Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-07-29

y - md devoted ! considerable portion Of
his )oog speech 10 the discussion Of this top |
Wepropose 10 present his argument as he adj
vanted il, together with few remarks upon
it.
He commenced by saying that in 1910 Mus
catjpe and johnson counties cast $50 votes
majority against Convention.
iha. in 1910 the population Of the Territory
was AZ, 900 and the number Of votes polled Tor
Delegate 10 Congress was 1000.
Judging from the past ratio OF the increase
Of populaton,--the population for l642 is 53,-
600 and the lumber of voters in the Territory
20 600, who are also tnr pagers.
Congress appropriates annually for the gov.
eminent of Iowa. ~5U'UuO
For Grand and Petit Jurors. 10000
Total $4,000
He here adduced or deduced the inference,
that the State government of Iowa would cost
mere than the Territorial government Of Iowa,
because there would be more officers &c, con-
seqnently the expenses Of the State govern
mem of Iowa would amount to $4,000
Pay of Jurors by the Counties 10000
Total 100000
He concluded by saying that there remains
balance on the Penientiary Of 900
Tia, we were bound TO complete it at an
additional cost of 10000
That the expenses Of convention would
au,3vnt to $4,000
L. Total S7O,O0O
ToMhich add the 6O.0OO
and we have grand total Of $4,000
for the expenses Of the first year the State gov
eminent Of Iowa, is in operation.
II Now there are (he says) 10000 tax payers
from whom this 100000 is to be raised which
will be $500 for each man-but one third Of
this number only pay poll tax consequently
two thirds Of 10000 have to pay $4,000
which I" is true and cannot be conrover,eo."
so says DR.. Bowen the Wing candidate for
Council. This sum will not only have 10 be
raised, but the sum Of $4,000 will annually
be withheld.
Besides, this is an inauspicioos time for adj
mission, owing to the great pressure in the
money market that pervades the Territory and
| nation.
He here branched off on to politics, said it
was party qnestion-that the scheme origi-
mated with certain office seekers and was agi
ta,ed for their bench. &c.,
r. Let US see whether the statements of the
Doctor be "true,' or capable Of being "con-
lroverte -
limits not whether there were $50 votes
majority polled against Convention, in this
district, in 1910 or not, SO far as the question
is concerned at the present time. 1t was left
| TO the people then, aud so it is now, and the
people now are in no wise Influenced by the
motives that may have operated al that time to
bave effected the then result-5esdes there
was no interest at that time among the people,
and it was only those opposed to Convention
that voted. This is shown from the official re-
cord.
A, that election Tin ls40) there were 1896
votes cast for Delegate to Congress, while
there were only 937 cast for convention, 2.907
against it, making rotal of 3,644, 1881 less
than that cast for Delefate.
Ne naealssian s.f low ip I636. WAS 10. AL
" $. "lS4O, " 43.ll7
Aud by the same ratio, 1912, it is 93,496
But for the sake OF argument we are willing to
split the difference with the Doctor and make
It 1925
The number Of votes polled in 1889, was 4.462
+" "l84l. 9,I43
BY the same ratio, "1s42, it isl2,6l2
Congress appropria,es annually, to defray
dollars, making total of $4,000.
The deduction or inference Of the Doctor that !
the expenses Of State Government would be !
greater than Territorial Government, we are |
convinced is erroneous. We need not (as he |
says) have more officers; nor need we, nor io-
deed would we, pay them such high salaries |
as they at present receive.
Will The people Of the State Of Iowa pay
' 81. governor salary of $4,000 |
ne secretary 8 1900 |
And the Judges 8 $500 |
Or will they not redccc them very much and
bring them proporlionate TO the services rem
dered !!
but we (for the sake Of argnment) are will
ing 10 concede the expenses of the State to be
the same as they are at present, or as great,
(tnongh we will show that they need not be. y
Ihe item of pay to Jurors should not be in
trodueed into this discussion, for Congress will,
"nen we become State. continue to pay them
when sitting III their Courts, and when they
set 10 the State Courts, the parties ltigaiina
will have to pay them.
The people will not submit TO being taxed
to pay the expenses attending the prosecution
of chill suits they are not elsewhere, nor will
they here. be taxed for that purpose-,he sum
OF $SO,0O0 IS then to be stricken out. and the
sum is reduced 10 $50, 1000. sum amply snf.
hc.4nt, as We will show and have heretofo,e
shown.
Tue doctor continues by saying that there
VIII DC added to the expenses Of the first years
Government, the sum Of $l4 900, due on the
PenIten,Iary-that the cost Of completing i,
will be S4O,c00 more, making sum Of S54.- :
600. to which he adds $4,000 to defrav thu ,
expenses of the Convention. -" !.
This is very fal'acious reasoning. the faith q
Of tile Territory is pledged for the sum Of MA.
900, and will have il TO pay whether she be
admitted into the Union CT not; moreover the d
Penitsntlary must be completed, and soon too {