Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-03-05
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Thursday. MARCH 5, 1876.
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Rrea king into q Hornes'S Nest.---
Alarming Interference.
Those who read The loco loco papers
Of this Territory cannot be otherwise than
struck with one fac, which stands out
most prominently in them all. We allude
10 tire interference of office holders in all
our political meetings. |, seems as if they
had entered into al obligation, as con
sidera,ion for being thus elevated above
their .fellc,cs. To propagate the peculiar
sentiments and 10 laud and praise every
thing done by those " ho placed them in
Office. This may be considered mere
act Of gratitude on their par, wi,hou, rem
dering them obnoxious to the charge Of
''bargain or corruption" Some may in
deed excuse them on such ground while
the upright and the honorable and the
man that .urnelh away from bride will
dsspise such conduc, as craven, servile
and despicable. Whatever may be thought
Of such motive of action, there is another
which is more potent. and which to secure
their objec, makes it necessary for them
to pursue the very course in which they
are now so prominently engaged.
Mos. our readers know that when it
was anticipated some few years since that
we would soon form State Government,
a certain clique me! at Iowa City and
there sppor,ioned out the several Offices 10
each other. The offices, from Governor,
Senator's and Congressman down TO the
Auditor Of State were thus apportioned.
They were exposed. and we believe that
exposure operated largely in defeating
our entrance into the Union a, the time
anticipated. The very same game is being
played over again and by some of the
very men who then figured in the frs.
apPortionmen,. They wan, these Offices
and unless they can have some pros pect of
obtaining them. they will be the las. to
advocate an entrance into the Union.-
Several Of these men now hold Offices
under the General Government in this
Territory. To make some exhibition of
desert before the people as well as TO
show to their masters at Washington their
entire "Reminiscences to their will, they
have their names inserted conspieuously
in the proceedings of every public meet.
ing a prominent actors therein.
A few. clique, in this way to secure
a comfortable living wilhou, work, are
striving 10 obtain presumption to all The
Offices when we once form a State Con-
eti,ution. They care no more for De.
mocracy or the People than for so many
steps Of self aggrandizemen,, on which
they can mount to official emnence.-
They would as soon pay their cour, to
federalism. if by so doing they could at.
tain the same object. The people mus,
know the hollow hear.edness of such
demagogues. Will they, will the people
suffer themselves to be ridden by Office
holders--dicta,ed 10 in all their political
movements by office holders-and mould.
cd as 80 much clay into any shape and
fern these Office holders may pre-.
scribe! Forbid it. We who are democrats
and understand what Democracy is! For
bid it, all ye,who 60 agains. concentrating
me power Of the many in the hands Of the
few. Forbid it, all we who dread the
reign Of an aris.ocracy in Iowa as ,yrann-
cal, as potent, and more mischievous on
account Of their democratic garb, than
can be found in Europe.
What means the interference of gov.
eminent office holders in these political
meetings, if what we have said is no, true!
That they do so interfere cannot be do.
MED. We say il is not right tina, they
should be so engaged. It is contrary to
the spirit Of our institutions. If they say
II Is necessary, to perpetua,e what they
call democracy, then do they proclaim that
the psople are incapable of governing
themselves. We say it lie not only wrong.
but il is unjust. Both parties bear abou,
equally the burthens Of the support OF
government. They derive their support /
from both parties and i. is unjust in them
TO be employing their official influence
and their time in attempting TO build up
party.
All over the Territory the office holders
seem 10 be vieing with each other in this
snatser. But Lee and Jefferson counties
shus taf have carried off the palm. A,
Hie late Convention in Lee. ED. JOHN.
sToN, NE u. s. Di.,ric. ATTORNEY for
Iowa. made strong political speech and
10 tact seems ts have been the chief man.
ager in tie whole concern. The Lee