Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-29
That Busted Conspiracy.

There was apparent unaniLS5y in
The conference of Democratic commit |
Leemen in this city. but the unanimity |
was on the basis of unwavering adher-
ence to the expressed convictions OF
the Democrats of Missouri. not on the
basis of subservient cuckooism. The
nature of the gathering
only bore out Gov. Stones remark that
s.we really appear to be very happy
family. But all this unanimity has
come about since the little whirlwind
of the last two weeks has shown how
protest may develop into a hurricane
of resentment"
The hypocritical smile of the cuckoo
organ and Its accordant ba I'D of poll
ticians over the outcome of the meet
ing cloaks profound grief. All their
plans have gone a-gley. The con-
spiracy cooked in the counsels of the
cuckoo band has been exposed and
smashed for the time.
Wher the State Committee set an
early date for the State convention and
called the conference of County Com
mittees the plan was carefully laid to
manipulate the convention in the twin
interests of corporations and cuckoo
ism. A part of this plan was the
doublc-leaded appeal of the cuckoo
Republic for the President and the
Missouri delegation to ''get together,
followed by the scheme to rope Sena-
tors Vest and Cockrell into discredl-
table bargain through the mediation
of Ex-Gov. Francis. The failure OF
this plot to inveigle the Missouri Sen
ators and Representatives into subsery'
iency was succeeded by persistent and
iusidious attacks on them for not ''get-
ting together" and standing in" with
the Administration for the purpose o.
spoiIs distribution.
This cuckoo campaign against the
Missouri delegation in Washington was
supplemented by a conspiracy to cap
ture the Democratic organization IL
the State. The Democracy of the
State was to be surprised and trlcked
into apparent harmony with cuckoo
sentiment. The date of the conven
tion was placed at a time when the
farmers could give little attention to
politics. The conference of county
committeeman was called to Elk
things in the county organizations fol
the convention. 1t was expected tina
office-holders, office-seekers and politi
cal railroad attorneys would predomi
nate at the conference and plans woult
be laid and the campaign organized t.
manipulate the county organization
and primary meetings. The count.
leaders were to be whipped or seduce'
into line for an attack on the Con
gressioual delegation and the Conven
ton.
But the conspiracy struck a snag
The Post-D,spatch exposed it. Gov
Stone denounced it. The Democrat
press of the State made it known t
the voters and voiced their protest
The honest Democrats of the Stat
were aroused and the cOnspirator
were notified that they would STAN
no trickery and no cuckoo manipula
ton of the party organization. Th
protest of the voters was so vigorOu
that even a federal official was com
PEELED to admit that 80 per cent c
the Missouri Democrats were oppose
to any appearance of reputation c
the party's principles in order to ''ge
together with the Administration
The cuckoos were baffled and did nc
dare attempt their scheme. The
were compelled to acqulesce with tn
mass of Democrats. and the work {
the confereuce petered out into sue
petty results that many of the CON
mitteemen are wondering what the
were here for.
The honest democrats of the State
however. should not relax their Wig
lance. They may be assured that tn
opportunity offered by the conferenc
to poison the minds of country worl
ers and ..fix" them for the cuckoo an
corporation campaign was not N,
elected, No stone will be left III
turned to accomplish the ends of tn
cuckoo politicians and the polite;
railroad attorneys. Their polite;
existence depends upon their success
Post Dispatch.