The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-05-24


upon the part OF The Citizens Of kcokuk,
that they should sustain the county sub
Mriptioc 10 pur railrca ads:
But, further the plan for Joint county
subscription started with keokuk. and
was accomplished by her committee al
Fort Madison. acting with committee
from the latter place and other parties Of
the county. And, again. when at the in
stance Of persons who originally had been
friends OF tie keokuk road, who had
turned against her because Of the location
Of that road on tie De Moines banks, IN
sears Of the divide, an eleC ton had
been ordered 10 vote on the recislon Of The
county subscription 10 the heokuk road
only, the citizens % Fort Madison sided
Ia mass with keokuk, aud wien the com
mitiee 0! some five or more Of The most
prominent men Of Keoknk including the
President Of her rail road came to Fort
Madison TO induce the people Of The latter
place to assist in inducing the County
Judge to withdraw the call for { e lean
on the Keokuk road only, and order
vote on he joint loan, il lie ordered ore
at ell. they met with hearty response Q
friendship and support in all they desired
from the people eli Fort Madison, they
assuring the people of Madison that in
case OF joint election krokuk would
come up manfully and faithfully IN sup
port OF the subscnpdon and ogasnst re-
eision.
Keokuk then prepared and sem up
Petit on signed by all her principal Gu
xsns. an d indeed BY about al her citizens
a. tie Petition filed in lie county judges
Office shows, askn., the JUICE to with
Draw the proposition TO vote down The
Keokuk IAN and irving as reason that
II scorld hare a tendency 10 impair the 20 d
faih in which the ffnds y bo-A roads hare
heretofore ae'cd "
Lei n on tn refor go TO the pollsun-
der the apprehension that keoknk will act
in had faith in the premises The caar1c-
ter OF her cenmi tees who visited r. Mad
isor; Of her citizens VIII, signed that Pet
ton; AMI Of her own local interests arc ali
sure guarantees, that she viii act consist.
emily with the s,rictest honor ani good
fa,h with the clizens OF the Northern
portions OF Lee county and give sweep
ing and overwhelming maj orlty against re.
scfssion.
But we hold that not only honesty, but
sound policy equally dictates the pro
priety Of sustaining tie County subseflp-
ton:
The consequences OF voting !: down
here would be the obtaining for our City,
the reputation OF dishonesty and bat
faith, and the increase and extension Q
tie prejudice and ill-wil already exten
sivc,y prevailing against us-the loss t
our Fort Dcs Moines- Railroad OF tw
hundred thousand dollars, and throug'
the influence OF the example Of lie
County the probable loss of several hun
dxed thousand dollars in county subscriI
tons proposed TO be made hereafter b
the western counties along the line.
But it is said on the other hand, that
We vote down the present JOINT subscriI
ton Of four hundred thousand dollars. v
can submit another project for lo
subscription TO the keokuk and Fort d
MONIES Road, and the keeluk and Mu
caiine Road, and obtain majority Of &
voters OF the county in its favor. v
doubt the success of that scheme, a
even were it to succeed, il would not p
for the many injurious consequences like
to result from our bad faith in the prese
emergency. and ought not to be allow
to change the vote Of single right-mlnd
man in the community.
The position Of keokuk is commar
ing sne. Her capital. energy and inf
ence, if properly brought to bear, is an
" sufficient to secure the construction
railroads west, north and east, with
resoring to any pitiful chlcanery or
faith to aid in the Accomplishment of
destiny. and to remain as stigma OF
proach upon her good name abroad.
Besides, we suspect that matters b
aifeady gone so far. that the supr'
Court would not feel called upon TO a.
n injunction against issuing two hume
thousand dollars of county bonds to
Fort Madison Road, even should the
b. rescinded And in that case, sh
Keokuk vote for the rssc.ssion, and the
defeat the issue of two hundred thou:
dollars to our road. but fail to prevent
issue Of two hundred thousand dolla
the Fort Madison Road, she would