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


BILE? Do certain occupations so affect
mems morals that they can not give
justice? Having once taken this step,
and admitted that citizens are to be
divided into classes, how long will IL
be before someone will ask to again
divide u community into other
classes; those who wear cleaner
clothes, have more wealth and greater
virtue-they shall vote; the remainder
must not be permitted to do SO? Some
one will say: "The right of suffrage
and the right to act as juror can not De
compared in their Importance" Is the
right Of suffrage any dearer than the
right of trial by Jury by a mans
peers? InMskring which privilege has
the Ang i race spilled the most
blood?1 ~ is n of the best
meandU i g the people rule, and it
also, by the education which is affords,
teaches them how to rule.
All forms of labor in this country
have been held TO be honorable, where
carried on with honor. No form Of
labor has heretofore been held to be
dishonorable. EVERY man in Ameri-
ca" as someone has said, works, has
worked, or his parents have worked
for him." Superior intelligence is not
a prerequisite of honesty. 1t may be
that the use of special juries COM
posed of men of a certain class may
be necessary in the administration OF
justice, but if this be true we will have
to radically change some of oar estab-
lished beliefs in the equality of men.
CONCLUSION.
When elected president of the JEFF
ferson Club, six years ago, that organl-
zation had less than five hundred
members; at the present time 1t has
almost eight thousand members. When
elected president of the Jefferson Club,
every Office in the City of st. Louis
was in the hands of Republicans; al
the present time every office in the City
of St. Louis Is in the hands of Demo-
Gratis, not n of whom has had the
finger Of suspicion pointed at him. My
crime has been that of a fighting Dem
ocrat. l am proud of the charge. :
If the price of Missouri's governor
ship depends upon making the people
believe that Democracy means dishon-
esty, then | for one find the price too
high. Between the man who corrupts
a legislature to secure a franchise and
a mar who corrupts public opinion to
secure IN Office, I find but little differ
ence. To be governor of Missouri Is
enc of the highest honors which can
fall to the lot OF any man, but my am
bition is not so great that l will seek
to rise to that height by stepping on
the Bonded backs and the humiliation
Of my brother Democrats. My ambi-
ton is not so vautling that. l desire to
crush down the rest of the Democracy
as l advance. If the honor can not
como to me through the free will Of the
people l love, respect and honor, then
| do not want it. II elevated it must
lie by the strong sims of stalwart Dem
ocrats who love their party and fight
its enemies. I will not appeal to the
Leople as all anti-machine man and
secretly c%o1uette with party leaders
and solicit their support. Nor will /
abuse systems arl men in public and
apologize in private for my public
statements; nor will denounce my
own people and at the same time ask
favois at their bands; nor will I go To
war followed by a Republican soldier
On my right and a Democrat on my
left.
/ would not put a scar upon the brow
or a tear in the eye of any man as !
go forward, except upon the brow and
from the eye of the man who ISLANDERS
Missouri. My blows shall be for the
enemy. But If | should by chance strike
an old leader who has been the recipi-
ent of innumerable favors at his party's
hands and now quietly submits to the
SANDER of his State, his party and his
friends without word Of protest, it will
be only because my contempt at his
ingratitude has overmastered my pity
for his cowardice. Let no beneficiary
OF the honors Of his party believe that
he like the ostrich may hide his head
until the battle has passed by and raise
it again with honor. The fight now or
is for the fair name OF Missouri and
Missouri's honest sons.
shall make my canvass in an open
straightforward way. Without claiming
great virtue, | shall not preach against
corruption in public and form political
alliances with it in private. shall moi
with hypocritical cant solicit the sup.
port Of the minister Of the Gospel, ant
then leaving him form political alliances
with the proprietors Of disreputable
saloons. II assistance does not come tc
me | shall make the fight alone. But
| believe that 1t will come, and from
every quarter where men love theil
State, honor its traditions and are MOI
frightened or dismayed by the great
metropolitan organs Of Islander.
Out In the State Of Missouri there
are many brave, honest men who hav.
been deceived. The deception will no
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