Iron County register., 1893-06-15
sleep beneath the solem arches of

sleep beneath the solem arches OF |
majestic forest.
.'On fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
| And glory guards in solemn round
The bivouac of the dead"
This, with many other stanzas O
O'Hara's immortal poem. are placed Al
intervals throughout the cemetery, and
read in the light of the surrounding
appear as the most apt sentiments ever
expressed by human tongue.
| Cannon doomed, addresses were de.
livered, and masses of flowers crowned
the whole; altogether, it was memor-
] ial day long to be remembered, as well
for its own intrinsic beauty as anything
else.
| Politics are in state of .'innocuous
desuetude" now, being relegated to the
rear by Royalty and the Presbyterian
Assembly.
Yes, we have seen and talked to, and
feasted and bowed down to real
princess of the blood, the Infanta
Eulalia. 1t at first seemed impossible
that this royal person could be enter
tanned here without severing our rela-
tions with Spain, by our ignorance or
Cleveland's obstinacy. Happily Mrs.
Cleveland threw herself into the breach
and saved the country. It must be
said, though, that the Infanta was a
right good sort of princess and made
everybody pleasant by her pretty ways
and 'smile''-over which everybody
raved and tore his Or her hair. She
was escorted to and from the depot by
four companies of U. S. Cavalry, dur
ing which time street cars, herdics,
ETC., were called to halt. The men,
bers of the Spanish legation who
were at the depot with Sec. Gresham
and others to receive her, must have
been rudely shocked by the conduct of
the Hon. Secretary, for, according to
report, he was sitting on car step
putting away at cigar when awaiting
the incoming train, while the Span
iards kept themselves in due form all
the while.
The Presbyterians have had a great
meeting and a great trial, but we will
all be glad when it's over. for we are
becoming surfeited with Briggs and his
trial.
Secretary Carlisle is working up a
simple scheme for the relief the 'gold
business" and Logan Carlisle for the
relief of Republicans outside of the
Civil Services rules. / met young
Carlisle shortly after coming here and
have talked with him several times
lately, and am of the opinion that he is
about as shrewd as John G. himself;
and as to plain, outspoken, business
like ways, he is not to be beat. You
like him from the first, for you detect |
an air of simplicity, honesty and fair
ness, in his eye, word and look. He |
will get there for Democrats in the
Treasury. and he'll do so squarely, too.
Bissell, I am afraid, has become sat-
urated with the pious and mugwumpist
left in the Post-Oflce De-
partment, by John Wannamaker, and
will not gladden. the Democratic heart
as he might.
Secretary Smith is oiling up the
wheels in the Interior Department and
Judging from the shaking up in the
Pension Bureau yesterday, we will get
some places soon all round that large
They belong to the DEM
'crats as they belonged to Republicans
before, SO why not give them up?
heard the Chief Clerk of the Treasury
'ay the otner night, that it was almost
impossible to get the Republican Office
holders out-those whose offices are
without Civil Service rules, I mean.
All Missourians here will be proud to
zee their ranks swelled by the accession
If Judge John L. Thomas, Attorney
1eneral for the Post-Office Department.
10 better man could have been found
n all Missouri than he. There are
lot as many Missourians here in Office
IS the size of the State would suggest.
\ large number of those now under
Evil Service regulations, came into
'ffice through the spoils system, and
ghen the Civil Service went into
-ogue were classified under it. This .
act of Missouri not having as many
,eople as other States, shows that his
in Congress were not
S good workers for their constituency
s those of other States. Or it might
mean that Missourians scorn to accept /.
places, but rather prefer ,
o fight as individuals for daily bread.
The latter view, like best. ID.
May 31st, 1898. /,
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