The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-04
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FACTS FOR THEPEOPLE

w. invoke the people, under the solemnity Of
all tha, is sacred in the e'ectire fraachiss, 7"
remember that. they have a duty to perform this
day.
To remember, that this duty requires them
10 act conscientiously, in view Of not only their
own interests, but the interests OF the whole
community.
To remember, that there Is great deal Of
unnecessary noise and useless thunder wasted,
by why politicians, on the Code,
To remember, that in one place they condemn
the entire Code, and in other places hesitate TO
condemn any of 1t.
To remember, that although the democratic
p,rty is ready to acknowledge errors and wiling
10 correct them: yet, its members eah"o' 'o'
,he mere purposes Of political success, pander
70 rr.;nJice which has no foundation IN rea-
a., and subscribe to the folly and mrancss OF
c,nacmnin. an entire system OF laws, f'r
cy comparatively unimportant errors, which
nothinc hut experience could ever have brought
to light.
To remember, that the Code has cost muc"
labor, time ana mouey W
To remember that the revenue law under the
new Code. has had the effect TO reduce the stat
tax from THREE, to ONE and HALF
mills.
To remember, that the county expenses I'M
r the New organization, have been redaeed
over FOUR THOUSAND dollars
To remember, that in the one item OF fOoh
TAX. the county has saved under the new
organization, over EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
dollars
To remember, that according to the report
of Judge Johnson, the county Judge OF Lee
County, over THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED
collars have been saved 10 that county, by the
ADOPTION Of the New system.
To remember, that the ,ohig story, that the
ctzcn is obliged in swearing to the list OF his
pronerty, to swear to its value, has no tounda'
tom truth
To remember that the story about I. II
Brsgh's hiring men I, labor on the roads, at
t.celre dollars per month, and receiving from
the county for the same service, twenty iii
dollars, is all a wing fabrication.
To remember, that the idle and meree"ar5
SANDER, abou, B Ruperts being Native Amer
can and having made a pledge never to sup
mort an adopted citizen for Office, is got up cs
pecialy to defeat his election.
To remember, that every conceivable fabr
cation is in circulation, respecting the Temper
anee rie,os Of Messrs. Anderson and Bons m
and that, although they are temperance men IN
their habits, they are now and always hav'
been. in favor Of the licensing system; bei'ev-
inc il 10 be the best system, which can b.
adopted tor all shades ofop'non aud all classes
Of community.
Toremember, that those who attemptt to defca
Mr.. Benson, BY dcnouncng to our Irish feil""
citizens his nationality, and feeding the hfes Of
national, prejudice, are the very men, who' II an
irish citizen was before the people for Ollie"
would a,temp. to excite the same prejudice II
the breasts Of our English fellow citizens.
To remember, that where the interests Of al
arc mutual, it is absurd, as well as SINFUL to en-
courage classes and destinctions-we have n
Americans, irish, Germans, or English, as sepa
rate classes; but are all ono in interest, one II
our business relations one in our hopes OF future
prosperity and should be one in feeling and OF"
social aud political relations.
remember, that the Dubuque Tribune ha
charged John G. Shields, with the inc 'nssten
cy, Of advocating the Code in one place an'
dcnouncin !. it in an othe.-Gen Shieldsi IS ma
=
that never takes two sides upon any question
and the editor Of the Tribune, must have know
I, when he penned that article.
And finally TO remember, that there is but on
sure way Of avoiding, and becoming regenerate'
from the influence Of wing chicanrry, and tia
is. by going to the polls aud voting the out an'
ant democratic ticket.