Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-02-17

aud does . great many things that are
of no benefit either to hiRaself or to
those for whom he seems to entertain
SO much soiicitude. Although their
school privileges in Missouri are Gar
superior to.what they of themselves
could have possibly achieved. yet he
would even demand more; nor do 1 be-
lieve anything short or seating the
black on the same seats with white
children will satisfy him. The colored
people are not to be congratulated on
their selection Of a representative, if
indeed he Is their seiection,-which I
very much doubt--and I find when
the subject above referred to is under
consideration a black Republican is as
white as anybody.
Z 10th inst. The Committee Of the
Whole House to-day finished the APP
preparation Bill. consequently in few
days the Treasurer will be kept busy
paying the Auditors warrants.
3 BY the way. this has been an inter-
estingI day here. The Senate bills Nos.
8, and, 8, transferring to ex-Treasurer
Gates the States right, If it has any,
to bring suit against the Mastin Bank,
were read the third time and put upon
their passage But. las these.bills have
already been fully discussed i'm the pub
lie press, 1t is unnecessary for me to ex-
plain them here. Suffice it to say, that
Col. Gates did this day pay, with GER
titled check on the Bank of Commerce,
st. Louis, the entire amount of the
Mastin deficit, with interest, or $780,
97O.31, balance due from him to the
State. Some will ask, Why was it nee
essary to pass these bills? Simply to
surrogate Gates the States right by
priority lien. Had Gates bondsmen
paid the deficit before the passage of
the bills, the State would, of course,
have lost it's lien by payment of the
debt, thereby releasing the Mastin |
Bank from any and all liability; but
the moment the bills became law, that
instant Gates was subrogated all right !
in the suit, and that instant too, he
paid the deficiency. Now the mucb-
talked-o of Treasury steal'' is a thing Of
the past; Gates honor.is indicated ,as I
always thought it would be. The DEM !,
,cratic party is entirely competent to
manage the affairs of Missouri; the
Treasury is entirely safe in our hands,
md wish you to say to those IRE
solving" Radicals, ! don't want them
10 forgetit ':a
Last week the Legislature was hon
,red with visit by ex-senator, and ex-
Washburn, of Illinois, a man
xho has, think, no superiors and
;ery few equals. He is of the old type
n Henry Clay and Daniel Webster
personnel, whose every word, and look,
md gesture, declare him man; and
Notwithstanding his political views
fundamentally opposed to mine, yet 4
owe to honor him, because he is one of
ny country's greatest men. The OBJ
ect Of his visit was to present to Mis-
ouri, through her Representatives, a
ortrait Of Edward Hemstead, who
vas the first delegate lin 1912 to Con-
ress from the Territory of Missouri.
lis presentation address was grandly
uperb, both in composition and deliv-
ry. I will send copies as soon as
rinted.
18th inst. Snow has fallen to the
epth Of 10 inches. The river has rails
d eleven feet since the 9Th and is still
aising; and should this snow go off
within week, with ram, the Southern
ountry along the Mississippi would::be,
fear, completely swept away. How
yer, as DR.. McAnaly says, 1--WE shall
ee what we shall see."
Yours in haste, Iron.
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