Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-21

The Republicans would have elected Ewing
BY about 2,ooo majority. st. Louis 10 natural
~ Republican city, but We have been yssys
bringing IL into the line. Four yeas .sgo We
made an initial victory, and now We have com
pleted the work. Outside Of politics this VIC
tory viii do much to invita- immigration. IL
is . good thing in every way.-fBoss Finley.
The old Missouri Dcmocrat-the
predecessor Of the Globe Democrat
had the honor of submitting the prop
osition to the people of st. Louis and
of Missouri some thirty years ago that
to secure the Investment .of Eastern
capital in Missouri and large inflow
Of immigration, Ii was necessary to
vote down the Democracy. This prop
osition has been urged 80 continuously
during the last::thirty years without the
desired effect that IL has ceased to at
tract any special attention.
1t first took the direction Of Free-soil-
ism. 1t was urged that st. Louis es-
pecially must declare against the Pro-
slavery Democracy and for Free-Soil,
ifit expected to successfully compete
with Chicago. st. Louis did 40 de-
clare by placing the Blair and Brown
party In power and maintaining the
party In power. 1t adopted that poll
cy when Chica 20 was smaller than st.
Louis. Yet Chicago outstrfpped and
passed ahead of st. Louis, although
tener Democratic city than Q Repub-
lican city. W 20
In the State, always thoroughly
Democratic, this cry that Democratic
rule deferred the investment of capita al
and the inflow Of immigration, has
proved equally untrue. Missouri has
rapidly advanced In population until
to-day the State 10 the fifth I'm size. In
the investment Of capital, especially In
railroads, Missouri has SURPASSED every
State west Of tie Mississippi. Demo-
Gratis planned our railroad system |;
Democratic Legislatures voted the
necessary aid, and under Democratic
railroad officials the necessary Eastern
capital was procured and railroad
building given q boom that will not
cease until every neighborhood In Mis.
souri, has been accommodated with rail-
road facilities.
Thomas Allen, the late Gov. Stewart
and the late Gov. Thos. l.. Prize, trust
ed Democratic leaders, were conspicu-
Gus for progress and enterprise, psrtic-
ularly in the building Of railroads;
while Benton, thirty years . Demo-
cratic Senator, was the father Of the
great Pacific railroad enterprise TO colt
meet the two oceans, and Pheips, Green.
Blair, Bogy, Brown, ETC., leading Dem
Ocrats, always prominent for their ad-
vocacy of internal improvements.
Missouri 10 to-day the fifth State In
the Union, because OF the deviation of
the Democracy to progress and enter
prise. Fully seconding Illinois, where
Douglas led In encouraging education,
In measures inviting immigration and
in the bnilding Of railroads, by effect
ing grants of lands for these purposes.
the Missouri Democracy not only
placed their own State In the front
rank of progressive States, but laid the
foundation, through Benton, Atchison.
Green, Phelps and n grand array Of
other Democratic Congressmen, TOR all
that remarkable prosperity which has
characterized the Western States.
And yet Mr.. FilIey would have the
people Of Missouri condemn this party
Of real progress In order to invite impi-
gration!-Seddtid Democrat.