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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
OPINIONS ANo POINTERS.

Perhaps Speaker Reed reigns in
order that the republican, party may
live.-Chicago Dispatch.
Thoroughbred McKenna was
| a good fellow when the presidents
hackers were after the Union Pacific,
and now he's a supreme judge.-Kansas
City Times.
Popular faith in Mr.. Hanna's
professions of love for the laboring man
will again be shaken by the news that
500 of the employees of his Cleveland
iron works are out on a strike.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
-Hanna's victory was won, as Mr..
Mckinley telegraphed. under the most
trying circumstances" but that is no
reason why the courts should not go on
trying Hanna for the corruption that
effected his grand triumph by one vote.
Kansas City Times.
Can any honest man in Ohio be-
lieve that either Allen g. Thurman,
Benjamin +. Wade. George II. Pendle-
ton or Thomas Ewing would have taken
his seat in the United States senate
while an investigation was under way
to test his title ?-Columbus (O.) Press.
We have the tariff that was
promised to bring increased wages, and
it has brought reduced wages. Here Is
an indisputable fact. There is no deny
ing it or getting around it. 1t is re-
allied by hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie who are directly or indirectly in
terested in its Observation-Disclosures Her
aid.
1t sounds all very we'll for the
friends of Senator Hanna to talk about
reading certain men out of the party
but it would be much more to their adj
vantage if they would keep them in the
party. If all the republicans N Ohio
were read out of the party there
wouldn't be much of the party left
Peoria Journal.
-McKenna, chosen by Mack and
Mark for the United States supreme
bench, is a grateful euss. He wires
Mark: Everything good in politics
has triumphed with you" Mark is in
the senate. McKenna's name goes be-
fore that body for confirmation. Graft
tnde is lively appreciation of fayOrs to
come.-St. Louis Republic.
If there has been any lingering
doubt in any honest mind that Mark
Hanna's election to the senate was Sc
cured by corruption and bribery Mr..
Hanna. his friends and attorneys have
completely removed that doubt. In the
ordered at Columbus
their policy has been one of obstinate
Each of Hannas lieu
tenants and agents when put upon the
witness stand answers every question
or unimportant-with the
set phrase: II decline to answer
N. y. World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
The Senate Programme.

The silver forces in the senate are
well organized, alert and active. They
indeed constitute the only cohesive ele-
ment in congress, and indications are
not lacking that they are preparing a
stubborn opposition to the adm;nistra-
ton programme of currency reform,
Any bill that may be sent up from the
lower house, which has for its object
the declaration of the gold standard,
will be returned with counter PROPOSE
ton declaring that the bonded indebt-
edness of the United States is by law
payable in silver dollars, the language
of the now famous resolutions intro
duced in the senate by Judge Stanley
Matthews. Thus will the extremes meet
and lock horns, nor is it clear how the
administration will be able to prevent
such a deadlock. Defeated in It's pur-
pose, after that purpose is fully de-
clared, the administra ton will cause in
finitely more disastrous consequences
upon the party than if it had never en-
tered upon the work of currency re
form, a programme forced by the i'm
petuosity of the extremists of the party
at the dictation of the banking element
in the east.-Los Angeles Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
THE DINGLEY TARIFF.
New England WOrkingmen Suffering
from Protection.

New England WOrkinEmen Suffering
from Protection.
The industrial condition in New Eng
land is far from favorable. Great dis
content is prevalent in that section at
this time, when a general reduction of
wages in the cotton mills is going into
effect. In some instances the strike is
resorted to, although, in a general way,
this step is regarded as more desper-
ate than acceptance of proposed reduc-
tons. The workingmen are not in n
position now to afford the luxury of n
strike, and it is likely that the most will
be made of a bad situation through q.
keeping ut work at the lower wages Of
fered.
It is fair to say, we suppose, that the
condition of things industrial in New
England constitutes itself very bad
showing for the principle of protection
for American workingmen. In the early
days of the operation of the Dingley
law, the promised advantages CT that
statute, in so far as labor is reapinG
them, are not materializing. 1t is
widely if not generally believed that
the power to benefit the labor elements
attributed to robber tariffs does not
belong to them and that the declaration
that they have such power is mere pre-
tense. humbug, sham. At any rate,
this theory, if it be no more, is borne
out in the state OF affairs that exists in
New England, where Dingley protee-
ton for labor has been weighed and
found wanting. In fact, there is no rea-
son to suppose that Dingleyism is maxi
ing a more favorable impression to-day
than McKinleyism created seven years
ago.-Binghamton IN. W Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
An Ant AnsMer.

