Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-03

OF these Tremendous Industrial storms that
ncw SO frequently sweep the country ike a tor
i.aGo- BIT Carr; gle turned from his Men and
rode AVA. leaving them be liz.I. suiien and
m'.nacing; rode away. leaving his great smoke
stacks towering there without cloud ascend
ing from them in spiral beauty to the sky and
With the music o. industry hushed into an
oinlnoGs silence within: the walls OF his great
facto.ies- rode away across the laughing waves
Of the blue Atlantic 20 his lori!y castle perched
among the classic hills OF Scotland And there
&c waited until his w0rsEnen were compelled by
hard necessity to yield 10 the inevitable
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
SsaEberry is a headquarters for railroad men,
many of whom heard Col Stones speech He
spoke of those who manage railroad trains in
terms of highest prais,. He said an engineer.
with his mani on the throttle. facing death and
never h.uehine. was a hero splendid as any
who ever followed a white plume with flashing
D a1e anil SHOT and shell and sabar stroke
BE declared that railway employee engaged az
important business. in which the wao!e peopio
are interested. should rec Give the greatest pos
thority.
He also referred to the proposed amen linen.
to the state constitution authorizing cities to
pension disabled frernen- He pail an eloquent
tribute to the fremen- He ciassei them alsc
among tie real heroes Of the world and said he
was not only in favor of the proposed amend
nent. but he believed that those who had lost
their lives Or become disabled in their battle
with the elements to save life and property
should have their dependent fam lies and them
selves cared for by appreciative pubic
. benevolence
CONVICT LABOR
he discussed the question of convict labor at
sGEe l-nstL He sail he was utterly opposed
to bringing free and honest labor into COMPETE
ton with convict labor But" said he. L
entitled to credit for saying that. assume
every decent, patriotic. humane and self re
specting American can say the same thing
and say 1t with the utmost sincerity man
would be brute who would not stay and
feel So
Col Stone went on to discuss the question at
some length He said the proper disposition to
be made of convicts was one which had en-
| gagged the best thought of modern
It Raa qu pGS's wh aea has bsen
| much discussed By labor organizations. by
prison reform congress- by legislative
press throughout the civilized worit and vet
| no satisfactory solution of the problem had
done with the convictS:'' will force its way 10
| the front. And what shall be done with thems
| not or shall not be done than it is TO say what
should be done The criminal classes-those
who assault meE. women and children. Who steal
burn ana rob-whn prey upoI their follow-Tnan.
can not be permitted to run at large. II they
| are imprisoned. what shall be done with
| them: Here are nearly l.sO convicts in the
Labor outside rsust At all hazards be protected
| from any serious and degrading competition
| idieneSs. That would entail an enormous ex-
pense upon the taxrayers. and would be inhu
man aud cruel How then snill they lie en-
| ploye3t Col Stone made number of sug-
| gestion. but said none o. them We're salts
| factory 20 his OWL mind Fe said it was one of
| those questions which ought to be discussed
without EaSso0, selishness. preju lice or
in the spirit Of demagogue- The
| cate or hogs. 1t consist of the people.
| II could not divide the people into classes.
| The farmer in his fed the nrecbanic in
his shop. the WORKMAN with his pick the bank
er IN his counting the lawyer in his Of
fec. the journalist AZ his desk. the merchant in
all these constitute The state. All are interest
ei II solving such questions IS this for the hest
| victs should BE- used in constructing public
roads and leveas. he hire, 70 contractors. or
! b. worked by the state itself in manufacturing
| or in other employIn@nts. or Used in
| other way. presented questions no thou ghtful
! oil sincere man cOuli determine without fuli
| and accrraA kno,sIsdga of all the interest sf-
/ { creG an - the co editions surroTriing each
| phase of the problem. He said after his eI-c-
! ton governor ne would ba more than glad
I u confer " IN representative labOring al,
| and work with them and any good citizens OF
the state in reaching the best conclusions pos
Sible with reference 10 tie conduct Of the peni-
tertiary
PowDERLY ENDORSED STONE
In concluding his speech Col. Stone said he
was not shouting 1t around on the hiiltops that
be the friend of labor. yet Will. MEM
ber of congress n always supported all l-gisla
tioa in the inter st Of labor. He sail 1856 and
Labor. sent to Washington by Mr.. PowGe-lv to
| look after labor legislation. OF which COMMITTEES
Ralph Beaumont was the chairman. hal at the
end of those congresses reported the names OF
such members of congress As We're in their
Judgment entitled TO reelection because
of hielity TO the public interests and the
friend OF labor. and that he (Stouel was ona OF
I'll. very few congressman whose names had
been thus recommends as deserving the sup
port of h laboriIE people TriS recnmmenia
tiOu cam a voluntary tribute from the ron
reszntatives OF great labor organization Toe
rerort- sent TO all local assemblies N tho
time an! nHrb nrs OF them now doubtless
lie forId. Col. Stone s7i'i-
Thus do prefer to let the voluntary com :
m aDdation OF the representatives of labor or
carnations speak IN my behalf as the friend
OF labor rather than to proclaim with my own
lips tn. fact of my interest III AMI friend hip
| for labor in the height OF a political contest
| in which l a candidate for public favor"