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

hands Of the court - That was all That is
the sum total Of disorderly conduct at st. Louis
Thsre was no military force there. nor scarcely
ployed was the metropolitan police. Several
leading railroad oficials have written me COM
plimentipg the efficiency Of the st. Louis police:
rom letter OF W. b Doddridge, General Man
ager Of the Missouri Pacific. Speaking OF the
1.-THE police department Of this city have re-
sponded and are doing everything In their power
to preserve the peace No department could be
more prompt and efficient than our police depart
So much for st. Louis. On July 10 the Kan
sas City chief Of police, in making report to
s'Dnring the strike this department had NO
trouble In maintaining order. We had no occa-
sion to arrest anyone connected in any way with
The chief of police Of ST. Joseph reported .
similar gratifying state of affairs in that city.
On July 20 1 received letter from p. GRANGE,
system, in which be said:
"We have experienced no trouble at st:
police very efficient in giving us assistance in all
cases " here necessity required it,
h fs tbs ss cities ahsle
three points in the state at which there was any
disturbance of sufficient consequence to attract
ana hsa
there, almost without rioting, without
Of of sos1 without
swarm Of marshals, in four or five days order
was completely restored by local posse, and
entire line without interruption The civil
authority of the State proved abundantly com
to restore S order ana the
effective at the other points of disturbance, al
though somewhat more embarrassed by the
A prominent Official of the II nsas City and
Memphis railway, writing me from Springheld,
under date Of July 18th. said "Your friends
by the State authorities to promptly suppress
disorder aud protect the rights Of prope rty and
the business Of this city. !"
from giving public credit to the efficiency of the
local police and constabulary, 1 am proud to
the people themselves The railroad men Of
Missouri. like the miners of Missouri, are a
pe PEI eel hns and law.sbidng people When
the excitement, The nressure upon them, the
ORDERLY manner in which s5 per cent Of the rail-
is worthy of the highest commentator Mis-
souri, is biest in many things, but above all she
is blest in the high character and superior
strong in the hearts Of Missourians. Any class
that would prove itself uDfai,hful to the State
would fall under the ban Of deep and universal
displeasu-e Oar safety is anchor d to the solid
rock of high and intelligent patriotism
During the last twenty-five years the pro-
gress of the State has been marvellous. We
have escaped, what others invited, a ficti-
tious growth, mushroom development.
We have gone steadily forward, building on
solid foundation, until today grand old
Missouri towers in almost unrivaled strength
among the greatest and most majestic of
Paint the picture Of Re.
the picture of Democratic administration
and hang it here: Look upon that, and
should this State be taken from Democratic
control and delivered again into Republican
hands? call upon Missouri Democrats to
I'm a nm hnf a a f01 fhO
sword. Let us rally once again and still
niger advance the peerless standard of the
State. Let us fores her pemocracy to the
front and make it in all things the model for
the Nation.
GET TOGETHER.
Democrats have been divided. Upon some
important questions they have not been
In one sense. this is to be re-
GREETED; in another it is cause for con-
1t shows that the old indie
pendent spirit of the ancient Democracy Is
still ascendant. The Democratic party has
never been one of trucking subserviency. L
% be pemocrats love bold men who who SPEAK
without apology and act without permission.
BY free discussion, by independent con-
:he line Of truth. Be true to the party.
speak the truth. but do not forget that the
enemy is in front.
There are questions we are to settle among
within the party. But the most urgent and
sweep the common enemy out Of the way.
Let us first thrash the Radicals again. Let
he field is clear we win get together and
BRING our differences to proper adjust
nent.
THE WESTERN MAN.
For years have opposed the dominance
If Eastern influences in the DemOcrattc
It Jefferson City in the House of Represen-
atives. announcing my candidacy for the
Easern at e t9 es
approaching Chicago convention. In April.
s9s. in speech had the honor to deliver
gain, even in that presence. declared for
Western ideas and Western man. At all
lines and seasons have been engaged in
preaching this doctrine from one end of the
COUNTRY to the other am reJoiced to see
hat the sentiment is growing in strength
upport 1 am not hostile to the Eastern
tates. Far from 1t. want them prosper
us, happy and great. But cannot ignore
hose states have been long prospecting at
ur expense. The Eastern states are more
Inclined than the Western to sacrifice patri-
or years the fiscal and economic affairs of
he Government have been directed from
pfrit of Eastern sectionalism would disap-
ear upon the accession OF the Democracy to
ower. l regret that it did not: On the
ontrary it has been permitted to intrude
self with too much authority on our Demo-
ratio councils, and to exert potent and
urtful influence on our party policies. But
4 1895 we will assert our supremacy and
Ominate Western man on western plat
orm. He must be stalwart, genuine rep
of Western manhood and ideas;
OF merely makeshift. He must be West
I'm in sentiment, not simply in residence.
here are stWestern men, who are wholly
cceptable to Wall street That is not the kind
want. want a Western candidate nomi-
ated by Western men, not by the brokers
f New York or the society dudes of Boston.
ec9aft2r take AffAjTS
vn hands. The Democratic party is all
ght.. We may be betrayed and outraged
ght. This is not a time for Democrats to
lrk or sulk. 1t is in the hour of danger
rat mans metal is tried. towards only
esert when the tide of battle is at its height.
Fhatever may be charged against US, the
nth remains that the Democratic party Is
ar only hope. The true principles of De.
Ike control of the party and strike of plu
'cracy's debasing clutch. The thing we