The independent., 1903-06-25


through any paper in this state. Will
you publish the following address and
send us about a dozen copies contain
ing the same?
FRANK H. JONES,
Secretary.
tGiadiy. Even at the risk OF in
curing the displeasure of His Mighti-
ness, Czar Madden, The Independent
will also send a marked copy contain
ing the address to every Maryland
populist whose name and address 1t
can find.-Ed. Ind.)
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF
MARYLAND.
The undersigned, official members OF
the state executive committee of the
peoples party of Maryland, take this
means to request all those who are in
sympathy with the principles Of the
peoples party to communicate with
them without delay at the address
given.
We believe the time has come for
action, and the large number who
have lost faith in the two old parties
by reason of their utter lack of prin-
ciples, encourages the belief that
many, if the chance be given them,
will rally to the support of party
which honestly seeks to free the peo-
pie from the present unbearable po-
litical oppression.
We respectfully call your attention
to few undeniable facts-facts which
even prejudiced partisan politicians
cannot deny-as justification for the
course we are pursuing.
All sane people know that the poll
tics, the science of self-government, of
today, is absolutely dominated by OBJ
noxious, dishonest methods more
dreadful than ever existed in the
United States before, and every turn
of the partisan wheels but intensifies
these terrible conditions. All know
that both old parties have. for many
years, promised relief from these po-
litical expressions, but not one OF
those promises have ever been hon
estly fulfilled. We also know that
the two old parties differ only in
Eame, their platforms and acts in ev
cry essential particular, demand and
principle, being exactly the same as
far as the welfare of the people Is
concerned. This is so decidedly the
case that for months the republican
press has urged the nomination Of
Grover Cleveland for the democratic
presidential candidate for 1904. And
should he be nominated, which is now
foregone conclusion, It will be by
the republican press, supported by
republican leaders and ratified by So
called democrats in convention as
sembled, who have for several years
supported republican financial and
trust-producing principles and voted
the republican ticket. Therefore. both
old parties are thoroughly imbued
with republicanism-not the honest.
respectable, Abraham Lincoln kind;
but the money-worshiping Shylock
kind, whose policy Is anything to
win" and fill the Golfers of the al
ready wealthy class, the class that for
twelve years has furnished the money
that has bought republican victories:
and under their combined manipula-
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most gigantic trusts, the most op-
pressive corrupt monopolies and the
most accursed political meanness the
world has ever known-conditions that
make the rich richer and the poor
pOorer-elements that are grinding the
life-blood out of Abraham Lincoln's
great plain people," So that the two
old parties have degenerated into or
ganizations worthy to be supported
only by office-seekers and their hire
lings.
All unbiased thinking men agree
that very grave questions will con-
front this nation at an early day, such
az the race question, the financial
question, the elective franchise ques.
tion, and most likely the religious lib
erty question; and timely considera-
tion of them is now being neglected in
the criminal scramble for offices and
their emoluments. And as a hint of
what may be feared in the near fu-
ture, unless the people hasten to ear
pestly and intelligently seek relief at
the ballot box, and as note of warn
ing, we suggest that when the plain
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