The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-03-09
MEETING OF THE SIXTH DIST
BRYAN CLUB.
Completion of the Organization
Strong Resolutions Adopted
Committee to Select
Delegates.

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Delegates.
The Bryan Club of the Sixth
District met last Saturday evening
in Pogue's carriage rooms. There
was good attendance and a spir-
tied meeting. A number of names
were added to the roll and enthu-
siasm in the cause of reform and
freedom from the present pluto
cratic form of government animated
all with hope, which seems to be
rising like a spring tide through
out the entire country.
A committee on literature was
appointed composed of the follow
ing: E. e. Ewing, DIR. G.. s. Dare,
E. 9. Gather, DR.. j. II. Jenness,
Charles J. Davis.
The duty of the committee will
be to select and prepare articles on
the questions which enter most
prominently into the campaign, to
be read and discussed at the meet
ings of the club, and to distribute
literature.
DR.. T. B. Moore was elected
Reading Clerk.
! The following paper was offered
by Mr.. Il. Bradun Gillespie and
adopted by the unanimous vote of
the club and ordered to be spread
on the minutes:
/ AS understand, the Object ofthis Club
is to make certain the sending OF FIVE del
egates TO Elkton whose loyalty to Mr.
Bryan, like the virtue of Caesars wife, is
sbove suspicion men who since 90 have
stood by the principles laid down in the
Chicago platform and have not been
ashamed of them in any company, and
we want these five men to vote for no
man for the State Convention unless he
is for w. ] Bryan first. last and all the
ime. Let us lay aside all factional diff
ferences and preferences and say to our
would be county bosses-"A plague on
q
both your houses"
Let us send five men who have not been
in a county convention since 'o6; men
who are independent; men who will work
only for the interests of Mr. Bryan, re-
gardless of how it affects local bosses.
County politics is not in it this time
i The following strong resolutions.
expressing the sentiment of the
club, were read and passed
unanimously:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ENUN-
GATED BY THE BRYAN CLUB ORGAN
lied AT RISING SUN, MARYLAND,
FEBRUARY 24th, 1900.
/ ReSolOed. That the silent, non-com-
initial policy which has been practiced by
the Democratic party of the State of
/ Maryland since the Presidential election
/, of 1896 has been detrimental to the party
and should be abandoned, and declara-
ton of our faith in, and adherence to, the
! principles laid down in the Chicago plat
form by the National Democratic party
in 1896, be publicly announced by the
/, party.
PesolSed.' That the goldbug financial
theory of the Republican party is foreign
to Democratic principles as promulgated
by Thomas Jefferson and reahirmed and
practiced by Jackson in his administra-
tions, SO popular with the people.
ReSolSed: That we favor the nominal
ton for President of that nlatchless
champion of the people. William Jen-
nings Bryrn; that We are opposed to the
barbarous benevolent assimilation"
policy of Hanna-McKinleyism in the
Philippine Islands, of shooting down the
people of that foreign land under the
pretense of giving them liberty, good
government, Christian civilization, and
forcing by fire and sword these blessings
upon them against their wishes and with
out their consent.
Res0l0ed., That we consider the Hanna
Mckinley policy of foreign land Cabling,
and. the subjugation of an alien people,
an imitation of the Imperial policy OF
England and repulsive to American ideas
and popular government.
Resolved.' That we are opposed to the
bank paper money trust called tie gold
standard being forced through Congress
under the Wall street whip. and that we
will never cease to labor for its repeal.
AMI the establishment of an American
financial system, free from all tangling
alliances with financial systems of foreign
governments, and also independent of
domestic gold gamblers. Wall street
bankers and stock spectators.
ReSolOed. That we favor government
control of all trusts or corporations doing
business outside of the State from which
they receive their charters
ReSoi5ed, That we favor the repeal of
import duties where such import duties
are used BY trusts 10 rob the people.
COMMITTEE ON DELEGATES.
The following committee was
elected to select delegates to[
represent the Sixth district in |
County Convention, to be sub
'mitted as the party ticket to be
voted for at the primary election,
when called by the Democratic
County Committee: Samuel Tyson,
r. TavlOr Tocanh g Poono Il