Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-21

January last We commenced our labors ir
behalf of a good currency-but not unit
after the solemn pledges Of member Of the
firm which was pressing wild cats upon
the people, and which pledges were made
In a public meeting of our citizens, had been
grossly violated.
Although many of our business men had
the good sense to understand and appreci-
ate our course, there were large number
who disagreed with US and some Of whom
adopted a course with reference to our pa
per- which, while it worked no injury to
us, was calculated to injure themselves and
the business of our city almost beyond cal.
cIlation. The readers of our paper will re-
collect that We were not scared, and it was
only when we found majority of our citi-
zens determined to sustain the wild eats
that we "rssted from our labors." In that
warfare we recognized a fer, and very few
toadies-men who for the privilege Of being
smiled upon by those whom they considered
great, were willing to be swallowed them
selves, and see the city generally. swallowed
in the NAV Of wildcatism. But our oppo-
nents last winter we're mostly honest men,
who believed our course to be wrong and
against the interests Of the city, and there
fore were against as. With such men we
have not, nor have we ever had, any quar-
rel. Every man should have the privilege
ofhaving and expressing his opinion, and
persons who have the manliness from con
scientious motives to oppose our course in
any cause, will have our respect But for
toadies to any man, set of men, or institu-
tion. We have most supreme, thorough and
uumitigated contempt.
The latter class of men it is not to be sup
posed will agree with US while we are in
any way interfering with the projects o
their pets, but with the former we still hops
to labor for the general good.
To those men, a. we'll as to those mel
who stood by Us last winter, we now sub
NIT whether the Democrat was not right il
it. warfare upon wildcats? Did we make
any prophecies that have not come to pass
Did We not declare that the proprietors 0
the Bank Of Florence would keep the cat il
circu lation - long % the people would re
ceive it? All this we contended for. bu
when the proprietors declared it would al
be right as soon the crops were moved, they
were believed. The crops moved, but Flcr
ence didn't Then, a. soon ~ navigation
opened" the cat would take itself away
Navigation opened, but no Improvement
And here We are in the commencement o
the harvest Of 1858, with nothing but I
wretched wildcat to offer for wheat, corn
pork, wool. butter, cheese and other pro.
ducts Of the farmer. We may as well lool
the matter in the face, and talk freely ant
frankly about It There isn't IN intelligent
man in Davenport or Scott county, who doe
not consider it disgrace to US, and more
than that. Of immense injury to our trade.
Every intelligent man, not only in this but
other counties. knows that the business I'D
vartages Of Dsvenpo IT are not inferior t.
any city in Iowa, and yet We mus: forsootl
"lsy low" and see q portion Of our trad
diverted in order to sustain the issues Of I
Nebraska wildcat w
| We call upon the business men Of Daven'
port to take come action in this mstterr-
Let. at least the suggestion made fsv
days since by some Of our merchants, =
commence taking IL at it, true value, be Cal
risd out This idea Of waiting until th
/ lprepriators are ready to start free bank
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