The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-07-28
Maryland Democrats.

Mr.. L. Victor Baughman, who was
made Mr.. Germans proxy at the con-
ference of the National Committee Of the
Democratic party which met at Chicago
last week, gave expression to Mr.. Cor.
mans sentiments, it is fair to presume, i'll
the following words to press reporter
"Frankly, will say that do not think
silver is the most important issue. That
great question was submitted for arbitra-
ton before the American people and de-
cided adversely. At this time | am unable
to see the necessity of again demanding
that it should be the leading issue. There
are more momentouS questions to con-
slider, questions Of Government policy, in
which the people are deeply interested at
this time"
We would like some goldbug mas
querading as Democrat to point out
what is more important issue than the
financial question, for you cannot handle
the financial question and leave silver out.
1t would be like the play of Hamlet with
Hamlet left ont This kind of talk is
seen every day in the Republican papers
They keep it up that 'siver was sub
mitted for arbitration to the American
people and decided adversely. Mr..
Baughman reiterates the Republican
papers daily prayer that the Democratic
party ought to discard silver from its
platform and run on a tissue Of glittering
generalties. We are bound to accept
these as Mr. Germans words. They are
characteristic of the man.
The money question is the question of
the hour, and not only of this country
but of the civilized world, and silver is the
gateway to the question. 1t cannot be
eliminated from it, and this is the reason
the Republican and goldbug papers and
politicians are so anxious to coax the
Democratic party to drop it. If silver and
the principles enunciated in the Chicago
platform are shelyed and such platform
as German, Croker, David b. Hill
am Democrat'-Wm. c. Whitney, ct.
al. advise, were adopted, the Democratic
party might as we'll write its epitaph as
the last plank of such platform. There
wouldn't be enough of it to count after
the next election.
The Populists and silver people of every
party and persuasion would be driven
together by the power of selfpreservation
and place clean cut ticket in the field
that would drive all the gold ring into
one order.
We venture the assertion if there was a
possibility to test the question that two
thirds of the voters Of Maryland are i'll
favor of silver and of its free coinage.
They feel that they are not experiencing
relief but that the pressure is becoming
harder and harder under the gold stan
dard. Then why do they continue to
allow German to represent the State
against the will Of the people? Simply
because his old corrupt machine is intact,
and there has not been a man found i'll
the State 10 boldly take the lead i'll oppo-
stion to this goldbug class and rally the
people.
Every observant man knows that Cor
man and his goldbug monopoly, trust
proclivities could not begin to carry the
State and that he and his followers are
nothing but a sideshow to the Republican
circus How did his man Tippett fare in
this congressional district when the latter
gave out he was in favor OF the gold
standard The silver men dropped him
like hot potato and he was beaten as he
deserved to be. And so may all the peo-
pies enemies politically perish Silver
is growing stronger daily as the gold
policy brushes the masses.