Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-09-13

| knew then that abuses and extravagances
had crept into the management of public
affairs, but did not know their numerous
forms nor the tenacity of their grasp.
| Volumes would har dly exhaust the testi-
mony which could be adduced to these
| statements.
| What was the matter with the Fisheries
/ treaty that it should have besn rejected
| An old, long standing cause of quarrel, SO
difficult OF satisfactory adjustment that
when the treaty Of independence was
| framed it was passed by untouched lest it
should wreck negotiations: which WAS but
half settled by the treaty OF 1878; which
| has been continual bone of snarling and
contention ever since; which the Repub-
lican commissioners so dealt with in The
| treaty of Washington as to 1nfiict National
| injury, almost humiliation. upon US, and
which now threatens to interrupt our re-
/ lations, and, more by wounds OF feeling
| than adequate substantial injury. to de-
stroy the privileges and prosperity OF our
peace.
What was the matter, again I say, with
| the Fisheries treaty. Repeatedly Repub-
lican Senators were challenged to point
| out what they wanted otherwise, what
| provisions should be changed, what new
stipu alton interposed for the advantage or
protection of our people. Repeatedly they
were urged 10 present amendment or sug-
| gestion of amendment and at least to ex-
| ercise the Senate's constitutional preroga-
tive to advise the President if at first
/ they could not consent. Not word would
they either offer or accept. They simply
stood to carp and cavil, striving to stir up
prejudice to the political disadvantage of
| the President now enshrned in the hearts
of the people What, then, was the matter
with the Fisheries treaty. 1t is an easy
| answer. The truth need not be blinkcd.
Had the treaty gone into effect it would
have composed the differences between
| this country, Great Britain and Canada.
| Carp at it and cavil at it as they may, they
know full well its practical operation
would have been such that, with dignity
and honor to the United States, the differ
ences that have disturbed us so long would
have disappeared That was the objection.
| The Secretary of State and his associates
made a convention with England which
would have done an excellent service to
| the people of this country if the Senate had
ratified it. That was the matter with the
Fisheries treaty. And this is Republican
| policy.
| But it seems to me that we in the North
| west must send another question to the
Senators chosen here, whom we may
| rghtfuliy ask to consider our interests. A
| moments glance at the map, moments
| reckoning of our border business interests,
and the utility to Western farmers of
| Canadian competition in transportation to
| and from the sea board suifices to show
| that the entire fish catch of year is but a
| tr.t le in comparison with the volume of
| cur Western dealings to be injured by an
| embargo en- intercourse with Canada.
| Why, then, did Western Senators vote to
compel retaliation by embargo? And now,
| when the President, carefully surveying
| the various opportunities, seeks a means
| to press most severely upon our unfriendiy
| neighbors with the least resulting harm at
| home, are they still to continue to be led
| by their party autocrats of New England
and needlessly sacrifice the West?
| Let the embargo fall first on the sup.
| plies of Canada. The object of it is to teach
| that country the evil and the folly of
neighboriy injustice, in the hope they will
| cease inflictiDg it upon us Effective
! severity is the essential of the lesson The
| President studies the situation and dis
| Germs the way to administer the whole
| son discipline. Shut off their supplies
| through European Importation and leave
| the borders unframed. 1t was the
| blow that Grant, with military
| sagacty, proposed when in the
! Presidential chair. It promises
| to do the work. True, it viii fall
| most heavily on Northern New England.
| But there too. lies the entire interest
which has provoked the necessity, and il
| is but just that the burden should be
| heaviest where all the benefit is to be en-
joyed. The Northwest will, indeed, never
| set its interests before the honor of the
| Nation. When the hour of that necessity
shall arrive, if ever-and may Heaven
| avert it's coming-this loyal reg on, ever
faithful to the Union, will cry to the Ma
TONS head: "Strilxe, str Ike, and spare
| not; our country first and foreverp'
| But why should or Senators. have
| fused postponement of the treaty's consid-
Grafton until election fevers cooled! Why
| now refuse the keenest weapon of effective
retaliations Is their allegiance to 1.-THE
uncrowned king of the Republican party,
| with his railroads and his trusts, para
, mount to their duty to their Northwestern
| countrymena
sOh," say some, inspired by the fishery
trade, put the embargo on Canadian
fshr' That is, indeed. the policy of latter
| day Republicanism. Tut the honor Il the
| country to the use of favored pockets!
Retalate, indeed, but just enough to let
| us make our countrymen pay US more for
| fshn' Not so does the President deal with
| National honor. II it is wronged, the
wrong is deep and grievous, and the rem
| edy shall be potent al and the redress
Such is the Republican party; no longer
vitalized by u National purpose, but decay
| ing to dissolution, mere obstruction to
| National progress. What new measure,
| what new policy does it offer to the peoplea
| Do they see no evils pressing narmfully
| upon the laborers of the country and re-
tarding the growth of our prosperity
| What redress do they proposes Can you
name amy new measure suggested even in
| that instrument of. specious profession,
| their platform! Yes, they make two pro-
posals. both in the same interest and pre-
! eminently characteristic. Realizing the
| enormous overburden of unnecessary tax
| alton, now that economy and care have
| again made the postal-service self-sustain-
| ing, they would strike off one-half the rev.
! enue from letter-postage in order that the
cost of that service may fall on customs
| duties; and they would repeal the tax on
whisky in the interest of morality. that
| their friends may continue to extort q
| tribute on the necessaries of life. This Is
| the summa ratio of their statesmanshipt-
| the preservation of class legislation and
/ the obstruction of measures for the popular
good.
| In the largon of political prophets Of evil
| no subject was more fruitful Of horror than
| that of pensions to our soldiers. The Gov
| ernment of Democracy, it was loudly pro-
| claimed, would be a rebel governments,
/ aud the manned and glorious heroes OF our
i war would be its victims The pension
| roll would be ruthlessiy invaded and the
succoring bounty of the N.tion to its brave
] men in necessity was to be dried up. See
! what it is for one class Of men TO think
] they contain all the patriotism, all the
| septimeut all the manhood How over