Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-09-07

the mire. How glorious is the mission
of the National Demo cracy-h worthy
of ardent enthusiasm. OF persistent en-
/ deavor, and ofspatriotic sacrifce! May
its success be speedy and enduring
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The Moral Sense Of the Country Shocked.
1t is remarkable fact that Jay Hub
bells stand and deliver circular to
government employees has not provoked
a word of reprobation from q single Re-
publican member of Congress. That it
| is a shock to the quickened moral sense
of the country, and a scandal to, Ameri-
can politics, is proved by the almost
universal public condemnation. it has
encountered. Here and there a Re-
publican machine. organ, which places
the success of the party above all
moralities and prophecies, has been
found to excuse and palliate it, but we
do the Republican press the justice of
saying that, it has very generally re-
buked it. But no Republican Senator or
Representative in Congress has. opened
his mouth against'it So far from this,
several Republican Senators from the
New England States have had the hardi-
proper part of the Republican election
eering system-and the silence of other
Republican Senators and Representa-
tives in the presence Of these attempted
defenses makes them all defenders of it.
Indeed, the circular is not j ay Hubbeh' 8,
it is the work of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee body which
represents the Republican members
of both Houses of Congress Not bnly,
therefore, is it not condemned byi any
Republican at Washington, but it is APP
proved by all-and this, too, ,potwith-,
standing the letter of Mr.. Hayes, writ
ten in 1877, and formally indorsed by
the Chicago Republican platform OF
1880, which declares that - no. ASSESS
ment for political purposes on officers
or subordinates should be allowed"
That a Republican Congressional Com
mittee should, in violation of this reso-"
luton of their own party, and hin deli
ance of the moral sense of the country,
deliberately assess the officers and sub
ordinates Of the Federal service, and the
act receive the expressed or silent APP
proval OF the party's Senators and Rep
resentativeST at Washington, is a fact,
which cannot fail to make an impress
sion on the people. The better elements
tOf the. Republican party keenly feel the
disgrace, and the Boston AdcertiSer
thus expresses its modification at the
tacit approValit met with in Congress; =
What, Republican member Of the j,
Senate or the House has made a motion
to relieve the party from this .scandalP
What member has ventured publicly til
'criticise ita diWhat one has done any,
thing to, acquit himself of the RESPONSE,
bility of it which, under the circum-.
attaches to him? If there is
one Republican in, either branch who
disapproves of what his committee has
done and persists in doing. in defiance
of public opinion as expressed BY al
most every organ of opinion except the
professional politicians, he has not
thought it worth while to make his dis
known. 1t does not appear,
that there is one among them all who is
so earnestly opposed to the business. that 4.
he is willing to make fuss about it.
What congressman may, say privately
when at home counts for, moth.
ing, and they know it.. The place. to
speak to some purpose, the place to do
effectual for reform, is in
but the time for pertinent
speech and action is over. There
have been abundant opportunities, be- 8
sides those afforded by the caucuses-
for example, while appropriation bills
were under ebateg and subject to
amendment-for any member to make
a record whose convictions prompted
him. and who had the courage to show ).
his colors:y Not q man, of them all has
tisavoWed an action which, until disa-
vowed, he must be presumed to author
ze and sacrifice. s19si3agss fr lffia a ii
-"Why are the Republicans from Mas 81
'achusetts in the Senate and House +,
keeping, silent while such things are
lone, in their name? The Republican
1artv of this State in its last convention 49,
declared itself in favor iof a. reform of
he civil service, and among the specific u
measures of reform enumerated as nee
'ssary was the prohibition of assess
nents upon the salaries Of office holders
or party purposes Certainly this
meant prohibition by law, and it may a
'e presumed that it meant prohibition
i assessments for party purposes by
congressman as well as by, officers OF
he spirit of the declaration that, in the
lbsence of a prohibitory law. Massachu-
etts Republican Congressman y should
llow the evil to be revived without pro-
est on their part. Let it be clearly un:
lerstood that the ofense now COM
'lained of is one for which the Repub- g;
lean Gmembers of Congress ARE alone
nd wholly responsible; not the Admin
stration, put the Republican part of
congress, and nobody else. has done it. " =
ST. Louis Republican. ~ e rs iSft ST.
If we could only follow the Irish5
aan's advice we. should be wiser and
adder, if not better men. When drill
10 an awkward squad, his patience
thoroughly exhausted, he cried cut:
Do We call, that a .prs'nt arms?
[iyens! just step out here, now, and
Ike a look at yerselvesi -