Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-20
From a Neighbor's Standpoint.

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The Republicans Of Iron county
met in delegate convention last
Saturday and nominated ticket
that deserves more than passing
notice. The Republicans of that
county have never been able to
land any of their number at the
pie counter except in the land
Slide of 1894 they succeeded be-
cause of the apathy in the Demo-
cratic party in electing a repre-
sentative. = s
Since that time they have never
had a glimpse of the promised
land. Realizing the hopelessness
Of ever getting to the public crib
while sailing under their true col
ors, the Republican bosses put
their heads together and decided
that if they ever got their feet into
the pie trough it would be neces-
sary to get a few disgruntled DEM
ocrats to pull their chestnuts from
! the fire. The proceedings Of the
convention reveal the fact that a
part of their plan, at least, has sue
ceeded. Whether they will .ulti-
mately succeed depends upon the
courage and patriotism Of the
Democrats of Iron county. Among
other things done at the conven-
tion, the following resolutions we're
adopted, report says, ''as read":
eve, the Republicans of Iron
county, in convention assembled,
do hereby indorse the throughly
American administration. of our
President, Theodore Roosevelt.
We point with pride to his clean,
business-like and capable manage
ment of our national government.
"We pledge our support to the
Republican party in this campaign
in its efforts TOT establish clean
State government, and by our
votes aid in electing Cyrus P. Wal
bridge Governor Of the State Of
Missouri"
We are not acquainted with the
gentlemen who COMPOSE the part
Of the ticket nominated that is
supposed to appeal to the dis
gruntled element in the Demo-
cratic party. The presumption is
that they are honest and sincere,
but how any man who is a Demo-
crat from principle or even a
democrat in politics" can indorse
the resolutions reported above is
beyond our comprehension. Some
of the men nominated on this hy-
brid ticket have been before the
people asking for Office at the
hands of the Democratic party and
by so doing virtually pledged
themselves to support the nomi-
nees Of the party. We are not ad-
vised as to the cause of their de-
feat but have never heard the sue
cessful candidates charged with
having used fraud, violence, or
bribery to secure their nomination.
If these men were not beaten by
any Of the means mentioned they
are as much bound, morally, to
support the ticket as if they were
on the ticket themselves. There is
another feature of the case, how
ever, more important in it's bear
ing on the future political career
of these gentlemen. That they are
being used as cats paws by the
Republicans goes without saying.
A careful reading of the "slobber-
ing over" INDUCED in by the in
dependent ~ organ at Ironton
would lead one to believe these So
called Democrats to be the most
eminently qualified Of any men
who ever aspired to Office in this
country. If they possess one hall
the intelligence ascribed to them
by this slobber dispenser they
know that if the Republicans were
in the majority in Iron county that
they would not be allowed even
the crumbs that fall from the po-
litical pie counter. They know
that if the Republicans ever gair
control of affairs that they will be
1shelyed high and dry. They know
or they ought to know that the Re.
publicans do not expect to elect an
officer in-the county unless it be
the representative. They know
that the Republicans will bend
every effort to bring that about
With that fact accomplished the
danger OF Cockrell's defeat be-
comes greater. Every Democrat
in Iron county who endorses The
thoroughly American administra.
ton Of our President" should sup.
port this ticket. Every Democra
in Iron county who is proud Of thu
Booker Washington episode, wht
believes in negro equality, who be,
\ lieves that all social barriers shoult
be removed and the negro takel
into our schools and our hearts ant
our homes, who believes tina
Ignorant and corrupt negroes
should be placed in the best po'
sitions in the gift Of the Presiden
lin the south should unite to hell
defeat honest John Horn for tn,
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