Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09
A BRIGHT PROSPECT.
why the Spirit of Democracy Will Carr
the Country in 1892.

Why the Spirit of Democracy Will Garry
the Country in 1892.
The Democratic party has developed
enormous strength since it's temporary
repulse at the polls in 1855, when it won
a grand popular victory, but was cheated
out of 1T by the abhorrent forces of Doodle
and intimidation. The people who gave
the party popular majority of 100, 900
on that occasion are more convinced
than year ago that the administration
of their affairs can be entrusted with
safety only to clean hands, such as
characterized the last Democratic PreSi-
dent. AS the fruits of the seeds of cor
ruptlon, sown year ago by the Repub-
licans. begin to appear and to poison
every department of government, the
regret of the people for the honest,
straightforward course pursued by the
last administration becomes more pro-
found and lasting. The honors paid to
the ex-President on every public occa-
sion where he has been the most promi-
nent parsonage, the broad, vigorous
manner in which he has handled the
most vital public questions, the undi-
minished, nay, vastly increased, respect
in which he is held by his party, the
modest and retiring manner in which he
fills the position of the most distin-
guished private citizen of the republic,
and the complete vindication of the in>
compatibility of his administration ali
show that in him breathes the spirit of
true Democracy.
Mr.. Cleveland is justly regarded as
the leading advocate of reform in the
highest and trueSt sense of the word.
The tributes of esteem and respect paid
him, even by political opponents, as a
private citizen are far more significant
and grateful than those he received
when he occupied the highest position
in the Government. They are the best
commentaries on the purity of his mo-
tives and the grandeur of his admins
tration. They tell the story in the most
eloquent terms of his diSinterested eff
forts in the cause of reform. His pub
lie utterances in Boston. when sat at
the same table with the lamented Henry
w. Grady, showed that he was entirely
in accord with the trend of public sem
timent and was, as ever. the foremost
in the lines of reform. The Democratic
party. ever the party Of reform, grows
UNNECESSARILY stronger and more popu
lar in the light of the reactionarv
policy of corruption and spoils
now in operation in Washington,
which has already disguised the coun-
try and even brought about discussions
in the ranks of the Republican party.
1t is only by steadfast and answering
devotion to the cause of reform that the
Democracy may hope to overcome the
abhorrent forces that would wreck our
institutions and set back the natural
development of our country. Tariff re-
form and ballot reform should be
earnestly pushed to practical fullfilment
by the Democratic party in Congress
and in every State. The spirit of true
Democracy will yet put to flight those
foul elements, so graphically described
by Grover Cleveland as vile, unsavory
forms which rise to the surface of our
agitated political waters, and gleefully
anticipate in the anxiety of selfish in
terest their opportunities to fatten upon
corrupted and debauched suffrage"
With tariff reform and ballot reform as
their watchwords, the Democracy will
move to an assured victory.-Albany
IN. W Argus.