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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
Reply to Mr.. Gay.

To w. 7. GAY, ESQ, IrontOa, Mo.
1 notice your letter in the Republican
of recent date. l have been so accus-
toned to a deceitful policy on your
part, that your candor in writing some
thing over your own signature is quite
refreshing. If it were possible would
look for you to deny that on provoca-
tion.
After reading your denial of COM
plicity in the proclamation issued ''by
order of the county committee" per-
NIT me to say | do not believe it. l
will now give you my reasons for my
uubelief On Saturday evening after
the celebrated proclamation was is
sued, | asked the editor of the Repub-
Gcan if that article was authorized by
the Republican Committee, of which
you are Chairman, and he assured me
it was. Mr.. Begley and Mr.. Blemel
were present and heard his statement.
Then there are circumstances sur
rounding this affair which point un-
erringly to your fine political schem-
ing. If that proclamation was un-
authorized by you, why did you not
deny it at once and call your editor to
time for using the name of the Com
mittee in vain? Why did you not pro-
claim your innocence at once, instead
of waiting till you were hit? You
should have taken the streets, as you
did afterwards, aud announced your
indignation at the unprovoked assault.
Instead of that course, on Monday you
asked a Democrat if he had seen the
Republican, and when he informed you
that he bad not, you said the article in
the paper seemed to make some of the
Democrats excited. Quietly enjoying
the fun and rubbing your hands in
glee! Then the retort came, and you
were outraged and whined like a sick
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
PINKERToN DETECTIVES.
"Let Public Order BE Preserved by Pub
lie Authority"

"Let Public Order BE Preserved by Pub
lie Authority
In the house of representatives May
,12, 1894, Mr.. Bryan said: 81 only desire
TO say, Mr.. Speaker, that this resolu-
ton ought to pass. 1t is simply to in
vestigate whether there has been any
violation of the federal constitution or
laws by the action of these men. be-
lieve in law and order, but I believe
that the law and order should be main
tanned by the lawful authorities, and
not by the private armies. Govern
ments are organized to protect life and
property. These functions should not
be transferred to private individuals
and hired detectives until we are ready
to acknowledge government n failure.
''It is not fair to compel corporations
to protect their property in this way,
nor is it right that the safety and even
life of the citizen shall be imperiled by
private and irresponsible soldiery.
'Let public order be preserved by
public authority"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

WE publish the following report of
the grand jury of the October term.
1896, to ''soother" the anxiety of the
Republican concerning 1.-The books" he
wants to ''see" so much:
I'VE, the undersigned having been
appointed a committee from the Grand
Jury to examine the accounts of the
officials of the Circuit and County
Courts, beg leave to make the follow
ing report:
After having bad placed before US
the books of the Treasurer, Collector,
County Clerk, and Circuit Clerk, we
examined into their Balances, Reports,
and Mode of Entry, and found them
correct. and we commend the above Of
ficials for the neat manner in which
they have kept their accounts.
I'VE would suggest that the time for
making this examination should be
changed from the Fall to the Spring
Term, as it would then be near the end
of the fiscal year. and the various
accounts would be in better shape for
making such an examination.
'.Signed this the 29th day of October,
1896.
W. j. SCHwAB. Chm of Com.
P. G.. CARTY. Foreman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
BRYAN SURE
OF ELECTION.
Chairman Jones Says 1t Is Only
a Question of the Size of
the Majority.
THE STATE OF IOWA.
Gen. William BirneY, an Old and
Original Republican, Declares
for Bryan.
The Public Warned Against Statements in
the GOldbug Press About the Cam
paign--The Result in States That
Have Voted This Year-The
Coercion of Labor.

