Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-09-05
ST Loms-Loeal and Political News.

| but have failed thirty-nine for want of
two things-news and time. This is
the fortieth time and-goes.
[ understand that at 8 P. NJ. last Sun
day a dozen Democrats held a conven-
ton in one corner of the Laclede's ro-
tunda. rhe Arcadia excursion train
was 10 return that evening, and most
of the delegates held tickets. About
two-thirds of these, it is said, conclud-
ed loudly that St. Louis had not, as
Iyet, received the desired tinge. They
would wish to stay until they had dec
GRATED to precisely the right tint.
Say the word" said one, land
will rally the crow d and the train can
go to thunder. while we paint"
"But maybe our carmine has give
out" interposed another; "supposin'
we count"
That was a new idea, and forth with,
il is said, the artists produced their
| wallets. AS the contents were noted,
or rather the absence Of contents. the
spirits of the visitors fell, aud before an
attempt to take a vote on future pro-
cedure as completed. the convention
had stampeded in mad race for the
depot. Most Of the boys were provid-
ed for few days stay, however, and
some Of them took it.
The Tedth District contains a good
| MANY Democrats who made a mistake
in writing their ballots last fall, and
| the result is coming TO be awfully
| prominent. Under the good cid regime
| the patronage was distributed. Iron
| county, in itself, enjoyed good repre-
sentation in Federal ffices. But see
that representation gradually dropping
away; and I lock III vain for anything
coming back from your section with
the stamp of Republican approved up
on it. The man from your district who
is to take the place of Hon. Tom has
failed to materialize, and when Judge
Emerson leaves the Marshal's Office
w hich. will be as soon as Il republican
can be found with ability TO take bis
place. will contribute S7.5O towards
silk hat for him if he halls from your
vicinity.
Where less ability is required, as for
instance in the small postmasterships
the work of putting in Republican
journals for their machinery to turn
upon has been pushed to the utmost
capacity that the Master Mechanic
Wanamaker and his head machinist
Clarkson can crowd it to. Where some
few scattering brains are required,
however, as III the case Of Bill Hyde, |
OF St. Louis, they have gone slowly, |
although his subalterns were fred |
with alarming rapidity. So far, III |
fact, was this ousting of the lower
orders carried, that, il is said, one OF !
the old Republican carriers whom |
Cleveland had allowed to stay with |
him, and who was on au outside route ,
that required q horse aud carriage, was
officially notified that he must get an
other animal.
"But why?" he asked.
because we're informed that your
horse carried a Confederate officer dur
ing the war, and it is feared he imbib-
ed proclivities that might kick against
the excellence which the administra-
ton wishes to attain in point OF de-
livery"
But it is a good, faithful animal,
and knows every door. 1t would take
l, l. ira ~
THAT doesn't matter; we can't en-
rebellion by providing hay for
a beast that trotted himself forth in
defiance of the Union. But remember,
the prime thing. is to engender good
service that will rebound to the honor
and glory of the administration, and
we must get foundation Of good Re
publican staff; so everything Demo
cratic must go. It's only our pt culiar
aud thorough way Of going about it.
Let's get everything Republican first,
and then train it.'
But this looks to me as more prom
ising to produce good lot OF horse
traders than mail carriers" was the
reply.
Get that Democratic horse out OF
the service, I say. And | see that gig
was made in Arkansaw! I guess you'd
better trade that Oft, too, and make a
clean sweep"
/. seems as if, not only being fearful
that "Arkansaw" can only furnish
material ia imical to the administration,
but that its vicinity could do no better,
the administration is careful about
getting anything from the borGer. To
be sure, the Southeast has got one more
plum lately, but that is not the fault
of the Republicans, as it is State ap-
pointment, and here we Democrats
have sort of patent on office. Ex-
Senator Downing spoke volumes last
Monday when be told me that if Mr.
Burks had not been Democrat he
would not have been appointed, no
matter how good a farmer or judge OF
wheat he was.
For said be, "we have the best
farmers to select from,- and we could
get dozen more who could distinguish
a solid ear of corn from a rotten one as
quickly as he could.''
One thing / have observed is that
it was no trouble for the Republicans
to find men for gaugers, and ii is 10 be
presumed that that position requires
man W ho understands whiskey pretty I
well. And an expert in whlssey can't