Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-14
OverstolA Defeated by Demo.
Gratis.
No Weather Cocks for Leaders.
Corrupt Rlngsters Need Not Apply



ST. LOUIS, No., April 9th, 1881.
Ed. Register-
You and your readers will doubles.
remember that your correspondent
nearly four years ago and since hal
foretold what would be the result of thu
corruptions of the Democratic party in
this city unless sudden change in the
management of the party was effected
On the 9th inst. the end came. In op.
position to the outspoken desires Of q
majority of the Democratic party a
weatler-cock, Henry Overstolz, was
thrust upon the party as Democratic
leader, and he was defeated. repudiat-
ed, condemned ana spread out by the
honest Democrats by majority over
his opponent ofover 13, 900 votes. Such
a defeat has not been known in the his
tory of this city. The st. Louis Repub-
ticGn was the cause of this calamity.
1t has been nursing the rings" while
pretending to denounce them. 1t de-
manded the nomination Of Overstolz
and got it.
A GREAT'LEssoN CAN BE LEARNED
by this stroke of ad versity if the Democ-
racy throughout this State will attend
to the warning! The people are honest
and want honest men in Office, and they
will surely sacrifice that party that
places in nomination tie pets of corrupt
men. This defeat may do us good if we
heed the lesson; if we do not, then the
whole State will go into other hands
mark that! and shortly!
OF course, expect the Republican
machine politicians will introduce in Il
short time their old pratices of fraud and
and like Sussisky, Heath
and other defaulters, will make way
with the peoples money; but the peo-
pie, doubtless, hope the lesson they
have had may make them honest, if
possible, for a few years at least. If
they are not, they will 60 by the board.
too. The people here are worn out with
sleek-tongued political rascals
who have cursed the Democratic party
ID Tweed, of New York, did.
adopting arts by which gay Williams rise
And reach the heights which honest men
despise,'
does not pay in money or glory, hold.
FRANK J. BOWMAN,
who was dismissed from the bar for his
acts in selling out his
clients, has been permitted by the Su-
preme Court to resume the practice of
the law. The attempt is being made
by interested papers to make the pub
lie believe the Supreme Court reversed
the action of the select jury, E. 0. STAN
ard, foreman, and the rulings of the
court and Court of Appeals in this case.
That is not SO. Under a law passed
;wo years ago the Supreme Court has
he power to restore party to the bar
who has been dismissed after he has
been punished for his acts two years. |
The Supreme Court doubtless thought
he exposure and loss of practice was a |
uff1cient warning to others, especially |
Is Zach Mitchell, who had been disbar- |
ed for like conduct, had been reinstat- !
ID by the st. Louis Circuit Court. !
Thus thinking the punishment suffi- |
'ient, they give the community |
he opportunity to employ a law
yer with BOwman's record if they de- |
ire. I would not notice this but for
he attempt to make it appear that the
supreme Court by restoring Bowman
lad reversed the law and facts laid |
lown and established in that case. If
hat opinion is permitted to exist it may
Encourage other lawyers to practice af-
er the fashion Of Bowman. Lord Ba-
on Ito compare the great with the lit
le)-"The greatest, wIsest, meanest of
he had plead guilty"
# high crimes as Lord Chancellor of
England. was pardoned by the king,
tut that pardon did not wipe out from
ii posterity the fact of his guilt. III
hat is a "hale Of glory" as Bowman's
riends claim in the St. Louis Repubti-
an, let him and them wear it.
FEE-FIENDS.
It may be well for officials who have
zen receiving illegal fees by custom to
now that the law as passed at the last
ession does not read now who demand I
nd receive" those fees; but reads those
fficiaIs who "demand or receive" any
legal fee or reward, directly or indi-
Getty, are guilty of misdemeanor in
flee.
Yours, UNCLE TOBY.
A great desideratum in the preparation OF
ledicine is that It should be palatable with
ut losing its efficiency. This is the use with