Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-08-22
The Yokel Out of Place.


Some years ago we called attention
to the Kansas Yokel, whose bedlam1te
theories of finance tended to unsettle
values, and disturb confidence in wa
tered stock. We at that time pointed
out the danger of permitting the ignor-
ant rabble to meddle with delicate mat
tiers of political economy. and suggested
that drastic measures be used to pre-
vent the spread of the political luna
cies then prevailing. Our suggestions
were not needed, and as result the
contagion has spread to Missouri. The
Yokel of this State is quite as bad as
his brother of Kansas, an6 if stop is
not put to this foolishness no man can
predict where it will end. Although
Missouri has thousands of miles of
railroad, hundreds of banks, and many
other aggregations of capital and wa
ter, not to mention the thousands of
Federal tax-eaters within its borders.
the convention at Pertle Springs,
called to declare the position of one of
the great parties upon an issue affect
ing every banker and bondholder in
the land, as well as the riff-raff of or
binary business men, mechanics and
farmers, was held almost entirely with
out the assistance of the cow-coroner,
the jackleg lawyer or the fence-corner
politician. Yet, with the business in
terests of this State almost wholly un-
represented, it was sought to bind the
Democratic party to policy that
would cause a vast number of people
who now live without work to become
useful members of society. No where
at the convention was heard the mel
lifiuous voice of Bills Phelps, nor
was his effulgent countenance visible
at any time within it's borders. Mr..
Phelps represents vast financial inter-
ests, and is one of the greatest living
orators where money talks. That
kind of oratory did not seem to be in
demand at Pertle Springs. and hence
his absence. Dave Francis, who is the
guide, philosopher and friend of the
Democracy of this State, as well as
dispenser of the good things from the
pie-counter of the administration. was
also not there adding to his fame as
good mixer. These gentlemen would
have cheerfully assumed the burden OF
the convention; they would have guild
ed it over the shoals and quicksands
that beset its path. They would have
steered it clear of such rank dema-
gogues as Stone, Bland and Cockrell,
would have formulated platform that
every banker in the land would have
regarded as entirely safe, and given
no member of the house of Rothschild
moments uneasiness. But the Yokel
began operations by making these
gentlemen feel that they would have
an uncomfortable time of it at Pertle
Springs. They were not only not asked
to conduct the proceedings. but their
were kicked out of the pri-
maries and the Pertle Springs conven-
ton presented almost dead level of
Yokel. 1t is needless
to say that this convention will bind
no one. 1t is an unwritten law that
no convention can be held in this State
without consulting the business inter-
ests, or what Wall street declares to
be such. The Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy have rights that are in the
nature of franchise that every State
must respect. The same
may be said of the Missouri Pacific
System. They will not permit them
selves to be deprived of their license
to control conventions without a strug-
gle. Let US see what the full pro-
gram of the Yokei is. He gravely pro-
poses to compel the creditor to take
the same amount of money be loaned
no more and no less; to prevent any
man or set of men from cornering the
money market, and thus artificially |
putting up or down the prices of COM
modities at will. He proposes to pay
The bond-holder in silver or gold, ac-
cording to his contract, at the option
Of the government, and to free the
United States Treasury from the con-
trol OF the foreign Hebrew. Let US
consider what would result from car
rying out this program. Such grand
Institutions of learning as the Chicago
University would not be nearly SO well |