Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-16
"bulldozed, coerced or persuaded int,

ouIiooZeu, cOefccO OF persuaded 1nC(
violating their own consciences or act
ing contrary to their own sense o.
duty" We know that Senator Palmer
of Illinois, in voting for the gold stand
ard, violated solemn pledges given te
the F. M. B. A. prior to his election
that Roger @. Mills of Texas betrayed
his constituents almost to man; that
Senator Gordon Of Georgia, in order to
secure his election, had joined the AL.
lance and signed the demands of the
Ocala platform, the chief plank OF
which pledged him to Free Coinage oil
Sil:er; and that Senator VOORHEES,
forsook his lifetime convictions, to
bow in meek submission to the will OF
his chief.
Our readers will remember that
there was an effort made to repeal the
Sherman law in February, when Mr..
Harrison was still President. The re-
peal bill was defeated in the senate by
a majority of nineteen-nearly every
Democrat voting against it. In the
course Of the debate Mr.. Voorhees, made
the following remarks, which are as
true to-day as the day they were ut
tered. We commend the plain, en-
phatic statements of Mr.. voorhees, to
the careful attention of our readers in
general, and the Democrat in particu-
lar:
l should have voted the other day to
take up what is known as the Sherman
act and for its repeal, but for the fact
that its passage would absolutely de-
monetize silver and leave it supported
by not one word of legislation. /
thought the measure was audacious: /
thought it an outrage to ask men like
myself and others to absolutely sweep
from under the silver currency every
vestige of law. That IS not What zee
meant at Chicago; that IS not ohat the
people mean.
/ should vote for the repeal of the
Sherman act simply because it is
vicious in principle, but it must be in
connection with something better. You
might as we'll authorize circulating
medium based upon tobacco by the
hoghead Or cotton by the bale, as upon
silver in its bullion shape. 1t must be
coined into money, and such is the
position of the Democratic party as
declared in national convention.
What happened In the short six
months between February and August
to cause so great a change to come
over Mr.. Voorhees, dream? From what
central sun shone the new light?
These questions are pertinent, for
neither of the Senators in question has
volunteered to give the reason for the
new faith that is in them: reason that
heir constituents have right to de-
nand of their servants. Messrs. Mills,
Voorhees,, Palmer, ct al, were
chosen to advocate certain views and
uphold certain policies. Ii they, after
! time, could not, In accordance with
heir tender consciences and supported
~ their better judgment, do the things
hey were delegated to do, then as
lonest men they were bound to resign,
eturn to private life, and permit their
constituents to choose others who
ould suitably serve them. This is the |
ule of honesty and good faith, and |
here is no getting away from it.
As to MIR. Voorhees,, in particular, we
hink he is the most singular object in
american politics to-day. He, as him
elf has said, understood the financial
lank of the Democratic PLATFORM
new what the people wanted; but ev-
rything was brushed aside-pledged
aith, lifelong convictions and future
sefulness Ard for what? Coz
nows. We only know that he has
iscredited his past and forfeited his
lture. For him politically the pages
re balanced and the book is closed.
he Democratic party is in mourning
,r an erstwhile faithful servant; she
orrows. but she may not sing paons
YER his tomb.
To say that we are exceeding the
ounds of our duty as a Democrat in
public servants who get off
10 platform to set at naught the wish
} of the people, is privilege we ac-i
ord the Democrat; to prove the asser-
on is another thing. If untoward
'iticism from Democrats makes Mr..
leveland a .sbiger" man than he was
efore, then all Brobdigpag will soon
} too restricted to hold him. Wheth-
: deserved Or not, this criticism is a /
ght pertaining to the people who
ave made Mr.. Cleveland President. ,
nd. We, for one, propose to exercise it.
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