Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01
The Result Of the Election.

Re- We have received, up to this
time, no official report of the result of
Mondays election in this county. We
have heard, verbally, however, sufficient
to warrant us in saying that both Bank
ing Laws received almost an unanimous
vote in their favor. In this township
there was, for the General Banking Law,
1863; against, 2. For the State Bank of
Iowa, 1877 against, 2.
Upon the question of voting tax of
one per cent. in aid of the Dubuque and
Pacific Railroad, a large majority is Civ
en- in the negative. This we anticipated,
for though satisfied ourselves that the
voting of the tax would give us the road
sooner than we shall otherwise get it,
and that, in consequence, we would
make money by voting aye, still we felt
that The clearest demonstration of this fact
would not be sufficient, under the aspect
which tie delinquent tax list exhibited,
TO make our farmers vote additional taxes.
Had the people beer ordinarily well cir
cumstanced, there is no doubt that this
help would have been extended cheerful
ly. In this township the vote stood 1853
against, and 90 for the tax. In Wash
ington township it was 1913 in favor and
So against. Washington, we believe,
was the only township which gave a ma
jority in favor of the tax, and we presume
that the aggregate majority against it
will reach 400
As this help TO the road has been re-
fused, mainly, we believe, because OF
the aversion of our people to the name
of tax, and not because they are not in
tcrested in The progress Of the road, and
as we conceive the main desire Of the
company is that the people Of this coun-
ty should have such an interest in the
road that il will be an object with them
to secure the scrip and obligations of The
company, thereby enabling the contrac-
tors TO buy produce and materials from
us with these obligations, we propose that
the friends of the company move in the
matter OF procuring private subscriptions
in the county. Ii the object of The COM
pany is as we have surmsed, then this
method will answer their purpose as well
as voting the tax. If they will consent
10 take, from the people Of this county,
in payms ant for stock, produce, beef, ties,
stone, DC, or if they will take scrip
in full payment Of their stock and will
promise to Issue 4 sufficiency in the
county TO meet The wants Of the people,
We will guarantee that double the amount
can be procured privately that they asked
Tor in the recent proposition. One man,
violent opponent of the tax, said to us
the other day that he was willing 10 sub
scribe at least five hundred dollars to
help the road along. Another, whom we
knew heretofore as az opponent of rail
roads, generally and particularly, says he
will trade his produce, his cattle, or any
thing he has TO spare, for stock. And
still another opponent of the tax says he
would sell his house and lots for scrip. if
tie company will take that scrip for full
paid stock. If, then, the desire Of The
company is 10 secure the circulation Of
their scrip among usif they design this
us method Of insuring the purchase. by
it, of produce and materials, they have
only to guarantee its reception in payment