Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-16
The Squealing of the Swine!

Since our last issue, q 0e!egatl0n OF four. /
representing the Independent movement of |
Iron county, visited Pennington with view |
Of finding some one to establish an Indepen. |
dent paper at Ironton. The delegation was
j. H. Halter, j. FL. Moon and John |
of Pilot Knob and r. NJ. Sum-
mers, of IrOnton, all enthusiastic and intelli-
gent gentleman. We have spoken of the
opening at Ironton number of times There
is as much business for newspapers in Iron
former county has one Office the latter has
six. When asked how it was that Iron coun-
ty had only one paper, one of the delegation
spoke up, and, in substance, said that there
is corrupt Ring at Ironton, each member
of which makes it his especial business to
use his cheek and influence to discourage
any man who goes into the county for the
purpose of establishing legitimate news
paper in the interest of the people. The
Democratic primary election was held in
that county about two weeks ago, casting
only about half as many votes as were polled
in the primary in 1886. Judging from the
best information we can get, the usual
amount of fraudulent voting was done, but
the most respectable portion of the Demo-
cratic party, beginning with the Chairman of
the County Central Committee, refused to
participate, and the best men in Iron county
will vote the Independent ticket next No
vember. The Ringsters in Iron county are
in about the same position as in st. Francois.
They have hung on for years and years, and
should there be an investigation of the
books, there might be somebody to leave for
the penitentiary, Canada or TO commit sui
eide.
The above article is taken from the
Pennington Ne,0s, paper published
by one Pigg. 1t is with feelings of dis
gust and loathing that we notice this
production. The article bears such
close affinity to the Editor Pigg that
our Jewish instincts lead us to exclaim,
"Unclean, uncleani" We realize fur
ther that attention paid to Pigg yields
only one result: to increase the price of
pork In the estimation of the swine SO
noticed. The editor of the Farmlngton
Nous has been much troubled over the
fact that there is but one newspaper in
Iron county, and the further fact that
1T is well edited and gives satisfaction
to its readers. To envy one doing we'll
is a common failing of small minds,
particularly noticeable in the class
swine. To induce some one to plant a
paper in this county he has lied and
slandered without catching bis breath,
and would doubtless resort to worse
methods if he thought he could accom-
plish his purpose. Without character
among the citizens of his own county,
laughing stock with the intelligent,
and jest with the reading public, we
pass him by as unworthy of further
comment-a pig by nature as well as
name.
When he undertakes TO SANDER the
citizens of this county and it's officials
we do not intend to stand mute, even
if he should receive his Information
from J. H. Halter, J. II. Moon, John
Trauernicht and R. II. Summers, "all
enthusiastic and intelligent gentle
men," The blatant Pigg says that one
of the above Intelligent gentlemen"
told him that "there is corrupt ring
at Ironton." We do not know which
one was the spokesman, and we only
have the word of Pigg that it was said
at all. but if such language was used
there, we say unhesitatingly and en-
phatically that the one who said it lied
wilfully and maliciously. r. M. Sum-
mers is candidate for sheriff and ]
H. Moon for assessor on the Independ-
ant ticket. Do these men expect to
ride into office by defaming the char
acters of some of the best men in Iron
county? They claim that their votes
cannot be bought by "drink of beer"
we trust this is true. But do they
expect to obtain votes by campaign
conducted on the basis that he who
can defame his neighbours character
the most successfully will make the
best officer? If this is the " epitome of
of their objects, !" we think the matter
can be safely left to the voters of Iron
county the court of last resort. II
there is corrupt ring at IrontOn, of
whom would it be composed? OF the
officials of Iron county. of course. OF
the judges of the county court, the
county aud circuit clerks, the PROBATE
judge, collector, assessor and prosecut-
ing attorney. 1t must include all, for
if there was one honest man among
them he would interfere with the
schemes of population and sound the
alarm. For answer to this sland erous
charge we name the officials, A. w.
Holloman, r. J. Hill, Jos. G. Clarksop,
s. E. Buford. VIM. A. Fletcher, JOS.
Huff, VIM. II. Whitworth, J. s. Jor-
dan, P. w. Whitworth and Sam Rey-
burn, and ask the people of Iron coun-
ty who know them if they are thieves
and rascals?
The remarks of the. squealing Pigg
about our late Primary need but little
comment. The editor of this paper is
chairman of the Democratic Central
Committee, and he voted on election
day. There were no fraudulent votes
cast, and every citizen of Iron county
will bear witness to the fact that no
cleaner, fairer election was ever held
in the county at general election un-
der the laws of the State. The Demo-
erats of ron comfy are well satisfied