Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-15
The Passing Of Mills and Carlisle.

One of the results OF the political
upheaval of the past two years has
been the subsistence of John G. Car
Isle and Roger Q. Mills as prominent
political factors.
Prior to that time each man had a
following, and the retirement of either
of them from public life would have
been regarded as distinct injury to
the party to which he belonged; but if
tomorrow Mr.. Mills should announce
his retirement from the Senate, and
Mr.. Carlisle should resign his portfo-
lilo nearly every DEMOCRAT in the land
would experience feeling of relief.
The reason for the elimination Of
their influence is not difficult to faith
ON. Up until the year ninety-one,
each of these men was regarded by
the masses as being peculiarly the
champion OF the principles of the par
ty, and as guiding and directing its
policies in accordance with those prin-
ciples. When MIR. Mills was defeated
for the Speakership, most Democrats
felt as if calamity had befallen the
party. To-day his defeat in that con-
test is regarded as a calamity escaped.
When Mr.. Cleveland announced his
cabinet, the one ray of comfort that
cleaned from amidst the Olneys, Bis
sells, Hoke Smiths. and other nonenti-
ties that were selected to record the
will of the President, was John G..
Carlisle.
To him Democrats chung as the on
ly thing Democratic in sight that had
resulted from victory; but again were
they disappointed. Instead of being a
leader, Mr.. Carlisle has been a follow
err. Instead of being the exponent of
Democratic principles, he has been an
exponent of nothing but Mr.. Cleve-
lands will. Instead being a bulwark
against the Vaccinations of Wall
Street and the further degradation of
silver money, Democrats have seen
him arguing with, bullying and i'm
ploring members of Congress to leave
the platform Of their party, change
silver money from a credit to a debt,
and place the finances of the nation in
the hands of the Gold Trust. They
have seen him, with protestations of
loyalty to the principles of Tariff Re-
torn upon his lips. dancing attendance
to the Sugar Trust, hat in hand.
People have come to understand Mr..
Carlisle. They believe that he has no
political convictions that he values
higher than his position as a cabinet
officer; that he is governed by no poll
cy but self-interest, and consequently
his influence has collapsed as the soap
bubble collapses, and there is nothing
of it left. With Mr.. Mills it is pretty
much the same. But six short years
ago the walls Of the house of Repre-
sentatives rang with his denunciations
of the iniquity of the Gold standard.
Hear him:
'.My friend from Pennsylvania ask
ed me moment ago what about debts?
That question goes to the bottom of
this controversy. 1t is on account of
debts that the creditor class is trying
to make money scarce. They are try
ing to make the poor debtor work two
days to pay that for which he owes
one days labor; and disguise it as you
will, that is the head and front of the
offense of the silver dollar. The debts
of the people of the United States are
set down at $25, OOc. OOO.O 1t is a
low estimate to say that its interest is
at the rate of 5 per cent per annum.
That is an annual drag on labor of
81, 250. O00, 900; in addition to thatsthe
taxes to support national, State and
local governments are $500, 900, 900
more. Now, with this enormous bur-
den bending the backs of our people to
the ground, is it not crime to make
money scarce. and thus lower the price
of all the products of their labor? l
want to repeat it, and emphasize it,
that high prices for labor always bring
prosperity to the country; and high
prices can never be had with q scarce
volume of money"
"In all the wild, reckless and re-