Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-26

The schoolhouse is the necessary part
of the institution of free government.
The school house came from the same great
democratic source whence all this whole
creed which we are confessiGg came. And
yet they are trying TO make people believe
that the democrats are not the friends of
education Roger Q, Mills
Who was it that created the school house
that we are told by our republican friends
il now In peril? Where did it start-that
little institution? 1t started away back
when the blood began to flow at Lexing-
ton and flowed on to Yorktown when God
Almighty sent down its recognition in the
great victory at Yorktown, and established
this continent as the home Of fearless
manhood and a free people. Roger Q.
Mills.
SECRETARY RUsK is already gigging
on that alleged Madison interview in
which he is made TO say that be favored
the Bennett law In Milwaukee, after
leaving this city. he said to a reporter: Il
decline absolutely to say anything about
the Bennett law, and will not be held re-
sponslble for any statement upon That sub
ject accredited to me. If the newspaper
men who swarm in Washington, and who
are friends Of mine, are assisted by those
Of the west, they must all be responsible
for Their statements. firmly de-
cline to be- Tho long-headed old
fellow knows there is hereafter
for all those who assaiI personal
liberty and parental rights and he is now
taking precautions to be in a position to
declare that he was against the Bennett
law all the tiue, and that in fat did say
that he would not have signed it if he'd
been governor
"Wny. my friends, tho free school
house was established and in full opera
tion long before the republican party was
born. Applause. IT will be in full and
successful operation all over this country
long after it is dead Applause. 1t
was utterly impossible to maintain "A re-
publican government without education,
ss it would be impossible for bird to
hang in the air with all the feathers
plucked from the wings. II is part,
and an essential part, of the existence Of Il
republican government What we demo-
Gratis oppose is the prostitution of the
school house Just as Christ opposed the
prostitution Of the temple. Democrats
stand by the little school house and will
stand by it, but will not aIloE it to he
made an instrumentality for invading the
homes of the people. = Roger q. Mills.
Bur for the fortunate crrurr tance of
the winding mp of the affairs of the de-
funct Abilene tkan. bank, the fact would
probably never have been known that $40.
600 of Senator Ingalls, money was placed
there to be used by the cashier, his mti-
mate friend, in discountiug tanners notes,
secured by mort gage, at Is per cent. 1t
is pretty certain that, now that his agrcul-
hrnl constituents have gotten hold of this
piece of news, "the publication of poll
tics of this particular abuse will not be
altogether IAN irides2ent dream. When
a senator of the United Sta cs is tattening
or his poor constituents at the rate of Is
per cent, and at the same time manifest
ing u really pathetic interest lfor cam
paign PURPOSES in the welfare of the agri-
cultural classes of his state, there is only
one fate that is fit for him, and that Is To
be utterly shorn of all public honors and
relegated in disgrace to private hte.
TwINE AND SUGAR.
A dicker seems imminent between the
men favoriug free binding twine aud
those wanting the house tariff on sugars.
hy which each side will win its
point The northwestern senators, who are
working the farmer racket for al
it il worth, are rigid for free twine and
will probably carry the day. The twine
trust, fosterrd Ivy the tariff, Is whining
around the capitol like spoit child as il
is. over the great injury That
the removal of the duty will
cause ii, forgetting for the tive being
the cruel eXtortiOns to which it has for
several years past, but more notice
ably during the last two years,
subjected the oppressed farmers
of the nakotas already suffering 20 the last
extremity by reason of the drouth In the
time Of their deepest misfortune the soul
less trust deliberately put ny the price Of
its goods and exactea the pound If flesh.
II it ever had any right to be protected, it
has certainly long since fortetcdi it, The duty
of congress is plain in this matter: it ought
to I've plain in many others relating to the
tariff but SO long as the monopoliSts Of
the east are able to control not only their
own members but those from the west,
little relief eau I've expected.
AND THIS l. TIE REPUHLICAN
LEADER.
The Philadelphia News, which says of
itself. 1T always has been staunch re-
publican newspaper. always has supported
and always expects to support republican
principles. reruiates Quay in this vigor-
ous language: The country knows that
Matthew Stan cy QUAY Is one OF the big
gest rascals on OF jail 1t knows thas he
is n man whose word is worthless, whose
treachery is uo'orious, whose diSsi
pated habits are a national by-word,
and whose selfshness and cowardice
are monumental, The country knows
that Quay has been charged with accept
ing brihes. and that he did not refute the
charge 1t knows that he was a venaI
legislator and crooked state treasurer;