Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-07
The Man on a Mission for the State
Central Committee.

AAD AAAu Un MISSkOu IOT Tic SLdJ6
Central Committee.
"A sOLEMN-APPEARING stranger, seat
ed in atravel-stained buggy, which was
drawn by horse that looked like Dore's
picture OF Rosinante, refined up in Titus
vile the other evening. The stranger
stood up IN his vehicle, glanced up at
the town clock, bowed to the people
passing. ON both sides of the street, and
sad: -saftss-. %
- come unannounced and unherald-
ea, but at the earnest solicitation of the
State Central Committee
A dozen people stopped.
1.-The times are out of joint; oh,
cursed spite, that ever I was born to set
1t right" remarked the stranger in a
loud voice. ''But the State Central
Committee insisted so hard that had to
come down among you.''
The crowd was swelling rapidly, and
inquiries passed from lip to lip as to the
speakers identity.
/" think it's Col. Forney," suggested
. man on one side of the street, while
on the other side the rumor was being
rapidly circulated that it was Stanley
Matthews, OF Ohio, who had consented
to come here and look after the oil vote
for Garfield.
"Icome unheralded, }" said the strange
man, not simply as matter of taste,
but as matter of policy. do not my
self like these immense civic displays,
and in saying this do not wish to re-
hect upon our people for their magnifi-
cent reception of my friend, Gen. Grant.
His was an exceptional case.''
believe it's Garfield himself" said
man sitting on the curbstone.
I" wouldn't be surprised if it was
Hancock," suggested another, as he
glanced into shop window to compare
the face with a chrome of the General.
The stranger cast his eyes slowly over
the crowd, and continued:
''The interest which you manifest as
sures me that you are alive to the great
Importance OF this campaign"
We don't want traitors to run this
country" shouted man who thought
the speaker was Gen. Garfield.
sponded the speaker pleasantly. sThis
is the grandest country the sun ever
shone upon. We want men, honest
men, men of wisdom, integrity and pa
triotism to rule this God-given govern
ot foAAOiAS EASING CyCS W q t0u.
cent flag that fiuttered from q window
sill, he apostrophized it:
Flag of the free hearts hope and
home, by angels hands to valor given,
thy stars have lit the welkin dome, and
all thy hues were born in heaven!"
The eloquent words of the speaker
called forth loud cheers from both Dem
ocrats. and Republicans, notwithstand-
ing the cheapness, in a money point of
view, of the particular copy of the flag
referred to.
After the applause had subsidized he
went on:
GAS I have said, the State Central
Committee -''
"What Central Committee?" inquired
man who was anxious as to the speak
er's politics.
81 am plain, blunt man, and I will
not have proceeded far until there will
be no occasion to ask, Under which
king, Bezonian?' The people demand
a change. Cheers from the Demo-
Gratis. The people of this country have
been swindled long enough. Demo-
cratic yells, and cries of Give it to 'em,
hot and heavy!"1 Gentlemen, 1 have
known Gen. Garfield long and well,
and he is one of Gods own noblemen.
[Cheers from Republicans. AS Presi-
dent he would adorn his country. Loud
cheers I also know Gen. Hancock. 1
consider him the very best type of the
handiwork of our Creator. [Tumultuous
cheering by the Democrats. But, gen.
tlemen, it is principles, not men, that
we must look after now"
The speaker paused, took some docu-
ments from under the buggy seat, while
the crowd wondered hopefully what side
of the house he was on any way.
This is an important crisis in our
country's history" he began again,
ssand historians will so record it. I
dare say you are all sick of politics and
politicians" Cries of eve are!" s'we
are!' 'tGive us honest men!'1
eyes, my friends, give us honest
men! That is the Macedonian cry that
greets me everywhere, and it strikes
responsive chord here in my heart of
hearts. How many gentlemen are there
in this vast concourse of intelligence
who say Down with politicsp''' A
hundred voices, "Here!" ''here!"
here!''l
ssNew we understand each other. L
am down on politicians like a pile
driver. profess to be an honest man,
and have that here in this little par
cell and he held up small tin box be-
tween his thumb and finger, (which 1
am proud to recommend to honest men
of whatever political party. Icall it the
Saints, Rest, or the f pluribus Unum
Corn and Bunion Eradicator With it
I can remove the worst chronical case
of corn, buniOn, wart, or other excres-
cence that ever defiled the fair form of
man or woman. ''-IMusrille Herald.