Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-01
Simon CamerOn'S Prediction.

Our Washington special recently con-
tanned a dish or interesting gossip in
regard to a political programme said
to have been evolved from the fertile
brain of that lively octogenarian, Simon
Cameron. This programme sends Sec
rotary Lincoln to England rs the sue
cessor OF Lowell, makes Hartranft the
successor of Lincoln in the War Office,
ret:res Bradley from the Supreme bench
for the benefit OF Brewster, and puts s. q
Western Republican," whoever that
may be, in Brewster's shoes. The OBJ
ject of these changes is, according to
Ian intimate friend of the venerable
Simon. ''to prepare the way for the
nom nation OF Lincoln for the Presiden-
CIV in 1884, While it is hardly neces-
sary to attach much, if any. credit to
the aforesaid gossip, the candidacy OF
Lincoln-as the situation now stands
is quite within the range of possibil-
tiles, and even of probabilities. When
his appointment to a seat in Garfield S
Cabinet was first rumored the Republic
an pointed out his availability, and in
timated that if the feud between Stall
warts and anti-Stalwarts continued I'M
til 1884. and Lincoln maintained "a
wise and mastery inactivity" mean
while, the Republican National Con-
vention might agree to disagree with
him as a compromise nominee. His
chances are better now than they were
then, for the two factions are further
apart now than two years ago, and the
prospect of thorough reconciliation and
reunion within the next two years is ex-
ceedingly small, while as Secretary of
War he has committed no very bad
blunders, and what is of more import
ance to him, has taken no part in the
family fight. Let us briefly examine
what may be called his ''stock in
trade. First, and by long odds fore
most, he is the son of his father; and
his father has the highest seat in the
Republican pantheon. This. of course,
sympathies and support which can not
consistently be repudiated. The fact
that he is immeasurably the inferior of
rived from books, counts for nothing
in the case. Then as Garfelds Cabinet
otficer-the only one left-he has a
rather shadowy claim upon the friends
of the late President. while his share in
.:whooping up the third term business
and his retention by arthur entities him
to a warm place in the Stalwart heart.
Finally, he is a negative character.
with no record worth mentioning and
fine talent for concealing his DEFICIENCIES
by keeping his mouth shut.
Cne or two Republican papers of
some prominence are, we observe. NAM
ing Lincoln in connection with the Vice
residential nomination but he is, we
think, much too shrewd to sell his ticket
in the political lottery for that price
Notwithstanding what Guiteau has done
to enhance the value of the tail of the
kite. He sees that combination Of
circumstances may assign him the first
place, and is therefore likely to decline
the second with thanks--unless convinc-
ed by events as yet undeveloped that it
is ''haif a loaf or no bread Two
years ago we thought and said that Lin
cons prospects were frightened by
Logan's we'll known and active friend
ship for him, but now Logan himself is
bitten by the Presidential tarantula and
is dancing merrily to that same old tune.
Hence he is not SO mu h for Lincoln as
he was, and will not hesitate to- put sp d.
er in his protege's political dumping if
by SO doing he can help himself. Still, if
Logan finds the coveted prize beyond
his reach-and from present appear
ances his legs are very much to short
he will boost" Lincoln rather than
anybody else, and his boosting would be
by no means ineffective III close race.
Altogether L,ncoln has more than an
average chance for the nomination if he
behaves with d secretion until the con-
vention meets, and the Republican
quarrel then remains unsettled. If old
Cameron has concocted the plan attrib-
uted to him. it is evident he thinks the
wind NAV blow from the same quarter
in 1884 it did in 1860, and is trimming
his weather beaten sa Is to catch it.
He was paid for his work in 1860 by the
Secretaryship of War. which he utilized
i'll such a way as to necesstate his dis
mi>sal after very brief term of service
Such deep interest in the son indicates
that the ancient boss of Pennsylvania
has forgiven the father the grand
bounce" so Justly administered twenty
one years ago.-,S. Louis Republican.
An Enlightened Public Opinion.
The recent elections show an enlight-
ened and virtuous public opinion, which
is the saf ety of our free institutions
The River and Harbor bill swindle, the
shameless assessments to raise money to
corrupt the elections, the base prosti-
tuition of the powers of the Government
to pa tisan purposes, the countenance
and aid given to reputation of State in
debtedness, and even to final and con-
elusive awards and judgments of inter-
national tribunals, destructive of all
confidence in the public faith, the bri-
berry and corruption of the trial by jury
bv the Department of Justice itself. in |
short, the general decentralization and
in the administration of
the General Government alarmed anda
reused the people, and they have re-
buked the ranking corruption of party
SIN in high places. Intelligence and |
public virtue among the people con>ti-
ute the only safe reliance for the public
welfare and liberties OF the country.
Our political system. truly said to be
he fairest fabric of civil government
hat ever rose to animate the hopes of
civilized man. is vet liable to be corrupt
I'd and destroyed by the wranelings and