Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-09
AN ISSUE BADLY WANTED.

Those Birds Of IIl-Omen, the Repnblie-
ans, Flopping Around Aimfessly and Dis
consoIately.
Our Republican friends are very
much perplexed as to what they can
furnish for an issue the next time they
go before the people. The bloody
shirt has become such venerable
chestnut that it no longer excites even
q laugh. All the predictions of the
failure Of the Democratic Administers
ton have come to naught and the
hopes of q split in the party have not
been realized. The fishery question
failed to materialize at the critical mo-
ment, and the venom of ex-ministers.
ex-secretaries and other extinguished
representatives of Republican manage
ment of the State Department, was
poured out in vain. The excellent judg-
ment and calm. deliberative spirit dis
PLAYED by Secretary Bayard in connec-
ton with this question had the effect
of alIaying the mischievous spirit
which the enemies of the Administra-
ton sought to stir up. The would-be
authorities on the foreign policy of the
Government attempted to make an Is
sue out of the Cutting affair, with the
same fruitless result. Congress also
refused to furnish the desired issue to
our bewildered Republican friends,
for it has been incontestably shown
that the Democratic House acted as
wholesome check on the extravaganza
and INSCRIPTIONS measures of the he
publican Senate. The popularity of
the President has increased in proper
ton to the virulence of the attacks
made upon him. His manly, consist
emit course in connection with the
Civil-Service law and his trenchant
vetoes of jobs and swindling schemes
have gained for him fresh proofs OF the
esteem and affection of the people
| whose interests he has heart
Never was there an Administration
so shamelessly attacked and misrepre-
scented and against which all the bat
teries of SANDER and falsehood were so
industriously piled. But the cowardly
methods of warfare employed by the
| enemy have had boomerang effect,
/ and the demoralized host that so long
ruled the country in the insolence OF
unbridled power, and could not at first
| be brought to realize that the people
had driven them forever from the po-
| sitions they had abused, are now look
ing around in pitiable perplexlty fo1
| an issue. The time for search is be-
coming uncomfortably short. The
country is prospecting under Demo,
cratic rule; abuses have disappeared
from the offices of the Governments
| economy has succeeded extravaganza
and peculation, and confidence
| has been re-established in the
business world. The elections
this fall will have an important bear
ing upon the control of the Senate dur
ing the latter half of President Cleve.
lands Administration. Twenty-Five
Democrats and twenty-slx Republicans
hold over from the present Congress
and of the vacant seats the Democrat
are certain of nine and the Republic
ans of the same number. The doubt
full Legislatures on which will depend
the political complexion of the mex
Senate are those of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana. Mich
gan, California and Nevada. TIL
Democrats need five of these to have
majority in the Senate. They have
good chance of carrying New York
New Jersey, Indiana, Michigan ant
Connecticut. The cause of the anXiet
of the Republicans for an issue is
therefore, easily explained. The 'las
bulwark of Republicanism" is in grea
danger of being carried away, this fall
by the party which has earned the con
fidence and support of the people,
, Albdrey argus.