Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-29
Justice to the soutneast.

We copy entire an article from the
Ste. Genevieve Fair Play, which will
strike every one as containing several
statements which. cannot be denied,
and the conclusions following the prem
ises are beyond criticism. 1t is fact
that the Democracy of the Southeast
have for years been nothing but "hew-
ers of wood and drawers of water" for
those sections whose allegiance to the
party has been neither SO strong nor SO
consistent. That we have been some
what to blame for lack of weight in the
conventions which name the party's
candidates, is true; for we have sent
our delegates bound hand and foot,
labeled for this man or that, and with
no freedom to net as might give the
best result to the section they rep
resented. This year, however, new
light has broken in upon our people,
and their delegates will, as rule, go
to the convention ''free as air" with
full power to do those things which
may seem best when the hosts are rail-
lied. Let "no instruction." be the rule,
and then, if we are beaten in our de-
mand for just recognition, we will at
least have the satisfaction of knowing
that we did not render ourselves help
less 10 the slaughter.
The Southeast offers as good mate
rial for tile various positions as can
be found anywhere in the State. Cox,
of Ste. Genevieve, for auditor; Seibert,
of Cape Girardeau, for treasurer; and
A. o. Allen, for railroad commissioner,
are gentlemen competent, able, and
faithful, wherever you place them. If
We do not succeed with such material,
then it will become relevant to inquire
as to the cause.
The Fair Play presents an array of
facts and figures well worth studying:
We should deprecate deeply any attempt
to array one part Of the State against another
In the selection Of candidates for state Off
ces. The main point to be attained, is that
selected. When everything else is equal, the
question of locality should be considered and
it should become as potent factor as any
other in determining candidates.
Of the present state administration, the
Governor, Auditor, Attorney General, two
Railroad Commissioners, Register OF Lands,
Superintendent of Public Schools and one
Justice of the Supreme Court, reside within
less than fifty miles of each other, are citizens
Of eight adjoining and contiguous counties,
and for the greater part, are all in the same
congressional district. So far as they are
eligible and those whose terms expire, this
year, they are all candidates for rc-nomina-
ton, and reelection. We submit to the De-
mocracy of the state, that there is something
SO manifestly unjust and inequitable in this
distribution Of state offices, that no argument
Is required to support the allegation. This
wrong becomes more obvious when it is con-
sidered that within the same territory reside
bothsthe United States Senators.
In 1880 Crittendenis majority over both
Dyer and Brown, was only 1886. OF this
majority, eighteen counties in Southeast
Missouri furnished 9.408-more than one
half-while the counties monopolizing the
state offices furnished 4,522-scarcely one
AcuItus Two VI bucSc COuutleS WcIc CdIIltu
by the opposition. One furnished Critten-
den 81 majority, and his own county 102 ma
jority. Thus, we again revert to the mani
fest injustice Of the distribution Of the state
offices, and consider that we of the South
east have a right toask pittance, at least, at
the hands Of the party.
We must urge, these considerations upon
the party. We furnish more than one half
Of the net Democratic majority In the state,
and with one solitary exception, have been
sighted and neglected. and yet we have
never faltered in our devotion to party nor
In our allegiance to party nominees. We
present to the. party, as a candidate for the
domination for State Auditor, man who is
the equal of any in the state. And we urge
to~1 nomination pm the party as an act of
! simple t6fics Me Democracy OF Southeast
entisson nd Vas a time when Southeast
Fissoud was A considered unworthy to
ut re Demos afic table. A time, when
q 7f3fed .nerv to be q Democrat, and UNI
dad AcoursgS to avowit. Then the names
OF he -heaI led Democrats readily found
places the ttate ticket. Now, that the
skiing b Swn again" those who save
the tick defeat; those who shear the
heat and en of the day'' must beg like
mendican y gain recognition.