Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-21

read him q lecture and said he revoked tne -.
der because he found that Col Benton had not
neglected his duties, but he wished it distinct
" understood that while any man held office
uncer his administration he did not approve
OF his dabbling "a political canvasses or en-
oeaFof1ng to put his opinions upon the people
OF the United States.
Ine president OF the United States, while
ne revoked this unjust order. accompanied IL
with the declaration that under his adminfstra-
tion the government public off1cials while hold
ing ONCE should no. dafble, as he expressed it,
with political matters.
| PRESENT ADMINISTRATIONS ATTITUDE
snow, what is the aspect in regard to thia
money question before the people of this
country! MIR. President. say it with deep re-
eret that the administration has its whole fn-
nuenee. all Its patronage, all the power Of elo-
Quence and logic of its cabinet officers to IN
fuence the opinions of the people Of the
United States and to influence the ''snap
conventions of which the senator from Illinois
has spoEen. There was not long ago-a year
ago. convention In Nebraska and the next
DAY IL was flashed across the country that the
people of Nebraska had decided for honest
money. sound money-this cant falsehcod that
| Ii used to entrap the innocent and ignorant
voters. When the truth was known 1t was
found the convention was made up of office
holders, postmasters, marshalS, collectors of
internal revenue and men who are living upon
the patronage of the federal government and
whose lungs were filled with the air that came
from the treasury. This was triumph of sound
money.
Where then was the civil-service reform
| that gives US to-day $1,000 new incumbents Of
Offices who only be removed for cause?
| Why, Mr. President, for weeks there has bare
| ~ been ajority of cabinet ministers present
| to discharge the duties foc which they are paid
4 q of this had hean
traversing their respective states, and even
outside OF their states, haranguing the people
| in joint and single debate and denouncing the
| silver lunatics' and talking about honest and
sound money Have We heard single whisper
| of censure from his excellency in regard to
these proceedings? Have we heard any lecture
from him was given to my friend when he
dared to advocate the cause, the just cause o.
the democratic party at that time?
ADMINISTRATION RULE IN MICHIGAN.
But more than that. I do not read. b
| rule, from newspaper. but happened to have
this statement rindicated by private letters.
Here is statement from the Adrian (Mich)
Press, whose editor is a man of high personal
character and unquestioned veracity and who
was a delegate to the late Michigan conven-
tion. The senator from Illinois talked OF
snap conventions. Let the secretary read
| that from an eyewitness, who participated in
| that shameful scene.
The secretary read an editorial from
the Adrian Press showing that more
than hundred delegates violated in
structions on the money question an6
some counties were represented exclu
sively by postmasters and other federal
officials.
MIR. President, caused that statement to
be read instead of reading much longer one
having 1t read. from the Detroit Tribune and
another from Cincinnati paper, giving the
details more in extenso. But 1 should not have
had any newspaper article read except that
their truth is attested by private letters. which
any senator is at liberty to examine. have
not telegraphed to their writer's for permission
to read them in the senate, and, therefore,
shall not do so. but they are here. They come
from men whose integrity and veracity axl
willing to vouch for. men who have held high
positions, who were delegates in that conven-
ton and are now delegates to the national con-
vention to be held at Chicago and who give a
state of facts which is absolutely shameful and
disgraceful to American public life. 1t is stated
by one of those gentlemen that two-thirds of
the federal officials in the state, and from
other source that all except one Of the post
masters of Michigan, were on the floor of that
convention
II am prepared for the facetious remark that
the material of delegates must have been very
poor if they could have been bought or seduced
after they arrived in the great city of Detroit.
Mr.. President those of us who know any
thing about conventions know how this proxy
system can tie used to trample upon the will Of
the people who have sent delegates to conven-
tons. We know that in these times, when money,
even for travel not be obtained by the
agricultural classes of the country, that there
were men holding public office under the gov
eminent of the United States who went there
with proxies in their pockets to represent upon
the floor of the convention constituency by
whom they would have been repudiated and
spewed out. This convention in Michigan no
more represented the will of the democratic
party of that state than represent the will OF
an English constituency to-day upon this floor
The statement that the democrats OF Michigan
are not for the free coinage of silver is, in my
Judgement as false to say that the demo-
Gratis OF the state of Missouri are opposed to it.
THE MISSOURI CONVENTION.
ut was stated in Missouri prior to the last
convention that the gold men. or sound money
men, would control the convention. Out of SGt
delegates there were not one dozen sent there,
even from the great commercial centerS like
st. Louis and Kansas City, who were not in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage OF the
white metal.
81 caused that newspaper extract to be read
because these private letters are here to sub
stantiate the statements which have been
made.
II have spoken of these things respectfully.
AS democratic senator I have spoken with
reluctance. 1t has been forced upon The
issue has come in spite of all that could be
to prevent it.
Il am delegate to the Chicago convention
against my will, sent there by my people in
the discharge of my duty and as public func-
ton. go because believe it to be a duty and
not because desire to go. have stated, UNI
der much criticism in Missouri, that was a
democrat under all conditions; thatI intend
to abide by the action of my party: that was
too old to hunt for new political home; that
should die, I have lived, in the party
of jefferson, devoted to his teachings and
principles. But serve notice now that II this
w. 60 20 tod
eral office-holders, brought there to oyerawe
and override the wishes of the honest majority
of the democratic party throughout the United
States it is no democratic convention wi tn me
shall abide the will of the majority of my
party. honestly assembled and honestly ex-
pressed. 1 make no threat, but want no mis-
understanding The democratic party Is
party of honest expression. and not of fedora
patronage.
Fair Old Maids.
statistician has discovered that the
number of dark-haired 8 iris who ret