Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-10-04
Walker Wakes the Sleepers.

Ed. Register On last Thursday night j.
B. Walker, Of Ironton, delivered speech on
the political issues Of the day to our Cleye.
land and Thurman Club, and it was one Of
the best that has ever been heard in this
town, and that is saying great deal--taking
in railroad corporations, monopolIsts, land
grants, and the tariff, to their fullest extent,
but dwelling largely on the subject of tariff
reform, with facts and figures that can't be
disputed by even All Ben or any of his fol-
lowers.
On the same evening, W. NJ. Kinsey, the
Republican candidate for Congress in the
10th district, delivered an address to the All
Ben Railroad Corporation Banker Morton
Club, in which they have about 4S members,
consisting principally of stone and paving
cutters, all foreigners or nearly so, and out
of this number about one-third of them are
entitled to vote; and right here l can say
why these voters will not vote for Cleveland
and Thurman and tariff reform and that is
this: In the course of Mr.. Cleveland's adj
ministration he has vetoed bill or two au
th6rizing the appropriation OF funds to build
few little public buildings that might pos
sibly be built of granite, thereby giving the
granite cutters a little more employment.
They do not consider the question Of who
has to bear the burden, but to the contrary
they will vote for man that says one dollar
Is enough for any laboring man, and he got
a thousand dollars week for proclaiming
such rs an attorney for railroad corporations,
monopolists, &c. They say, "yes, We'll vote
for Harrison and Morton, for they are the
laboring mans friend" We can see just
where they are a friend to the workingman.
When a man will vote fourteen times to have
Chinese immigration to this country, In
order to get cheap laborers for the railroad
companies, manufacturers, &C.. it shows
pretty coneluslyely that he is the laboring
mans friend! And of the Irish element Of
this country, here is something more. Mr..
Alb Ben says ats easy to know that mans
race; everybody knows what they are. II it
were not for the Irish this country would not
need half her penitentiaries, which are al
most full of them;" and he (Mr. Harrison)
further says, "they are only fit to shovel dirt
for railroad companies and for which they
receive more pay than they are WORTH" Call
this sympathy, do yous and friendship for
the taUOTtuH uIuus ~ ~ tAON 8sfN W. GAss
nese immigration right away.
Mr.. Walker explained All Ben's Chinese
record to perfection, and in fact all OF his
public record for years back, based on rec
orded facts figures.
Before Mr.. Walker was called on to speak,
opr president, Mr.. John Webb, thinking 1t
gentleRianiy act, appointed committee OF
three to wait on Mr.. W. A. KinseF, asking
him to join issue with and divide time dnrr
ing the evening. allowing Mfr. Kinsey either
fret or last speech. But when our commit
tee called on the chairman Of the meeting
(Mr. Lindsay with the proposition OF hay
ing Joint discussion Of the matter, he, Mr..
Lindsay. says, with an air of emphasis, I'VE
are an organized body, and will do nothing
Of the sort,n notwithstanding that an invita-
tiop had already by one Of their executive
committee been given rs and our speaker,
Mr.. Walker, to come and join them. He