Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-16
RET.JAMES FCI-ARKE.
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In . sReeent Speech at Boston He Had
Only Words OF Commendation for gass
A q Goyerner Cleveland, and CoD- s
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Amongthe sfiinguished speakers at >
recent Independent gathering in Boston
was Rev. James Freeman Clarke, 2 dis dis
tinguished diEineof that city, who spoke
substantially as follows: - nj IN sssIs
We. have met as Repnblicans and g Inse-
when it would not have been necessary 10
qualify 1hsty substantive nwlth that radjee-
tlye. but now 1t is necessary 70 say
that we belong TO that part of the Repuh-
nean party Which went TO the hanongl lon
lisa, and opposed the nom inatiOn of DANES q.
sBialne as one unit to be made. and We can
not understand why man who was unfif 10
be nominated can be TIT 10 be elected Ihe
Massseh usetts Republican State ConventloG
IN 1910 ad opted an article which was reported
by Henry IL Dawes: .sFsfza#8ss fs48 ass
of Massachus erTs that they win support no
man for official position whose character is
public trust, and they invoke the condemna-
Jion of the ballot-box upon any candidate for
office who fails Of this test whatever be his
That was Massactf,isettsG Hepnblica nisrn
then, and it is Independent Republicanism
now, said Mr. Clarke. My-objeetions to MIR.
Blame are wholly on public grounds / have
carefully studied the 5ongressaonal record of
called d Masgsn o ieseas fhsk i a wsatever
else may be implied and suggested by them;
TINS; al least Is certain, l. Inat MI biaine;
w was earnestly engaged IN buying and ssil,
ing wealth and deriving special advantages
from these roads on account of his official
he urged araa ana again thar an he's sosd re-
ceiBe peeuuiary favors. because. as Speaker
of the House he had helped a railroa1 by his
decision that the railroads from which he
sought aud obtained such ADVANTAGES were
those whic1twer receiving hetp by Congress
slonaI Legislation 1t IS not necessary 70 60
into Details L only say what is plain on the
face of these transactions-that Mr.. Elaine
was using his public position and Influence TO
accumulate d torfune--uhat he WIS receiying
great pecuniary advantages from moneyed
corporations, which could only be accounted
for By his possessing that political position
honest man ever went from Massaehn
sets TO Washington censured by Congress for
Mr. Biaine evidently did. He was censured
for mixing ND mis- private business with hfs
public duties. And yet his motive was the
public service-to gain help in carrying
through a great National euterprise--and.
more than, all. he ,praetieed, no disguise. but
like a ftan of truth told the whole story
reputatioris were dropping around him fike
soldiers in battle Here comes the miserr on
the facts and 1aIsffiel riie record. mat is the
bitterness of it Oh. if he had only, come for
ward manfutiy in that investigation and said:
'.Y es. i admit that did Whit ought not. { 4
see now that it was wrong. I wish j had not
done it, but at isll events Twill not deny the
facts. II ne. had done that believe we
would all of as have forgiven him. 4, for one.
would vote for him for the Presidency. 10
With these documents before us. the Con-
gressional Record and the Mallhgan letters.
documents the authenticity of which is not
denied, we are sorrowfully brought to the
|, conclusion that the presentfcandidates of the
aand unsafe person to he President OF this
lie Once ana pos fi Yor e pritate ate gain and
personal semolument; discrsditable, because
he has disguised and concealed those trans
actions by constant dupheny; and unsafts be-
cause during his brief term OF office in an ex-
ecutiye department, ne has 1nterfered with
out jIsstice or reason in the affairs of other
republics, and prosfitGted III the service Of
private interesting power confided TO him Tor
public ends The ply OF it is that the former ,e
those w4Ao skillfully combine politics and
| men who sheer NJ Clvf-sertice Reform, as
one OIL Mr.. Blaines chief wire-puliers hts
LATELY and apPe a, as ~ h Ian ea po pos
the party now are such we. scarcely care
to name. The only policy which Mr. Blame
| OF Keeping the tariff as hsgh as possible. 50 as
| to satisfy at once the manufacturers of New
| England and New ORR the iron masters rs o.
The only policy of which he is the exponent
is to continue to compel the people to pay IN
taxes 500 600. 900 more than Is needed for fh
expenses OF The Aation. aud then 10 dlstrI bafe
II among the States. 1t seems 10 me that
years Of an Administrator like this One
pretty sure result would be the destruction OF
the Repub lean party: -Four years OF Blaine !
Administrator would bury II in a dfsho4fored
party spirit and the influence OF n ma me thai
| they think the party which supports Mr..
Blaine is the same with THAT which elected
Abraham lincoln, because both are called Re
publican, show that they are cheated by
Such loyalty TO party is dsloy atty To the coun-
try, and TO those who act thus we may apply
tn poets words and say: e#sgfsEtE @=ss1 :
Their honor rooted In dishonor stands, a#sf
And faith unfaithful makes them falsely
true. ass "35es.E &tf95t5S
WHAT A PRESIDENT Is MOST NEEDED FOR.
MIR. Chairman, where O CITIZEN OF a vast Ma
ton IKE tnIs Is no perform the serious gt,tg OF
ask What is a President most needed for III
the present timer What are the mos5 i'm
minent dangers which he must avert bJ the
power of his Magistf'acy-tae principal evils
of the hour which he must subaue by the IN
fuence OF his authority And who is the man
tae best fitted Ter this work.'s go me- Mr.
Chairman, the chIet evils which endanger our
Nation and pnbic life to-day seem those 80
torcibly described by our Massaehuserts SEN
ator Mr.. Hoar, nIHny YEARS ago. They have
not diminished NEE that time. shave since
then seen the robberies OF the public Treas
ury by whisky rings and star-route rings,
which the Government has found itself un-
able TO Punish. Z Strange ttlat Mr.. Hoar, who
brings this terrible Indictment aga INST the
National honor. should accuse President Eliot
OF ateachfng our youth ito he ashamed of their
stor Hoar do the ssafe see When mn
PLAINLY point out the7s satiIe crimes ana pn >
| how 10 bel TO 1uakR8hg Utter history ssaI
My own public life" saiG Mr.. Hoar, in
May. 1876, *.has been a very brief ana insig-
ration of single term Of Senatorial Office;
but IN that. brief period l have seen five
Judges of a high court OF the L nIted States
driven from office by threats of irnpeachment
for corruption administration. have
heard the taunt from Iriendliest 1ips that
when the Uniteo States presented herself in
tfIB Ea stto take ne ct with the eisaliztd sprld
in generous competition of the arts of life.
the only product of her institutions in which
she surpassed all others beyond question was
her corruption. ] have seen an the State in
the L Mon foremost in power and wealth four
Judges of her courts impeacaed for tcorrup-
ton, and the DO itical administration of her
chief city become u disgrace and by-word
| sthroughou the world. ] have seen the Chair
man of the Committee on Military Afafrs in
the House, now q dist inguished member OF
this court, rise in his place aud demand the
expE lS5on Of four OF his associates for
| making sale of their official privilege of Sc
1esSting the youths to be educated at our CREST
military school When the great est railroad
of the world, binding together the continent
and uffuing the TWO great sens awhich wash
our shores, was finished. have seen our a.
fioHal triumph and exultation turned to bit
| terness and shame py 1he unanimous reports
OF three committees or Con ress-two Of the
House and one here--tnat every step OF that
mighty enterprise had been taken IN fraud
doctrine ayowed By men grown OLD IN ublfc
Office that the frueway by W 1fch power Should