Iron County register., 1891-11-26
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

The fangs, claws and forked tail
of republican gerrymander are read
lily to be discerned through the veil of
smoke that still hangs over Ohio.-Chi-
cago Times.
And now Gov. Mckinley says
1.-THE people are tired of tariff agita-
ton" He and his republican confer
rees are tired of it, but they will be
more weary before the campaign of
1892 is over.-Toledo Bee.
As Mr.. Blaine has not twisted the
tail of the British lion, and as J. Sloat
Fassett failed to twist the tail of the
of the republican national convention
to shape platform that will re ioice the
masses. Louisville Courier Journal.
1t is evident that the administra-
tion of Benjamin Harrison, which
throughout its career has steadily mar
rowed it's dealings with the republicans
of New York to the establishing of
Hon. Thomas Collier Platt in the abso-
lutte and undivided control of the party
organization. cannot again command
the full republican strength in an cleo
tion.-N. Y. Sun.
The New York Tribune extracts
this CLEAN of sunshine from the result
of the elections: THE elections being
out of the way, the college football
campaign will now proceed under IA
vorable auspices. 1t is a pleasure to
reflect that in these contest the best
man will undoubtedly win. That is
one reason why good many persons
prefer football to politics '-Detroit
Free Press.
The claim of the republicans that
Iowa is safely theirs in national cam
paign is not founded upon facts. Gov.
Boies has stated that he conducted the
battle upon the tariff as well as the
prohibitory issue, and the people of the
state have stood BY him. The reliance
placed by republicans in the Hawkeye
state is now thing of the past. Iowa
is now to be fiercely contested battle
ground and the chances are all in
favor of the democrats. Chicago Globe.
The democracy of New York
state are thoroughly united and are to-
day in entire accord with the senti-
ment of the national democracy as to
the leadership and lines on which the
canvass next year should be fought.
he SlGudUIOu Is Ouc 1uIt Vi encourage
ment Tor the party in every state in the
union, and an attempt to disturb it by
the pursuit of chimeras in issues or
candidates, we believe, would be Sc
verely reprobated by the party at large
Such pursuit, however, is now highly
impro ba bable.-Albany Argus.
Another Lesson from Iowa.
One lesson of the Iowa election
which was as well impressed upon the
republicans as any of the others which
it taught, is that the old appeals to pref
udice, fear and ignorance with which,
not many years ago. it was possible to
carry the state by overwhelming ma
jorities, are no longer potent. They
are found, on the contrary, to react
upon the party which employs them.
1t will not be long until the Iowa re-
publican leaders begin to understand
that one of the causes of which their
defeat was the effect was the cam
paign of abuse, falsehood and appeal
to superstition, part of which they in
augurated, part of which they to!er-
ated. and for all of which they were
held responsible. When they realize
that fact it is safe to assume that they
viii change their tactics, accept the in
evitable and conduct their future cam
paigns upon rational lines.-St. Louis
Republic.
Needed Legislation.
There are twenty-three widows and
daughters of revolutionary soldiers
who still draw pensions, though the
last male survivor died long ago. This
fact leads to some curious speculations
as to the numbe of widows of veter-
ans of the civil war who may be on the
pension rolls one hundred years hence.
But under proper legislation there
need be no fear on that score. There is
no justice in taxing the people to pay
a pension for the remainder of her life
to a young woman who married vet
eran about to drop in his grave. A
woman who marries . veteran after
the war is over undergoes no hardships
that give her claim for pension But
had such a law been in existence it
would make a great difference in the
number Of widows on the pension rolls
There has been some legislation on
this subject, but more may be needed
IN. Y. Press