Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-19
City Election.

As we suggested yesterday, we have
something to say this morning upon
the approaching municipal election,
and first To the members of the Dem
ocratie party. We must nominate this
spring a clean Democratic ticket
There must be no wavering, no dodg-
ing, no fnessing The time has ar
rived for the Democratic party to act,
and act We must in bold, straight for
ward and independent way.
We have received innnmerablc pro-
posals from great many different
sources TO run Independent" tickets,
peoples tickets, and "union tick
cts. Gentlemen, this thing will not
do ..and we give all persons due
notice that attempts to induce the
STATE DEMocRAr so support an Sin
dependent :" ticket, will be useless
Parties laboring heretofore in that
direction, arc hereby given most dis
tinctly TO understand that for their
das'nterested efforts with us they will
have their labor for their pains. Twice
during our connection with this jour
nal, we have been injudicions enough
to advocate an independent" ticket,
our labor being crowned in both in
stances with success. In neither case
could the ticket have been elected with
out the aid of the Democrat In sack
cloth and ashes wave we repentcd.-
There is no hope except in the success
of the old democratic parry.
This success cannot he obtained
without preserving its organization,
and nominating at every election a
ticket composed of long tried and re-
hdbiV 1'cihotidts. ,ou'Il HOulIDdtIOu
we must have this spring, and yny
democrat who will advocate a differ
ent course, will do great wrong to
the democratic party and the interests
of this city.
Again in the selection of candidates.
q careful reference must be had to the
fitness of the men for the office. The
reckless and extravagant manner in
which our city finances have been man
aged during the past year, has most
thoroughly Disguised the intelligent
portion Of the tax payers with the
"city council In the coming election
no men in the city can begin to touch
bottom as candidate for alderman.
unless he is able, honest and economic
81. No man in this city can be elect
ed to the Office Of Mayor, or mem
Der Of the City council unless he pub.
licly declares himself in favor of a re-.
peal Of the ordinances granting sala.
ries to the Mayor and Aldermen, and
publicly pledges himself that during
his term Of Office he will vote no mon.
ey to himself or colleagues as salaries
To both of these they must be com.
pletely and unequesically pledged. :
Unless they are, they cannot receive
our support, they will not receive the
support Of the voters of this city. We
Get that down as fred fact.
Again, they must pledge themselves
to reduction Of the salaries attached
to all other city officers. The City
Treasurer must be reduced to A SALARY
not to exceed the sum Of $500. W.
are assured by parties who ougA. t.
know, that the stealings" inciden
to this office would amply remunerat'
any person for the services rendered
The Msrshal should be reduced a
least $500, and be required at that +
do his own work, and not allowed, q
he hes been for the sst yeat, extr
pay for deputy. The Clerks salar
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