Chicago, Oct. 15.--(SpeciaO-
OF intimidation of employees by railroad
corporations and large manufacturing
concerns continue to come to national
democratic headquarters. The national
democratic managers to-day received
evidence that the officials of the Wabash
railroad were issuing orders to their
employees that they must pledge them.
selves to vote for Mckinley or lose theiI
jobs. A copy of circular letter signed
bv the master mechanic of the Wabash
railroad shops at Springfield, Ills, con.
tains the animus of the railroad cor
porations. This circular letter gives
notice to the employees of that railroad
company, at Springfield, that they must
at once join Mckinley clubs. A copy OF
the letter is in the hands of member
of the democratic state central commit.
tee, and will be printed in all free silver
apers throughout the country.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
company is also engaged in the bust
ness of intimidation. This company
has issued upon stationary which has
always been used by the company,
blank application for membership in
railroad mems "sound money" clubs.
The blank application is printed on vel
low paper. and has over the right hand
corner margin, in small type, "F s."
showing that it is one of a series OF
forms used for the systematic herding
of it's employees. The employees of the
road to whom this blank application
was handed are expected to return the
same duly signed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
THIS FROM A NEW YORKER, TOO.
NIr. Thurber the Grocer King, Has .
Word to Say.

OIr. Thurber, the Grocer King, Has .
Word to Say.
Henry X. Thurber, of New York, is
at the head of the largest grocery house
in the world. He is student of finance.
lie believes the people of this country
ere entitled TO consideration in financial
legislation.
Here is what he says:
''We say that gold monometallism can
have but one effect, and that is to make
the rich richer and the poor poorer:
that we do not want the same state of
things here that exists in Europe, and
that gold monometallism will go very
far to bring around that state of at
fairs.
''The single gold standard advocates,
in order to succeed, must carry with
them a large number of voters whose
best interest is to have bimetallism,
and hence the cries of '50-cent dollarsv
sound money! echoed and reechoed
in the papers controlled by the money
classes.
Friends, did you ever stop to think,
first, that every man who is living on
the interest of his money is in favor
of a single standard of gold? And,
second, that it is not because they love
the masses of the people better thnn
they do their own financial welfare?
''I am, and have been since the foun-
dation of the party, republican, and
favor protective tariff, but in this
election shall do all can to assist in
the election of the democratic nominee
for president. I believe this country
is in no condition at the present time
TO be forced onto permanent gold
basis.
1--WE all know that we have been
passing through troublous times. / be-
lieve that the general reason is that we
have been tending toward gold mono
metallism; that If this country votes
for the free coinage of silver we will
see an entirely different state of things
come to pass; that our property will
rise in value; that our products will
bring more money; that the financial
pail that gold monometallism has
thrown over us so long will be imme-
diately removed.
81 urge my friends to examine this
subject, and If they believe as believe
TO vote and work for the election of
Bryan and Sewall.'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02


have carried six states, having So cleo
toEaA votes, by a popular majority of
21s,000, while the republicans have got
only two states with only ten electoral
votes and an aggregate majority of
1900. The democratic managers have
no cause to complain in regard to the
showing.
A Prominent Old Republican Changes.
Among the notable republicans who
are out for silver is one whose advocacy
of the white metal is of peculiar in
terest throughout the country. Gem
William Birney, a lifelong aboli-
ZIONIST and republican, and a gallant
soldier in the union army, has ad-
dressed a letter to the democratic ma
tionRl committee, announcing his ad-
herence to the free-silver cause. Gen.
.Biney is the son of James G. Bir-
rey, who was twice the candidate
of the abolitiouist party for president
of the United States. In the letter
which he has addressed to Chairman
Campau, of the national democrat tic
campaign committee, he says:
From the origin of the republican
party up to the adoption of its plat
form, last june, at St. Louis, I have
shared its principles, rejoiced in it's sue
cesSes and sorrowed in its defeats;
but upon the financial plank of that
platform / cannot stand. The logic
of my antecedents does not place me
side by side with Grover Cleveland and
John G. Carlisle.
81 believe in honest bimetallism, as
it existed before 1873, and that the
United States ought to lead off in the
return to it. OF all the nations that de-
monetized silver, we are the most popu-
lous and the most free from interna-
tional ENHANCEMENT. We have more
territory than continental Europe, and
our domestic commerce is 10 times as
much as our foreign commerce. Our
duty and interest is to legislate for our
people and territory first and for Euro
pean interest afterward, if at all.
''The St. Louis platform recommends
that the United States shall wait for
European action and shall maintain
the gold standard Monometallism,
even as temporary expedient, strikes
me as a blunder. The maintenance
of the gold standard is the maintenance
of a dollar which is constantly rising
in value. It means falling prices, ruin
of farmers, hard times, black Fridays,
the rule of the banking syndicates,
the repeated issue of government bonds
for loans and the continued use of the
endless chain -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

