The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-06-09
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Partyism assumes queer phases some
times and runs into extremes that disgust
the sober-minded among its own followers.
ccasionally a shrewd thinker will hit
upon a plan for its sustenance, which,
though it may startle upon its debut, soon
finds favor and general sanction. OF this
nature was the improvement Of the Des
Mcines river. The originator OF that bril-
liant conception should have at least one
fourth Of the appropriations made for the
above object, oct apart and applied to de-
fray the expense Of the erection Of 4 mon
ument chronicling the wonderful fact, that
BY a master stroke Of wit unequalcd, he
had suggested plan to bleed Uncle Sam
to the tune ofhundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars. to be applied to partisan favorites and
at the same time receive the aid of the OPP
poaite party! Was ever before political
manouvre 50 well planned, or chicanery SO
successful!
Enough has already been expended in
professedly ditching that stream, but in
reality to support ofiice-holders and main
tain an army Of voters in the field, to have
built Railroad the entire distance, and
what has been effected. Nothing, worse
than nothing, creek that a-aood might have
been navigable, has been rendered impassa-
BILE At al stages Of water. The Iowa Star,
at Fort Dec Moines,w We believe . Locofoco
paper, thus lets ont in respect 70 the "im-
provement."
.wAcn ne river = h q ssdinar boating esaditioa
the old dams prevent boas from passing, and whom
i M hank fun Is Il this tims the State locks cannot
nass boats 20 that between the two the State works
and individual work the navigation is most encetuaiy
DESTROYED As the people have talked and complained
long enough to NO purpose, lot thsm now Organize
and ACT"
WHY, lust the other day, in an attempt 70
pass one of these barriers erected from the
proceeds Of a 100000 acre grant, the little
steamer Badger State waswrccked and sew
eral persons were drowned. This whole
Improvement is unmitigated Loco'ocoism;
i, is a political ruse that would make the
poll book theft kick the beam in twinkiing.
and we are glad that partisan editors OF the
Democratic side of the fence, are getting
their eyes open to the fact and have the IN
dependence to express their sentiments
The above quoted authority says:
.Th, magnificent grant, viii, had il been properl!
busbaudea nigh, have be sufficient TO have improved
the nargaion OF the river least TO this place. has so
ia, proved earss the people of the State and the!
have yer, little reason hope for anything better in
future"
While the people who live upon the Des
No;nes have such monument of Locotoeo
folly as the Improvements" in that river,
staring them in the face, one would suppose
that il they did not repudiate the peculiar
tenets of that party, they would at least alb
solve themselves from future support of
those leaders, who for personal and party az
grandizement have unscrupulously sacrificed
If land Hash should have enriched
Well, what interest have we so far re-
moved from the seat Of folly, in this sim
proyement," that we should condemn the
leaders and the tenets ola party that resort
to snch means TO maintain their supremacy!
Were we not identified with the State, there
are local interests at stake which should
cause every resident of Central Iowa to in
Weigh against that blind policy which has
concentrated the pecuniary aid of our Gov
eminent on the Dcs MONIES. Ask Con-
gress for an appropriation of wild lands to
aid in constructing a Railroad hence to the
Missouri, and the reply is that We have al
ready received our quota Of the public do
main, while silent finger is pointed to the
ruins that obstruct the navigation of the
Des Moines. Had it not been for those
appropriations, the exertions and influence
Of Dodge g. Co. might have been directed
into another channel, and every alternate
section Of land hence to Council Bluffs
would have been at our disposal to facili-
tate the construction of Railroad, and ere
this time the locomotive might have trailed
its cars west Of the Mississippi. As it is
we have to put our shoulders to the wheel
and do what the Government should have
done for US. The effect may be greater
watchfulucss over those who have the hand
ling ofthe fruits Of our toll.