The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-09-08
No Longer Any Doubt.

the reformed democracy OF 1896, led by
the incompatible Bryan. They buried
silver probably a thousand times, and de-
clared that IS to was no more Seven
States have held Democratic state con-
ventions this summer and all but Mary
land-poor old befogged Maryland de
clared for the Chicago platform, some in
faint tones, but most of them in very loud
and emphatic manner, and for the NOM
ination of Bryan in 1900. The enemy still
continued 10 hold silver funerals and
hoped that free silver" would be abar-
doned, but last week the Ohio convention
knocked all the wind out of the silver
funeral professions and undertakes, and
issued funeral notices for the interment
of the "gold Democrats.
The Republican papers came out the
next day after the Ohio convention and
acknowledged the corn" so to speak,
that their hopes were blasted and that
Bryan and free silver, with the people
behind them were stronger than all the
opposition which could be manufactured
We give a few extracts from the New
York Jon,naFS report of the convention
The nominee for Governor, John R.
Mclean had prepared platform which
reaffirmed the Chicgo platform, which he
offered but the convention wanted their
declaration as strong as it could be made:
"The Committee on Resolutions de
cided to reject Mr.. McLean's platform.
The delegates from all parts of the State
insisted that there should be no loophole
through which opposition to Mr.. Bryan
might develop.
"a new platform was adopted in which
the Chicago platform was reaffirmed and
the independent free coinage of silver was
emphasized. The new platform demanded
the denomination of Mr.. Bryan in 1900
1t also endorsed the initiative and refer
endum platform of the Populsts.
"Having talked with Mr. Croker in New
York and with Mr.. Bryan in Nebraska,
this scene which | witnessed here today
midway between these two points is an
impressive illustration of the resistless
power of the movement which began
with the nomination Of Mr.. Bryan in
1896. This tremendous Democratic tide
has sucked into its wake all the artitic-
ialties ofmachine politics. 1t has engulfed
Crokerism in New York and Mechanism
in Ohio.
"Mr. Mclean lives like prince royal
i'll Washington. He has wealth beyond
the dreams of ayarice. Yet he has aban.
doned all his associations and convictions
and thrown himself into the great polit-
ical stream which seems to sweep every
thing before it. Organism is like a mighty
mountain torrent. 1t may be checked,
but it cannot be checked within the
Democratic party.
This platform is not machine made
thing. 1t is the practically unanimous
expression of Ohio Democracy, an out
surging of the native feeling meeting a
thousand political currents flowing in
from the surrounding States.
at is important that the people in the
Eastern States should understand clearly
that no power Oh earth can now prevent
Mr.. Bryan from being the candidate of
his party for President next year, and
that no change can be made in the finan
cial plank of the partys national
platform"
The following is the strong plank in
the platform:
I'VE heartily reaflirm the entire
Chicago platform of 1896; we especially
emphasize the financial plank therein,
and we continue to demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold as
equ1l in primary money at the ratio of Is
to I, independent of all other nations in
the world
William J. Bryan still retains our
entire confidence and we demand his
denomination in 1900.
I'VE recognize the solemn fact that our
Government cannot be both Republican
and imperial.
I'VE are radically and unalterrbly 3D.
posed to imperialism in the United States
OF America. When we have solved some
OF the race problems that confront us at
home, then, by example, we can proclaim
the blessings that flow from free institu.
lions and thus procure benevolent assini-
lation without Criminal aggression
How are our Maryland Democrats to
face the situation which has so suddenly
developed after their fasco? Where will
they hide their shame faces and dimin-
ished heads? They have made pretty
mess of it, truly Three goldbugs nom-
mated ON the State ticket; one of them
delegate to the indianapolis Palmer and
Buckner convention, and the leading
champion of their ticket in 1906 and
Rothschilds' agent i'll this State. No true
Democrat of the Demo. |
cratic school of 1896 can vote the State
ticket which the goldrng, machine ele.
ment, the flag ends Of the Palmer and
Buckner fiasco of 1896 has nominated
without stultifying himself.
The platform put forth by the party in
Ohio contrasted with the miserable, pus-
Unanimous meaningless thing published
by the state convention of MARYLAND will |
make every honest mans cheek crimson
with shame.
Anything suits that Dolitical cnouoa