E
rock into the dark and hear a commo-
tion you may know you have hit some
thing. think Sam a prophet.
You say know that there was just
as much money in the City Treasury
when you settled as when you took
charge. Since you have called me as
a witness, viii testify. know when
you were elected Mayor there was
about $500 in the City Treasury.
know when you retired from Office as
Mayor on the 31st day of December,
1894, there was a deficit of between
800 and 5000.
If the people of the county have any
doubt about this statement, let them
come to 1rontOn and inspect the re-
cords. We have seen your books,
such as you had. I can show them
the financial statements published by
authority. / never knew that the Of
fee of the treasurer, David Reese, was
burned; and his books should show
all receipts and from what source.
Again, you say l was a member of
the council when you turned the books
over to others. When you penned
that statement, or had it penned for
you, you knew it was not true. l was
not a member of the council and had
not been for months. NJ. L. Clay
baugh, j. n. Bishop, L. j. Giovauoui,
Geo. Marks, John Baldwin and Hen, Y
Kendall were the councilmen when you
made your remarkable record as an
executive officer, and this you know
full well. You say the books were all
right when turned over to others.
You failed to keep books. No docket
of your trials and fee bills was turned
over to me, and your own clerk, your
own appointee, Mr.. Fairchild. said you
did not have one. If you did possess
one, it should be city property, and by
right should have come into my hands.
Perhaps by reason of your great execu-
tive ability you kept it all in your head.
You say, Il spent 500, and larger
amounts" You did not pay one cent.
but all those bills were paid out of the
city treasury. l presume you wish to
pose as philanthrophist. Again you
say l sprang this on you for 1.-The pur-
pose of making capital out of it at the
election next Tuesday," This you
know full well to be false, because
there would have been no occasion for
it, if it had not been for the low, cow
arGfy fling at myself, my relatives. and
all my democratic friends, in the cele-
brated proclamation. instigated as /
verify believe, by yourself. As fur
ther evidence of venom you expect
your friends to hit me with great vim.
Perhaps your friends have something
to do beside ventilation of your spleen.
Permit me to suggest that Love Carly
the young scion of the county mon
archy" has cut out enough work for
you to attend to between this and the
evening of the third of November. He
will occupy your time fully and give
you large field for the exercise of
your surplus energy. 1 believe the
democrats of this county will allow
your executive ability to fiud employ
ment in your large private affairs. It
will not be necessary to waste it In per-
forming the duties of an office, the sal
ary of which is not needed by you and
is no object.
Respectfully submitted.
VIM. R. EDGAR,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
A CLEAN SWEEP.

Gov. Altgeld Confident the Democrats
VIII Garry nIinois-OutIook Better Than
in 1892.
Gov. Altgeld has written the follow
ing letter TO the New York Journal:
Springfield, ILL.,. Oct 4, 1907 have
been in all sections of the state, and
find the outlook very much more favora-
BILE than it was in 1892. We carried the
state then by upward of $4,000 ma
jority.
From present indications I will say
that Bryan will sweep this state by q
tremendous majority. Hanna's hire
lings are making much noise, but the
people are with us.
JOHN p ALTGELD.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

