Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-26
Primary Election.

Primary Election.
The arrangements for holding the Demo
cratic primary election Saturday are nov
Icompleted. All that can be done has beef
done to make it fair expression of the viii
of the Democracy, and to this end some ad
ditional safeguards have been provided. NJ
person will be permitted to vote outside hi!
home precinct; voters of doubtful eligibility
as to age, residence, etc., will be sworn by 9
competent officer, and the Executive Com.
mittee pledges itself to prosecute, to the ut.
most extent of the law, any person making
oath falsely; and every person voting does
so on his pledge of honor that he will sup
port the ticket thus nominated. We, there
fore, firmly believe-and it is so intended
| that every Democrat may go into this cleo
| ton with the assurance that his vote will
have its due weight as determined by ga fair
vote and an honest count"
Under these circumstances we feel satisfied
now in declaring that every true Democrat
in Iron county will esteem it not merely a
privilege, but an imperative duty, to cast his
vote and make his influence felt at the pri-
mary election.
For the first time in twenty five years, the
question at issue between the great political
parties is one that directly and solely affects
the individual interests of the humblest cit.
izen, and the contest is to determine whether
the policy of the government is to be doml-
mated by the will of free people or controll-
ed by capital, trusts and monOpolies. In
this fight Democracy, as it eyer has done,
hos fo6 oil no do Of ba
people, of the so-called humber classes, of
the Zone and sinew of the land, of all those
who in the sweat of their brows earn bread.
On the other side are arrayed the great cor
porations, the tariff barons, and all those
who seek individual advantage at the ex-
pense of those they have come to LOOK upon
as their legitimate prey, with no industrial
rights their law-favored masters are bound
to recognize.
In such a contest there ought to be no pos
s,ble question of the result, and there can be
none if the peOple-if Democrats-are true
to themselves. But the opposition is willy
and powerful-powelfu full though special priv
ileges and class legislation-and will fight to
the death to retain the laws which make it
possible for its pampered deyOtees to yearly
accumulate fortunes not dreamed of as the
result of lifetime of legitimate, honorable
effort a generation ago. And this, while the
poor are becoming poorer, and the shackles
of the trusts, monopolies and syndicates are
being more firmly riveted to their limbs.
A few days since, in response to an in
quiry, Republican of intelligence who is
not bitter partisan, said: 81 believe Har-
rlson will be elected. Understand me: if the
election were to occur now, or if the natural
bent of the people were to take its course,
from now until November, there is no doubt
that Cleveland would be successful. But
you will see such an outpouring of money
on the part of protected capitalists this year
as was never heard of before; they will bay
the Presidency for Harrison" /
What has this to do with the primary cleo |
ton, you ask? We answer, Everything
Without county organization there can be no
state organization, and if there be no state |
of the Democracy. a shameful |
and disgraceful surrender is made to the enc
my. Spot him as traitor to yourparty who. |
while he talks glIbly to you of ''slavery to |
pal ty," designs to make you the abject tool |
and seri of monied oligarchy. "Slavery to
party" because you dare to vote your senti-
nents and for men who are in accord with
you! AS well might you call the Christian
who upholds his church, and contributes to
is support, slave to religion. Or the pa
riot who shoulders his mnsket and goes forth
% fight the battles of his country, for his
learthstone and his loved ones, slave to his
Democracy this year, more than
,ver, is for the people and against the class
IS. Its leader, Grover Cleveland, fearless
md patriotic, has dared to say to the monied
Iutocrats and your would-be masters, "Thus
ar shall thou go, but no fartherw We
would be worse than recreant to refuse our
Utmost support to him in every way. Let
Is line up! stand shoulder to shoulder!
how our faith by our works! and when the
des of November shall have passed it will
'e shown that Mr.. Harrison and his gold
cohorts could not "buy the Pres
dency:" that free people have not sold
heir birthright for mess of poisoned pot
age.