The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-06-02
A Vigorous Arrangement.

Inc georgia requests recently Helu d
convention which published all address
to their fellow citizens. The following
are few extracts from the address:
"The Democratic party aided the
Republican party in demonetizing silver
in 1873. For sixteen years the Demo
cratic party held the national House Of
Representatives and during that time they
killed twenty free silver bills. They had
complete control of the Senate for four
years and killed thirteen free silver bills
They have killed and aided the Republi-
cans to kill seventy-two free silver bills
"In 1898 the Democratic party defeated
free silver in their own party-Ioo yeas
to us nays.
when the Democratic party had the
President, Senate and House, they de-
feated every free silver measure presented,
and during that time they issued $780,
600, 900 interest bearing bonds in time of
peace.
"The Representatives OF Georgia voted
directly or indirectly to pay our national
debt in gold, and today the Chairman of
the Democratic Executive Committee of
Georgia is a goldbug and made the race
for United States Senator against Crisp
on that platform,
I'm Georgia the democracy has reigned
supreme since the days of R. B. Bullock
They have made, enforced and extended
our laws in every MALTA district, county
and State and what is our condition
today?
"Our great staple sells at Ave cents a
pound and the producers are without food
and clothing. The railroads and banks
making more money than ever before.
Our people heavier taxed than at any time
in the history of the State, and less to
pay with. Every day for the last ten
years the sun has set upon us poorer and
poorer in Georgia
"At last our old fashioned Democrat
Governor asked the legislature to reduce
the burden of taxation by taking from
them that lad nothing (the poor chill
dren) and giving to them that did have,
and they did it.
Then the railroads blew their whistles
and the banks their horns, and the play
was over in Georgia for financial reform
I'VE are the founders and only advo
cates-as party-of free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of
If TO I, with the issuing of United States
treasury notes so as TO keep the cirulating
medium up to at least $50 per capita
That all money is fiat and shall be issued
and controlled by the government and
not by individuals or corporations.
1--WE believe that cheap money con-
trolled by the government is the greatest
blessing to the people-it makes better
prices and insures prosperity
1--WE are unalterably opposed TO the
issuing of interest bearing bonds and fore
ing the people to pay usury to the favored
few.
we favor government ownership of
railroads and telegraphs which can be
operated as successfully as the postoffice
system"
The only objection to the above arraign-
ment by the Georgia Populists is that it
Is true But the old democracy under
which these outrages against the people
occurred was the Cleveland brand of
democracy. The Perry Belmont and
Richard Croker spurious democracy. The
regenerated, Bryan democracy are advo-
Gates of the populist democratic principles
enunciated in the address.
The Democratic machine in MARYLAND
is OF the old Cleveland pattern. To ex-
change 1t for the new democracy. the re-
generated democracy, is what the honest
rank and file must address themselves to
The old, rotten Cleveland machine with
its gold trimmings has shown itselfiu The
late movement in this county for evil. 1t
rests on no known economic PRINCIPLES
but is only tax eater