Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-21

view with apprehension his rough
rider appeals first TO the extremes In
capital and then to the extremes III
labor, and with his explanations and
apologies to both. Nor will they be
satisfied to make Mark Hanna presi-
dent. His claims to popularity seem to
rest solely Upon his ability to manipu-
late and control the gigantic trusts
which are a menace to society.
Nor are the American people salts
fled with he ever-iucreasing tendency
of the Republican party towards a CEN
tralization Of power. The interference
in foreign affairs is r%epugnant 10 our
established ideas Of government. The
rascalities and frauds disclosed in the
public service thus FAR have been pun
ished only by ~platitudes and resolu-
lions. l 40 not believe in civil service
reform which is not sincere. The presi-
dent of the United States has had time
to shoot the government game in
Yellowstone Park, he has had time to
interfere il Democratic politics in Mis-
souri,, but when an American girl IN
the City of st. Louis-Miss Anna
Dreyer-was discharged from her posi-
ton because she protested against
assaults made upon her character and
virtue, he has not had the time to
order that she be given a fair and i'm
partial hearing,
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
In municipal politics l shall advocate
in the future as l have in the past the
nomination of competent and honest
men for office.
take some credit to myself for the
good government which st. Louis is
now receiving. | have voted in all the
Democratic primaries for men who
would 90 to conventions and vote for
good men and oppose the nomination
of bad men. l have spoken not once
but many times in each ward in the
City of St. Louis. | have contributed
M time and what little money | had
in the cause Of civic reform. ! be-
lieve that what practical reform has
ldhGIl pldtG Ill llS SIly Vi . ANHlo Il"
due largely to the Jefferson Club. The
first battle in twelve years for reform
was won in 1900, when the Democratic
party was given a majority OF $500;
in 1901 the Democratic plurality was
5000: in 1902 the Democratic party III
creased its majority to l 1880 votes;
and in 1903 again gave an increased
majority of 1880 votes. These vic
tories were all in the interest of good
municipal government. Some there
were who did not help in these reforms.
There were those who coquetted with
and found more satisfaction in Re-
publican newspaper praise than in
Democratic victories, but they were
few, and the Democracy of st. Louis in
its work for good government pro-
ceeded on it's way increasing it's ma
jority at each election.
SUPREME COURT.
Renewing their campaign OF SANDER,
Republican newspapers have been re-
Gently assailing the Supreme Court, the
higheSh judicial tribunal in this State,
an9dlc anw being ably assisted in theil
aHo &c ~ the candidate for governor
Who recently informed our chief mag
istrate that eff he was governor he
would see to it that corruption at the
State Capital vas exposed and pun
ished and not concealed"
A man who will attack the supreme
judicial tribunal of his State for pollti-
cal purposes is not o safe mar to be
governor. If the attack is by in
direction ii is all the more reprehen-
sible, for cowardice will not mitigate
the crime of anarchy. A man who will
assail the established courts of law
should seek leadership not of this
Democratic party but of a whitecaI
society.
An officer of the law, sworn to up.
hold the law, who appeals from the
Supreme Court on a question of law, tt
a political primary, is a greater
offender than a private citizen. Dis
closure Of incompetency is Notifying
but modification alone will not justify
such an assault. Adulation nigh;
cause a man to think he was greater
than four Of his party's conventions
but ignorance alone would cause him Il
believe that he was greater than The
law.
Miss Anthony on one occasion ap
peared before the Supreme Court Of
the United States to personally ad.
vocate the rights of equal suffrage
When informed that her cause was no
properly presented, she asked one o
the judges, What then do | require?'
The kindly judge replied: IL !hinl
you require the services of a lawyer.
A la who appeals from the decision
of a Supreme Court to a politica
primary seems to have even a wors,
case than that of Miss Anthony. l
would appear that he not only requires
the services of a lawyer, but also
mob.
The circuit judges and the best law
yers in this State uphold II highes
liberties. 1t saves them not only from
their enemies, it saves them from them
selves. 1t should be beyond the reacl
: Of popular clamor, an institution indie
pendent Of public feeling and ~invulner
able to the attacks of ignorance.
Among the great lawyers of this com
munity | have yet to find one who ha
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