Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-05-03
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.

The men who insist on the irreg-
ular admission of a revolutionary frag-
ment of Dakota rs State are the men
who are keeping Dakota out.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
1t is announced that Mr.. Blaine
will have the nomination thrown at
him whether he wants it or not. If so,
he will stand behind the bat ready to
catch it hot from the pitcher. --B Boston
Globe.
Judge Thurman is advanced in
years, but he seems to be yet equal to
a good deal of work. Why shouldn't
the Democrats put him back into har-
ness, brains bandana, rheumatism,
and all. Savannah Neaos.
Mr.. John Sherman has been in
receipt of salary of $4,000, with
brief interval of So, 900, for genera
ton. Out of that accommodating sala-
ry Mr.. Sherman has succeeded in saw
ing two or three millions of dollars
~ 7. Sum-
Oregon has held her Republican
convention and chosen delegates to
the Chicago convention. Oregon has
a great financial head. The rolling of
barrels thitherward will begin at once,
and the Oregonians will have the fresh
tap.-Chicago Times.
Abraham Lincoln died twenty.
three years ago. He lived long enough
to immortalize himself, but not long
enough to give any lasting life to the
party he made temporarily possible
through his own honesty and patriot
ism.-St. Louis Republican.
The Democrats of York County,
Pa, have made mistake. They have
dignified Senator ingalls, attack upon
Hancock by formal denunciation. 1t
would have been better to have left it
to the silent contempt of the people
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Vermont Republican dele
cation is said to be "strong for
Blaine" If its faith needs strengthen
ing it should send for Senator Ed
munds and beg of him to give it the
red-hot speech for the "man from
Maine" which he somehow neglected
to deliver in 18S4.--M Y. World.
If the Republican party wishes
to go into the campaign with hope of
success. it must turn its face to new
chieftain. That is the hard common
sense of the situation which those Re-
publlcans who are prone to respond to
their emotions rather than to their
Judgment must begin to consider
Philadelphia Bulletin (Rep.).
Although ostensibly a plea for
independence in politics, James Rus
sell Lowell's New York speech must
be recognized as plea for the re-
nomination of Cleveland and a decla.
ration of the willingness of the Inde-
pendents to march under his banner
and stand on platform of Civil
service and Revenue reform, accord
ing to his exposition. Washington
Critic.
Senator Stanford's mention of
himself as candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination has not been received
with any display of enthusiasm. Stan
ford should not attempt to stand in the
way of Mr.. Blaine, who is far
stronger man, and in whose hands, In
case of his election, Stanford's in
terests would be about as we'll looked
after as it he were President himself.
Chicago Herald.
If John Sherman is killed at
Chicago it will be case of suicide, Of
spontaneous freezing to death He
has the lead among all the candidates
named. By right of work for the
party and by right of inheritance he is
The coming man. The lack of zeal dis
played by his followers is simply re-
Election borrowed from their leader. A
stream can rise no higher than its
fountain head. John Sherman can NO
moro awaken enthusiasm among tho
people than an iceberg can radiata
heat This is not il him. - boston
Globe.