Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-16
A Paralyzed Conscience.

The St Louis Globe has wholesome
and interesting article entitled :. Mis-
placed Confidence" 1t Is on the tend
ency of the times. The question:
Whom can we trust?'' it says, els
heard on every hand.' ITO betray d
trust has always been justly regarded
as an almost objectionable sin. mo
one can tell how far-reaching the effects
may be" 1.-THE Hebrew Scriptures
are nowhere more impressive than in
their denunciations of the violators OF
trusts" 1t even assumes the role of o
Hebrew prophet. and declares that -the
average man becomes year by year NOT
more but less trustw orthy. That is the
whole case in q sentence. Facts OF
common observation do not accord with
the theory that the world is getting
better and better, and gradually grow
ing into the millennium. Humanity is not
becoming more and more lovabie. On
the contrary, the oft-repeated inquiry:
Who can be trustedP' suggests to the
thoughtful Saind the probability that
st. Paul knfw what he was talking OF
when he saiN that the end of the Christ
stian dispensation would be chacterized
by sgrievous times, by lovers of self,
lovers of money and by traitors.
In the face of ali this. which every in
talligent person knows to be true, the
Globe and many other representatives
Of the Republican party proposes to
make Mr. Blaine President of the United
States, to hold up as an example to the
youth Of CHS country . man self-eon-
victed of an attempt to betray for mon
ey his public trust rs Speaker of the
House. 8ss
Ino ~ L. -
does not believe the evidence which Mr..
Blaine furnished in his own hand writ
ing, over his own signature. Like
thousands of Republicans before his
nomination it has expressed its belief in
his guilt. 1t said: ..Mr. Blaine is an
unclean man and the people will not
have him. He stands self-convicted Of
substituting the high offices he has held
to build up private fortune; of cohab-
iting with corruption for dishonest mon
ety. HIS record would damn him. 3l
g, 1t was only echoing what was said
and believed by many Republican or
gans and orators; but such is the. de-
moralization wrought by party warfare
that although its columns now admit
that the betrayal of trusts is making the
American people kissing and a by
word, it, like many other Republicans.
is actively urging the election to the
Presidency of imam self-convicted of
prostituting the high Offices he has held
to build mp a private fortune. 5sEp
Another instance of this blindness
wrought by craftsmanship told by cor
respondent of the Boston Herald, who,
the other day, met on the streets of
that city the author of many books
written for the moral instruction of
young readers. The author expressed
great surprise at the correspondents
saving he should not vote the Repnb-
ican ticket this year, because he On
not think MIR. Blaine would pass mus
Ter tried by any high moral standard III
politics. The Author was very imps-
tent over the charges against Blaine
and said that the time was wasted in
talking about them. The Conversation
then turned to a neweb6ok by the aaa-
thor, soon to appear He handed the
advance sheets to the correspondent,
who took them home aAnd read them.
He found in them onE whole chapter
devoted to holding up to scorn and con-
tempt an orthodox deacon for the of
Tense of attempting to sell shares in
Joint stock company, while at the same
time he had accepted a gratuitg. unbe-
known1o the public. from the directors
of the Company to secure his interest In
the enterprise. The deacon lax NOS
lied about it either. va
Yet this author was supporting TOT
the Presidency man who had Just
done that thing, adding TO it the of
tense of offering his official influences for
sale and crowning all by deliberate and
repeated falsehood.