Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-28

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all the subscribers to the Parnell Fund in
| lronton, save Were Democrats, and that
! thatlone was "a weak-kneed Republican, -
| Mr. jays name was not on the list, but he
| did subscribe as follows: "Cash, - cents. -
Now, it never could have entered into our
head to call "Cash" Il weakened Republic
cam" Cash is the core and skin, heart,
body and soul, of Republicanism-the flesh
and the spirit that move in unison to effect
all the party holds near and dear. 0, dear,
no. we never call ''Cash" other than the
truest, the bluest, the straightest- backed
and stiffest-kneed of Republicans.
We might say more to Mr.. j.. but we very
much doubt if any man who could pass
through the late campaign and be ignorant
of the authorship of ''from skin to core, &c"
would have understanding sufficient to ap-
preclate the "wind and gas" we might dis
pense hereon. Not that honorable and pa
triotic statesman, RIO. Mills, out that prince
of demagogues and master of the G. o. p,
"JingO Jim," first said from first to last,
from beginning to end, from skin to core
and from core back to skin again.''
We learn that the chief priests and elders
of the Republican machine at this place are
exercised against us because we last week, las
matter of news, chronicled current rumor
that a colored man-G. y. Maston-was q
candidate for the office of postmaster at this
place. Not only this, but some of these
gentry say that MastOn feels insulted that we
should so use his name, on the one hand,
and that on the other, Mr. acknowledgements
Dpmnpra IL m ~ ar-obo7J36 faaI inc ta1
that we should chronicle the fact of the pos
sibility Of his successor being a negro. All
of this kick comes from Republicans, and, so
far as we know, from white Republicans,
who, when the Negroes vote is wanted, are
loud in defence of the political rights Of the
"man and brother"
Mr.. Edwards, so far as we know, has not
construed the squib as a fling at him. As
suredly it was not so intended.
We hardly see how Mr.. Maston could con-
strue it as an intended insult to him; for the
man who was his standard bearer in the last
campaign, Ben. ii. Harrison, in his inaug-
ural address on March 4th, 1899, declared
that the desire to hold office at the bands of
ones party was ian entirely honorable am
bitiOn." Surely Republican can not be
Insulted 10y being charged with harboring an
ambition which his President has solemnly
declared to be 'entirelv honorable"
And we do not believe that Maston is in
suited, however much his white fellow Re-
publicans try to make him believe that he is.
The great kick comes from those Repuhli-
can politicians who, during election times
all the rights of citizenship, and one who is
to be courted that he may and until he does
vote right, and afterwards speak of him as
ga Niger" hold him at distance until his
vote Is again wanted, and themselves feel
insulted if he haTbors the "entireiy honor
able" ambition to hold office, which is the
political right of every citizen.
oh! Hypocrisy thy name is Republican,
ism, and thy abiding place is the Republican
party. These same fellows who are angry
because we record the fact that & negro has
ian entirely honorable ambition" and the
fruition of which ought to be guaranteed by
the professions of their party, are the same
men who are lGulast mouthed in denOunc-
ing the white people or the South for an I'M
willingness to live I'm Ter negro domination;
and for an alleged refusal 20 accord the negro
equal civil and political rights. These are
the same fellows who swallow and again
yomit upon their neighbors all the SANDERS
of the Southern people for this alleged I'M
published by their organ, the
filthy and hypocritical Globe Democrat.
Notwithstanding all of these loud profess
sicns of partizan friendship these same fell
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state that negro is reported to desire an
office which he has as much right 20 aspire
to under the law as any white man in their
party haS-be he naturaliZed or native born.
Gentlemen of the Republican party, espe
ciaiiy H. view of the fa It that large part of
your vote III ts.ss county Is the negro vote;
in view of the fact thai tbs Congressional
District went your way by reason CO the
negro voting with you; in view of the fact
that several doubtful states were carried by
you by the aid OF the nego vote; in view of
the fact that your whole party in eleven
states is composed of negroes; in view of the
fact that without the negro vote you could
not carry six states in the America Uuion-
In view of all these things-wheE the offices
arc 10 be distributed you have no right to
assume towards TIE regro this 81 am better
than thou" position.
To be consistent you should not squirm at |
taking a little of the medicine you have been
for twenty-five years recommending to
southern men as nectar fit for the gods.
Size the poor negro q chance, gentlemen,
and after election treat him as you did dur
ng the campaign-accord 20 him some of
hose rights which you abuse the southern !
people for refusing to him
i,i; no: the negro under the delusive |
oretence OF political equality is induced to
yote the Republican ticket, and when success
5 attained he is sent to rear and there Kept |
i'll his voted is again needed, and his white |
.onfreres are insulted if the rumor of his
.andidacy fer office at their hands is chron-
cled.
Verify, fraud, false preteuaes -nG hypoe-
isv are at premium in the g. o. p. now, as
hey have been in the past. Stand up gen.
lemen, and give the poor negro show.
We have an extra fine line OF ladies' miss
IS, and childs' custom made shoes. Buy
- ,,,rass tho name D. F. Reese & Bro. IS |