Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-05-27
From Annapolis.

G4o44 ANNA HO44os
of stop thief expression used by those
in great want of argument Cruz.
Loyal American. One who obeys
the laws when they don't interfere
with his business-C Cruz
These definitions were suggested by
an article IN last weeks Republican.
If you don't like your neighborhood
get out, says Sub" So | would if |
thought that three-fourths of my neigh
bors were Anarchists. I would not
even live in state with forty thou
sand majority of anarchists, aud
yet this eminently Loyal american
dare not say that Missouri's govern
ment is second to any in the Union.
Is the execution of the laws in his
own county less rigid than that of the
most Loyal? After all. the name AN
E,chist" has been applied to so many
noble men the latchet of whose shoes
Sub. is not worthy to unlosen that
it has lost half its sting. In fact, the
day is not far distant when it will be
considered respectable beside the term
carries with it a sort of cross between
Esau and Judas Iscariot meaning that
fills one with feeling akin to disgust.
Why, sir, only a year ago many men
now the most cautankerous Gold Bugs,
were yelling for silver. What caused
this great change to come DER the
spirit of their dreams? Ir other words
how were they Hannaized? Was it
for thesroot of all evil9"
In a ~peech made by John Hopley of
the Buyrus Ohio Journal on September
the Sd. in the presence of Major Nc
Kinley appear these words: The peo-
pie now await the night of the third
of November when the wires will give
the signal that will send a thrill
through the Nation awakening public
confidence and setting in motion the
millions of men idle, and the millions
of capital now dormant, through this
country"
EXP. NJ. General Wanamaker says
this prophesy has not been fulfilled,
and on the 22nd day of May the Globe
Democrat says, business is still stag
nant."
ny, (if any such testimony were need
ed), comes one John Doe of Annapolis
in a newspaper published by Richard
Roe of Ironton and says, says he, 'pros-
perity is here" Now, when the ad-
vance agent of prosperity was around
last fall he never limited that you
would have to use a microscope to find
the circus. No, sir, there was to be
no hair-splitting then. Why, sir. one
of our leading lights is reported to
have said that if Mckinley was
elected not tramp should pass Anna
polls if he wanted to work" and yet
the genus hobo is everywhere present.
But go on, gentlemen. Like the os-
trich, keep your heads in the sand
and you may succeed in deceiving
yourselves. but you will learn later
that the great American people cannot
be deceived by this graveyard whistle.
Mrs. D. A. johnson, AIDA Reese and
Miss Fannie Harris went to Des Arc in
a road cart last night. This morning,
however, they brought it home on
wagon. We did not learn the partic-
ulars 0: the trip, but imagine they
were very Interesting.
DIR. Buford has again settled among
US. We now have three doctors. AS
the boy remarked. we either have 'too
huff or too none"
Parson Seals house was destroyed
by fire few days ago. The Parson is
said to be in Arkansas.
Mrs. Sam Lee is very ill. The ply
sicians fear she can't recover.
A sister of VIM. Stamey arrived here
on visit to-day.
Mrs. j. S. Benson attended the Re-
bekah Assembly at st. Louis last week.
John Dobbs and Monroe Slusher
will shortly move to Arcadia.
Joseph Kinch was on the streets
Saturday.
If "'Crux" was In the Whitehouse
for "a hours he would tell Spain to
either feed the imprisoned Americans
in Cuba or let them go to the country
that they might feed themselves, and
he would back this up with the Ameri-
can Navy if necessary.
list.
F. P. Reese and his daughter, Miss
Eva, have gone on a visit to Mrs.
Reese's father in Illiuois.
Born-Fo Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Ben
son, girl. All doing we'll.
Mrs. Stamey and daughters have
gone to the country.
Thos. johnson of Piedmont was in
town to-day.