Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-29
them was enforced by the argument tina. they

champion of American labor The only pretext
for this pretension lies in the fact that the re-
| publican party by its tariff policy enriches GER
tain employers Of labor and then trusts them
| with being philanthropic to pay their
| workingmen more than the market rate of
Understanding to the weli-known scheme OF
beneyolence which consists in making the rich
richer, that they can take better care of the
poor. This country never had q protective
| tariff in its whole history, before the enactment
| of which the people were not assured that this
| was the utmost measure OF the demands that
| would be made, and after the enactment OF
which the clanor for more protection-higher
| duties-did not soon again begin. It is the
! perfence not only of this country, but OF the
world. and it is in the nature of high protection
! So it will be again with the Mckinley tariff II
| the republicans are intrusted with full power.
| More will be asked for; more will be granted
| by the republican party for more subsidy
| needed to keep the party in the possession OF
power But even il the duties were not In
| creased. the arrangement to preserve those
now existing would be substantially the same.
"But hear some people answer: Why. Is IT
| not perfectly natural that those who are prof
| tied by the tariff should contribute money for
| the success of the high tariff party, and that
this party should then do the best It can for the
! benefit of its supporters Quite natural? Yes!
| But just there is the rub! Even Mr.. Harrison,
| the beneficiary of the work done with the fat
fried out OF the manufacturers found it proper
! to Danish Col Dudley from the grace of his
| countenance. And yet, would not the buying of
| the blocks of Ave. and all that Col Dudley
| was charged with, ii standing alone, uncon-
! nected with q far-reaching system, have been q
| very trif1ing incident compared with the grand
| bargaining Of legislation for material support
| between the republican party and the moneyed
| power profiting by the tariff-a bargain OF the
| execution OF which Col Dudley's scheme was
| only modest although significant detail?
ut is useless to point to the fact that Dudley
| was sent to the rear and that Quay, confronted
| with his record, had to give up the chairman
| ship Of the republican national committee, as
evidence Of the power of virtuous influences Do
| not indulge in decisions. So long as the Tepub-
! lican party keeps that stake of untold millions
| Of gain in our national elections, to be
| played for by strong moneyed power;
| so long the republican party is willing
| two be helped to victory by that power and then
to do its bidding 50 long it will need its Quays
and Dudieys for the work to De done, and it will
| have them under whatever names, and its in
| nocent good men will some day wake up and
rub their eyes and wonder to what kind of work
| they have given their aid Two or three years
| ago the republican senator ingalls,, expressed
! these political maximS: The publication OF
| politics IS irideSccnt dream. Government is
| force Politics is battle for supremacy.
| Parties are the armies. The decalogue and the
| golden rule have place in political cam
| pagin. The object is success. In war it is
lawful to hire Hessians, to purchase mercen-
| aries, to Kill. to destroy. The commander who
| lost battle through the activity of his moral
nature would be the derision and Jest of history.
| This modern cant about the corruption OF poll
| tics is fatiguing in the extreme When con-
| frorted with the startling nature OF his utter
! ance. he is said to have answered that this was
not an expression of his own sentiments but a
description of the actual conditions of things
| So it is. truthful description of political
| warfare the republican tariff policy has
made it, political warfare for large money
prize.
"All this has convinced me that for reasons
| superior to any economic considerations the
! true interests OF the country demand the defeat
| OF the republican party and its candidate, Mr..
Harrison, unless there be objections Of an over
| shadowing nature to the candidate opposed to
| him, Mr.. Cleveland.
| "As to the democratic party, 1 think give
| myself to illusions. Its best elements are
| inspired with new hope. It is drawing to it.
| self the young intelligence OF the country.
| Thoughtful men, old and young, in active SYM
| pathy with the best aspirations OF the Ameri-
| can people, are giving it their support, seeing
in it great possibilities for good government
| The more strongly the republican party ad-
here's to its leading principle and policy the
more corrupt it will become, while the
| democratic party. the more faithfully 1t
clings to its leading principle. the stronger
| Will it become morally, and the
| healthier its influence upon our
! political life. certainly do not claim that Mr..
| Cleveland is the ideal man or the greatest
statesman OF all thinks. He no doubt has his
| limitations, weaknesses and shor tcomings But
tiles which are especially desirable in public
| servant charged with great responsibilities.
He has conscience He has will. He has
| patriotic heart. He has clear head. He has
| strong sense OF right He has good knowl-
| edge of affairs. He is q party man but not
| party slave. He is true to duty regardless Of
! personal interest This is not only the judg
| ment Of his friends, but of his opponents, who,
| in a campaign like this, wish that they might
| not have to admit it, There is to-day public
| man in America so widely and well known and
| so generally and sincerely respected as Mr..
Cleveland Is. Even those politicians of his own
| party who opposed his nomina ton had to 70
spect him for those very qualities on account OF
which some of them thought him objectionable
| president.
what was it that gave Mr.. Cleveland his
| amazing popular support? More than any thing
| else the impression produced upon the popular
mind and heart by the moral qualities displayed
by Mr.. Cleveland public man. The plain
| people said to themselves: Here is an honest
! patriot. He conscientiously studies his duty
| and he has the courage to do it without fear or
| favor without regard to his own interests. He
| is not afraid of his enemies and not afraid Of
| his friends He is demagogue; with him
| public office is indeed a public trust. No mat
| ter whether he agrees with US on all points, he
| can be depended upon to speak what he thinks
| true and to do what he thinks right and for the
| best of the country No matter whether he
| will get more votes than another candidate. he
| is man, and would rather be defeated
with him than nominate man less worthy
"ThiS is the sentiment which nominated
Grover Cleveland. aye, which with it's irresisti
| BILE strength accomplished q thing hitherto I'M
heard of and deemed utterly impossble-the
nomination of candidate for the presidency.
| not only without the support but against the
protest of the regular delegation from his own
state. He was nominated by the people over
| the heads of the politicians and against kind
OF opposition hitherto deemed insuperable, for
identically those qualities which many OF the
practical politicians regard as incon venient-
81 look upon Grover C1eveland's nomina-. IN
under such circumS tances one Of the most
encouraging political events-aye, the most en-
couraging political event-Since the close Of the
civil It means vigorous assertion OF
public opinion in favor Of conscientious, clean
politics on the greatest scale 1t means a de-
cided reaction against machine principles and
means that the people really wish to see the
best man they know at the head Of affairs, and
that they can find way to make their will pre-
vail against adverse influences ever so formid.
able"
Water for the King.
King Louis XIV, although given to
excuses of various sorts, and great
consumer of poisons in various forms,
was exceedingly particular respecting
the water which he drank, probably
through the advice of his wise physi-
clans, who, although they knew moth
ing of microbes, had learned from ex-
perience the Importance of pure wa
ter as means of maintaining health.
To make sure of having water of I'M