Mr.. Aspinwall, clever anG reckless
barrister. famous in the COS in Victoria
for his fun and audacity, was address,
ing an election meeting in Ballarat, the
golden city" The lively advocate had
come to that time in his career when
much whisky and soda had wrought
palpable havoc with his complexion.
His speech ended, and questions were
invited. "Aspinwall!" beloved stall
wart digger, tell us what makes your
face so red" 'Blushing at your con-
founded impudence, sir!" was the quick
reply. 1t carried the meeting.@Sap
Francisco Argonaut.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
A TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIP.
The stock I'm Trade of Ranfinr re
puhlicnna.

| publicans.
The republican party has always as
sumed to be in partnership with the Al
mighty and in the minds of earnest re-
publlcans the party is the senior mem
Der of the firm. The idea has been ex-
| empiified times innumerable. The
party of God and morality" "the party
of moral ideas"-these and similar des-
ignations, though they are now applied
derisively to republicanism, were orig
inally assumed by that party as appro-
pirate titles for an organization which
claimed a monopoly of all the virtue.
patriotism and piety in the country.
Benjamin Harrison, when he pro-
claimed that 1.-THE Lord did 1.-THE per-
Torrance being the carrying of an cleo
ton by theft, bribery and corruption
voiced this idea that republicanism and
Omnipotence had formed an offensive
and defensive alliance, the emoiuments
of which were to accrue to the repub-
lican party, while the glory, If there
were any, was TO be allotted to the AL
mighty. The utterance was typically
republican and to republican ears it
carried no hint of blasphemy. It was
merely the conventional declaratioupof
an accepted fact.
And so it is to-day. When NJ. A. Han
ma, reeking with moral and political
putrescence, soaked to the skin with
the slime of untold iniquitics, secures
an election to the senate of the United
States by methods notorious to all the
world. it is perfectly natural-from
republican point of view-that he
- - A. Al.
dent of the United States:
Columbus, O., Jan. ITO Hon. VIII
liam Mckinley, President, Washington, D.
c.: God reigns and the republican party
still lives. NJ. A. HANNA"
God reigns and the republican party
still ivesI" The Almighty made an ac-
cessory before the fact to a saturnalia
of all the crimes in the political calen-
dar; Omnipotence constituted the spon-
sor for a political caliban SO hideous
shat even some of his own brethren re-
volted against himI God interesting
Himself in the affairs of HANNAH
Yet there is nothing unseemly in all
this to the republican mind. The bias
phemy arouses no indignation. On the
contrary, the blasphemer is showered
with congratulations from one end of
the country to the other, and when, in
the exuberance of his triumph, he de-
clares that he will annihilate those who
opposed him he looks to his auditors as
one TRANSPORTED and bearing the sword
of Gideon.
That is republicanism as it exists to-
day-as it always has existed. Hypoc-
risy. blasphemy, proclamation its stock
in trade: corruption and lawlessness
it's. creed.
God & Hanna Oimited) Chicago
Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
REEDS BAD FAITH.
The Republican Gear Is True to G
Teachfns of His Party.

The Republican Gar Is True to the
Teachins of His Party.
Mr.. Bailey has proved his case against
Speaker Reed. The Maine man has
been convicted of a form of duplicity
and petty deception not usual in the
speakership. His violation of an agree
ment on matter of vital national con-
Germ, under the puerile and contempt
ible technical excuse that the agree
ment was not made when the house was
regularly in session, shows that the
vaunted Reed is of that small caliber
which sacrifices honor at the behest of
eXpediency.
The whole proceeding, however,
smells of sinister influences back of the
public attitude of the republicans in the
Cuban matter. 1t is in line with the
policy of deception that has character
lied the administration ever since it's
accession to power. That policy has
been the violation of solemn pledge to
the American people that their over
whelming sentiment for the indepen-
dence of Cuba should have vigorous ex-
preston.
Until the Bailey incident was de-
veloped it had been generally believed
among all sorts and conditions of peo-
pie in the country that the speaker of
the house was free from faint of con-
tact with the influences that control the
president. But it appears that this be-
lief was erroneous. Reed now is in the
category with Mckinley.
In fact. he is even in worse light than
the president. 1t is possible for Nc
KinIey to shield himself behind the acts
of the state department when the real
truth is revealed. But Reed will have
no such convenient cover. His humilia
ton is as complete as it is pitiable.-St.
Louis Republic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03


