Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-19

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written by J. Wyman Jones, presi-
dent of ST. Joe Lead Go. If it were not
for Mr.. Jones' seeming earnestness, his
puerile argument would be laughable
i'm the extreme. He is President of the
st. Joe Lead Company by the power of
money, and from his covert threat as
to his political intentions one can almost
believe him president of his country by
the grace of God. He plumes himself
i'm not exertipg political influence here
tofore, but now he is on the war-path,
and nothing but Mr.. Cleveland's reek-
ing scalp will satisfy his awakened ire.
We have no objections, and can urge
none, when MIR. Jones, or any other
manufacturer, wriggles at all attack
made on their monopolistic grasp on
the people. We know how far they
are influenced by self-interest; but
when Mr.. Jones poses as the friend the
dear friend, of the laborer, We think it
time to challenge his sincerity. We
have yet to learn from reliable source
that Mr.. Jones ever pays man S1.50
when he can obtain his services for 81.
A man who will write eloquently bout
American homes - American insti-
tutions-the greed of Great Britain
and at the same time, under burden
some war tariff. send to Europe for
Hupgarians to run his mines, instead
of employing his countrymen that he
loves so aUell, may well be considered
insincere.
Mr.. Jones is much exercised over the
Mills bill, which, he says, has terrified
even Democrats by reason of its free
trade tendencies. The Mills bill pro-
poses an average reduction of per
cent. from the Ubiquitous war tariff,
and only affects lead J cent per pound.
1t is well known that those employed
in taking lead from the earth have been
claiming for years that reduction of
tariff on lead would lead to disaster
would cause the works to shut down;
that they needed this tribute 10 order
to mine-and all the time their lead
has been shipped to Europe at less fig
ures than they demand in the markets
of this country. Mr.. Jones does not
wish to answer a fallacy. but we invite
his attention to statistics, and ask how
the copper companies on Lake Super
for can mine the copper, pay the ex-
penses of transportation to Europe, land
sell the metal i'm foreign markets at 5
cents per pound less than they exact
here by way of tribute. Do not dodge
the issue, but, in the name of your dear
taborers, answer the question. 1t new
er was an American policy" to enrich
a few at the expense of the many, un-
til the Morrill, bill was passed, and Mr..
Morrill, had to apologize for the injustice
OF this measure by pleading the ma
tional debt. The american policy'
under Democracy, from Jefferson down
to Cleveland, has been government
"of the people, by the people and for
the people," The damnable heresy
that 60,OO0,0OO of people should pay
tribute to 100000 engaged in manu-
facture, is the golden calf erected by
Republican hands, and Cleveland is
the political Moses to shatter this idol
and show to the people Its un-American
features. While those engaged in man.
ufactures and mining raw ores have
made their thousands-yes, their mil
lions-the wages of the laborer have
not Kept pace Herewith. Laborers
have petitioned, have Frustrated them
selves before the altar of Mammon, and
as last resort have struck for higher
wages, and have been answered by the
importation of Bohemians, Hungarians
and Italians-have been confronted by
Winchester rifles in the hands of Pink
erton detectives and hired ruffians. 1t
has taken war tariff to develop, in
this country, monopolies, trusts and
strikes, and still Mr.. Jones comes be-
fore the people advocating the Repub-
lIcan platform of the american sys-
tem." While his party grasps the
money-bags with one hand. it offers in
the other the olive branch of free
whiskey and taxed sugar and salt. 1t
offers with loving smile, free tobacco
and taxed blankets, ploughs and all
the necessities of life.
When Mr.. Jones asserts that the