Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-01
In the Next Century.

| ANNAPOLIS, Mo-, Dee. ~ !, 1910.
! Ed. RegisteF-The dead lock still continues
in the Annapolis City Council. The Mayor
declares that he will hold them in session
until the franchise bill is settled. This
bill provides that each voter shall be able to
read and witt, and was introduced by Bod
| ishbe of the fourth ward. Yesterday Gea gan
| of the tenth, who is opposed to the measure,
| offered the following amendment: Any one
being unable t. show a receipt fer $50
worth Of taxable property shall be disquai-
fed 10 vote. This brought Williams of the
fifteenth ward to his feet, and, with fire in
his eye and Il determined look on his face, he
proceeded to deliver one of the most forci-
bic and eloquent speeches ever delivered in
the Annapoli, Council Chamber. The large
city hall was filed to OVERLOOKING and the
most intense excitement prevailed, BUT when
Mr.. Williams secured the floor the immense
throng listened to his burning words with
unprecedented attention and the silence was
broken only by prolonged applause. Mr..
Williams said: "Your honor and gentlemen
of the council, when our forefathers broke
the tie that bound them to the Mother cOun-
try they also broke the backbone of mon
with the common people the power to main
tain the greatest of all blessings, liberty.
Knowing the ambition and the overpower-
ing desire for power that lies within the
human heart they gave us laws that make
the GENERALIZATION of power impossible so
long the people shall watch, and thank
God that thus far the people have watched
and | believe they will continue to watch
with a jealous eye any move toward the Gen.
tralZation of power. The infamous amend
ment to this most infamous bill was intro
duced by my friend Reagan to weaken the
measure and turn all conservative members
against it, but this amendment and any and
all amendments am opposed to except the
one to strike GU. the enacting clause. shall
fight this bill as long as my strength shall
last. Gentlemen on The opposite side of the
chamber urge that an education is easy to
procure, to which | will say that some of our
good people would be disfranchi~ed by this
bill, and am in favor of leaving the poor
the guardians of their own liberty" This
outburst of eloquence was greeted with long
and loud cheering, ladies waved their hand
kerchefs, men pounded the floor with their
feet until the Mayor threatened to clear the
galleries. When order was restored Mr..
Williams moved to amend the bill by strik
ing out the enacting clause, which was car
ried by four majority, and the uuettered
man of Annapolis Is still qualified voter.
A curious case came up before the Mayor
Yesterday. 1t appears that Mcpherson being
annoyed by his neighbor Mahony', goats
built a high tight board fence, but to his
dismay the whole flock Of goats we're seen
walking the fence like a lot of tight rope
performers. This continued for several days
until Mcpherson thought Of plan TO rid
himself Of the nuisance. After setting two
posts about twenty feet high and planning a
board with hinges and triggers, ETC., he plac
ed ladder from the fence to the scaffold
and when the goats were all on the scoffold
he pulled the line that was fast to the trig
gers and down came all the goats in pile.
Malhoney sued Mcpherson for cruelty to
animals, but when Peter Hoffman testified
that Malhoney put a ladder up to the fence
for the goats to climb on Mcpherson was
released.
1t is reported on the streets of Annapolis
this morning that Bodishbo will introduce
will resemble the old Lodge election law that
caused so much trouble in the country
twenty years ago and killed the Republican
party. IT'S hoped that these rumors are
groundless, but the party IN power here feels
that without some scheme or other they Will
be repudiated by the people next spring.
In case this scheme develops you will be
promptly notified. JASON COY.