Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-05-20
Democratic Reassns Ioe Opposing the
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The following extract which wc clip from
the editorial columns Of the North West the
organ Of the sham Democracy for the north
srn portion Of this State, viii explain the
reasons why portion Of the sham Democra-
cy intend 10 oppose the adoption Of the
amended constitution:
I'VE call upon Democrats to arouse them
selves from their tancied security We are
TO measure swords with our opponents again
this simmer This Constitution must be de-
fsated IL possible, and il not we must be pre-
pared TO fight for the supremacy in Iowa for
the next Ave years Not only il the State to
be dlstricted, but Senator is TO be chosen.
There II not one hour to lose--let every
democras buckle on his armour and 20 10
work HIVE are beaten upon the constitu-
tionai question, it will be BY the aid Of bank
democrats, for many Of our political oppo-
nents will vote against the New Constitution
1t permits banking to any conceivable extent,
and if adopted we shall expect to see our me-
chanics and farmers lighting their pipes
with worthless bills and your safe and re-
Liable currency men rolling in i'll gotten
wsalth-.he proceeds of legalized swindling
And here let us not be misunderstood.
We arraign no man, Republican or Dem.
oerat, for his opinions upon the subject Of
banking, nor do We say that all legalized
banking is swindlng. There are banks and
bankers that may be implicitly trusted. But
VIC do say that it opens a wide door for
swindling, and that the producing classes are
annually defrauded Of millions through the
various operations Of q paper currency
Look to this in season, all you who prefer
the chink and glitter of gold and silver to the
greasy creaking Of filthy rags.
This extract shows two reasons for calling
on the "Democracy" to oppose the amended
constitution LIST Because its adoption would
cause the Democracy" to struggle for five
years to gain supremacy, and would proba-
bly, defeat the reelection of the doughface
Jones to the United States. Senate. I'd Be-
cause it will permit Of the establishment Of
banking institutions in this State
The first reason is purely partizan in its
character, and shows that the men who are
opposing the amended constitution stand
ready TO sacrifice the best interests Of the
State for the purpose Of serving their party
They care not for the incalculable benefits
which the reforms embodied in the amended
constitution would secure to the people and
the State but overlook all these and muster
their forces in opposition to its adoption sim
ply because they cannot see in il an advant-
age to their party. For this purely selfish,
narrow-minded reason they call upon the
members of their party to rally in opposition
to the great reforms, SO long demanded by
the people of the State
The second reason grows out OF the old
hostility Of the managers of the sham De-
mocracy to the establishment of banking in
situations in this State. In this respect tho
amended constitution promises to interfere
with the private interests of the spectators
and money brokers, who have so long con-
trolled the sham Democracy of this State, and
used the party for their own individual prof
it They see that their present enormous
accounts will grow small by degrees and
beautifully less if a good system of home
banking should be established. They see
that division of the profits will have to be
made--that the money borrower will have
come margin for profit, as well as the money
loaner. These things Brighten them and
they call on their party to save them. 1t is
for the people to say whether these reasons
are sufficient to warrant the defeat of the
amended Observation-Disclosures the party
and private interests of "A few managing lead
crs should stand paramount to the interests
of the State. Surely, we have come to a
pretty pass when men are called upon to act
in so important matter as the change of
the organic law of the State, because of such
reasons But these men will meet with
their reward The constitution will be adop
ted by large majority, and our State rem
dered ten fold more prosperous thereby
Fairfield Ledger