Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-15
within a few wears our Goyernme

has assumed new aspect. It. is now
made up of a President, who holds for
four years, and whose energies are alb
sorbed by the distribution OF places; Of
j Senators, whose terms are six wears and
who are engrossed by legislation touch
! ing our domestic affairs or our relations
/ to other countries-they, too, are pressed
i with the labor of attending to the per-
| sonal interests Of their constituents seek
| ing place or legislation; OF members of
| the House. who hold for two years. in
| which time they can not attend to all
| the calls made upon them. and at tho
| same time learn the details of our Gov
| eminent, or of the abuses which grow
| UP. The fourth body is the i"lobby,"
rapidly increasing in numbers. who hold
| Their. places for life. Many of them
| make their homes in Washington; they
alone are familiar with affairs, and ac-
quainted with the clerks and others who
/ fill the departments. These are the men
who, in the language OF the, late menu
Der of the Cabinet already quote |, are
| "produc NO aspirations and interests so
powerful and complicated in their nature
| and so constantly appealing to the Gov
ernment, rightfully or wrongfuly. that
! the requirements of craftsmanship are
far different from those which su1iced q
century ago. ...., ,.t3, Il ...'...,o
Republican Journals have made it
known throughout the land that this last
named organization is so potent that it
defes the Government in its own
courts by the, aid of its own agents.
These facts have aroused the attention
of patriotic Republicans. who find that
they are the results of their own doc
trine of centrali alton. The fruit of
Capitalization is fonn | to be a system
of temptations which will grow worse
as or population increases in number
and wealth. In less than thirty years
this country will contain 100, 900, 600 of
souls. Its income will grow still more
rapidly. The amount OF money in the
hands OF Congress to be given away for
all SORTS of OBJ ects will, as past expert
ence shows, in crease in q fourfold ratio.
Congress. g, is now oyerburdened with
duties, and it usually adiourns more jim
consequence OF the WEAKNESS of menu
bers than because its task has been
done. All thought ul men in each
party see that this state of things must
be corrected, that we must 60 back to
the teaching of the Constitution, and
that a strict construction of the powers
of Congress will leave less opportunity
tor corruption. ai-E ~ ~ ,gIu
1t is this feeling which has produced
the political results of the year 1882.
1t has burst the strong bonds which held
together the Republican organization.
A party which has doubts about the cor
rectness of its views loses the power to
Lust its controversies. Should they
be adjusted the tap of the drum will not
ca back citizens to it's ranks. say
this. not because Iwould throw dis
credit upon the Republican party; on
the contrary, the sentiments which
govern large numbers OF its members
are patriotic and honorable, as are their
efforts to cheek abuses which have
grown out of mistaken views of policy.
1t would be an insult to say that they
were governed by their passions or per-
sonal interest. No; the results of the
election OF 1882 were not due to local
causes or controversies. They were
the product Of general belief that the
doctrines of Capitalization have fostered
serpents' eggs where they were expected
to give strength to our Union. We have
reports of corruptiOns not only in the
Post Office. in the Signal Service and in
the police force designed to protect the
property of the public from wrongs and
robberes but also in the collection and
use of political assessments, which
congressman claim they have a right TO
make, while thew punish as crime such
acts by other officials. Other depart
ments, where there are greater tempta-
tions. are yet to be looked into" 49, 7''''
The circumstances of the elections
differed in the several States. The
character of the nominations had the
usual in ;,uence. Whatever difference
there may have been as TO harmony or
strife in the ranks of parties, all were
overborne by the feeling in the minds
of thoughtful, calm and patriotic. Re-
pnblicans that they had drifted into
errors under the influence OF passions
iniamed by civil war. And this has
been confirmed by every days reports
of judicial proceedings where the Gov
eminent has been ba fed in its effort to
punish wrong doors, in many instances
by the corruption of it's own agents.
All feel that in the near future, when
our population shall be 1OO,OOc,O00.
our t. Government cannot go on unless it
ret rms to the constitutional policy of
our fathers. In view of the evils grow
inc out OF vague constructions of the
constitution. and OF usurpaticns Of in
definite powers, the public is inclined
to heed this warning of Washington
elf, in the opin on of the people. the
d stribution or modification of tho con-
powers be, in any particular,
wrong, let it be corrected by an amend
ment in the way the G Institution
designates. But let there be no change
by ustlrpation; for though this, in one
instance may be the instrument of
good, it is the customary weapon by
which free governments are destroyed.
TIE precedent must always greatly over
balance. in permanent evil, any partial
or transient benefit which the use can at.
any time yield. ri oyatio Seymour. in
North .inaerIcan RerietC.
Some cattle which q boy of thirteen
was watching in Dakota were destroyed
by prairie tire. rs the lad did not re-
turn home, it was believed that he had
shared the same fate II now appears.
however, that the accident SO frightened
him that he wandered off, and remained
awayuntil he had earned money enough