Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-26
THE DAWN OF DEMOCRACY.
An Awakening Spirit of Relief and Con


fidence.
A short time remains of that selfish.
partisan rule which so long has par
alyzed the energies of the Nation and
diverted industry, enterprise and capital
from their legitimate channels. The
long night of official incompetency and
knavery, of mercenary dealings in high
places and the degradation of the hottest
principles of patriotism to the level of
lobby traffic, of the National Govern
ment acting as decoy duck for Wall
street sharpers, and the customs ena-
bling gang of sharpers to become mill
ionaires, of frauds in the Post Office,
frauds in the Navy, frauds in the Treas
ury, frauds in the Indian Bureau, in
fine, frauds everywhere, is drawing to
close, and the dawn of Democracy,
that new era of honesty and reform, is
at hand. The popular voice having
pronounced in favor of those principles
and purposes, based on soIicitude for
the public veal and set forth in the
pithy language of the Democratic plat
form, the popular heart expands with
pleasure as the day draws near for the
application of those principles and pur-
poses to our Government. Even the
expiring efforts of the spoilers, who
have grown insolent and reckless in
office, to beset the path of the incoming
Administration with snares and diff
fculties, have no effect upon the popu-
lar mind, so general and overwhelming
is the feeling of relief for the change.
The Republican leaders. under whom
partisan tyranny has been carried to an
extent subversive of the fundamental
principles of right and justic,. and has
been characterized by unlimited spolia-
ton in office and venality in legislat on,
having been served by an outraged and
long-enduring Nation with a writ of
eiectment from the offices and power
they abused, and now devoting their
energies to embarrass their SUCCESSORS.
They cling to power to the last, and are
not vet able to realize that the day for
ill-gotten gains and illegitimate trading
in the name of the Government is near
" over, and that IN another month
every foul spot and long-concealed nest
of official plumber will be revealed in
the sunlight of reform and honesty.
Already the beneficial influence of the
new regime is making itself felt, and the
lobbyist and the treaty maker, the post
trader and the contractor, the sly
tacker-on to appropriation bills and the
Wall street sharp, no longer lift their
heads in Washing ton with that conf
dent air of other days. They recognize
the approach of an era at the capital
when there will be no place for them,
when the Government will be admins
tered, to use the words of the President
elect, sin the honest, simple and plain
manner which is consistent with its
character and purposes"
The uneasiness of the lobby and other
traders in Government patronage is re-
vealed in the petulent manner in which
they call for information as to the de-
signs and purposes of the incoming adj
One would imagine to
read their childish complaints, that they
had sort of hereditary right to be first |
consulted or informed on all important |
matters attending a change of Govern
ment. They cannot understand the full |
of pure and honest admins
tration of National affairs, but after the |
fourth of March they will have every |
of learning it. With Re- |
publican rule will soon pass away the |
period of business depression which has |
50 long prevailed, and there are
already encouraging signs-large facto-
les and mills resuming work, orders
lowing in and new enterprises being
The people will not be long
before they experience, to the fullest |
extent, the blessings of the change of |
and the revivifying influ-
'nce of the dawn of Democracy at the
Capitol, after twenty-five years of Re.
publican night.-Aybany Argus.