Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-11-04

glamorous sentimentalism, but as a
a clear-minded, forceful-thinking
American, with a lifetime familiarity
with old-world history. Prof. Fox is
given space elsewhere in this issue
to state his position more fully"
Poplar Bluff Republican: SAT
torney Sam M. Phillips who represents
the Begley interests in the case of the
Mississippi Valley Trust Company of
st. Louis against Mrs. Efis Nj. Ruth
and George Begley, ST., and wherein
the plaintiff company seeks to collect
on a certain %promissory note execut-
ed by the defendants and for the sum
of $69, 761 %, returned from st. Louis
Friday and states that the case has
been appealed to the State Supreme
Court, Judge Victor H. F~alkenhainer
of st. Louis granting the appeal and
fixing the appeal bond at s14O 900,
which was promptly signed by the
following: Harry Mengel, M. G.
Horton, W. E. Morrison, j. J. Frank,
John Macon and W. Fl. Wilsey. At
torney Phillips states that his bill of
exceptions has been filed and every
thing ready for action of the higher
tribunal-but he estimates it will
probably be two years before the case
is reached on the calendar. AS will
be remembered, this cas- grows out
of a transaction wherein it is alleged
that George Begley, Sr., and Mrs.
Efie M. Ruth gave a note to the
Mississippi Valley Trust Company in
lieu of a note formerly given the
company by George Begley, Jr., and
said to have been a forgery. Mr..
Begley and Mrs. Ruth set up the plea
that this last note was given under
duress."
Hon. Chas. M. Hay was in Ironton
last Saturday and at night delighted
an enthusiastic audience filling the
courthouse with an address scholarly,
able and convincing. His subject was
the League of Nations, and he met Sc
riatim every objection urged against
it, exposing the falsehood and hypoc-
ricy of it's opponents. The big court
room was hlledt to overlooking; stand
ing room there was none; a more at
tentive audience I never saw. Every
word of the speaker reached the fur
thest bounds of the hall, and hearty
and frequent plaudits responded to his
appeals for calm and honest consider
alton of the fairest aud farthest-reach-
ing cause aver submitted to their judg-
ment. 1t was, as I have said, an able
and convincing address, every SEN
tence actuated with truth and sinceri-
ty, and I wish that every man and
woman in the county could have heard
it. Elections come and go, but truth
abides and is eternal. The Republi-
cans-some of them-had done their
utmost to make the meeting a failure.
The lie that it had been SCALED OFF,
was circulated and where that was I'M
available the faithful were urged 10
remain at home. Yet there was moth
ing in Mr.. Hays speech to hurt the
feelings of an honest man Or woman,
and his reputation was such that no
one need en- that cor to fear to lis
ten to him. He only appealed to the
conscience of those seeking the well
fare of our country and mankind. 1t
was this that perturbed the local G. o.
p. leaders-the preachers of fairness
and political morality. They repre-
hended discussion; blind obedience
{ was made the test to loyal Repub-
licanism. Notwithstanding, a few Of
, them were there, and if they were not
, convinced it was because p~artisanship
] had sealed their understanding. Par
t%isanship! 1t was an outrage that this
was made a partisan question, and
those responsible, for it will pay
through the nose sooner or later. Else
justice is dead. On behalf OF the peo-
. pie of Iron county and myself I ex-
a tend to Mr. Hay u kindest consid-
: Grafton. We are proud of his ability.
i Though differing from him on one
r question of public policy, 1 shall ever
hold in grateful remembrance the
{ "feast of reason and flow of soul" he
gave us Saturday night.