Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-10-11

w. X. Edgar, John Reel, John Begley
NJ. L. Claybaugh democrats. j. N
Bishop and John Baldwin 2 Republi
cans Shows balance of 1872. %
Your master tells you there is some
thing wrong. while he is a fairly Edu
Gated man, we'll posted in mathamat
les and as it is said that figures new
er lie' where does the wrong come in:
Is it the figures, or is it the malicious,
Observation-Disclosures" and falsif.
cation of the facts?
You Should have known if YOU went
by the record that there was received
by the present Administration only
s372.2S, in the Treasury. as per Set
Element made by your democratic
| gang" to 2 on the Council, and
only Shows the unreliable .sdont-care-
a-damitivedess" and classification of the
| facts that Yourself, Your tools, and
your party resort to when defeated and
in straight.
Now Mr.. AXE while Showing YOU
your malicious misrepresentation of
| the city records we desire to Say a
word to the miserable defeated cur
who under "a Query starts out to
eulOgize Mr.. Edgar's services as Pres
ident of the School board for this dis
trict, while he Should know that the
board is composed of six directors,
| the President can do nothing without
the sanction. of Omajority of the
board, if this be true, the board are
entitled to the credit, Not Mr.. Edgar
tp1 To hi oh
the election of Mr.. Hamilton as teach
err over Mr.. Vance, the writer was
| .'Sorry to note that Mr.. Edgar, has
seen fit to Sever his Connection with
the Board;" (of course as he did not
mention Mr.. Byers also he did not
care for him), and expresses the fear
that q "Republican reform Admins
tration" just like we have had in our
city affairs &C. Now Mr.. AXE is it
your dishonesty Or want of informa-
ton, as an Editor of great democrat
ic Journal in this city for so many
years that caused you to publish such
falsehoods. Ignorance OF law is no
Justification for its violations, but ma
licious Justification in an Editor is in
excusable. Pray tell us Mr. Editor
when there has been ..Republican"
reform administration in this CITY,
Was not the last Council composed
of w. r. Edgar John Begley, John
Reel NJ. L. Claybaugh 4 democrats, j.
N. Bishop and John Baldwin republi-
cans-Has it not been the custom from
the organization of the city to divide
and make the Council J republican
and ] democrat? and never until the
last Election was there a political
nomination made. When your "roy-
al highness'' Shifted the breeze from
afar off and after the returns were
made known, in TONES not to be mis-
understood you were notified almost 2
to ! that your services and dictation
was not needed, and if you well remem-
Der, not even as a matter OF news. did
you publish the vote.
What change has been wraught
by these rrfOrmers and Republicans!
The surplus left by the Democratic
government all wasted awy, warrants
outstanding, and the streets with the
possible exception of AFRICAN Boul-
evard in worse condition than for
years. the head OF the city
government or some of those in Au-
thority can tell us why Ue have no
surplus. why our streets in such bad
condition and why our warrants are not
paid? etc." Now let us see about the
Republican reform administration. Re-
publieans are generally credited with
having some senoe of Justice and some
liberality in their ideas not of the
yellow dorg" style. They have all
ways as near as possible elected a city
council composed Equally Of Republi-
time in the history of the city did the
call a convention to nomi-
nate strictly partizans not only for the
city but School directors thus introdu-
cling politics in our public schools:
result Mr.. VANCE the Bart1zan eandi-
date was defeated and gentleman
whose politics is not Known by many |
of us and not an offensive partizan"
was the victor and our school is pro-
crossing nicely. the same with our city |
Which Is not SO exclu
sive as to build Or construct Boulevards |
in front of the properties of the men,
bers of the council at the expense of
the African but to treat all tax pay
ers alike. You have placed great |
stress upon your brilliant ingenuity in
coming the expression AFRICAN Boul-
evard." Now Mr.. AXE, with an un-
prejudiced mind let us look at this
matter a little, while "tax payer" may
not own a foot of Real Estate either in
the city or county and prohaps not
in the state. We will venture the asser-
ton that the "African" referred to will
favorably with TAX payer"
not in color because they would not
stoop so low as he, they are property
holders and tax nayers. ana have
rights as we'll as their interiors they
have paid taxes uncomplainiugly for
the last % or 80 years to improve
main street and to build boulevards in
front of. Mr. Edgars, Mr.. Byers. Mr..
Axes, Mr.. Begleys Mr.. Reel. Mr.. Clay
baughs and all former ef the city eoun=
ell, but as soon IA yeu pass Clay haughs,
you pass the cator line and all Is wrong.
now the ..Afriean Boulevard" IL built
we wonder II the Register and his
will kick when we complete
the street after passing the color line
for some of your a0hite
democratic nds-s.consistency thou
art a Jewell but 50 few of yass asno-
cratic friends knew wat it means,
woslldlnl'! thsss make nice school teach
ersa
Now Mr.. AXE let US refer to your crit
lcism of our streets. There can be on