The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-05

The State Printing,
|, 10 anticipated that the Legislature viii
this week proceed 70 the eiectioa
u State prinses. The Republicans Aave
Iho power 10 ill this Office with man or
Arm OF their own party, and in this coaaec.
lion We have few words TO ssy. nss j. I'd.
socscy 81 or in opposition to the claims 81
any candidate, but in view Of the welfare o.
the party in which We are enlisted Thefs
is no doubt but the present rrices beng
paid for the public printing in Ibis S'A'e are
entirely loo high. We believe eosnn.l'ee
has bssa appointed 10 iRrest.sa.e uass SAP
,ect. and ws hope they viii give u thss-
ousA examination. and suggest such chan
Yes a. will exhibit the shsposi,iaa Of the he
publican party 10 eeonomize IN tins a. ~
ether public expenditures, aud at the sane
time pay remunera,ise prices Tor al ~efk
the State may have done by lis Frinser.--
Considerable alteration is needed in the law
regulating these prices. and We hope y w'''
be made this weston, not only to save Tue
State from unjus,ifable extravaganza, but
TO illas,ra,e to the people that Tue kepaSN'
can party will no, uphold sqaanderlng OF The
public funds, even 10 reward prominent
workers in their own party THIS van &c
an example very different from ~ns' :
have ever hadin tia history 81 she Ar"'e
crassc party.
The Republicans should consider ~e'i %
whom they give this efiies. Ihsy hsss
now the power in this State. and il becomes
hen, 10 c.reially consider in every &C, ana
mnvemer, even ia sosmail matter a. the
.naoio,msn, Of State Printer, the true
interests Of their party, and how best 20
maintain its hardly earned supremacy. 40
obtain this supremacy, none labored harder
than Republican editors. and 10 no SCI o.
men Ia the party SO much indebted Whhe
ali have lsbored 70 earnestly, il V dlncait
10 make n distinction--yei the respective
influence al their labors sAcs3 be consso-
cred, in awarding this State Printing, wHn
8 careful consideration OF the probable M
ausnce ia ias fu.sre OF the sheet chosen -
the State organ, There 10 . re'esr1 10 'hls
once, and no newspaper should receive
hi, reward unless il has rendered valuable
services 10 the party, and in 10 character
and infsence gives security Tor valuable
aid in the future. Let the Republicans
look alone to the interests of the Repabli-
can party in this business. Let them elect
i. State Pr;u,er some man Whose elevation
win be acceptable to the Republican edi-
tors Of the State, not an iassli 10 them, -
they nigh, be almost excnsabie IN cons'a-
eriur the election Of one or two Of these
whose names have been suggested, sad
with some degree of prominence.
A We have before said, no Republican
should permit himself 10 enter the caucus
in which this decision is 10 be made, pledged
TO eny man or paper. No man has risas
to ask his pledge, and If such pledge hss
been ihoughtlessly gisea before the full
Importance Of lie subject in It's connection
with bis party suggested itself, he should
throw aside all obligations whatsoever
which may conHic, with duty 70 bis party.
Members were logged for pledges even
months back. Systematic efforts have been
made. commencing long before the Legs
lature convened. to get these members 90
pledged before they could really have an
opportunity Of learning their true duty In
the premises. that they could moi sitei-
~s,--. beck oct IL they were 80 di.posed.
This is wrong--esPeciaiiy as these parties
we're probably aa just ,hose TO whom il 10
the policy Of the Republican party to
award The State Printing.
We have so~e personai interest in lhe
decision OF this question. but no interest
higher or nearer to our hearts than the in
terests OF the Republican Party. On no
consideration. were We prominent csndi-
date for this Office, should We ask OF expect
TO receive single vote only AZ the nan
who gave i, thought il best for his party that
we should receive his vote. But having the
interests OF The State deeply al heart, one
Of US being the oldest editor in Iowa, and
the interests Of the party fer the elevation
of which we 90 seaioasiy lsbored being JUST
Is dear TO Us, we feel that We have . tight
tospeak out on this occasion and without
our rswarks being considered intrusive
1hs Weather in Dsssabsr.
We are indebted TO Nr. Bartlett, leader