Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-18
Id M'Kinlsy's Crop of Trouble.

La Alnlsy's Crop or Trouble.
Major Mckinley is crying "peace,
peace" but there is no peace. A dis
patch from Washington tells that his
efforts will be all in the direction OF
consolidating the party-that be has
said he has no enemies to punish" " etc.
This Is all very pink tea talk. and
quite nice, but it will fool no one ac-
quainted with the facts into the belief
that there is going to be one continual
love feast, and an Interchange of broth
erly love among the Republican lead
ers during the Mckinley administra-
tion. The same bosses who opposed
his nomination, both before and during
the St. Louis convention-Platt, Clark
son, Quay, Bradley, and the rest-may
be pacified into acquiescence with the
present order of things for a time by
liberal promises of pie, but their i'll
will slumb aud is only awaiting the
first reasonable excuse TO burst into a
flame of opposition.
Out of the three hundred and fifty
thousand hungry osice-holders who
are ravenous for spoils there are only
places for 60,0)0. 1t is not for mo-
ment to be thought that the two hun
dred and ninety thousand disappointed
ones are going 20 feel harmonious, :"
or act that way.
Another disturbing element in the
harmony plan is Hanna. He is in the
Senate for the advertised purpose of
representing the administration and to
do its peedful fighting, scheming, and
fixing to carry out its policies. 1t
is new field for him, and the chances
are against his succeeding in doing
anything other than stirring up hostil-
ity and jealousy. His methods, which
succeeded where he has masses of ig-
of purchasable election officials to buy,
will not do when 1t comes to influeDc-
ing an enlightened body like the Senate
of the United States.
He starts 10 with the silver Senators
in a position. if they so desire, to pre-
vent the organization of the commit
tees in the interest of the Republicans.
In all measures not of a general and
party character he will assuredly meet
with the opposition of many Senators
on his own side of the chamber. For.
besides being obnoxious on account of
his assumption of party dictatorship
and his peculiar and dominating influ-
ence over the President, he will attract
that i'll feeling born of political caste.
Senatorial dignity will prompt the old
er Senators to regard this intrusive
iron-monger with the scorn Lucifer
showed for Michael when they met in
the realms of space to testify at the
trial of George Ills ghost. They will
look upon him as 'might some blue
blooded, venerable Castilian upon q
mushroom, unpedigreed civilian
The impending tight among the Re-
publican factions will be aggravated
aud intensified as soon as the extra ses-
sion gets under way. McKinley's dir
tatIon with bimetallism will not mis-
lead any of the silver Republican Sena-
tors while If will enrage the gold
standard Democrats who endorsed the
Indianapolis bolt.
Opposition in the State Republican
machines is already gaining head rap
idly. Bradley's tart rebuke to Hanna
over the appointment of Senator
shows how the wind blows in Kentucy.
The structures of the Chicago Tribune.
which is the organ of Tanner and the
anti-administration crowd, forecasts a
wholesale slump in Mckinley harmony
IN Illinois. Filley and his Indians are
tearing around executing ghost dance
iu Missouri, and in many OF the other
States. East, West. North and South,
the hungry Republican braves are light
ing war fires and daubing anti-McKtn.
ley paint on their faces.
The President. poor man, no doubt
wants peace about as badly as he ever
wanted anything in his life, and he
p
may desire party hormony with all his
might. aud do all in bis power to bring
it about; but We will never succeed.