The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-26

A.. 70 appeaai gates to he CoGnS Convention,
ard transact elser eusi ess. full attendance =
,eones,ed. y! ED, u T9snaaip Com.
lte. Ne laoeess Yles 70 eegy, =. A. AtE0shf.
Ths Salary oraiasnss and Democrat
Tue Democrat IS exceedingly uneasy rel
awe to the effeess Of that salary ordinance.
II knows very well in what light the com.
muaity regards this ordinance, and how
deep is The indignation Of all good citizens
Tow ard those Aldermen sho setea them
selves back salaries. The Democra. may
devote column 3 jay IN pestifogins al
tsmpts 10 defend the wrong, er in endeaR-
ors TO deceive citizens as to what this or
diaance really is in its object and sPln''
but il cannot charge the facts sc they stand
that these Aldermen, eiecled TO serve he
civ in The CITY Council without peooniars
reward, and under charter which would
not PERM, them 10 vote themselves such
revasd. IN lees an ordnance providing fer
such compensation saaa b submitted to tas
voters of tae ciis ard shall be approved BY
them, had an anne ndmsn; made to the char
ter, without submitting il 10 vote oi the
people. empowering them TO vote them
selves compensation for their services
that before this and the other amendments
we're published, snd thus before they be-
came of any legal force, these Aldermen
passed an ordinance giving themselves
saiary of S2eo per amman, or from nye tS
eight dollars an evenings meeting com
mencing from the dsy Of their election
nearly a year back, when So We have SAID
they were elected to serve without any pay
We have propoul eed this an outrage, sne
90 10 It regarded by the whole community
with bot few exceptions These Alder
men dared uoi suhai, the question TO avote
Of The people, be cause they knew eitlzeR-
would by almosi "a unanimous vote oppose
it. They dare not 900 saemh this ordi-
nance 10 vote OF the people Bal The
question aeiA come out next April and u
nav then be seen whether this action car
be sustained, an ] whether the men sngsg
ed in il, ora single man who approves i
can become member Of the next Council
The Democrat j. very much alarmed al
he idea Of Democratic Aldermen beng
held responsible fer the passage q this or
a,nanee. fits very good Democratic doe
trine 10 hold the majorits Of any Legislative
bsss -e,pansisle for us acts, at least whei
,hs, msjority is opposed to them, no matte
how much the minority usy have contrib
atea their assistance 10 the passag2oi al
obnoxious measure The Democrats hsv
the msjorisy in this Council, end the re
Accessibility of It's acts belongs to them
especially Of any act which rot eEe ofthei
Number opposed or voted against il. Blu
we Do no, desire merely holding them re-
sponsible or this broad ground. Let us ex
anime The uoss on this salary ordnance. -
The remarks Of one Republican membsl
have been differently construed. We cast
NOTHING for what was said by any Alder
mani, il bis pSgs ws look al. There ar
IN The Council four Resublcans-Me-srs
Price, Fullum, Collins and Ssdtoris, Dir
Ever is not generally regarded Es Repub
hcan, but II be is. We shall be happy to make
the correction. Or these four Republicans
only one voted for the ordinance, At the
rex, meeting the vote was reconsiderei
and another vote taken on the question, -
This time Dir Collins, @bo in the inferno.
date interval mad an opportunity Of learn.
ing the viii Of his constituents, voted sgsins,
the ordinance. Thus there Is not single
Republican Alderman, unless DIR. Eyer
may be considered q Republican. IN favor
OF tbis sslsry ordinance. Every Democsat.
ic Alderman voted for The ordinsnee. Nov
where does the responsibility belong!
The Democrats svOterfuge Of sjtemptlu ing
10 make wrong Of the Legislature exeuss
the perpetIaiion Ct E wrong by orr Council
can be taken for !, is worth II our ieeis.
isture has In any slAilsI mauHer u this
Council voted ils members back pay, let
The particular case be pointed oct, and a.
shall condemn those wby prseliced sgcb
wrong DC strongly as st nov condemn cur
Aldermen But We shall not permit Tie
Democrat in it's idle twaddIe about the Leg.
islsture, 20 lose SigE' Of the particular cues,
lion al issue, nor 80 draw the attention Of
.s.izas. {yrFu Sim. Ey1h4srF
Our ne.ghbof ssems exceeding fearful
ihis subject will be brought into g sprins
election. Wei "a may, We saa assure
him ano all Others Interested, that The &C
lion of these Aldermen wiii not be fosgoissn
at this election, II the people are tluz 10
tIemselye &c and 70 Inc interests q the city.
We hope the direct issue "ill be made With
every csndidate-~fct 81 againa, this Of il.
nsnce. There are nc doubt good citizens
sud quite as toiHp eteot as the majority Of
our present council. whs @ili serve az Al
aermen aud lstbfgiiy perform their duty,
without arg psy, and ae think suitab lie
person Tor Mayor may be found Rho viii
do the sane tAlGg. Ia this case, the city
viii be saved $1,000 per aunum, which IL
certainly Of SEINE Importance, 81 least con
siderihg the particular condition Of ou'