Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-19
Washington Correspondence.

Washington Correspondence.
At the special election in the I'd
Iowa District, last week, Henry Voll-
mer, Democrat, was elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Con-
gressman Pepper. The Democratic
plurality was nearly 1900 votes over
the Republican who received nearly
three times as many votes as the Bull
Moose. Believing that the result
could be used to advantage in show
ing the drift of political sentiment, all
parties put forth their best efforts.
The Republicans are disappointed and
the Progressives are down in the
mouth.
Whether American ships in the
coast-wise trade shall pay toll or pass
through the canal free, will be thresh-
ed out in Congress soon. 1t is thought
that the administration will hold that
we are in honor bound to pay toll or
violate the Hay -Pauncefote treaty. 1t
is we'll known fact that quite large
number of members of both Houses
think that we should encourage
American shipping by allowing free
use of the canal. In our opinion the
matter will finally be settled in favor
of the British contention, the "all
nations" being interpreted to include
the United States.
A bill has been reported in the House
taking assistants in first and second
class post offices out of the classified
list and requiring them to take the
civil service examinations. 1t will be
recalled that they were put on the
classified list by executive order of a
Republican President. This bill also
provides that these assistants shall
give bond for the faithful performance
of duty, to the postmaster instead of
to the governments, as now. The bill
will pass the House if it comes to a
vote. OF course there will be big
yell of "Spoils System" from the Re-
publicans, and the Senate may reject
it, but if law it would improve the
service greatly.
! The usual, annual effort to manufac-
ture first-cla war scarce is now be-
ing made. We are hearing and read
ing all about the "inadequacy of oul
navy, the abject weakness of our
army, the meagerness of our supply
of arms and ammunition, etc." AL
this because the appropriation bills
for these two departments are under
course of preparation in the com
mittees, and must needs be boosted 6
few millions if possible. Therefore
we are just about now the commonest
third class, scrub nation on earth. o.
course, it will all blow over in shor
time, and we'll size up along side o
the big ones again. Your pardon
but we cannot refrain from paraphras
ing little to say, "What darned fool
we mortals bel"
The political pot in old Pennsylvania
is boiling over. Penrose and Aine.
are contending for the Republican
nomination for United States Senator
Clifford Pinchot will probably receiv
the Bull Moose nomination withou
opposition. A. Mitchell Palmer, mem
ber of the House, and National com
, mitteeman, will no doubt be tn,
Democratic nominee. Palmer will b
backed to the limit by President VIII
son; Pinchot has the assurance tina
"snake fighter" will be on hand wit
a pocket full Of rocks; Penrose we
/ Penrose will have all of everything h
, can use to carry an election In Penn
, sylvania You must know that Boie
i iea protectionist of the protec5onistt
| Won't times be lively among tn
8 Quakers?
! There will hardly be any legislatio
: this session looking to the enfran
, chisement of woman. There ar
J many members in both Houses, VIII
/ believe that woman should have tn
B privilege OF the ballot; but they be
. lieve, we think rightly, that the powe
4 to prescribe the qualifications for vo
Q ing, should remain with the State
a where 1t IL now rests. We prediC
/. that within the next decade a majorit
r of the states will have adopted woma
. suffrage. 1t is coming, and in th
right way.
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