DEMOCRATS, vote the ticket straight!
The Goldbug State Committee has is
sued circular asking you to scratch
the fusion electors on the Democratic
ticket. This is the last despairing ef-
fort of the Boltocrats. Tell them to
go to thunder, while you go to the
polls aQd vote the ticket as it is print
ed, remembering while you are voting
for four Populist electors. the Populists
in return are voting for thirteen Dem
ocratIc electors, and that all seventeen
are pledged for Bryan and Free Silver.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
.orhe Poor Against the Rich"

In his speech at Tammany Halls
ratification meeting on September 23,
Senator Thomas F. Grady, Tammany's
orator, said:
"The money lenders call to their aid
the money changers, who YeIl for the co.
operation of the bankers, and these call
for the assistance of every form of wealth,
and when they have arrayed themselves
as solid phalanx in the defense of the
unjust privileges they enjoy, they turn to
you, to me, to every democrat, and ask;
Are you going to array the poor against
the rich
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
An Appreciating Dollar.

What right has a creditor to demand
n more valuable dollar than he loaned.
Under our existing monetary system
the value of the dollar has been stead
lily rising ever since 1873. The man who
borrowed money at the beginning OF
the year, to be paid at its end, really
gave greater value than he received.
We now propose to stop this aPprecia-
ton in the value of money and the de-
probation in the value of everything
else and put creditors and debtors upon
a plane Of justice and equality.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
From Red Point.
VIM. r. EDGAR.

Ed. Regtster-I see my name used
''in vain" in your issue of the 22d. |
therefore ask little space in which to
reply.
Mr.. Fox has got the wrong SOW by
the ear when he says l defend the Ma
tional Banks. In both of my speeches
in reply to Mr.. Fox, / was careful
neither to defend nor to condemn them.
l remained entirely neutral on that
point, as anyone who remembers what
| said will testify. Nor am [ going to
tell you. at this writing, just where |
stand in regard to the system, as that
has nothing to do with the controver-
sy between Mr.. Fox and myself. But
If Mr.. Fox wants to know my senti-
mentson the subject, | will explain
later.
Now, I'll tell you what did defend
and what | did condemn. l defended
facts and truths, and logic. and | con-
demued fiction and falsehood and fall
lacy. When Mr. Fox said that John
Jones" realized profit of 81, $50. 900
on an actual Investment of $3.50, 900, he
simply lied; or, TO put it as mildly as
possible, he made the figures lie eyre
giously. 1t is that John Jones" prob
lem that agreed to discuss through
the county press.
notice that Mr.. Fox. in his recent
article. shuns the direct statement of
his fallacy and is content with cloth
ing it in ambiguous language and leav-
ing it simply implied. So. if you
want it straight. go to his COn1naoneT
of July; or, if you want it straighter
and palmer, go to the Irouton Repub-
Lcan of the path inst.
E'RFn C'T-RFTDN
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

IF Democrat is not good enough to
be voted for by Republican, even for
school director. that Republican ought
to be above asking Democrat to vote
for him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

Is it a fact that Maj" Eaton has
said that he wouldn't lower himself
TO vote for Democrat for school di-
rector?7 And if it is fact, how can
he expect Democrat to vote for him
for Judge of the Western District?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
A Satisfactory Showing.

The results in states holding their
elections prior to the presidential elec-
tion are very satisfactory to the demo-
Gratis, and if the republicans are able to
extract any consolation from the fol-
lowing summary of the rsults they are
entitled to whatever comfort 1t may af-
ford. The following isa 1istof the states
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

THE latest advices assure US of the
election of the Democratic National
Ticket, and that Missouri will give a
majority OF rs, 900 to the cause of free
silver. Iron county will return more
than an old-time majority.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

THE same Republicans who are
sweetly beseeching Democrats to ''give
US just a little help in the county mat
ters are loud in their curses of Bryan
and everything be stands for.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

Be sure to make out your ticket so
that it will count. If you don't under
stand exactly how to fix it, apply to
the proper parties who will be at hand
to instruct you, and will do so cheer
fully.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

VOTE early, and then get your
neighbor to vote. This is the year
that will tell whether the people or
money power shall rule America.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

Do not be afraid of them. No X ray
has yet been designed that can pene-
trate an Australian ballot box. CO.
ercion stops 100 feet from the ballot
box in nearly all the western mates.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
The State of Iowa.

