The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-09

SssDsr xstA~Is SAA ,ss,~
ssnsthing mere sbsat H. stAsslfrtasisg.
The Iowa City Repsb.css Of last Wednes.
al, soSss!nsd lcSe t5mmuSls Mon, Sign.
n0Cuisear The sssiee, 81 ss<s rvn,.
~, q unjust in i,s illusions 20 al sandi'
dates fOT that otiee. excepting the editor Of
The R.pssho1 ~ stjsiss sndsnfed and On.
<srrntsemSaiy in tone. Wsr<fret our friend
ctibaaspGb.t n shosls pablish that which
.yAsAsp .aast Of sEsa'lsnaa n ~ own
uri,iaGA sysy 70 taisste,, snd anyshing sin.
liar 10 which, no matter what the subject
saAss aisxu ssacn, We ahass sasssrs before
r6SSaIin Ms cclaaas- q The article can
SsheasAim o. really irjars those whose
- psSspssi4 a. Ssaaas,ss FOR tie State. print
sfa va intended to retssd. then the wri-
ts. may congratulate himself aha, the grade
= 81 honsssy Ind intelligence in The Legisis-
,ure is no higher than be has apparently
r. ,cpaSesyed, o. not agrsat deal above that
which he cisims for himself. The Mosisss
.,a,eg aks. writer are very plain, but BY what
aufAns simple .sci,izsn has been induced
p@<S teke - ssa-rs IN interest 10 this question
is no, quite 50 plain. Certainly maa
ssswuald not voiDniariiy, o. without snticipa-
!. aioa Of reuard, -Publish himself an ass and
libel and abuse respects Die men. simply be-
s.scsas they choose to aspire to an once OF
a~ Which the5 srow they are deserving and for
sss{ht performance cf,he dates Of which they
-Saaase ssompetenf
The ,RtprSiiess, 10 publishing this com.
.asrsas ineticn, correctly srfnises there may
- 81 fe,liss 10 II. not calculated to secure =
~ssuuset se,tlemant Of this question, The
aascemnnnicaiion should then never have been
"a psbiished. As the editor Of tue central or
~ ~ ss.n oIihsRspneliean party. be should have
- ke,l hs columns closed 10 any communica-
tics The consequences o, which be sa;icips-
ted in advance would be division and
ilafesiiag 10 his Psfty-more especially,
Ghsa tbs communication grossly attacked
opposing candidates for the Office OF State
Puxses asa lsussd up himself The Re-
ss1s .pshacan has hsd our kinaes, wishes 10 this
: gsssfsfc for The State Printing While feel
ssas tiini no paper in the State better deser-
ssss wed rte public printing than the Gastis. nor
eccid present higher claims for toe once.
AVE knew thar in these latter dsys such gins
90 Ire not GENERALLY Rivea upon real merits.
res hut follow Us the result Of months Of labor
Tsss % the part Of candidates smong members,
T4ana Of jusi such kind OF lsbor a. Ia this case
We tsd no disposi,i On 10 srform Not hsv.
De dnr eorssa for the pceition, We have had
email hopes of attaining il. unlsss many
members can be brought 10 forget prsms-
TYRE promises, and study alone the interests
s = 81 ihs Repubiican party. Thu. considering
Z 4 clr own position, cur best wishes Were with
.ssst the Republican, no, because tina, once is Al
ths Cepisa!, {gcr ID case 0! election ~ ehosla
.~..s yerys speedily have an organ at ''ihe Cspi
tsl,' which hereafter may not b lsss
City, but because the Republican deserves
- we'll Of party and viii DO well BY is par
n Citizen attack. several OF the eandi-5
dates fur State Printing, because they have
insisted nPoA reduction Of the prices Of
~ public priauag. We confess to asving AJAX
ed for such reduction. Ii the facts pue-
3, ishsd IN The Oak City. and which srs, cali
ed cur attention 10 Ibis subject. relative 10
A.. ihs prices paid the public priaier, are cor
sa1.a rect stis Legislature has duty TO perform
inredasing these prices, or protecting the
s@ss State against inPesiiion, which i, canAoi
a. - .sro.1 performing without rebuke. Ys, the
- g vdFcrs ~hc dare demand this in the perfor-
sssssaN nance 81 tsetr duts. merely using low
II masousre 10 aid their persona! claims fol
go. Ihs once, How tais can aid their chances
- Z, we cannot comprehend. Ii must seriousl,
ISIS isjure the profits of the Office to VII ieh the
4sssas aspire. A saan % ready as "Ciiizen,. /,
sssss4 suspect others OF rogusry. 10 most bkell
-. - ~ -. - rogas himself. We have always advo
sgs cssed economy in State expenditures, an.
abs economy is part OF Republican pin
asaa. ciples. if we understand them correctly
Why does nc, 'scitzsn" charge those mem
80 bers Of the Legislature ~ho are advocating
g reduction Of the prices paid for State prin
Ole ting. with being actuated BY .soEe simila
~ ift,ie aas selfish motiyesi The same re
sponsibiiiiy belongs to them as 10 Is editors
.aaasa in sustaining The same views.
= IL 'sCil1eDls" gross and dishonest miseoR
e plrucsicn OF paragraph in Gasetis edtoria
s9sss sbeut REGARDS, he endearors to convey ihs
idea thst~e hay e asalted the Legislature
- = other competitors fsr The State printing
= - and hsman nature generally. Now in our
A. y opinion. there is no other Pessoh contain
sages ing Just that requisite amount Of as4inins
stupidity necessary 70 make an insult out q
sse< language. o. IKE il 10 himself, bu, aci
- neS1 He 10 welcome 10 the insult, sns
- = !. ,La ,nf.. III b, "a frsa,s r ~,
80 Republican takes occasion thus to speak o
- this part Of "Ciiiren's" article;
a.s q eft doe. not occur TO US ihst the Dsst n
port Gazette mesnt 70 imply anything in
proper in the allusion 70. the Office a. ire
Hsrd." Anan ray hght ios principle, snd
ss Sc Ass q d. els.lraed by hope
1919, s :. 81 IN, s;s.s' 3 ,s. !, /
1ertsr N ~ nosninaa;sa upon The IN
Gosesss offhs pauyi and in dis
- = cenjing The iJss. Citizen" certainly a.
suaaes a botehtsis position
II = He not en- msGRf To- iGpb nothing in
rs proper in tie remark, but there sea moth
a~'s ing improper in il. We said "there s re
I'D wand in This Office. and no newspaper shoui,
= !: receive this reward unless il has render
~ valuable services to the party. and 10 il.
80 chsrsrter and influence gives security f9
valuable cid 10 the fatnre'' We repes,
fhe remark. and We not only repeat il, but
zt' ask to ii The especial attention Of The Re
!. Psblesn- in The Legislature. No RePub
s4sss So d +s$ss SEQ g5-5 ssslh44sa
hesn editor in tie State, we presume il
: All fighting lhe battles Of the RepYblicsa party
49, .isbors for REGARD other than the success 0
HE party and principles. and BIB own con
stiousness Of wrii doing. mag afford him re
$500 ward. Vet we say, 10 awarding TIL.