ing round, hunting up land knows
what! Self-sacrifice is very well, but
there is such thing as sacrificing ones
self till you make pigs of other people.
I amt going to bring Hattie up to think
she's got to have the best of every
thing, no matter if l go without"
Miss Perkins shook her head victori-
ously, and went on folding the dress.
Pretty soon, however, she stopped, and
again began her audible seif-commun-
ings.
Poor child! 'Tis mean. She ought
10 be dressed somewhere near right.
Mr.. lamont said, if she pleased the au-
dience, he'd no doubt she would get
some pupils. And people are such
born fools, they let dress count good
deal. And l s'pose / could wear my
black silk. 'Twon't really be out of
place. Don't make any difference, l
s'pose. if q woman of 55 amt dressed
up to kill"
Here she sighed unanimously. 1t
did make such difference to her!
you're u vain old woman" she said.
scornfulIy, to her disappointed face in
the u llhc W hliO" '" IO YOU
think is going to look at you. anyway?
You amt to be put on platform, for
n crowd of people to stare al and crit
icise Butch, dear" and in the
midst of her words, poor Miss LuelIa
broke down completely, and had what
she afterwards called "a regular house
cleaning cry. Swept away ali the cob
webs. and cleaned out the dusty corners
better'n any patent-scrubbers 1 ever
used
She said nothing to Hattie, however,
for, as she told her discreet confidant
in the looking-glass: ''She's got chance
here, too. If she takes hold of it in
the right way. she's worth the silk
dress If she don't-well, we'll see.''
So she watched her niece carefully,
and with growing triumph. Once in
awhile she thought she detected Il GER
tain usefulness in the girls face, but
that's all. Cheerful and interested as
ever in all about her. Hattie never
even told her aunt that she wished she
could be better dressed for the concert.
Once Miss Perkins questioned her a
bit.
IF your concert is in the evening""
she said, tentatively, won't the girls
dress up good deal?"
WELL said Hattie, slowly, 81 think
they may"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
THANKS TO DINoLEY.
The Republican Deity Who works
Wonders.

The Republican Deity Who works
Wonders.
Prosperity and the Dingley tariff are
EEked together.
First came the Dingley bill, and then
followed dollar wheat. When the great
ard all-powerful tariff act became a
law the farmers of Europe announced
that they had no wheat to sell; indeed,
they had none for home consumption.
Prices for the cereal went up, and the
republicans sang paean of praise and
said: Thanks to Dingley."
Sugar stock jumped 40 per cent. and
Standard oil stocks climbed so per cent,
New York sells for $50 per cent
thanks to Dingley.
Trusts were never so numerous and
never so profitable as they are now.
Never were so many new combinations
of capital formed; never were the rich
favored as they are at present-thanks
to Dingley.
Senator Hanna missed point when
he telegraphed Mckinley to the effect
that God rules and the republican
party still lives" He should have sim
ply said with truth and brevity:
Thanks to Dingley."
Seldom has there been a more genial
and kindly winter. The mercury has
gone up with cheerful persistency, and
enthusiastic republicans can but recog-
nize in this another proof of the up
ward trend of all things since the g. O. p.
went into power. Surely they are justi-
fed in saying: Thanks to Dingley."
-Chicaoo niSDatcb
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
Work for Silver Money, Says Senator
Chandler.

Chandler.
A good New Years resolution for re-
publicans is to demand and during 1898
struggle for bimetallism. Every man
who works for wages should fight
against the single gold standard of
money, which is the most potent cause
of the recent reduction in wages made
in all the factories of New England. The
characterization of silver and the con-
sequent appreciation of gold, which
measures values, have contributed to
so reduce the prices of commodities
that goods which would once have
brought the producer 500 now brings
him only 500. This is worldwide con-
dition where gold prices prevail, and be-
cause the manufacturers cannot get the
old prices for goods they say they can
not pay the old prices for labor. But
if it had not been for the demonetiza-
ton of silver the wages of labor every
where in recent years would have risen
because each 1aborer has been able,
year by year, to create larger product
and he has therefore been entitled to
larger wages as his share of that prod
uct. This legitimate rise in wages the
adoption of the gold standard has pre-
vented, and instead of a rise comes a
fall.
Here is the whole case in a nutshell
and it is impregnable. The unanimous
position of organized labor in America
and Europe is, therefore, against the
single gold standard and in favor of the
restoration of silver to its Old position
as standard money.
American labor now has a protective
tariff. Let all republicans fight to keep
their greenbacks in circulation and to
get rid of slavery to the gold men, who
are trying to drive out of use the silver
money of the wage-earners of the
world
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
Met the Goliath of Gold.

