Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-04
A Letter From Belgrade.

Desiring TO change my base, and having q
presentiment that l was needed here, | left
the kingdom of Reynolds March 18th, and
came to Mr.. j. A Grifiith's, where I spent
| the 18th. The 10Th was spent with Mr..
| Rancehouser, and the 10Th with Mr. Will
hanson.
| The rain on the night of the 18th was very
heavy and general, and IN crossing the side
streams on the west side of Big River great
deal of forthcoming was needed, but the trip
was made without noteworthy accident.
| On the route noticed more Improvement
going on than usual. At hasty view the
wheat looks we'll but under closer inspection
the color of the blade discloses severe ray
age by the fly.
| About two miles above Belgrade the fun
began. Two dogs were out hunting rabbits
on their own hook. The game was very
abundant. The dogs would raise bunny
with 4 great CHATTER and hrattle. The chase
rarely lasted longer than i quarter of a
minute and usually ended very suddenly at
a small hole in \ large rock. l noticed two
rabbits however that when running at flu Il
speed suddenly gave Il long jump sideways
and crouched among the rocks and grass,
thereby throwing off the dogs.
! Belgrade was reached about noon on the
21>t. All the friends We're we'll. The ALI
auce Store is doing good business. Some
fault has been found because do not speak
of other Alliance stores. l have not been in
any other Alliance store. The Belgrade AL
lance Is composed of the best material
known TO me. The firm of Love e Alcorn
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| firm starting on clean ground and not hamp-
cred by previous conditions, SO that if there
is any place where the Farmers Alliance
can succeeded it is here. | regard the AL
| lance strong move in the right direc-
| ton. And even if it does not accomplish all
that some expect Of it matte S will be left
better than 1t found them. | do not belong
| to the organization as | think a Farmers
| Alliance should be run by farmers. But on
my arrival here | fonnd the firm of Love &
Alcorn in shape where they needed law
yer. Some outside parties had arranged to
make bad break into their business. But
all the demands of law and equity in the
case were squarely met and the plan defeat
| ed.
| 1t appears that Mr.. Blaine's deputy has
spoken his piece, and appointed >ingularly
weak Cabinet. There is majority of two
in the Senate with Sherman, Allison and Ed
munds opposed to Blaine. There Is also
q Republican majority of three in the Lower
House to be neutralized by Blaine's inter-
meddllng in the Speakership of the next
House. The admission of the four new
States will not materially vary the condition
of affairs. So that having been nominated
by fraud, and collision, elected by bribery
and corruption, and inaugurated with about
4 million dollars worth of tOmfoolery, so
long Us God is honest and governs the world
nothing buta curse can follow such q course.
And yet that Providence that is supposed to
take care of kings, fools, and the United
States has securely tied fine hands of Pres
ident Blaine.
1t has been boosted that the rain on inaug
uration day drowned all the Mugwumps.
That is Il mistake. The average Mugwump
has sense enough to go in when it rains.
Many honest and well meaning people are
greatly exercised over the problem, what
will president Blaine do with the south.
The answer is, nothing. The southern
problem has ceased t. be political and is
now economic and industrial, and must now
be settled by southern people on southern
soil.
When l speak of the southern people
both white and colored are included. In
the adjustment all must meet on an equality
as citizens, and the rights OF ali classes must
| be equally respected. If these facts are ig
nOred history Will repeat itself and the late
administration of Grover Cleveland will be
to the south, what the administration Of
James 2nd of England was to the Catholics
short lived elevation to power, to be offSet
ted by long years of humiliation and repres
sion. But truce to politics.
Whilst circulating about Belgrade | miss
some familiar faces and find that various
causes have constrained them to heed the
advice, so west young man. In church
matters very little is being said and nothing
whatever Is being done. The ''circus rider,
the locus preacher and the eXhauster" "
have all left the field This arises from two
causes. The spirit of thorough investigation
into the foundations of beliefs and practices
has here become too strong for the church to
grapple with. In the next place the rOwdy
element has completed its connections so
tudt IL HAS Ho iouSti any uccu 1oi eHc 'iiu VI
the Church to carry them out.
But the really orderly element which is
strong here and gaining in organization is
beginning to see way out through the
State. There is a good deal of sneak THEW
ing in different ways. Not long since
burglary was committed on the premises of
Mr. I. NJ. Adams. Mr.. Adams has several
very strong pointers on certain individuals.
The Local Option vigilance committee is
making things hot for the whiskey men so
that matters are so critical, anomalous and
unsatisfactory, that it will scarcely pay to
hold religious meeting here during the
sessions of the grand jury at Potosi.
/ am glad to see that the State of Missouri
is rising and am glad TO see Iron county so
well represented in the Lower House. /
hope that the school law will be so amended
so as not to teach so much and teach it bet
ter.
Iron county is singularly fortunate in its
candidates for school commissioner L know
them both. They are splendid men. ! wi!
be i'm the west end of Iron county in few
days. am very happy here.
THOMAS CALLAHAN.
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