The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-06-20

judgment upon Their dishonesty. ana un
blushing violation of good faith.
"A one horse Lawyer, out in the coun
try, in the pay Of Keokuk, has gotten ~
petition for AN Injunction to prevent thu
County Judge from subscribing the stock
, which will Of course lie as entirely harm.
less as the vote of rescssion beth coming
too late to affect the vested rights accru
ing by virtue of tie action Of the County
Judge in subscribing the s. ck. It's true
it would not delay the work on cur rord
II the county subso rilt Oh alluded too was
IN Jerico, still II is gratifying TO see the
bitter bit"
In the first place. we have no hostility
20 the road in which our neighbour is inter
ested. arising from the fact that Keokuk is
not one of its termini !, because If it
does us 10 good directly, it will serve the
interests of he people along the line and
in the vicinity 2, by serving the inter
ests OF tie pecp'e md improving The
country along its line. it indirectly pro-
NOES the interests Of keokuk, which has
!
people and country, 3. because when
completed it viii cross our Western line.
fnd 80 be nothing mare nor less to us
than an additional line of railroad into
the southwestern portion OF the State.
where we could hardly think of con
structing road FOR the present, and shall
be thankful 10 any people for Furnishing
Us road ready -made to our hands
while, therefore, we are not dis, leased to
learn from lis friends that that road is
employing decent force Of men, we beg
TO say that there is at least one other road
in the State upon which work is actually
progressing, viz the Keokuk and Fort
Des MONIES Road. upon which gang OF
hands are erecting shaniies ard preparing
matters for larger force now on the " ay
hitler.
In the second place. dough We were
opposed to the recession OF the former
vote OF bonds to the two roads, and used
our columns to defeat the project, yet tie
emphatic and profase charges of " fraud
=" treachery." ETC., on part of the people
OF heokuk, 80 sly the very least greatly
exaggerate the matter but letting that
pass, ii is not true that the County Judge
had subscribed the stock authorized to be
taken in the Fort Madso road, previous
to the la,e vote, or that he has since sub
scribed il and if he had the bonds is
sued therefor would be yaueiess in the
market, under The circumstances OF Il cir
issue, anj moreover their issue be con
tested IN the courts.
In the third place. il is possible that tie
road may have acquired equities emitting
her to the issue OF the bonds. not ill.,
standing the vote Of rescisson but Il the
Fort Madison road had acquired such
equities, The Keokuk road had ed
similar equities also. So that, whether
fairly or unfairly lending her aid in the
(
:" the bitter Bit is pointless.
/ In the fourth place. the gentleman al
uded to as getting up petition for an In
junction. is not in the pay of kookuk, or
acting in conjunction with or unler The
advice and counsel OF Keokuk people. 1t
Is an enterprise OF his own, started with
out the knowledge or insiigation Of our
4 people, SO far as we are able to learn
And we have reason 10 anticipate that he
will be successful. by The Judge dec ding
the issue TO be unauthorized, in conse-
quence OF the original question having
been unconstitutlonaly put.
Neighbor, in such matters let us talk
as kindly as we can let us promote each
others interests, and so our mutual inter.
es.s /; let us find how many ways We can
cooperate. to our mutual dvantage, rather
than to ascertain how many ways we can
war upon each other, to our mutual deiii-
ment.
AaorHER ROBBERY The Office OF the
Messrs. Kilbourne was entered night be
fore last. by removing glass in a window,
the safe opened. and $3.50 and gold
,a,atch taEara fhoEDfxoxa I. !,