The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-16
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Majority for the Constitution, 1880
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Notwithstanding the wholesale, reckless, and
even brutal denanciations Of the New Constitu-
tion by it's opponents, it was adopted; and will
soon be the supreme law Of the State. The en-
cmies of this New Constitution have held Con-
yention and nominated for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor men who are its deadly oppo-
nents. They have taken the ground that this
Constitution must aud shall be put dozen Now,
we enquire, what sort Of q party is this, and
what sort OF candidates are these, to entrust
with setting the New Constitution in motion =
Mos, improper all mus. admit. They have de-
clarcd that they will thwart its operation and
reverse its leading principles, whenever they
have the power to do SO. Will any man who
voted TOR that Constitution, vote now to confer
upon it's enemies the opportunity to strangle and
destroy ity We cannot believe that any will.
The opponents of the New Constitution are
playing u double game. They are seeking to
thimbie.rg the people Of the State at this elec-
ton, upon the subject OF Banking in particular.
,xThe Locofoeos OF this region are bank-haters,
and their candidate for Governor is bank ha-
ter, with just difference enough to enable him
to smooth matters over in the middle and South
ern portions or the State, where the people de-
sire the estabi shlnent OF q banking system
The State Con nyenton that nominated Ben NJ.
Samuels. main aimed studied silence upon the
subject OF Banks. A thorough Anti-Bank man
! reported the resolutions that the Convention
| adopted: yet be made no sign upon the subject
| Of Banks. And whyy Simply because the
| North and the South differed upon that point
But the anti Bank wire is pulled up here; the
| Constitution is denounced for its federation Of
| the idea Of banking system, and the candidate
for Governor is very particular to assure the
people that while he may wink, - Governor,
ct submitting banking law to the people, BIC
1 oh Ian, nlS
| In the Southern counties this part Of the play
will be left out as q matter of course; and the
| local party leaders will point to the Convention
4 resolut ons, silent and cpnsenting on the Bank
ing question and assure the people that it is sal
right" and that they can safely vote for the
nominees Of that Convention, and entrust te
their hands the administration Of CONSTITUTE
ton that VAS originated to provide banking
system. aud that has been adopted to secure thu
esta ablishment Of such system.
We desire to call the particular attention Q
the Southern Republican press to the above stat
OF facts. They may set 1t down ~ certain tha
there il . ''nigger in the fence upon the bank
ing question, ss between the two sections OF tn
State. The State Convention ignored the sub
ject because tle respective sections could no
lagree in regard 70 it. But the North viii hay
the game in its own hands, il Ben n. Samuel
is elected Governor.
We trust that neither North nor South will b
fooled by this Janus faced management Of tn
subject. Every man who has the least desire
see the New Constitution have fair chance
should vote for its friends, RALPH P. LOWE an
ORAx fAviLLE, to aid in putting it in motion
In that way the inquiry, "How will the Stat
gos" viii receive . just and satisfactoFy anawe
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