Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-11-26

any price! Don't you think this is
''cuttin' it little too fat" Bro. Cour-
ant?
Col. Henry J. Deal died at his home
in Charleston, Mo-, last Friday, aged
about 81 years. He was born in Ok
ford, Penn, says the Charleston En-
terprise, and was the son of Peter and
Mary Deal, both of whom were OF
German descent. Peter Deal was
tanner by trade and died in May,
1887, but his mother is still living
She is the mother of fourteen children,
leven of whom are still alive. Henry
was brought up in the tanners trade
until he was 10 years of age, when he
came out West. Stopping at Farm
ington, Iowa, he was employed as a
clerk in grocery store for about SIX
months. He then went to ST. Louis
where.he worked at his trade for
about two years. He met the lady,
Miss Walters, who afterward became
his wife at Paducah, KY, and married
moved to Charleston, where they have
since resided. The Col. was levee and
ditch contractor for number of years,
and in 1857 took the contract for build
ing the Iron Mountain Railroad, which
was the fourth contract for railroad
work west of the Mississippi river.
In 1862 he was elected to the Senate
and served until 1866, after which e
served two terms in the Legislature,
In 1862 he was appointed colonel OF
the enrolled militia of the counties OF
Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid. Penn
iscot, Dunklin, Stoddard and Bollin
ger. He was large land owner and
introduced the basket making indus
try into this county. A large tract OF
his land has osier willow in cultiva
ton for basket making. This is the
only industry of the kind in the
Southeast. Col Deals life has been
one of considerable note, and many
incidents of his early days seem
stranger than fiction. He has done
much, both publicly and privately, to
improve the county, and his liberallty
in public affairs was well known.
What change has come DER the
dream of the Republican party in this
matter of money? Now it falls down
worships the golden calf of monomet-
alism; a few short years ago every
man who kicked at a 60-per-cent. dis
count grnenback dollar was by this
same party denounced as "turrai
tor ~" with three or more exclama
tory marks weighing down the ana
thema So this Republican party held
until the men who had bought the
national bonds with the 60-per-cent.
discount-dollar, wanted an lOO-cen1
dollar in return for the face value O
their bonds Then, presto change
The "public credit"must be"strength
ened," long after the war had closed
by making those bonds payable III
coin" Then silver was surreptitiously
and secretly demonetized, so that gold
and gold only, must be paid for those
same bends, which had been purchas
ed from the Government in its time o.
peril with a currency worth less thar
half it's value! This currency-thougf
greatly enhanced in value by reason
. of the success of the nationalarm anC
! the return of peace and it's attendan
prosperity - this currency was no
q good enough for the bond-holders; .
y no! They issued their commands tt
n the subservient Republican party; thu
D money of the people, the currency
4 which had saved the life of the nation
. was set aside, and gold, gold only
. made the medium of payment: all in
q famous act of legislation which added
G fue hundred millions of dollars to thu
n debt of the people. Of course, the lit
n tie one horse Repu blican sheets which
: are squeaking for IAN honest dollar,
are ignorant of the history of the dol
= lar under Republican rule; else we ar
u sure their No 81 heads would be re
strained-by the same instinct which
calls a chicken in out of the rain
d from touching question which bring
~ to view the most Ubiquitous page il
g the Unions political history. Gal
II honest doilar!n can so cent dollar"
9 theil piping voices are poll parrotin!
V at the command of their party mast
20 ers, even as in the days gone by thes
70 latter humbly obeyed the behests O
5. their masters, the bond-holders.
~ The coming year will be crowded
= with events of absorbing interest
Congress will be in session from De
cember until late in the following sum
mer, with large Democratic majorit.
W in the House, and Republican ma
is jority in the Senate. Each party viii
)" be anxious to make a record for tn
great political campaign of 1892, AM
ne it's proceedings will be more than OIL
#. dinarily exciting. Then there will
ne the meetings of the National Conven
III tons of the different political parties
u to nominate candidates for Presiden
and Vice-President, followed by
~ campaign which bids fair to be one {
;, the closest and most hotly onteste