The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-04
The Campaign In iowa.

sorry political campaign this year, in this
State. Their newspapers started out with
the resolution to scruple at no means to ac-
complish their ends, however disreputablo or
untrue they might be. They were deter
mined that it should be emphatically can
vass Of lies; but unfortunately for them,
though fortunately for the cause Of truth, the
Spanish proverb has proved true and "their
lies have all gone home to roost."
The Eads press,-that is to say the news
papers suborned by that immaculate 6nan-
cier and educator, = recognizing the truth Of
the proposition that the receiver Of stolen
goods is a. guilty Us the thief, knowing that
the public school fund had been placed in
their hands without the shadow Of authority
in law, and that they were both legally and
morally as guilty as be who purloined it,
we're resolved to divert public attention from
their own completely in the peculation Of that
Fund, by their gross and unwarrantable at
tacks upon other people. Hence the unscru-
pulous snd virulent attacks in the Democrat
ic organs in Burlington, Fl. Madison, Keo-
kuk, Iowa City, Dubuque, &C., upon the Re.
publican party, and especially upon every
body from whom they dreaded exposure or
censure.
REPUBLICAN ExrRAvAGAsCE.
A violent onslaught was first made upon
what they termed the Republican extravs-
gance Of the late administration. The at
tempt was made to convince reasonable men
that the State ought to be administered az
cheap with population Of 100000 sonls and
eighty-nine organized counties, as with a
population Of 100000 and ffty-one organ
lied counties. They thought the people would
overlook the fact demonstrated by the histo-
~ Of every city, county and State since gov
ernments were organized, TINT the expenses
OF n government increase somewhat il pro-
portion to the increase OF population and
wealth.
The population Of Iowa has moro than
doubled in the last four years. In that time
the number Of Judicial districts has been in
creased, more than forty new counties have
been organized and the representation in the
General Assembly has been greatly enlarged;
large additions have been made to the PEN
isentiary and the number Of convicts increased
seven fold the number OF deaf and dumb
and blind children has increased, tho salaries
OF officers have hess/ raised to respectable
living rates; a(tostly Insane Hospital has
been nearly completed; a Geological Survey
Of the State partly finished, and the Agricul-
tural Societies all over the State have been
greatly encouraged; an extra session Of the
General Assembly became necessary in July,
1856, and Constitutional Convention was
held in February, 1867, both Of which were
attended with very considerable expense to
the State, aud oil Of which have been en-
dorsed over and over again By the people.
pEFALcArioN or TIE STATE TREASURER.
They next attacked the Treasurer OF State.
NJ l.. Morris, Eco, and pronounced him a
defaulter to the amount OF sos, 900 because
he brought that amount Of money from New
York in Eastern exchange instead Of bring
ing it in gold. Il was not pretended that
there was any deficiency ii the Treasury. In
Tact, there was an excess, but q portion OF
the money was in drafts on New York, which
were worth moro to the State than gold
They said be was a defaulter because be
ought to have brought the money in gold
yes when proposition was made in the Sem
ate 10 require him 10 bring nothing but gold.
1t WAS voted down by some Of the very me q
who nov prefer the charge Of dedication
Not only so, but the bill authorizing him Ia
negotiate the loan declares thu, q deposit a
the money tS2oo,oo0) in the State Treasur,
shall be deemed full performance prae,
the act, leaving him to get the money to De,
Moines in bis own way. This exchange ha,
been paid out to the creditors OF the State o.
otherwise converted into specie, and this ssli
has gone home to ioost.n We do not sup
pose that there Is q man in the State VII,
evsr believed Mr.. Morris to DO defaulter
and there are but very few men, cognixant O
the faets, who do not believe that the ehare