The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-01

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We thaak the Demscrat fer saentonine
sAas word sslsy again. AZ regards the
llavosnIi,y. ne NJ hoped. as va cad, that
! regular siskst would Be placed 10 the Geld
eesossd to AL. salaIss ios the once o.
llaysr ssd Aldermen. dssoiiHg the monsy
With wosll Be paid on such salaries to i'm.
Srowsae snsss, Ae, ., least for year
ossA ! ticket las ~ besn brought forward
b say party. although enc Of the candidates
~ l1aysr Aas declared himself free Of &c.
esPiag any salay, We are ~isliss ne
sAall have III The Advantage OF sha. ~
have heard no expression from The kePuo.
kesa aeaines On this subject, n't % We
kass sAat any Is demanded 4 him -
sesakiaa OF the MsyoTalts salary. ee spoke
sniy q isdiyidaal si.isens. 10, il sehsif OF
ssr parsy o. = par,isans. Other Rsp0bli-
ssas hold contrary yiews.
Dat suppose The indePsnseu, candidate
81 Mayor slos1 Be slee,sd, and that after
s.kiaa he elIsc with the s,ric, aaderstand.
I'M On HE part ard the part Of those who
voted for him, that ke vas 10 receive 10
salary dsriag his serm, be saeaid toward'
be sx&irstiea Of his tsrm coolly but deter
aa.sdly dsosad Of the city whole years
salary, commencing the first Sss be tool
the olkce. What would be thought OF
nan wbo aetel thus Whist would b
shouaAt Of those Who supported him in hi
Sraspine srsediness How ~eald the pub
lie treat any other candidate for the May
osslisy offered to them frein the sans
source uhich introduced him Yet this il
srseiseE chat the present Democratic
nenbsss Of the City Council have done, OF
sos srseiss1S either. for the action Of these
nenbers vas greatly more exaggerated in
in cosrupiioa. These Democratic Alder.
usn we're elected to serve enc yea, with
es, peeaniary reward They voluntarily
ssssned the position. aad took their seat
uaAer . charter which would not even al
~ shen to sues themselves salary, we're
hey corrupt saough to desire to do 90 Of
Ter agreeing 70 serve without pay. To se
care ! salary. however. they 80 smends'
he City Charter. among other alterations
q 70 permi, them to vote themselves ssia
sjes. These ams ndments were never sub
nistsd TO . vote Of the people, notSith
standing the Old charter distinctly declared
- regards compensation to Aldermen, tina
no compensation should be given them IN
less the ordnance specifying the amosn
of sseh, should be "submitted 10 the voter
Of the atty, and majority Of the votes cas-
are in saror OF the same" These graspinI
Aidermaaic Shyloeks had the amendneBt
posed through the Legislature without an!
speeike knowledge on the part Of the cit
isens Of Davenport, Of wha, they consisted
To exhibit how intent they were on takinl
advantage OF the particular amendment in
tended to give them power 10 vote none
on, Of our pockets into their own, eontrar
TO legal right. to common justice, and !,
lAs 6rs, instincts OF ordinary manly decen
ey, they passed salary ordnance unde
the new amencme ut, the night before thes
amendments had become la9 by proper pub
hcatl On. They voted themselves S2oo yea
saIAvy from the L., OF last April. enc yea
sRs ihss very day. This sslsfy vas equiv
a,eai TO eigh, dollars per each regsls
evening meeting, to every Aidermsn.,
~ss rsbbine the city Of o. 2es. to whie
shess men hsd no more claim than upon th
sans sun 10 the treasury OF The city Of Roc
Island.
Improbable ~ these facts may seem II
sssangers, YET they are indisPa's5ie, admit
led Jhcs-4sste which are disgrace TO th'
civ, and which demand tbst every goo'
citizen should arouse hmssi ~ an ACTIVE
istesssl 10 hurting from Possf IN DaVsn
port the party whose members we're guiA!
81 this outrage. and shoss eraaas and cad
ers hsve defended il TO Their utmost Thu
came party are endeayoFihg e agsin NTH
CITY ofsess with Democ.rts and ~e pre-
sumo will 10 some cases istSI TO send bael
the same men SBo agsins. ia" and cecsae!
voted themselves back salaries We cal
a,ou 81 good citizens to d. iassr d1ty, ant
no, permit tbs welfare Of the city ct TN
important era IN its history ie be cohunse'
in the hands OF these who thins less Of M
public interests than OF their 0~h ssiasi
ends