Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-18


decided sensation of relief since the in
auguration of Mckinley. In the first
place the party has cast off the incubus
of Clevelandism forever. The Hills,
the Clevelands, the Whitneys, the
Francis, the Vilases and the Palmers
with their regime of fraud and hypo-
cricy are gone from the party never
to return. Any attempt to affiliate
with these men will not only fail to
help them but will wreck the party.
The rank and file have no use for trait
ors. They never were Democrats;
their whole aim has been to wrench
Democracy from it's foundations and
divorce.it from its traditions. They
are wholly unacquainted with its spirit
and regard it's founder Jefferson-with
aversion. One of the blessings vouch-
safed to the party by benefcent pro-
violence is, that these men have been
placed outside of the breast work.
That the policy of the McKinleyHan-
ma people can bring even temporary
prosperity, no one believes. The lead
ers of the Republican party are en-
deavoring to prepare their rank and
file for disappointment by telling them
not to expect too much. Both Dun's
and Bradstreet's show that prices are
gradually but surely falling. Every
prediction made by the Democratic
press and by Democratic orators in the
last campaign has been verified.
Puck's recent cartoon, in which McKin-
ley is represented as striking the rock
of prosperity, and ragged men, hungry
women and helpless childhood as hold
ing out hat, apron and bib to catch
the golden stream that flows from the
smitten rock is gravely underscored
with the words These people expect
too much;" yet, in the last campaign |
Pack openly and shamelessly prostitu- |
ted itself to the money power. The
people who own both Cleveland and |
care nothing for the welfare |
of the common people. They are not |
Americans. They are perfectly will
ling that Americans shall die by star
walton in their own country or be |
shot and tortured in Cuba if their mon
ey bags gain anything thereby. They |
are not men of wide range of thought.
Like Charles the Second of England |
they believe that every man and wom-
An can be purchased if you can but
the price. They think that
The people will bear any burden they
IAN be accustomed to and that by the
liberal use of money they can retain
heir present power indefinitely. This
class of men have always been over
thrown in the long run. Men of sense
n the Republican party perceive that
he rule of these men means ruin to
hat party as we'll as to the country.
They are raising their voices against
he greed of the plutocracy, but they
will not be able to call a halt. The
lyena does not leave its prey so easily.
The Tariff Baron and the Money Lord
expended millions in the last campaign
o elect Mckinley, and they expect
heir money back with usury and are
n a position to obtain it. No amount
If pleading or protestation will avail;
hey will have their pound of flesh
With every drop of blood it carries.
Meanwhile the Democracy, like a
sampson freed from the Delilah of Plu-
ocracy, with locks regrown, is again
n the field to do battle against the
'lutocrats as was its wont. All we
ave to do is to go forward in the
trength of the right, and victory will
erch upon our banners. Let the Chi
ago platform be altered in no particu-
ar, let no dash or comma be omitted.
IS it is, it is as sound as the rock of
ges. The Democrat who proposes I
ny change in it should do so with a
alter around his neck.