Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-22
Missouri Politics.

/ There is every reason to beli-v,
that the Republican National com
mittee has determined to spend {
large sum of money in this state fol
the purpose of gaining control of the
next general assembly, and thus elect Q
republican to the United States senate
This is the program beyond question
The Republicans never lack money,
and if Missouri is made the battle
ground our citizens will witness cam
paign entirely new.
| The managers of the republican par
ty have only one idea of conducting q
campaign, and that is to purchase
everything outright. They expect to
buy voters like butcher would so
| many fat pigs. They will bleed the
| protected interests and then pour the
money into this state. Every 2x4 re-
publican boss will have control Of a
certain fund. Whisky, beer and viii
lainous cigars will be as free as water
| The political boodlers will reap rich
harvest. Corruption will be rife A
premium will be placed upon perjury
and honesty will be made an object of
ridicule.
This is what fight by the National
Republican committee means. Hsre-
| tofore Missouri has escaped the odium
which Indiana, New York and Ilii-
nois have endured, but unless the
leading democrats are mistaken WE
will be cursed with genuine repub-
lican Doodle campaign next fall.
Recently the Tribune reviewed the
battle ground in this state. Granting
that the republicans will hold every
county that they carried last Novem-
ber and that they will gain one sena-
tor and Ca rry the counties in which
democratic representatives were elect
ed by less majority or plurality than
100, they will still lack a majority on
joint ballot. This, of course is all un-
reasonable supposition, and We only
refer to it in order to show the desper-
ate fight which the republicans have
determined to make.
While we have not the slightest
doubt that the democrats will retain !
control of the general assembly, yet
it is only common prudence that the |
party should Immediately reorganize, |
and conduct the campaign upon the
basis of gaining ground rather than |
losing. Missouri is certainly demo-
cratic state. and an honest vote will
show democratic majority of 10000.
The State Central committee should
hold meeting at the earliest possible
ootC duu uahO al IOl tuCl
next contest. 1t Is poor policy to wait
until the middle of a campaign to or
ganize.
Two weeks ago the republicans
made plans to capture the vote of the
Wheel in Central Mis-.
sourl. A very prominent republican
politician and alleged farmer has
joined the organization for the sole |
purpose of inducing the members |
to elect republican legislature. OIL
course he has an axe to grind, but in |
the meantime be will miss no opportu- !
nifty to knife every democrat.
We call attention to matters of this |
kind in order to show the sly work |
the republicans are trying to conduct
in Missouri. Except in Clinton county |
the democrats are doing nothing.
The press alone is keeping up the
fight.
Democrats, go to work! Let US
route the republicans, horse, foot and
lragoons. Such result can be accom-
olished by honest methods, and the
orize is worth an effort.-Jeferson
CitH tribune.