Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-30
The City council and the Gazette.

The City council and the Gazette.
The man who does not laugh over
the leaders Of the Gazette has no sense
of the ridiculous. Yesterday in a
long, muddy, tedious two column arti-
Gle it actually called on the common
Council Of Davenport TO resign. OF
all the absurd absurdities ofthat absurd
sheet, that absurd leader is the most
absurd. The City Council of Davcn-
port, composed Of gentleman Of stand
ing and Of acknowledged ability, elect
ed by a large popular vote, enjoying
the confidence Of our best citizens, is
called upon to resign by a small news
paper which only reflects the scnti-
ments of Alderman GuclicE and a score
or two Of his Tcutonic followers in the
second Ward. Verify, these arc times
that try mems disabilities. The city
fathers arc nothing less than foolhardy
to continue in office after his high
mightiness, little Add Sanders has cal
led on them to resign, and we advise
them to give up their seats, and go
back to their constituents, though We
arc aware that with Adds seal of con-
demnation on their iorchcads they can
never hope to emerge from political
obscurity again. When politicians so
conduct Themselves IA to meet with
Addison's disapprobstion, they ought
ct nee 70 retire from public life. The
formidable two column leader contains
some very vague and indefinite charges
Of gross extravaganza on the part Of
the Council, and it asserts that though
that body refused TO be "blcd' by Al
derman Ramming, it has wasted an
enormous amount Of money in some
way which is not explained. Before
we reply to any charge, We want the
accuse to make his complaint certain
to q common intent, at least, and we
call upon the Gazette to state in what
way the Coucil has squandcrcd the
money Of the city. We shall not
brand as a falsehood the assertion that
every Democratic member of the
Council has buttered his W bread at
the expense of the community, because
that would be to dignity a piece of
nonsense with an appearance Of seri-
business which it don't deserve. 1t is
sufficient to say that the Gazette sup
ported the Council in all its appropria-
tions, and when Judge Grant and
"Wash" ran for alderman, on the res
iguation of DIR. Barrows, the principal
argument used by the Gazette in favor
Of Wssh's election was that he would
cooperate heartily with the Cosncil
whilst that hard headed old Democrat
Judge Grant would oppose the march
Of improvement. Ifthc improvements
we're useless and extravagent,' why did
the Gazette approve them, and advo-
cate the election of a man who would
carry the mout +! Ifany one ever took the
trouble to preserve a file Of the Gazette,
on referring to it, he will find that in
May, June and up to a very late day that
paper was tcarfnlly enthusiastic in it.
commentators of the Council and its
improvements. The change Of It's tune
is to be attributed to the approach of
the Spring election. W. arc surprised
and gricved at the scurvy manner in
which the Gazette treats its co-adjutor.
Henry Lambach. Poor hanback, has
been removed from the office of city
Engineer, and now the Gazette, seeing
he is down, kicks him most unmerci-
fully. The city Council, with a desire
to remove politics from municipal
affairs, appointed several officers with
out regard to their party afinitlcs.
Among the number was Lambach, and
because he, poor fellow, was incompc-
tent and gave the contractors certif-
cstes when they were not entitled to
them, the Gazette attempts to saddle
I'll his blunden on the Democratic
party. Lambach's case, however,
ought to serve a. q warning to the
Council to appoint none but Demo-
crats in future. Lambach's incompe-
tsucy was 90 notorious that even Al
dsrmsn Waahburn, voted for his
removal. The Gazette denies that DR.
Olshaasa converted the hospital into
. poess heaas for sturdy beggass; if it
lneMAdythias Il ths circumstances
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