The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-09-03

low, penny a-liner sycophants, whilst hi
brother LIN law, the late ex- Governor Clark
was foisted into the Executive chair Of tn,
late Territory! Ex- Governor Clark il
dead. God forbid that should assail biz
cherished memory. But it may be permit
ted me to state that, as branch of the roy
al family, he established the first press il
Burlington and that, as the country wa.
organized into counties in the interior, anc
the population increased, old types ant
presses Were furnished, sent to the severa
newly organized county seats, mortgag,
taken, and some willing, we'll doctrinated
lpurseless, coatless, slavish tool mouutet
upon the editorial tripod of a new country
d de-m-o-c-r-a-t-t-C newspaper What
perfect combination of political machinery!
One OF its most perfect and most recent de-
yelopments has been the selection of Hem
(why would not some other .toiol have don,
as well y as the man to 60 to Washing,
ton!
would enquire what our Senator ant
Representatives haze done for this Dstric
and State Echo answers phQt? Year.
ago Dodge received a whole shower of glo.
rifcation on account of the Des Moines Riv.
er Grant and although nothing has beer
done since but to let the great body of the
supposed Grant slip back and out of oul
hands, and few hungry hangers on to eat
up the residue; yet any quantity Of politi-
cal capital-of "glory, honor and immor-
taiity,' have been manufactured for, and
used by, Jones, Thompson, Hem & Co.,
and | don't know but that this poor, limo.
cent, miserable hobby is to be ridden by
every Dodge candidate for Congress, &C.,
for the next quarter of century Why
some of the Dodge newspapers, in adv yoca-
ting Henn's elec: on, recently, urged the
people to vote for him so that he might 90
to Washington and ''co-operate with ID odge
in securing favorable construction of the
River Graut.'' Good heavensl Should
Hem live, he will take bis seat something
less than t,ro gears hence, and vet we must
hold on until he can get to Congress to CO.
operate with Dodge! That is, until he can
explain to Dodge and the members of the
House Of Representatives, what he meant
| and they intended when he drew up and they
and they voted for the Des Moipes River
Bill! Bah Bat such is the lame and
impotent stuff of which Iowa Dodycry is
made!
And this leads to speak Of Iowa-of State
and local politics. And here dare assert
that no State has been so shamefuliy man
aged since the foundation of our National
Government, as has Iowa, since the adop-
ton Of her Constitution and her admission
into the Union. No inconsiderable number
of unlettered doitS have been eel tected and
sent, year after year, to the Legislature be-
cause, and simply because, Dodge & Co.
could use hem' The question has never
been, in their selections, are they honest,
capable, and friends to the State and Union:
are they wise, discreet, ard wed led to the
interest OF their constituents, aud will they
labor successfully for the upbuilding of the
State; but are they true to liUnkerdom
will they vote for Dodge d Co.! The con-
sequence has been that we have been very
inditferently represented in the United
States >nate, and upon the Supreme Bench,
&C., /nlst amendatory, reyisatory and ex-
plauutory legislation has characterized cy-
cry session of the Legislature. And all
this because blind, partiZan zeal and selfish
ness supreme, has governed ail-ov verrode
and outstripped everything else! As gen.
eral thing, members of the Legislature, at
the close Of their sessions, were the least
able to inform you what had been done, OF
what omitted!
As an illustration of the foreg DING views.
consider the law creating the Office Of Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction-the
election held under it, when Mason and
Harlan ran, the writ Of quo warrGnfo is
sued against the latter, and the final action
Of the courtsl Look at the second election
to fill the same Office, and the subsequent
action had in regard to it The matter of
"Harlip," hIIarlen." 'Harldn." etc.. And
look ut the efforts at BRIBERY; the refusal
to 20 into Joint convention the abOrtive eff
fort made at, and finally failure to elect
nited States Senators. ETC.. at the first
meeting of tho Legislature held under the
Constituon And look, again, at the ap-
p!iancCs brought to bear and the various
prctences resorted to, to induce the Cover
nor to call an extraordinary session of the
Legislature, but for the real purpose of eec
ting Dodge to the [. S. Senate And fin
ally, look at the failure, and the miserable
waste of time, temper, character and money!
and who does not feel disgust and loathing
at viewing the history Of the course of our
leaders, in regard to the Mormons: Al first
they talked Of "western thunder!'' They
negotiated for, and suppos1 py would
and others were sent among Gith mon
priest!" Dodge and Hall offered Babbitt
$1,000 to secure the Mormon vote. At an
other time Dodge, Judge Joseph Williams,
Hall and Clark were closeted in Dodse's
house with a Mormon preacher, endeavor-
ing to negotiate for the procuring OF the
Mormon vote! At this interview was pres
ent. 1t was then ''Joseph the Prophet, =
the Mormons were then good, honest, abus-
ed, sanity men But what next? Why
all the democratic negotiations finally fail
ed and, 10 and behold ! the Mormons are
set of thieves, outcasts and outlaws, and
ought not to be permitted to vote at all =
" The Wings were CorJnpt scoundreis tor
having received their y0tes,' and 1t would
.'neyer do to give it up SOL" What next?
Why kister, their newly elected Treasurer
of State, stole the Mormon poll books! The
rest of this history you know. Congress-a
" democratic Congress-deelarcd them
set of outlaws, disallowed and condemned
the poll book larceny, threw Thompson out
of the seat which he had usurped for year
and half, and sent him home.
Now, | will venture the opinion that there
is not man in this vast assembly, who
really, in his heart, believes that had Mason
beaten Harlan there would ever have been
any difficulty successfully interposed in the
way of his assuming and retaining the Office!
and not man who hears me, believes that
had the Mormons voted for Thompson he
would have been disturbed in his Congress
sional seat.
But again inquire what our Represent
atives in Congress, and particularly that
one from this District, have dore? What
has Thompson done that we should send
him back? lie devoted most Of the time of
his first term in efforts to secure his re-elec-
ton. lie really promised the young demo-
cracy of this District, Offices enough in the
new Territories of California, Utah, New
Mexico, Nebraska and Minnesota, to officer
half the continent, if they would labor for
his reorganization and election! D.I he
ever make a treech ii Congress? Did he
ever advocate or secure any important meas
ure? The fact is, that notwithstanding
Congress has but recently declared vacan-
cy in that body from this District, yet, in
point of fact, we have had racdncy for
the three years last past! And if my posi-
ton must contribute to the election OF Mr.