Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-02
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If McKinleyism was a blunder in
1890 and 1892, it threatens to become a
crime in S93--Philadelphia Telegraph
Rep.).
Mr.. Cleveland's inaugural hat is
not an heirloom, nor viii he use it for
.orato-ical purposes during his admins
tration.-N. Y. World.
Gov. Mckinley is still for McKin-
stinct is too strong to permit of his re-
Pudiating the brat-Bosson Herald
The sum and substance of most
of the farewell messages of republican
governors are about the same as those
of Mr.. Harrison's-I everlastingiv hate
to let go, but suppose l must-N. Y.
World.
Gen. Clarkson, of the republican
national committee. is credited with
the intention of setting out upon a
tour around the world. Perhaps me
proposes going upon an exploring ex-
petition to see for himself just how far
that November landslide slid.-Loa;s-
vile Courier-Journal-
When President Harrison was in
augurated four years ago. he fonnd
500. 600. 900 surplus in the treasury.
the savings of the Cleveland admins
tration. He has squandered eli this,
together with the appropriations of
the billion dollar congress, and the
last weeks of his administration are
being spent in frantic attempts to con-
.ceal a treasury deficit.-St. Louis Re
public
Those democrats who have begun
to fear that the sincerity of the party
in its declaration for "a reform of the
tariff was being discounted By the pro
tect;onist wing of the party, and that,
after all, there might be nothing but q
paltering with the tariff. will be re-
freshed bv the blunt but forcible reply
of Mr.. Cleveland to the Syracuse re-
porter who asked him if the Mckinley
Till will be repealed. I'D like to know
what else we are in power for" said
the president-elect- And every true
democrat in the land will say: ''Amenl
smenr'-St. Paul Globe.
1t does not speak we'll for the
army that nobody could be found in
the list of deserving soldiers fit to
serve the country as paymaster. and
that Pres ident Harrison was compelled
to appoint civilian who has been
doing duty for the past four years or
less as his private secretary. We are
glad 10 learn from the Indianapolis
JSurnal-which is the newly -made pay
masters paper-that the honor came
to the major" without any solicita-
ton on his part It is great thing to
have the office seek the mainland as
rare as 1t is great--Detroit Free Press
The mere suggestion that there
should be a thorough investigation of
the pension rolls. such as that sug-
gesisd by President jackson sixty
years aga. is resented and denounced
as a display of enmity toward the union
survivors of the late war. 1t is re-
sented even in the face of declarations
like those of the distinguished veteran.
Mai Gen. John Gibbon, vino recent
IL asserted that there can be no ques-
ton that there is very large num-
Der of fraudulent pensioners, and that
1.-THE present system d-grades patriot
ism to q beggar's level "-Buffaio Cour-
Ter.
Grover Cleveland. president-clect
is not remiss ia urging the repeal of
the silver purchase law upon members
of the present congress benjamin Har-
rison. president de facto, who alone
has the authority to speak directly to
congress ON this subject, is dumb as an
oyster. Yet only month ago Mr.. Har-
risou officially announced his inten-
ton Of sending a message to congress
on the silver question He was only
waiting. he said, for the Brussels con-
ference to adjourn. The conference
has adjourned: the situation is grow
ing worse every day: and Mr. Harrison
maintains his silence. Post