Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-07

conserve the Interests Of Civil-ssrucs
Reform. But political religion hesgsn-
orally . strong flavor Of can't aad We
regret to say that our President and he
friends too often suggest this kind a
adulterated pietysr Tia Presidept drops
50 often into poetry and moral and
philosophical speculation that he seems
70 confuse history. Il the report OF the
Poland Commitsee / dfeam,. b does it
really exist on the records Of Congressp
Were the DeGolyer fee and the Credit
Mobilier idle Inventions or boyish Of
lenses long ago repented Off These
questions are perpetually suggested
when We read Mr.. Gar6sld's remarks
on certain interesting occasions. =, ~
John Sherman il not quite 50 devout
in tone - his former associats. bat he
frequently deals in .outbursts Of moral
enthusiasm calculated to keep him In
good standing with people who are very
religious but not very reflective. AZ
the Ohio State Convention he lectured
finely on party purity, And. although he
refrained nom natnfng nCOnkIinG he
threw his brand NJ him by denouncing
all % bosses and leaders who assume
to dictate There 10 not 70 more cold
blooded, selfish partisan in the country
than the said Sherman, nor one more
capable of every trick and device 10
forward his particular interests, but
when he mounts his high moral ideas
he becomes the picture Of o serene
Christian statesman. This IL, the man
who went South and helped to concoct
evidence to effect the Electoral fraud Of
1876, who has meyer . fair nor Just
word to say of the Southern people or
the Democratic party, and who did NOS
hesitate to use all the influence OF his
Department and to misrepresent the
facts of resumption for his personal
honor in order that he might strengthen
his chances for q Presidential nomi-
nation at Chicago We do not mean 10
say this both Of these men are pure.
unmitigated hypocrites, but we do
mean to say that there Ii a vivid
and derisive comparison between their
uttered sentiments and the facts Of
their public records. Bot they are ex-
ceedinglyy shrewd.l They; know how
extensively men are influenced In the
West by religious connections and
ideas and they utilize this knowledge
to maintain and extend their political
regulations. Thus Sherman sees 1t o
glance that popular sympathy IL with
the President in the fight. with the New
York Senators, and IN his speech to the
Convention , he takes sides sstsongly
against the latter. He, was furious with
Garfield's action at Chicago. He felt
then and probably believes still that he
was ,euchred out Of his chences for nom
nation by his deeper and more astnte
colleague, p but now iisthAtf Garfield
is President he proposesIn TO- keep,
on the side OF success; so he goes for
Conkling with an air Of virtious
indignation that is highly edifying and
entertaining. In one aspect OF the
matter this mixing Of morals and re-
ligion with politics is o favorable sign.
because it shows that the general senti-
ment Of the country is on the side Of
these mainstays of society The only
thing to regret is that it sometimes ex-
cites q violent and vivid contrast be-
tween the professions Of our statesmen
and their official and personal records.
Conkling evidently made a mistake
when he neglected to cultivate o more
devout and Christian air. He ia too
naughty, too satirical and too over
bearing. Mere talent will not do IN
New York any more than in Ohio.
There must also be flavor Of religious
responsibility or else con iidence csnnot
be maintained, In ignoring this factor
in political career, Mr.. Conkling has
sadly imperiled his chances Of success.
ST., Louis Republican "A e,rii lsoss