The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-11-27
State Ala for misunderstanding Tuesday Night

Pursuant to call, quite respectable num-
Der of the people of this county convened
a. Concer, Hall, on Tuesday evening last,
to take into consideration the feasibility OF
loauing the credit Of the State to aid in
the completion Of the several railroads in
this State. The deliberations of the meet
ing were harmonious throughout, and spir-
tied beyond what we had been led to expect.
From the proceedings, which we publish In
another column, it will be seen that resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted, favoring the
proposed loan of State aid, and calling
convention Of ten delegates from each Of
the counties on tho Missouri Slope, to meet
in this city on the 18th Of December pro1-
limo.
While VIC are frank to admit the attain
ment aimed at--the speedy completion OF
our Railroads.&c. good one, and one that
should enlist all the sympathies and efforts
of every man, woman and child in the State,
we cannot but look with suspicion upon the
means and policy, by which it is proposed
to accomplish that end. We are aversc to
the loaning of tho State Credit, on the
ground of tho unav oidable and enormous
corruption it would eugender in the leglsla-
tive department Of our State Government.
A bill contemplating the loaning of the cred
it Of the State to the amount Of 10 or $l5,-
600, 900. tossed in many the restless spirits Of
cur legislature, would be struggled for with
all the yehemcncc and greed ofpersonal and
local interest Who can tell what hordes of
interested lobby members, and what shoals
and swarms Of busy solicitors, would beset
the legislators, each eager for his own To-
cali,y, and advocating the claims of his fa-
vorte project? But, it may be urged, that
it will be no use to get a measure through
the legislature by such means, for the peo-
pie have to pass upon the matter, and they
would not, surely, sanction any such pro-
cceding. Very true, but in that cases, the
people-thc tax paycrs-have to pay for the
music. If they voted down the proposition
submitted by the Legislature, they would have
to pay for the privilege, in the shape of an
increased taxation. We say let the matter
rest another ycar-f the people, or seem
ing majority of them, then favor tho pro-
jcct Of State Aid, let that be made the issue
in the canvass for members of the Leglsla-
turc. 1t will then be properly before the
legislative department of the Government.
Then it can be acted upon without an extra
expense to the State.
However, i. is useless to say ought IN re-
lation to this mattcr-for no definite propo-
si,on or plan has yet been matured by the
advocates of the measure. We await the is
sue Of tho several conventions that have
been called to consider this subject. Should
these conventions succeed in presenting, or
agreeing upon, feasible and unohjcctiona.
bic plan { which We do not anticipate for
serurely loaning the credit Of the State to
aid in the speedy completion of our Rail
roads, we shall be the last to object to its
consummation. That the Railroads need
such aid, none will dcny--and the question
simply resolves itself into this--can the
State safely aid them? We think not but
nrc will ne to await the issue of the Conven-
tons, before pronouncing the scheme en-
trcly mpracticablc.