Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-16
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

THE Widow Butler has one child by
adoption-the rag baby.
AFTER all Grant has some conscience.
He wouldn'r vote for himself for President.
THE ''oldest inhabitant" is the Pres
dent of . "Young Mems Republican Club'' in
Ohio.
THE successful politician, like the
ekilful hotel clerk, can always call you By
name.
WHAT Wade Hampton didn't say
nils half column in the average Republican
sheets.
Col. MOsBY writes home from Hong
Kong that he will vote as he shot-against
Hancock.
THE Democrats feel that they have a
big spoke In their wheel since Ben Butler
spoke at the Hub.
THE Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, it
is said. will take part in the Republican can
vass in the autumn.
SAYS an exchange: "Ben Butler has
gained four pounds since he became a Han
cock man, But what has the Hancock party
lost.
THE Republican platform is now
being printed In Norwegian for circula-
ton In the Northwest as a campaign docu-
ment.
THE Gloucester Republicans want
the inscription on our national coins, Gin God
We Trust" altered SO as to read I'm Bob We
Trust"
THE attempt to elect Garfield is about
as practical as That of the man VINO bet he
could wheel himself over bridge in wheel
barrow.
SECRETARY EvARTs has promised to
VI. Last
month and make great speech tor the Re-
publicans
THE father of HI. B. Bigelow, of New
Haven, Conn.,, the Republican cand date tor
Governor of that State, is an Old Democrat
and will vote for Hancock.
GARFIELD may be innocent of the
Credit MobIiIer, De Golyer pavement and
Sanborn charges, but his best friends can't
deny that he used 10 write poetry.
MCDONALD, of whisky fame, will
lecture and exhibit fac -simiIes of Ba cocks
letters. II he wants to draw big he ought to
let his audiences sample the whisky.
NORTHERN people in political times
raise banners, while southern people have
barbecues and send their candidates around
the country accompanied by cavalcades.
CONSUL MosBY hasn't forgotten his
old guerrilla methods He has been trying 10
shows the danger of putting repentant rebels
In office.
SAYS the Louisville COurier-JOurmaz:
Garfield Republicans are organic ng ''Tow-
path Clubs" Perhaps this may induce Gar
field to ''toe the mark' and stop steering, but
we doubt it.
THE Republicans have carried Yer
mont by their usual majority in Presidential
year, which is another illustration of the fact
that Holland is liable az any time to be cap
tured by the Dutch.
THE Chicago Times: "Two adum bra
lions of gratDess, Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., aud
In company. Bo h are Republicans, and both
corporeally globular.''
WEAyER's hopes must be reasonably
well blasted by tn s time. He expected that
the GYeenbackerS would carry Arkansas and
with clear field and abundance of favor they
have lost it by about $1,000.
D. M. KEY contributed nothing to
the Republican cam iaign fund before he left
Hayes Cabinet. The new official came just
In time however, to save the country by means
OF a handsome contribution.
THE Philadelphia Times says: "It is
beginning to be suspected That Senator Came
ron has found his dish Of crow just little
tougher than he thought 1t would BE-. He has
been trying for three months to eat it.
ONLY about twenty per cent. of the
popuaition of Indiana has refused to acc pt
Christianity and yet that pestiferous tramp,
TO make Republican speeches. Poor Indiana!