Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-31
IRONTON MO. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1907.

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nation maintaining silence, our
business will flourish like unto a
green bay tree.
5. Behold, in a feS short years
we may have controi of this whole
country if wet can but keep the peo-
pie from learning.
6. And when the vote was
taken, behold, all the railroad men
favored such action.
Z. And in just a short time
afterwards did every printer of
that nation have an opportunity
to carry advertisements for the
railroads. And as pay for same
they received free transportation
over the railroads.
s. There was no discrimination.
The offer was free to all alike. And
many thousands were there who
bargained after this manner.
8. And it was as has been stat
ed by the railroad men. Many
miles of railroads had been added
to that country, and their control
over the people increased yearly.
10. This control continued un-
til the second year of the reign of
Tib erius Teddy Ghree years of the
reign of Tiberius Teddy being the
end of a term begun by William,
surnamed McKinley.)
IL. In the second year of the
reign of Tiberiua Teddy there was
called a me eth g OF the chief
priests and scribes of the rail-
roads.
12. And they talked among
themselves, saying, Our control
over the country is now so COM
plete that we can safely discon-
tinue the mileage system to news
paper men.
13. Therefore let our scribes
outline an anti-pass law that the
interstate commerce commission
may forbid us issuing any more
passes.
ID. We will also interpret the
the decision to forbid Issuing mil
cage books for advertising in the
newspapers.
Is. And straightway the inter-
state commerce commission for
bade the railroads issuing passes
to anyone save the actual slaves
of the roads.
16. Then with great gusto did
the chief counself of the railroads
announce that the law also forbade
them issuing mileage books in
exchange for advertising, as they
had done in the past.
II. And when the newspaper
men heard of this they were very
wroth and began with one accord
a most violent demand for cheaper
passenger rates.
18. So loud and long drawn out
was the demand made by the
newspaper men that it was heard
from Dan to Beersheba, which be-
ing interpreted meaneth from
Maine to California.
10. And all the Legislators of
the many states Of that nation
needed the demand of the news
paper men.
20. But there was a certain gov
ernor of one of the states who
vetoed the law after it had been
passed by the legislators.
Il. For of truth that governor
had ambition for higher Office
and was given to understand that
the railroads could materially as
sist him to that Office.
q. But the legislators saith one
to another, 1t is meet that we
should heed this demand of the
newspaper men, for do not we all
want to be returned to this Office
next termP
%. And with all the newspa-
pers of our districts arrayed
against us, how impossible would
it be. for any of us to came back.
"a. Yea, it would be easier for
a camel to enter the eye of a needle
than for one of our number to be
returned to this Office in the face
Of the opposition of the press.
25. Therefore, let us pass this
law without a dissenting vote, for
by such action only are we able to
save our scalps for the next cam
paign. And the conversation ceased
straightway.
26. Now when next the legisla-
tors met to pass new laws for the
different states lit being necessary
in those days to revise the laws
every two years because they were
decided so many different ways in
that time that they were useless)