Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-22

which determines a majority in Ameri-
ca. In the sense of having the power
to formulate the policy, enact the
legislation and control the govern
ment. and / point 10 the election Of
1908 for proof The protest OF every
man who voted for President Taft
and who is now dissatisfied with the
presidents management Of public af-
fairs proves that for four years a
minority has been the majority in
! America.
The social condition which we call
| Democracy and which finds its avenue
| of expression at the polls through u
party, is unalterably opposed to special
privilege whether granted by the law
or seized by ruthless ambition. 1t is
true the mother of all special privilege
Is the high protective tarin. All who
voted the Democratic ticket at the last
presidential election were unalterably
opposed to this system Of unjust AKA
ton and a sufficient number of those
who voted the Republican ticket were
likewise convinced of its iniquity to
make an overwhelming majority
against it. Save a favored few, all
were agreed that relief, to q greater
or less extent. should be afforded to
the people from the unjust exactions
of this sytem. ALI knew that we could
not educate the people Of America in
discriminatory, enlarge their views OF
life and happiness and then by the
high cost Of living deprive them OF
their pleasures without making OF
American life q seething caldron of
discomfort. Theoretically speaking,
therefore, the majority Of votes, hav-
ing put a party in power upon .
platform, pledged to relieve the peo-
pie OF their burdens, has been ruling
under constitutional limitations. But
this Is not 80. Immediately after the
election the minority became the ma
jority in the sense that 1t assumed
control of legislation with reference
/. to special privilege. All the members
OF the Democratic party and all the
protesting members of the Republic
an party have been In the minority
, when 1t came to counting votes where
the count fixed the cost of living. II
may be said that this is q mere acct
dent Of politics, a single Illustration
and that 1t will not occur again. But
1t Is no accident. 1t Is only n OF the
many illustrations. 1t simply dis
: closes the utter folly of a a remain
ing a member Of q party when the
party policy leases to voice his innel
spirit. The Republican party does no
recede now from Its protective theory
!, Its return to power will mean agai1
the rule of a minority and the theo
! retical idea Of Democracy will continu'
! to be the practical aristocracy Of spe
!, cial privilege In this country. ~
Choice for the Voter.
The voter who cannot satisfy him
self this year is indeed %censorious
Il Eliminating the verbiage of platforms
q taking their substance and viewing th,
candidates placed on them, the vote
who believes that the cost Of produt
G. ton at home and abroad should b
equalized to the manufacturer of thi
~ country and who wants an oligarchy t
Ie rule, may vote the straight Republic
an ticket; the voter who believes in
,e similar protective theory but who prt
fers to an oligarchy that the presiden
re- shall be the state, may vote the Prt
id gressive ticket; the voter w~ho@believe
IN this government should be turned int
4. a socialism, may vote the Socialist
" ticket; the voter who thinks ths
Of church and state are not separate
10 America and that the people have
~ right to settle religious questions an
to determine by ballot what Is goo
ne and what Is bad, may vote the Prohih
n. ton ticket; and all those who insiI
"a that 1t Is not the business of the go
he eminent to equalize the cost Of pr
90 duction at home and abroad to II
manufacturer until 1t equalizes the di
ference in the purchase price to Il
consumer at home and abroad. wi
or believes that the only equalization ju
tifable In our government is tt
equalization Of opportunity, who thinl
or that public office Is a public trust, WI
az does not believe that disgruntled az
Tia defeated politicians are genuine
To- formers, and who think that reform
lis are not born with sore toes, mi
vote the Democratic ticket.
~ respectfully urge all those who Q
W opposed to special privilege to al
~ themselves this year with the histor
Democracy. the cornerstone Of who
(" edifce 10 the Declaration Of Inc
pendence and the keystone OF which
the Golden Rule. At Baltimore,
pie proved its right to be because there
ch- arose and by it's proposed policy N
~ the needs and wants Of a people.
IN Results Of Economic Injustice.
ub- 1t Is idle for a thoughtful man
rye America, whether millionaire or ps
rot- per, to longer play the ostrich. Sa
no ty does not consist In hiding on
ose head in the sands Of either sentimt
rem or hope. 1t Is foolish for the vas
ing rich to keep on insisting that mt
ave and more shall be added to their ricf
Dsi- through a spacious system Of spec
full Legislation ostensibly enacted to !
hts the government, In reality enacted
loot the people. 1t is worse than
OF norance for them to smile at the lai
! It body Of intelligent Americans who
but gard themselves fortunate II the de
ons and credit accounts Of life balance
gle the end Of each year; and to assn
Idu- that the mighty many. who + bece
ing convinced that that social syst
which we cali Democracy is but a 8
tering generality, will long endure