The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
Who Will be Elected.

The season is about opening for the
arrival of the election prophets who come
up every four years. Their advent COM
mences this year with the birds of pas
sage, which is little earlier than CON-
mon. There are always two classes oil
these prophets. This year they are divid-
ed into Mckinley and Bryan prophets
and both classes prophesy with their
wanted assurance But the truth of the
matter is that no mere man can tell what
is to come to pass. All of the prophets
guess according to their wishes, but the
facts will not be revealed till after the
election when the OWNERS will not be
necessary to iinpart fore-knowledge.
All, however, ought to be able to tell
why certain political events should take
place, among the most important Of
which this year is the election Of Pres.
ident Of the United States. Some of the
prophets declare very positively that Mr..
Mckinley will be reelected, but if asked
for their reasons for such belief, they are
unable to state any. This class as rule
are confined to working people. The mo-
nopoly, non-producing class can usually,
from their view point, give surface rea-
son TO satisfy them at least, but the work.
ing-man class are entirely without reason
to give why they wish to see Mr.. McKin-
ley elected.
This class prophesies in ignorance and
from prejudice alone. The election Of
Mr.. Mckinley and the consummation and
perpetuation of the principles he, or
rather lis party, represents are diamet-
rically opposed to the interests, pecuniary
and social, Of the labor class.
No working nian-all farmers, mechan-
les, etc.. who labor with their hands are
classed as working memo man of this
class can believe that the formation OF
vast trusts or monopolies which destroy
the business of small concerns and make
it obligatory for almost all working men
TO apply to them for employment, is con-
duc;ve to their independence, pecuniary
interest or social standing and enjoyment
None OF this class can be in favor Of a
monopoly and control of the money Of
the country, with power to diminish or
increase its circulation at will. Increase or
depress prices and control business which
affects labor by decreasing the demand
for it. The experience OF farmers for the
last dozen or twenty years needs no more
severe instructor to convince them than
the conditions which have resulted from
the policy of the Republican party which
have been most destructive to their
insterest
What reason then can this class give for
their wish 20 see Mr.. Mckinley reelected
and continuation of policy which has
resulted so disastrously TO their every
INTEREST," Ifthey are opposed to the con-
tinuation of a policy which has brought
them nothing bnt hard times, why should
any of the working class vote the Repub-
lican ticket, or prophesy the election Of
Mckinley, which prophesy is of course
only wish father to the thought?
They can give no rational reason for
either doing or believing that which
would be detrimental 10 the interest of
themselves. families aud neighbors. A
vote for Bryan means reversal of all
these evils to the laboring class and the
beginning of a reform which will surely
benefit the most deserving class of society,
class that produces all the wealth which
the non-producing class boast so loudly
of, because they manage to get and hold
it almost all while the producers, the
deserving class enjoy very little of the
wealth their labor has created. They are
robbed with their eyes wide open by the
art of special legislation which they seem
to be unable to comprehend.