Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
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If General Butler, when nominatedAby,
the Anti Monopolists and Greenback-
ers, had accepted without hesitation
and placed himself squareiy on what
are supposed TO be the principles OF
those Organizations, he might have
laid some claim to honesty. asssg
Wh6n he nausea and 1allledm md
waited Tor the action OF the Demoeratie.
Contention of which he was member,
and wf0se candidate he hoped to be,
he proved Chat he was willing to use the
A1lfi- monopoly and GreenbAck nCmina+
ts6ns as a means of securing the Demo
cratic prize. He was playing = Butler
game 4s.1 s....ls u, NJ
It took EX-GOVERNOR St John only i
ination of the Prohibifionists' Conven-
Hon. - z
If Butler had obtained the n0minn- Y
ton al Chicago no sane man questions
thet he would have accepted it at once
ard have enthusiastically Endorsed the
platform just as it is. aisA ~
When he became satisfied that his
chanEes were hopeless he objected 10 Z
the, piatform and pretended that il was
Sufficiently Anti Monopoly and Pro-
tecEive to suit his views.
Evec then. if he had forthwith an
nounced his acceptance of the ANTI
Monopoly and Greenba K nominations,
be naikht hive insisted that his prsriuusf
delav had only been due to his desire TO
$50 what principles the Democratic
party would proclaim. If he had at,
once declared his inability to inddrse
the Demoer tic candidates and DlAtf0fm
and his readiness to run in opposition
to them, his plea might have had some !.
pretense OF honesty.
Why did he back and fill md pro
crastinate for another full month, give
ing the clownish answer of -yes-nnd-
no, no-and-yes,s TO all inquirers, and
refusing to say whether be Was or was
not a candidate? a4x TN Il 81 IN
Builder was waffiz9 for bargain
He Put HIMSELF into cunmlfuic1Eaon
with Bill Chandler and n-ade tfade.
= Before Bntlef accepged. the coparfner-g
shiAz5f Elaine and Butler had eendu3E
80 20.
Honesk Repub1icaps have started u 4
dismay 1rosa the prospect of d Blaine
Dist Moald BIZ bad-
enoEg z5rk hcE zach worse wouldf
be xR}ain9xad Rsxzef Administrali9nA
Can a1ene doa1 ire existence Of The
tlrHa &. - - 10y = =
& ~ friends tf Mr. BlzGhe oonced
thu b be electea it win - 7hrs1
tie Go idacy of Butler Z. I
bid 4nvbody ever know Bet &C =
Is do anvthing ON Of which - Did
expect 10 secure some personAa adv ~
tage2
There is nothing unnatural abouk4de
between Blaine and lnt-
- r Both are intense Repu61icans.
Bel are noisy dernagogues. Both
hzISe been the paid advocates of Yorpc-
rntions. They were strong friends in
Congress. They were close associates d
Is profitable jobs. They Are birds II = !.
feather. 4
II HlsiDe gets the Presidency Butler
willshare the perquisites-
q course Butter would thrive and
fatfen and increase his wealth under
BlAins naore than he could under Cleve-
land Therein lies the true 'inferprcta-
lion Of Euflerss acceptance after the Y
Chandler conference.
Does not this copartnership Of rascal
ity and FenaIify intensity the issue bo-
tween Clean Governments and Eorrups
lion? Does it not confirm and strengths
IN the fact that this il the true issue "a
the carapa en-, and that all Other. issues
are fraudulent and false?- X. H0rzG