The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-10-05
Hanna's Corruption Fund.

More money wanted has been Mark
Hanna's cry from the day of nomination.
The corruption methods are no longer
denied, which are the only hope the
money party has of winning. The Balti-
more banks were informed that their
share of the corruption fund was $4,000.
The Clearing House called a meeting and
lapportioned the contribution among the
banks. One of the directors of bank
was Democrat and inquired if the con-
tribution was to be divided between the
two political parties. No, it was all for
the Republican party and to help elect
Mckinley. The Democrat director OBJ
Ijected. The other members of the board
assured him it was to the interest of the
banks and the moneyed men to keep
Mckinley in the presidential, chair and
the Republican party in power. The
Democrat said the board had no right to
give the stockholders money for political
campaign purposes, and made the other
| members of the board understand that he
would take the case into court if they
attempted to contribute the banks funds
for political campaign purposes. This
stopped the business in that bank.
Isn't this pretty condition of affairs !?
An assessment is laid on the banks of the
country to furnish campaign funds for the
Republican party, and the Clearing
Houses apportion the amount demanded
by Hanna and his committee among the
banks, and the bank directors order it to
be paid out of the funds OF the banks !
The money of the stockholders is taken
without consulting them, and illegally
appropriated.
There are nearly 1000 national banks
in the country and as many state banks,
trust companies, ETC., doing banking
business. They are all banded together
in the Republican party, and all the heavy
corporations and trusts are in the same
dollar brotherhood. All of course are
assessed for campaign contributions. 1t
is no surprise that 20, 80, 40 or more mil
lions can readily be secured by such nm
scrupulous political machine managers as
Hanna. This money is used in every
way that will advance the interest of the
Republican party by bribing voters and
election officers to debauch the ballot
box. and the distribution of partisan
literature.
This is the corrupt money power that
is arrayed against the people and fair
elections. Are the American people able
to withstand such power for corruption?
They are on trial this year as never be-
fore. Are the masses, supported by the
strength of their intelligence, virtue, love
of liberty and independence, able to with
stand this colossal force which has over
thrown SO many republics and in turn
been buried in its own corruption?
The people slumber and sleep while
their enemies weave and strengthen their
meshes around them. Political parties are
in transition state. All the power of
wealth, privilege and aristocracy, the off
spring of this evil parentage, are arrayed
against the plain people in this moment
Gus contest Those among them who
have eyes see their birthright being
stolen by cunning or ravished by polit-
ical brigaudage from them, but muItitudes
who apparently are without eyes stumble |
blindly on. diverted and misled by cum
ming devices and siren charms on towards |
their ruin. Is the inherent power of the
great plain people able to meet and over.
come this old enemy of the human race )? |
The battle cry of the Trnsts and upper
ialists is. LET us wipe out Organism and |
restore the old political order of Cleve-
landism." That order can never be
restored and he is dim eyed reader of
the march of events who INDUCES in such
dreams. The battle Of the people against
concentrated wealth aud military power
is on and will be continued under any
event. By Organism is meant the right |
OF the people to rule and not the rule of
plutocracy and special privileged few.
That IS what Organism means and the
defeat of Bryan would not end that
contest. A greater party would arise to
continue the battle with added demands
BY the people. ]