The republican managers have be-
come so badly frightened over Iowa
that they have not only been compelled
within the past three days to place
several hundred thousands of dollars in
that state, but have also been COM
PEELED to resort to the usual Mckinley
subterfuge of claiming everything. A
republican morning newspaper having
a mortgage of Sis, 900 on Maj. McKin-
ley has found it necessary to send its
most versatile correspondent into that
state for the purpose of manufacturing
a Mckinley majority out of an adverse
majority of 1000. 1t is known positive
" at national democratic headquarters
that the last republican poll of Iowa
gave that state to Bryan by 1000 ma
iority. This explains the solicitude for
Iowa. Secretary Walsh, of the national
committee, has in his possession COM
plete poll of that state, completed with
will carry Iowa by majority of not less
than $1,000, and it may exceed 47.0oO.
The poll shows a republican detection
for Bryan in every county in the state.
This detection runs from so to 1900 in
every county in the state. The banner
republican counties in the state are
those most seriously affected, and they
will go for Bryan. The republican poll
comedies 10000 republicans to Bryan;
the democratic poll shows AZ, 1000 repub-
licans in the state as being for Bryan.
What is more, republicans are coming
over every day in every county, while
the list of democrats who have been
inclined to vote for Palmer is growing
less. and the indications are that not
more than 1000 gold democrats will be
found in the state in November.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
srolI Conntp RegIster
EXTRA EDITION,

IN this Proclamation business the
Republican editor seems to be between
the devil and the deep blue sea.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
A Series of Falsehoods.

Recently the Hanna bureau issued O
bulletin claiming that the national
democratic managers had abandoned
the attempt to elect Mr.. Bryan and
would devote the rest of the campaign
to the election of legislatures in states
where United States senator's are to be
chosen. When Chairman Jones' atten-
ton was called to the bulletin he said:
sit is only one of the series of false
hoods the republicans have spread in
order to bolster up their lost cause.
There is not a syllable of truth in the
assertion that we have abandoned Bryan
or that we intend doing so. Mr.. Bryan
is already elected, from now on it is
only a question of majority. We not
only intend to elect Mr.. Bryan, but we
are sure to carry enough legislatures to
increase the free silver majority in the
United States senate.
"In this connection I desire to warn
the public against any statements ap-
pearing from this time on in the gold
bug press concerning the campaign. 1t
seems to be the programme from this
on to make statements concerning the
democratic campaign, its managers and
candidates which are intended to de.
ceive the public. One day they have Mr..
Bryan sick, another day they have the
national democratic headquarters
closed; one day we are bankrupt and
the next day we have barrels of money.
The next thing they will be saying that
Mr.. Bryan is dead. want to warn the
public to put no stock in or believe any
thing they say in the osoIdbuo DaDerS
during the remainder of the campaign"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

"The restoration of bimetaIIIsm viii not
hurt any legitimate business. The eIec-
tiOn of the Chicago ticket viii help leeit-
innate business. It only interferes with
the man who wants to eat bread that
somebody else has earned."-Mr. Bryan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
FRED CURErON.

The point in dispute between my
self and Mr.. Cureton is that the gov
ernment has but two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars of John Jones
money. while it pays him Interest on
one million. He may reinvest the
nine hundred thousand dollars the gov
ernment gives him five hundred times
in the thirty years. What was biz ac-
tual investment with the government?
BURWELL Fox.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02

Talk about ySreckers, Carlisle's new
financial policy is more dangerous than
10000 dynamiteTs marching on the
treasury building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
IRONTON. MO. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 2 1896
NUMBER l8.

which have held elections, giving the
number of electoral votes in each state,
together with the majority:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-02
CastOria.

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