The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-03

the resul, Of an accident. For years had
to struggle, often seeing the goal OF ambi-
ton within my reach; It was again and
sgain taken from mo by the aid OF men Of
my own class. ] had not only them to con-
tend with, but aim ost the entire partisan press
Of my state was subsidized by government
money and patronage to oppose my erection.
| sincerely hope, sir, the time. willseome when
such speeches as that from the Senator from
South Carolina will be considered lesson
to the laborers of the nation"
Such is part of the speech Of one OF the
most remarkable man of our country. The
workingmen Of the United States should
study and watch his career, read and re read
the extract we have quoted, and weigh well
the lesson ii teaches. This man has enjoyed
none or the sweets Of aristocratic training,
His school has been the world bis books
have been men; his experience the blows and
buffetings of outrageous fortune. When
such a man mounts TO position, he mounts bv
no compliances to faction; by no cringing
power; by no fiatteries--no talsehoods. lie
caryes the steps out Of which he asceDds,
from the rock of his own hardships; and
when he reaches the goal he holds his place
steadily, happy in the consciousness that ne
has nothing to retrAct, nobody TO nndeceiVe,
and no promise to fulfil which will Illuminate
hun. How proudly from the Senate, when
speaking Of his class, in reply to that North
ern born South Carolinian, who denounced
the white laborers as slaves, Broderick could
20 back TO his working day father, toiler
on the Capitol in his youth, and exclaim -
I" While hold a seat here, hare bW 10
look at the beautiful capitals ddorning the
piiasters that support this roof, to De re-
minded Of my Jather's talent, and 70 see his
handiwork ~ How muca more refreshing
is such an example than the exhibitions Of
seryility and Of selfshncss which SO often
debauch our National Legislature!
The way the Money Goes.
Senator Wilson, in his speech on the ex-
travagant sums spent by the Administration
in collecting the national revenue, stated
that there were at Niagara 10 men employed
at an expense Of $4,000 10 collect $4,000 ;
at Oswego % at Sis, 900 to collect $4,000 ;
at Buffalo 90 men atSl7 ,000t TO collect $l0,-
00o at Pittsburgh &c men at $4,000 to
collect $4,000; at Burlington SO men a,
SIG 900 to collect $500; ut Wiscasset {
men at $1,000 to collect $3.50; Mt Ports
mouth q men OF ST. 900 to collect $500;
at Newhuryport l3 men at $500 to colleci
so 900; az Marblehcad men ut $4,000 to
collect $3.50; at Now Bedford IA men ut 81 =
500 to collect "a 800; at Perth Amboy IL
men at S4, 500 TO collect 81 500; at Norfolk
% men at $4,000 to collect sol 200; al
Ocracoke men Mt $4,000 to collect So Al
Toledo men Mt - 400 to collect S507; NJ
Detroit 10 men to $4,000 to collect S495
at Beuicia men at 81 400 to collect 81 300
at Stockton | man at SO, 100 to collect Slab
Mt Sacramento | man at $4,000 TO collect
si02: Mt san Diego men at 81 600 to col
lect $50; Mt Monterey men at $1,000 te
collect S45 Mt San Pedro men at "a ,20t
to collect 1904.
A glance Mt these figures will suffice Il
convince any man that the number OF EN-
ployecs at these places have been purposel,
| increased in order TO afford snug places TO
politicians whom the party find it necessar.
/ to reward.
Here are 200 men who receive $500, 10
! for collecting $50 ,i95, thus this Admlnistra
ton pays at the rate Of 50 s. for collecting
81 90 at the various p ints mentioned, an
a similar corrupt and wasteful extravaganc
characteristics its course in all department
Of the Government. When the people re
feet upon facts OF this character they Wi
have no difficulty in seeing how 1t happen
that tho present Administration bankrupte
the treasury and borrowed thirty-five million
Of money during the first year OF it's term.