Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-25

silly clamor had its effect in deceirins
the people, . This deny. No intel
ligent man was deceived by this sill,
clamor. Unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clauseEof the Sherman Ian
was forced through Congress by The
President ia the most disgraceful man.
ner-to use a slang phrase, by closing
the pie-counter to all opponents to hil
wishes.
The article continues. 1.-The meas
ure was repealed s{whengn to the de-
light of the single gold standard peo-
pie. What prudent and thoughtful
people foresaw. happened. Times
grew harder. and what theorists clam
ored for as potent for relief proved
worse than failure Agreed again,
except as to the word theorists; that
should be changed to knaves and IRE
pealed" should read ..killed" Then
the cry Immediately went up by the
same set of political doctors that the
Tariff was to blame; that was the cause
of distress, etc. Now we have another
attempt by these same doctrinarires.
They have diagnosed the case again.
This time the remedy is sure cure.
This time it is the free, unlimited coin
age of silver only that is needed to es-
tablish paradise, an elysium. And
so the country will be again scourged
and prosperity retarded by another
campaign on purely materialistic is
sues"
Where has ..Publicola' been since
1878, when the Bland Allison Act be-
came law, that he doesn't know that
men who then championed bimetalism
are still clamoring for what was first
destroyed in 1878? They have been
clamoring for twenty years, and will
continue to clamor until justice is done,
or until there is no longer any hope.
No, .Publicola," the honest men
who are clamoring for the free coinage
of silver are not the sycophants who
perity on the repeal of Sherman law.
But if they were, what right has any one
to say they were mistaken? Was the
Sherman law repealed? No. Its re-
peal without enacting another in its
stead would have restored the Bland
law of 1873. But instead of digging
up the unsightly tree and casting it
out root and branch. it was only Cir
died. The life was taken out of 1t,
and its dead and decaying trunk re-
mains fitting monument to The ra-
pacity and mendacity of the money
power that is to-day crushing the very
life out of the great Republic of States.
As to ..Publicola'si' fear of another
of strife, will refer him to
the speech of Patrick Henry delivered
100 years ago, and that will never
grow old to patriotic Americans.
What could be more natural than
for the goldbug, now that he has the
upper hand, to desire peace? 1t re-
minds me of a certain man who, hav-
ing alienated the affections of the wife |
of another man, wanted to put the |
husband under bond to keep
the peace.
The people are weighted down with |
a burden of debt; under the gold stand
ard that debt has been doubled. All |
JOY that is born of hope is being crush
ed out of the life of the laborer. Me-
taphorically speaking, he is being
loaded to earth with the chains of |
slavery. Would ..Publicoia" have him |
lie still, lest the clanking of his chains
should produce panic among the
quests of Bslshazzer who ape now least |
ing on his life-blood In vessels of golde |
Now, with one short struggle, he
can in peace throw off the chains. To
wait means blood-red revolution or per-
petual slavery.
Tuesday night, as the Memphis Ex-
press was taking water at this place, a |
man who had been to st. Louis from
Memphis to engage in game OF nasa-
bail got Off the train, and as it started |
tried to get On again, but was thrown |
against a cattle guard. knocked loose.
and fell in alongside the rail, where
he lay until the train passed over him;
but, strange to say, he was not h,,-..I !,
aside from severe nervous shock.
He remained here until No. SO arrived.
and then went on his way rejoicing.
4 team kelnnsins ia a Mr.. White
Isola Reynolds county became fright
ened at train Monday, and dashed
up the House track at this place, leap
ed cattle-guard, but finally STONED
without doing any damage.
paraaa. Waolaw's Iea.n also ran away
tuesday. We failed to learn if any
damage was done.
Fate Sutton adds one more to the
list of boys from this place who have
zone TO hoard with tha county. Fate's
'asnse was stealing Jug OF whiskey.
write such things with feeling of
sorrow.
JAS. Smiley caught a boy in his dis
illing warehouse the other day. He
him up before Squire Kitch-
Ill, hut, as be had disturbed nothing,
10 was turned loose. The boy is said
o have been from De Soto.
Mrs. FOWL has returned from her
ong visit to friends in Oklahoma and
'ther places.
Miss Isovelace Of Des Arc Is visiting
diss Ada MaGlothiin.
DIR. Davis of Pennington is in town.
Gus Funk went to Chicago on bust
asst week.
j. l.. Hickman was in town to-day.
CARL Benson will SC 70 De Soto to-
morrow, where he intends to erect a
lew store, CRUx.
Marvellous Results.