Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-29

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dividuals and tina, candidates for the lie.
gislalure had been selected for the sole
purpose Of carrying these pledges into ex-
ecu,ion TO crafty the Office seeking pro-
pensiiies of few who had no higher aim
than self aggrandizemen,, We should have
been disappointed had the result been any
way different, from what it is. The peo-
pie have studied their own interests, and
in the character of the men they have Sc
lec,ed, a guarantee is held out, we verify
believe, which will ensure 10 them gov.
eminent whose wheels can be kept har-
monously in motion, without any en-.
hancement Of the amount of taxation
above what has heretofore been levied
upon the people. Every one knows how
lavishiy loco focos use the peoples mon
ey in paying their favori.es. They have
to do this to keep their Office holders in
the traces. Hence The reason for the ,i,gn
taxes withwhich the people have been bur-
dened. lf,he Wings have the ascendency
in the Legislature, we are confident that
they will effec, Reform in this matter,
and tina, the taxes will be as light on the
people as is compatible with carrying on
an economical Stale Government. 1t is
our desire 10 see such an ascendancy if
i, were for nothing else than to show that
the Wings are the true Democrats, and
that instead Of legisla,ing for few favor
ties. they will endeavor to promote the
welfare and prosperity of the State by lie.
gisla,ing in favor Of the interests Of the
whole people. They will thus prove,
what we have always claimed for them,
deserving of the appellalion of Democrats.
We presume the loco foco clique in
this place, who have the control Of the
Gazette, in accounting for the mighty
change which has taken place in this
County. will accuse the Wings of all sorts
of foul play in effecting its accomplish
ment. Such accusations may be expect
ed. But we rely upon the intelligence
Of the people, the great mass who effected
this revolution. to vindicate the character
Of the Wings by rendering all such accu-
sa,ons powerless. They can do it, ani
we believe they will, The Wings are
sensible of their great obligations to those
Germans and Irshmen who with them
came to the rescue, and in the name of
the Wing party Of Des Moines County,
we are authorised to thank them, which
we do mos. cordially. for the inportan,
assistance they rendered The cause of true
Democracy on Mondsv last. We hope
i. will now be in the power Of the Wing
party to show our foreign born fellow
citizens tina, all the stories they have had
whispered in their ears by designing dem
agogues against the Wings, are utterly
false and without foundation. They will
see that the Wings are no mere sunshine
friends to them, approaching them with
honied words just before an election to
gain their votes, but tina, they will be.
friend them on all occasions, having and
knowing no other distinction than sterling
merit, without regard 10 locality or the
accidental birth place of any m an or set
of men. The Wings know no other dis.
,inc,ion than wha! merit may Justly claim
no other Democracy than equality,
qualified only by merit.
TO the democratic working men also
who assisted SO nobly in putting down
aristocralic rule on Monday. the thanks
of the Wings are most heartily rendered.
We hope they are now convinced tina,
they were but working for their own in-
teres;s in all they did on tina, day. and
that henceforlh they will be found side by
side with those whose only object is to
promote the good of all and secure pros.
perity to the Country.