All hail to Samuel Gompers. He met
the Goliath of gold, Gage, and con-
quered him. There is more wisdom and
truth in his letter to Gage than that
individual can absorb It will take
something besides cunning phrases,
such as sound money" "safe cur
rency," lone dollar as good as another"
etc, to answer Gompers' arguments.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
New England Prosperity.

New England prosperity seems to be
divided by horizontal ten per cent cut
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
Mr.. CHANDELIERS KEYNOTE.

ObJectLessOn Presented in Vast Wage
Reductions In New England.
Senator Chambers paper, the Even
ing Monitor, of Concord, n. H, con-
tanned the following as a leader under
this caption:
THE REDUCTION OF WAGES Is
CAUSED BY THE GOLD STANDARD.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-03
Little less assumption, a littl

Little less assumption, little
more modesty, little less folly and
little more wisdom, a little less procla-
nation of coercive measures anG little
more declaration of eonciliatory pur-
noses would. all things considered. bet
Ter become Mr.. Hanna. There is an old
but instructive fable which has to do
with a frog that aspired to be an OK
which might be probably considered
by the chairman of the national COM
mittee.-Philadelph Ledger.
An attempt is being made TO
perrymander the Ohio congressional
districts. Mr.. Hanna contempiates an
extensive real estate deal. and will have
some excellent plots -eadV for l9oo'-
N. Y. Journal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-29
A WEEKS NEWS UUNDENSED
Thursday. Oct. 30.

Secretary Long viii ask congress to
increase the naval force to 10000 men.
NJ Brisson, the French premier. viii
probably soon retire on account OF fll
health.
Admiral Schley has been placed in
command of the naval station at San
Juan de Porto Rico.
Colonel William J. Bryan of the
Third Nebraska regiment, has made no
attempt to secure a furlough.
Miss Laura Williams. of Chicago. is
en- route to London. where she viii
marry General Wesley Merritt.
Florence Bayard. daughter of the
late Thomas f. Bayard. is to marry
W. $ Hiles, young Wilmington law
yer.
Before the war investigators, at Jack
sonville. DR.. Frye charged many of the
contract physicians with gross incom-
petence.
Friday, Oct. sI.
After an execution of eight rebels at
WI Chow. China. little children played
with the CHASTITY heads
The strike of wire drawers in C1eve-
land has been declared off. and most
OF the men return to work
- NATIVE EOTtO tslCan IN New York
demands the right to vote without
naturalization, and has started a legal
contest.
Colonel William ]. Bryan, of the
Third Nebraska regiment, was excused
from testifying before the war inves-
tigators.
Eleven of the 20 Indians wanted for
misdemeanors in Minnesota, whose re-
sistance caused the late conflict. have
surrendered.
Ex-Governor Bullock and wife. of
Georgia, were robbed of several thou
sand dollars worth of diamonds and
Jewelry at their hotel in Washington.
saturday, Oct. %.
General Joubert. of the TransvaaI
army, is leading force against muir
derous natives.
Our Porto Rico evacuation commits
sioners. having completed their work.
are en- route for home.
Emperor Williams visit to Constan-
tinople was marked by distinguished
courtesies at the hands of the sultan.
The Philippines insurgents are col
lecting export and tonnage duties at
the ports under their control.
In a political fight between whites
and blacks at Fort Worth, Tex, Hope
Adams. white candidate for sheriff, was
killed.
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man being required TO carry q message
in sealed envelope lOo yards, and Civ.
ing it to man of has own company.
who takes it the next 100 yards and SO
ON until it has gone 500 yards. The
first OF the last > men being declared
winner. 1t was won by Company C.,
lst Sergt. Jonah King, being the first
man To bring his letter in, without it
having touched the ground.
The last and most interesting event
was the potato race, 8 starters. pota-
toes wsre placed on the ground in a
direct line 10 yards apart, the idea be-
ing TO pick up one potato at a time and
place it in basket a the scratch line,
the first man TO get the last potato in /,
being the winner, WOE by Co. II.
Mesdames Lillison, Hurd, + ord high
~ entertained the officers of the 9Th
Va, Tuesday evening. Oct. 10Th. 1t
was highly cultivated gathering, with
music. Wit and eloquence flowed until
the gathering was invited to the dining
room, where feast fit for the gods"
was served, with all the delicacies of
the season. Among those present were
Rev. l.. s. Pogue, Mr.. J. A. Cotton of
Knoxville, College, Misses Moore and
Wil!iems, Majors J. B. and VIM. II.
Johnson, Captains Hill and Stevens,
Adjuta1t Anderson.
he command is ordered out Thurs
day morning to take part in the annu-
al carnival Of the city of Knoxville
This is gala week in town, everybody
on pleasure bent, and the city is rapid
lg hllir g up with strangers from al
parts OF the state.
Since the weather has become so
cold camp fires are lighted in all of the
company streets. TO night they are
brightly burning, and it is an inter-
ting sight to wal ch the different little
groups, gathered around, some telling
tales of camp life, singing. some play
lag on different musical Instruments.
All is hustle and stir, everybody doing
something, amusing themselves in
every conceivable manner, all in the
best OF health and spirits.
The men were paid off last Saturday
AID many OF the greater portion of
their money home, but q large amount
OF it has been spent in Knoxville. 1t
has cost the Government a quarter OF q
million dollars to pay of the different
stationed here, ami the
people Of this city are using every eff
fort to have the troops kept here, as
two thirds OF this amount is ex pended
ia the city.
The Orchestra, Quartette and the
Literary Association will give a con-
:ert Friday night, at the Knoxville
College.
HAM.
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IN THE FRONT RANK.

