Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15
The Right Endorsement.

| as advocating the endorsement at
least mildly, of the Cleveland Admin
istra:ion by our next Stale Convention.
This would mean the condemnation OF
the course of our entire Congressional
delegation, with the exception of Mr..
| Cobb. These men have stood by the
platform, and been true to the princi-
Piles of the party, despite the allure
ments of the pie-counter. As they
have been true to the party, the party
must be true to them and see to it that
they are not turned down in the next
State Convention. The endorsement
| of the administration would mean the
endorsement of the appointment OF
Judge Gresham to cabinet position,
of Wayne McVeigh to high diplo-
matte station, of the mugwumps aud
party-wreckers, Hornblower and Peck
ham to the supreme bench. OF j. Scott
Harrison as Collector of internal reve-
! nue. for the western district of this
State, and of the retention of every
Republican tax-eater that still infests
the departments at Washington City
and the civil service throughout the
Union. 1t would mean endorsement
of the recent issue of bonds-as gross
a piece of robbery as ever disgraced
| the highway. 1t would mean endorse
ment of the demonstration of silver,
an iniquity as much in violation of the
platform pledges of the party as would
be a refusal to pass any tariff reform leg
islation. Such an endorsement would
be the virtual turning over of the Dem
ocratic party of this state to the Wall
street contingent. and the abandon
ment of nearly every vital principle to
which the party stands pledged. How
many Democrats IN this state are in
favor of appointing to or retaining
Republicans In Office? How many are
in favor of bond issue? How many
are in favor of the single gold stand
ard? Yet endorsement of MIR. Glove
lands administration means the en-
dorsements of all these things.
What measure of the present admin
istration would have caused Benjamin
Harrison to lose caste with his party?
There is suspicion abroad in the
land that the early convention is in
the nature of ..snap" convention,
and that it is the intention to rush an
endorsement Of the administration
through at the expense of orr aelega-
ton in Congress.
There is the further suspicion afoat
that there are certain politicians in the
Democratic party that would rather
see the party defeated than have SEN
ator Vest reelected.
May is a busy time with our farm
ers, and they will leave their farm
work at that time of the year with
great reluctance, as they will then be
getting their crops in. and in conse-
quence, not be likely to attend their
county conventions.
The great corporate and banking in
situations will have their acolytes at
every local convention.
The usual amount of money will be
spent, AMI the usual number of free
passes issued, and if the rank and
file of the party are not thoroughly
aroused the endorsement scheme will
be successful. Let every patriotic
Democrat attend his county conven-
ton this year. Let every undemo-
cratic measure be denounced. and let a
properly instructed delegation be sent
from every county in the state, in Or
der that our congressional delegation
may be indicated for standing by the
platform of the party, rather than by
the patrons of the pie-counter.
If it is deemed advisable to say any
thing about the administration, the
REGISTER respectfully offers the fol-
lowing resolutions to the consideration
of the State Conventions:
Be it resolved by the Democratic
party OF the State of Missouri in Con-
vention assembled:
/ That we fully endorse the course of
our congressional delegation in oppos-
ing and endeavoring to defeat the re-
peal of the Sherman act. without sub |
shutting legislation providing for the |
Free Coinage of SILVER, and we COM
mend them for loyalty standing by the |
principles of the party as enunicated
In its platform.
9. That We endorse every Demo-
cratic act OF the present administra
ton and heartily wish there was more |
to endorse.
Endorsement of tho present admin
istration invites in this state defeat for
the Democracy. If we stand Loyalty by
the principles of the party, we can
win, but not otherwise.