Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-10-04

upon the fears and apprehensions OF the bust
ness classes, bankers, merchants. etc. thew
| misled many into the actual belief that the
Sherman law was the sole foundation and
| cause of the then existing conditions not prob
ably foreseeing that the approximations and
| results and ruin which actually followed
Republican leaders, headed by Senator Sher-
man. were vociferous for unconditional repeal
By their valuable and indispensable aid. sue
cess was attained. Then when their prophecies
we're proved 1alse, they faced about and now
| charge that the democratic party alone is re-
| sponsible for the hard times. low prices of ag-
| rlculturaI products and all the other ills to
which the people are heirs.
| DISAPPOINTMENT FACTOR
| have given you briefly what believe to be
the true causes OF the financial stringency and
business depression which necessarily pro-
duced discomfort. unrest and criticism The
second potential factor was disappointment
caused by expectations which could not be rea-
In the holly contested election of 1888 Mr..
Cleveland received 1884 more popular votes
elected by the electoral vote and was accom-
panied Dy republican majority in the house in
the fnty-nrSt congress. 1t was a grievous dis
appointment to our party friends to see all
| branches OF the government again in control of
the republican party. Our republican col
| leagues were elated and overjoyed unmindful
OF the fact that they had received 4S9. 900 popu-
lar votes less than majority of the votes cast
| law Of July a. 1880 Then they passed their
| odious Mckinley tarif law of October l. 1890
Iney pressed for passage their famous force
Dill, 10 add to the lnfaLnieS of their already
listing election laws, and by aid OF Speaker
Reeds gag rules forced it through the house
and sent 1t to the senate. where fearful strug-
| gle enSued. while the patriotic masses of the
people stood in alarm and fear. dreading its
passage
When we defeated their proposed gag rule
after prolonged struggle. and laid aside the
odious force bill, the people breathed easier
and freer.
| They passed their laws giving bolnties for
ocean mail service. and enacted sundry laws
creating obligations and liabilities beyond the
revenues. In the elections of 1890 we regained
the house in the Fifty-second congress by an
Overwhelming ma lority of the members elected
Our party friends were jubilant and elated
| beyond measure and called our success a land
slide, unmindful of the actual number of votes
BY the census of 1890 the males of voting age
over II years. numbered over 165O0,0O0 while
9.9ls O46. leaving 6,5sl 954 males of voting age
not voting at all. Our democratic congress-
men. candidates for election and elected COM
bined, had majority OF over 10000 over the
votes cast for republicans. However. the
| prophets rushed to the front and proclaimed in
glowing cOlorS and unntentiOnal exaggerationS
| what glorious acts the democratic house of the
F'ifty-SecOnd congress would do in the way of
| legislation. apparently forgetting that the
house alone could enact no law and repeal no
| law unless with the approval and sanction of
| the republican senate and president.
DEMOCRATIC EFFORTS IN 1891.
When the democratic house of the Fifty-sec-
| ond congress assembled they found themselves
wholly unable owing to the republican senate
and president to carry out the expected acts of
prophecies so widely made. They could not
change a word in the tariff law nor reduce the
appropriations to any considerable extent, and
the expectations creased without any just
grounds could not be met 1t was not the fault
| of the democratic house. They did the best
they could. all that anyone can do. they re-
could.
In the election of 1892 we elected Mr. Cleve-
land president and a decisive majority of the
| house in the Fifty-third congress. Our party
| friends were overwhelmed with Joy. The
press and many members of our party pro-
Waterloo to the republicans, and began at once
and carry out. The friends of silver pro-
| claimed we would redeem pledges for the
| friends of the state bank system that we
would repeal the 10 per cent. tax on state
banks to issue paper currency and thus in
crease our circulating medium: tariff re-
tarin reform bill without any protection: in
short everyone declaring that his particularly
desired legislation would be enacted-all to be
done at once and without controversy. the
results of the elections had forever settled ali
these questions in all their varied phases
Thus expectations were unduly and inconsid-
erately created which it was absolutely impos-
S1ble to satisfy or meet within the time of one
or even two congresses. and some which were
impracticable of meeting at all. Few stopped
in our rejoicing and buOyant expectations to
consider fully the actual measure of our sue
cess or the trongly-intrenched legal enact
mentS OF the republican party which could not
simply be repealed and DESTROYED, but could
only be supplanted BY new or amendatory leg
islation.
Mr. Cleveland was elected in 1892 by receiv-
ing only 1881 more votes than in 1888 while
Gen. Harrison was defeated by receiving PSI ,lOl
votes less than in 1888.
In the four years we increased our vote 1921
and the republican vote was decreased: 28l 101
republicans stayed at home or voted for other
candidates.
DECREASE IN REPUBLICAN VOTES.
Counting no increase in the number of males
of the voting age since the census of 1890 then
5000 900. Mr. Clevelands vote was 23l .267 less
less than one-third. Notwithstanding that
the votes cast for we say Bldwell
crease over the votes for like can
didateS in 1888 of 952 AL, $500 900 males of
aroused and enlisted by any considerable. I'M
wise or obnoxious legislation, to overwhelming
ly defeat the offending party.
With the panic raging in all its destructive
influences and effect with the conditions and
facts have stated confronting US and with the
isting. the F'ifty-third congress was called in
extraordinary session in August 1893 for the
purchasing clause of the So-called Sherman
law. which was charged with the responsibility
of all our then existing evils. Its uncondition-
al repeal was said to be the only balm in Gilead
for their treatment and removal.
Many kinds of legislation were demanded
such authority for the national banks to is
sue 10 per cent additional circulation up to the
par value of their bonds, in order to increase
the volume OF money: authority for the treas
ury department to issue bonds to be sold for
gold, and other measures of supposed relief.
Suffice it to say, that after a prOtracted Strug-
gle, unconditional repeal was accomplished,
and the promised restoration of confidence.
business activity and prosperity was awaited
and anxiously looked for in vain.
Congress remained in session almost contin-
uouSly up to late in August of the present year,
with the masses of the people restless. discon-
tented. impatient and clamorous for some
legislative relief. and with expectations i'm
possible of realization within any reasonably
short time.
The practical question to be determined is
whether our party. through its agents, servants
and representatives intruSted with the admin
iStrative and legislative branches of our gov
eminent, have done for our party and our great
and the most they could do under all the exist
ing conditions. environments and obstacles
confronting them. Let the record of facts and
accomplishments speak for itself and bear
witness whether our party has maintained the
imperiShable principles of our party and re-
deemed the pledges made to the voters.
REPUBLICAN, LEGISLATION REPEALED.
We repealed the federal election laws odious
| and obnoxious, and restored to the states
Spectively absolute control over elections and
relieved them from the pernicious intervention
| of supervisors of elections and United States
marShalS appointed by federal authority, to
watch over and supervise the elections held in
the states.
In the appropriation laws enacted by our
| congress. we reduced the appropriations to the
lowest limit consistent with judiciouS and
| efficient administration.
In the executive departments, with the
| friendly cooperation of our executive officers,
| we have introduced and carried into execution
/ by legislation, systems of reorganization and
| reformation for the Improvement of the meth
| DDS of business. for the bringing up to current
| work all arrears and for the prompt disposition
| For this important work a large share of the
| credit is due to your effc1ent and laOOrlOuS