The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-01
Very Consistent.

Very C0nsfstcnt.
The natural deprnvity of the leaders of the
Democratic party in Iowa is well illustrated in
their effort to ride into power and Office by de.
nunciation of the Lunatic Asylum, and of the
"Republican extravaganza" which sought to
make provision for two hundred lunatics now
confined in jAils and poor houses and chained
in out-houses. Many of these unfortunate per
sons can be cured by proper treatment, but
they cannot be properly treated except at an
Asylum like that at Nj. Pleasant.
The Asylum at Mt Pleasant is a credit to
the State of Iowa.
IL is well constructed By an intelligent build
er and admirably adapted to the purpose for
which it was intended.
Its cost has been entirely within the means
OF the people Of the State and less than that of
institutions elsewhere Of corresponding size.
Its construction vas the unanimous work of
the Legislature, without respect to party.
Moneys for its construction were appropria.
ted without opposition from Democrats or Re-
pubcaps
Every citizen of Iowa should be proud Of 1t
as lasting monument to the intelligence and
christian benevoience Of our people,
On the contrary it has been seized upon by
demagogues and the Republican party de-
nounced from every stump for its construction.
On the bluff and in sight of almost every
part of our city stands the Marine Hospital
II h,,iif an ovrao.n 40 t,oYav. >x -
teen thousand dollars, besides the cost OF the
ground and Of putting q new roof upon it
which blew of last spring. Ia j, is physician
DR.. Edelin, at . salary Of 1920 year. We
believe there 10 also ste ward, and provision
made for an establishment at q considerable
annual expense. Yet there never has been
patient 10 this Hospital and probably never will
be. The duties Of the officers employed in it,
including the physician, are entirely POLITICAL
They labor constantly for the success of the
Democratic party. DR.. Edelin, and his subor-
dlnates, il he has any, and we are under the
impression that he has, are employ ed seven days
in every week in clectioneering. He is paid for
msrshalling voters to the polls and making
else. These are facts known to all our citizens
yet not single Democratic newspaper or stump
speaker has ever complained of it or men,
toned it.
i is wicked and exiravagant for the Legisla-
tHre Of Iowa to construct an Asylum for luna
tics-but it is all right for the General Govern
ment 10 build Marine Hospital in order 10 give
salaries to noisy politicians whose only duties
are to mislead and deceive the people and i'm
port into our State. at Government expense
mercenary voting cattle.
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STESGrHrNIS6 THE OuT.PosTs.-Ben NJ Sam
uels promised two thousand Demscrasic major
ity in Dubuque county when he was in this city
last week. When asked where it was to come
from, he asserted that there were fourteen hun
dred persons in that county entitled to and who
would be naturalized and vote, mostly the Dem.
eeratic ticket. This Of course means that that
number are to be imported into the State from
Dunleith. Our friends should look out tor them.
WHEN DoCroRs DisAsRKs, &C.-The County
jude o! Lee County has made an exhibit
covering fifty odd pages Of closely written MSS
/. seems that he regards the ''Ietter Of the law
and 10 willing to comply with it's Requirements
demanding "minute" statement He is as
much Democrat as Judge Wightman, but has
not GOT far along TO dare to Sc, tie statutes
OF the State at defiance. But ii Wightman
can do this thing With impunity, others will fol-