Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21

| As will be seen elsewhere, per formal
announcement, ThesIruth has suspend
ed publication. Mr.. Cundiff issued It's
initial number in September, 1890, and
carried it along under adverse financial
conditions until the first of the present
month. He has now concluded to seek
another field. Although the paper has
been distinctively Republican in all that
the term implies, and there has been
continued conflict of political opinion
between It and the REGISTER, our rela-
lions with Mr.. Cundiff have been by no
means unpleasant. Neither of US has
seen fit to prove the other horse thief
in order to fifty uphold the opposite
causes we advocate The editor of The
Truth has at all times been friendly and
neighborly, and we not believe he will
carry away with him other than good
will to the writer. While in this mood,
and under these impressions, we beg
our readers to bear with us if we in
dulge in few reflections. Iron is a
small county, sparsely settled, compar-
itively speaking. There is room here
for one paper, and no more-we mean
one paper properly conducted with the
attention and outlay necessary to pa
per worthy of support. When there
are more than one, some. or all, of
them are bound to suffer from lack of
sustenance. With lack of sustenance
come inattention, WEAKNESS and a
sfiortness in supply of that ambition
necessary for all good work. An I'M
paid dun is the worst sort of incentive
to good work-except with great gen.
fuses, and great geniuses are not to be
confined within the narrow limits of
country newspaperdom. 1t is said that
Walter Scott did his most effective and
admirable writing under the stimulus
of mortgaged Indebtedness; but who
can conceive of Walter Scott patient
ly and laboriously putting the finish
ing outside touches to patent in
side?" But to return. Our lite coun-
ty-and We are proud of her, poor
though she may be-has room for one,
and only one, paper. Isn't it good pol
icy to put into that one paper all the
energy, all the merit, and all the SUBJ
stenance at our command? Though
the REGISTER, politically. represents
but part of our people in their con-
victions, there is great deal of ground
common to all. Our neighbours pros
perity can but affect us favorably, let
his politics be what they may, and his
good fortune is heralded to the world,
and rejOiced in, without stopping to in
Quire if he be follower of Cleveland,
Harrison or st. John. If he opens up
a farm, finds lead mine, falls heir to
a fortune, improves his stock, gets an
heir to his name and fortune, or follows
in sorrow dear member of his house
hold to the final resting-place of all
in each and every condition his home |
paper rejoices and sorrows with him, |
Or lends its willing aid to his advance !
ment. With such community of in
Lerest, it appears to US it is best for us |
all to stand by each other, shoulder
to shoulder" If your paper fails in its
1uty, becomes arrogant and self-seek- |
ing beyond honest endeavor, supplant |
t.; but SO long as it is fair-minded and
accessible to all alike in their aspira-
ions, their desires for the common
veal, when you weaken it by factious
opposition, you but become yourselves
he losers. Place the REGISTER in the
lass you think it fits, dear friends and
ellOw-citizens, and govern yourselves