Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-13
BRO. MCGUIRE of the Jackson


BRO. MCGUIRE of the Jackson
Cash Book wants to know, you
know, why "Bro. AXE of the IRON
ton REGISTER joins with the Re-
publican press in criticising Gov.
Folk for vetoing that home rule
bill" Thought gave my reasons
pretty clearly in the article to
which Bro. Mcclure takes excep-
ton; but I am not averse to reiter-
ating and calculating when called
to do so by a friend. To begin, |
stated that to the veto, merely as
q veto, l had no objection. The
bill vetoed was a Republican
measure, and, ninety-nine times
out of a hundred, in such case a
Democratic Governor will not err
in Getting his seal of condemns
ton thereon. In practical politics,
distrust of ''the enemy" is, so to
speak, a sine qua non to safety.
But the Solar Walk faction of the
Democratic party which last year
dominated the State and led it to
disaster and defeat, eschewed that
Unholy Thing called practical
politics" and denounced the Ma
chine as the invention of His
Satanic Majesty feeder to that
lake of fire and birthstone wherein
all that is mean and sinful on
earth finds bath eternal, as in
fnitely hot as boundless in dura-
ton. Righteousness was inscribed
on the Folk banner and all who
refused to walk in the shelter OF
its folds were denounced, if not as
boodlers, yet as boodlers' friends.
The Apostle saw his opportunity
and made the most of it-for him
self. He set up the Dragon OF
Doodle and appointed himself
Modern st. George. He was
Purity personifed and went about
denouncing Wrong on every hand
and in all places, high and low.
We have scripture for it that a
prophet hath honor save in his
own land, and so Mr.. Folk found
it. The city wanted none OF him
they knew him too we'll, perhaps
Then he appealed to the country
districts, and horrible the picture
he presented to them of the I'M
holiness of the town. 1t was cor
rupt from skin to core and from
core back to skin again, and the
police, under the control of the Ma
chine, were marshalled to defeat
the will of the honest yeomanry.
He denounced Gov. Dockery as
the director of the Machine and
demanded that the appointment OF
police commissioners be taken
from the State Executive and
placed in the hands of the officials
of the city. Just how the change
could help the Holy Cause, since
the city itself was wholly given
over to the Arch Enemy, I have
not yet been able to understand.
Can Purity be born of Impurity?
Be that as it may, "Home Rule"
was emblazoned on the Prophets
shield, and his followers whooped
Ter up in fine style. 1t was a
glorious cause with which to fire
the hearts and inflame the minds
of the groundlings. 1t led to the
success of the Prophet and the de-
feat of every Democrat on the
ticket. Well, the Legislature passed
a Home Rule bill, and the Prophet
as Governor vetoed it! He says,
because it is unconstitutional. But
it seems to me if | had heen as en-
thusiastic for Home Rule as he
claimed to be, I would have signed
the bill and left it's constitution
atty to the courts. There was a
chance for it's standing - the
Prophets legal accumen is not
beyond impeachment - and he
ought to have given it that chance.
That is, if he was sincere; but l
don't think he is or ever was
sincere in anything that did not
rebound to his own advantage.
The Republican papers denounce
him for partisan reasons; for his
insincerity, which hope may be
my privilege even as a Democrat.