Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-27

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lie opinion OF late years, this has be
come so apparent that many papers of
plutocratic tendencies have lost infiu-
ence with the masses to q very great
degree. The two most notable in
stances of loss Of prestige on the part
of the daily press are the New York
Sun and the Globe Denocrdt-the one
the unaccredited, the other the accred-
tied, organ of the Plutocratic party
1t has long ago ceased to be Republi
can in any sense. That both are ably
edited is not to be denied. Perhaps
no paper in the world surpasses the
Sun in the literary excellence of its
editorial, or the Globe in the bitter.
ness of its invictive or the keenness of
its satire. Yet both are gradually
losing caste with the masses of the
people, solely because they are recog-
nized as plutocratic organs.
The sam boldly holds the farmer up
to contempt, comments upon his COW.
hide shoes, ridicules his political theo.
ries, and depricates his mental capac.
ity. The Globe, while refraining from
structure upon his personal appear
ance, judging from the character of
the editorials written for his eye, has
no very high opinion of the general
intelligence of the average farmer or
of any other working man, and con-
dennis his theories of finance as silly
and absurd, if not criminal. In it's
columns the man who points out ad-
mitted evils in society is simply q
'jaw-smith." The parry who favors
Free Coinage of Silver, is dishonest
and desires to avoid paying his debt
in full. The man who wants tariff
reduced so that the burden of taxation
may be taken from his shoulders is an
ass, ifnot something worse. That the
Globe or sam. any other paper of that
class ever attempts to elucidate any of
the questions of the hour, or in any
way to meet the reasoning of the ad-
vocates of-"Granger Communism"
believe they term tive have never
seen.
Both papers know that the vast
majority of their readers never look
below the surface, but are satisfied to
accept and repeat the assertions found
therein without ringing them to see
whether or not they are spurious.
What is true of the readers Of the
Globe and Sun, is true, to greater or
less extent of the readers of all other
papers. Conscious of this infirmty of
human nature, the editors of these
papers go on writing editorials that
contain assertions over which they not
unfrequently enjoy a quiet laugh.
To be the editor of a great plutocratic
daily, one needs to have no sincerity;
only an easy style, good business ca
pacity, and a keen intellect of easy
virtue. No one who has thought up
on the subject really believes that the
editor of either of these papers is sim
cere when he talks about the IS or IS
cent dollar. They are as well aware
as the most advanced advocate of free
coinage that it is the gold dollar that
has been appreciated in value in two
ways: first, by the decrease in the
quantity of gold in the world; and,
second, by placing upon its shoulders
the whole burden of the business of
furnishing money; and that if silver
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probation has been artificially pro-
duced by transferring one of its prin-
cipal Offices-that of being money
metallic gold.
They perceive the fallacy of the tar
iff arguments that appear in their col.
umns with even greater clearness. So
powerful the plu tocratic element in
our National life that editors who are
not in sympathy with it refrain from
opposing it, even where its wrong do
ing Is gross and open, for fear of its
malign influence. 1t is we'll under
stood that the editor who opposes the
corporations in this State will be
reached in some manner-if not by
curtailment of his circulation and ad
veriising, by other means known to
those who have corporate interests in
charge. 1t may be by libel, if no 9TH
way is found. Naturally, the editor
of a country paper is little timid
about bringing upon himself active
and malignant opposition of this char.
acter, SO he, not usually having very
large surplus, lies quiet and suffers
the wrong-doing of corporations in
his territory TO go unrebuked.
There is one paper, however. in the
Mississippi valley that has had cour-
age to antagonize the plutocratic ele-
ment in this country as no other great
daily has. Its course where the inter-
ests of the people are concerned has
been entirely fearless. Sopronounced
has been its course that it is matter
of surprise that it has not been hamp-
cred in some way by the plutocracy,
either by placing it in financial diff
culties or buying a controlling inter-
est i'm its stock. 1t is needless to say
that it is the Republic that is referred
to. It has won the confidence of the
people to an extent that seldom falls
to the lot of a paper. Among the
great dailies of the Mississippi valley
it takes the first rank. Its success is
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