Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-08

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1 dent, no organized ring, no banded ras-
cality, no. immunity from the law. no
perjured Courts OF. Jurors. md no high
/ pardoning powers to depend on in the
last Instance. 1t is the crime Of an in
dividual against whom the law of the
country will take its proper course Ii
the Radical shouters will but note the
tact that the authorities o; Tennessee
have apprehended one of the Offend
ers. and that the Governor of Alabal11a
has offered a. reward of 5000 for the
! capture of the other. THEY NAT PERHAPS
b. able. to tietect,a slighS difference be-
tween Republican and Democratic prac-
tice. and arriy 80 alta concl,sion Just con-
trary to what they intended. They
should be careful in futlnef4hen they
crOw. if unpleasant comparison would
be avoided omaha Herald. ',"'[
The Place for Reform: III b.
Some Of our. friends are disturbed by
our disclosures of the nonstrous enor-
m ties in the consolidation OF power in
the hands of the President. But we
say. that there should be no DISCUSSES
IN matters Of moment deeply a4ecting
the most sacred rights OF the peoples.
That the President has become a mon,
arch of vast powers has been proven. is
undeniable.. TT is said, however that the
people have become habtua,ed to this
Z one man power-this monarchy; and
that reform in this regard is impractica-
bic. Never despair of the Rep Bile is our
motto. The people are Tights and will
set things right when thev have a chance.
But remember. Washington is not the
place for reforms to start. The Capital
ffourishes best on high salaries. exalted
honorS, and >princely emoluments. Here
everything is, Under the s. surveillance of
power Reforms must start AMONG the
people in the States. They are our
masters ye'. though they may be so but
a few years to come. Let the good and
true men in the States takelcounsel to-
gether. communicate with each other in
the different State Legislatures. and
start the ball among the cople 1t will
roll when once fairly started4n arf A!
Ii is ar.ued, that the literature of the
country. the school b. oks, and early
training of the people are in favor OF
this monarchy. Not so, the ira ming of
the people has been in favor of re-
publican government. The war of the
Revolution was fought against mon
arch. The people are against it 9d The
trainingsof the people have been against
it. The people have not been aware
have not us yet realized the fact that q
dangerous and overshadowing mon
arch has been growing up here to de-
strOy the States and enSave the people.
When they come to a due sense OF this,
popular connections will wake up the
country like the shock OF an earthquake.
Our people are in favor OF a free Gov
eminent And they believe that free
government lisa government of the
peop.e-a democratic representative re-.
public. And when they find out that
the President has become a monarch OF
vast powers. they will depose him, and
make the Executive branch of the Gov
eminent representative as well as the
Legislative and judicial. fT, ia"
.oThe vital principle OF. a republic is
that o.. representation. And as a sim
gle ruler, although elective by the peo-
PIE. is actually a monarch, he is as GER
tain to become a desnot rs ambition
and cupidity are certain t. reign in the !:
human heart. The people should be
re resented in the f ecutive b. anch as
well as in the Legislative and judicial.
Representation by an Executive Coun-
Gil O three, live. seven or nine, taken
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the country. would be sufficient This
would liberal &c our Government. make
it republican IN form, and do away with
kitchen eabinets,'rings. bosses and ire
sponsble cabals behind the throne,
greater than the throne itself''' The
members of the Executive Council
should be .co-ordinates-eq in author
ity. and decide all questions by a vote of
q majority, of which a public record
should be kept. "# 81
The a g,lment of the 'r,onar thist is.
that one mau must govern ca mece$S'-
tate. Two or more would differ would |
quarrel. and Would never agree about |
nything .9i / here. ore & the world must |
everrbe;l governed by the one-man pow |
eEai Ii this We're true, then the iegisla- |
tive branch. and also the judicial |
branch, should be governed by one man.
The principle is tie same in either case.
If q difference Of opinion can he read |
ilv settled by II vote OF the majority in |
the one branch. it can be e ltially so in |
either OF the others. Congress has its |
differences, and Sometimes boisterous |
but readily settles all .ques- |
tons by vote under their rules. The |
Judges of the Supreme Court have their |
of opinion, butt after con- |
settle Them all with dignity |
and decorum by vote OF. the MAORI
ty. And to say that an Execut We
Council cou d not do the same would be |
absurd and fallac;ous. The history of |
the world is against the argument OF the
All the republics Of the
ancient world had plural executives.
Athens had ten aschons, ard Rome two
consuls to administer the executive
mower And. SwitZerlapd the model |
republic of the. modern world, has a
chief Executive Council of seven, which
has successfully administered their ex-.
ecutive power for over five hundred and
seventy years. The execut We. power
in Great Britain has been in reality adj
m Mustered, and most efficiently. BY the
Cabinet m rstry; composed Of twelve
members. This has been most especi-
ally the case under Queen Victoria.
The change can be easily made here
by an amendment of the Constitution.