic
party of Maryland today. This is the
condition it is left in by the late election
The gold Democrats" claim the VIC
tory as their own, and they propose it
shall serve as a reinforcement for the gold
standard and Republican party in 1900.
The Rothschilds of the Bank of England
see their agent elected by the Democratic
party to one of the most important offices
in the State. The National Banks see
the two highest offices i'll the State filled
with their choice by the Democratic
party and the party placed i'll an antago-
nized position to the National Democratic
party, and have right to claim the vic
tory in Maryland as their greatest triumph
in the elections of 1899. Next year the
honest intentioned masses of the party
will be reused up and at the eleventh
hour discover the plight into which they
have been cajoled by false leaders aud
will have to,begn the battle, if at all, at
the hearth stone, which should have COM
menced two years ago at the door step.
The G0Hnnrn D.Ok,sA:f:o~