Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-11-21

The bitterness with which such pa
pers as the GLobe-D Democrat ~denounces
Mr.. Bryan, and the conspicuous anxiety
they display to have him eliminated as
an important political factor, show
how anxious their masters are to get
away from the money question. Any
political leader who has the dlspo-
sition. accompanied by the ability, to
keep the attention of the people focused
upon the money question, will be hated
as completely and as heartily as ever
was Andrew Jackson in the days when
he overthrow Nick Biddle's United
States Bank. They are willing to
spend money to prevent its further con-
s%ideration. Various elements that
have hitherto acted with the Demo-
cratic party, are bowling for the flesh
pots as loudly as eve did the children
of Israel in the desert beyond the Red
Sea. They sigh for the days when the
plutocracy were ready to open their
poeket-books for both campaign funds
when monopoly's ''bar1" had a
faucet at each end-one for the Repub-
lican, the other for the Democrat.
They sneer at principle, and look upon
the man, who processes a belief in any
political creed and exhibits a willing
ness to make sacrifices for it, as either
a fool or the most artful of men.
These men are willing to make any
sacrifice that will place them In touch
with the sources from whence the Re-
publicans derive their campaign fund.
1t is this element the plutocracy are
using to overthrow everything that is
unselfsh in the Democratic party.
They will be accommodated with
money, allowed to capture the floating
vote, given social prominence, and
assisted to gain control OF the ma
chinery OF the party, If by this means
men like Mr.. Bryan can be eliminated
from Its councils. The rank and file
of the party repudiated these men
under Mr.. Cleveland. They have
given them a black eye whenever they
have shown themselves. Every honest
Democrat believes victory under the
leadership of these men would be the
greatest disaster that could happen to
the party. No effective fight can be
made against monopoly with those who
There is no vital question in politics
about which men differ, but those that
grow out of the special privilege that
the few enjoy at the expense of the
many. Were conditions now as they
were in the days of Andrew jackson,
there would be no trouble in over
throwing the men who threaten the
foundations of American liberty, but
this class OF people are a unit; by
means of the wires that stretch around
the world, they act as one man through
out its extent. The Democratic party
ndo W ABnb al OASoHI6oelOa shoO 40
worldwide in it's ramiications, and
that is able to supply ar unlimited
amount of money to accomplish its
ends. Notwithstanding the power of
monopoly we believe it will be over
thrown in the end. a false system of
political economy carries within its
breast the seeds of its own destruction.
If Democrats will be true to them
selves; il they will stand shoulder to
shoulder against the enemy, both in
side and outside of the organization;
If they will persist in breaking the
neck of every friend of monopoly, no
matter under what guise he presents
himself. victory will not be long de-
ferred. The crying need of the party
just now, is to get rid OF the oppor-
tunists within its ranks.
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