OENUNIIH, INDUSTRIAL MI.
TUAL AID SOCIETY
Has been a great benefit to their
sick members, also their death bene.
tsaavs helped many.
Hustling and polite agents wanted
Masonic Hall, 511 East Clay St.
VIM. ISAAC JOHNSON, President,
j. +. JONES, Vice-President,
b. +. VANDgRvALL, Secretary,
=. 4, JKNKINs, Treasurer,
ID. j. drawers MANAGER.
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II develops that Harold Frederic. the
newspaper correspondent and author
who died in London recently. wac a
victim OF Christian science"
Andy Dupont. who killed william
walker In a prize fight at Omaha Neb..
is held for murder. Police CHIEF Car
roh' who acceped money for 'protec-
tion," Is held as accessory
Monday, Oct. "a.
Atlanta, Ca, wants the president TO
attend that city's peace jubilee next
month.
1t is believed the Second and Third
pennsylvania regiments will be sent to
Cuba.
Serious trouble is feared with Co
manche, Kiowa and Apache Indians In
oklahoma They are suffering for food.
Dan Connor. shift boss of a mine al
Wallace. Idaho. was ordered to leavs
town by masked men armed with re-
volvers. He left
Louis Babn. William Schaffer and an
other man went duck hunting In Lake
Michigan or Wilmette their boat can
sized and all drowned.
Sergeant Allen. OF the Ei~hth COL
ored immunes, fired on policemen Mt
chattanooga, Tenn, killing Charles
Beagles, a white bystander.
Mrs Sanderson, 2S years old. Is
charged with killing her S0-year-old
millionaire husband. by powdered
glass at Battle Greek. Mich.
Tuesday. Oct. 25.
The last OF the Spanish troops have
evacuated the Island OF Porto Rico.
BY the OVERCOMING Of the Yellow
river. in China. 1000 natives were
drowned.
Our government has granted Spain
an extension of time to Jan. 1 for
evacuating Cuba.
General Wesley Merritt was mar
ried in London yesterday to Miss Will
Jams. of Chicago.
John L. Kennedy. ex-president OF
Washington typographical union. has
oeen appointed TO the industrial COM
mission by President Mckinley.
The dissolution of a court Injunction
by the United States circuit court at
Baltimore assures the reorganizs ton
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The superior court Of California de-
cides that Mrs. Botkin cannot be ex-
tradited to Delaware for the alleged
murder OF Mrs Deane and Mrs. Dun
ming by poisoned candy sent through
the mail