Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15
Some Plain Language.
IN contin-

!; Some Plain Language.
The situation at Washington contin-
ues to be discouraging.
The deadlock in the house OCCASION
ed by the cowardice of those who are
secretly opposed to silver and are yet
too cowardly to vote on the seignorage
bill. is source of great modification
+ to all who had prided themselves upon
the dignity, the craftsmanship and the
courage Of the new House OF Repre-
sentatives.
The Senate committee is still potter
| ing with the Wilson tariff bill and lis
tening attentively to the special inter-
ests that are desirons of making such
amendments as will give them special
privileges. And there is in the air an
undefnable apprehension that the sem
ate will eventually break the political
effect of the bill by providing tax on
sugar.
/ So that, altogether, the outlook is
not quite so promising as Democratic
| partisans of good government would
like to believe. The source Of it all is,
doubtless.t the overpowering hold which
corporate wealth and the protected
| few have gained upon the legislators
/ and legislation of the country. No
body who has not made special study
of the situation can appreciate how
near the thirty years OF Republican
power has come to the destruction of
our institutions. Under the work Of
that party the people have well-nigh
been suppressed, and traditions have
grown up in connection with congress
sional proceedings that are almost inn
possible of removal-traditions estab-
lished for the sole purpose of helping
the fat-fryers to pillage the treasury
and rob the people at will. 1t is al
most impossible to underestimate the
thoroughness with which monopoly has
entrenched itself in Washington, and
| it will require more Than one year of
Democratic effort to overthrow tho
special interests lodged there by the
three decades of infamous Republican
legislation.
Confronted by thirty years of con-
gressional traditions and alleged cour-
tesies that have come to be accepted as
parliamentary usuages, the Democrat
ic congress, with all its magnificent
majority, finds ltsel: bound hand and
foot for season. and further hindered
by the conduct of some who went to
Congress solely to protect special inter-
ests, AMI by others who have an it;h-
ing palm.
/ 1t is not pleasant to contemplate q
situation of this character. But the
Democratic party must meet its re-
sponsibilitics and bear it's burdens
Loyalty or it will not soon again be
trusted. This is plain language, but
the people are not deceived. They
know what. Congress is not doing and
they are keeping tab on the malcon-
tents, the deserters and the traitors.
! It is some consolation to know, how
ever. that the Missouri delegation stand
pre-eminent in the effort of the few to
accomplish the purposes for which the
Democratic party was entrusted with
nj 1dv, 0uu6o
the wolves into the corner and are
plying the lash with yigor that is at
once the surprise and the admiration
of the world. We hope they will be
successful. They have already done
their full share of the work and all
Missourians are proud ofthem. There
is no fault found with the course Of any
of your representatives-with perhaps,
the single exception Of the gentleman
who, unmindful of the fate OF Gen.
Hancock's political ambitions. gravely
announces that the tariff is local is
sue But Missouri is not the nation
nor the national Democratic party and
while her representatives in congress
are doing their best they should be
quickly joined by all who have an
equal pride and interest with Missouri
in securing to the people those reforms
of government to which they solemnly
pledged themselves before the cleo
lions of 1892. If they do not, some
body will hear something drop before
another twelvemonth. .--Je6crson city
Tribune.
'.The people OF this vicinity insist
on having Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and do not want any other" says
John V. Bishop. of Portland Mills. In
dianna. That is right. They knowit
to be superior to any other for colds.
and as preventive and cure for Group.
add why should they not insist on hav-
ing it. so cent bottles for sale BY Mrs.
r. r. Crisp.