Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-04
Bro. Benson Gets il IN the Neck.

Ia. Rsgisfer-A li1,le more than year
ago, dear little babe was taken from earth
by the q % who gave i. The parents mourn
81 the loss Of = child. 4 little coffin was
procured and tne little baby, cold il death.
was given hack 10 mother earth. Since that
time the father Of that child has .osi property
by fire and accident: and having but one
hand with which 10 fight the battle Of life.
ne has hard struggle 70 keep the fierce
wolf o want from he CooT- The little coffin
i not yet paid for. Under the circumstances,
you would think that he honorable - IN
t5e--aker would wait with patience for the
payment Of his tail. But does he: Nay,
verify, Gboul- like, he goes 10 that little
tomb: digs Up thai little cofiD: fauuts the
burial Tobe IL the face Of that father; tears
open the heart wound caused by death; and
sets that heart 10 bleeding atresh. The last
grief / greater than the first. And all this
because that father ! Democrat, and chair
man Of \. T. r. c, Need say, Mr.. Editor,
that that choulish undertaken i J. :. Ben
son: Right here let me say that The mem
bars Of the 4. 7. z. {. have resolved 10 stand
" their Chairman, and did by s unanimous
vote exhonorate him form the charge Of dis
honesty, a brought By Mr. Benson. They
also voted TO have the following answer 10
M. Bensou's letter forwarded TO the REG
I>TER for publication. But drsi leI ne IN
form Mr.. Benson that c. o. Rockwell i not
the author q the communication signed
.Dem0cT2i.'' He neither wrote nor dictai-
cd said letter.
Since Nh Benson went into print in
former issue q your valuable paper our I.
Z. Club has increased wonderfully We
have pow ore hundred members, and want
10 say tina, they include some Ct our best
citizens, Mr.. Benson 10 the contrary not
wiihstanijpg.
The second attsck u Mr.. Benson on the
:. =. (. az Democrats. generally, Is more
furious than the first. In the first he cbaTE-
81 them with dishonesty. ignorance, and
poverty In his second he adds another
charge OF drunkenness. But Mr.. Benson
ssys he did not refer 10 the people n general,
b1t Only 10 the members q the T. E. {.
Has tie 7. T. e done aughi 10 merit your
distasor: OF are yen only running over Nith
spleen: Do you include 81 the members Of
the club: II so, We brand you = = liar,
Z. anu ; Al4tSa4L- tl4-4s ~ - ia A-S-
spleen than brain. l. any member owes
you anything, why don't yoG ask him fer it,
ike man and not Willy the club: I, for
2ne, - least, owe you nothing, not even good
viii. You say you have 4 hundred dollars.
I would venture 70 say that you have more
than thai. that you have obtained by dis
honest methods: By running : piuck-me
store, and compelling your employees 10 buy
from you al ruin9us prices. Your quotation
OF the old pToYeTb, ''he who lives il glass
house should not throw stones" recoiIs like
boomerang on your own defenceless head.
As 10 the >weeds in this locality. have not
been and an lot now making war On them.
an acting only in The defence OF myself
and the 7. Z. {. Mr.. Benson has brother
whom I hold il high esteem. He Is = per-
feet gentleman, and / only wish that could
say a. much Tor J. :. B. Now, Mr.. Benson,
If you can prove your bribery charges, name
the guilty parties, and don't trs 10 run S
game Of bluff By Offering 70 BET = hundred
dollars on your own truth and veracity.
Now, Nh Benson, The people viii hold you
IS liar until you tell who sold and beush;
votes, ~ you charged. When people 20 into
newspaper w2T, Mr.. Benson, they are lisble
to have Their shortcomings paraded before
the public, ard unless your hide Is thicker
than that Of rhinoeeros. / wonld advise
you 10 let newspaper war slone.
You are 20 more n TO teach honesty than
Annanias. You say you want 70 hear some
principles taught in the t. z. c. Here are
two: Equality o. all men before the law.
and cast Tot pearls before swine. The latter
for your espeeial benefit. Now, a TO those
books, Mr.. Benson. l don't know how we
stand on them, but do know thai some Of
u owe you nothing. Are cows too large to
put on those books. Mr.. Benson: or do you
slszxs leave of such articles X hen brough:
in = part payment O bills: Yen had one
poor maj charged On one Of your books
with two kitchen safes Il one dag. Surely
that book would hold COW. In this poor