The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-09-05


The smporsance ~ = single vote.
A single vote in this county or some other
county 10 tho State may slsst single member
Of the Legislature, whose single vote may de-
cde the political character Of that branch Of
the Leg and thereby decide who shall
DO United States Senator for six years. And
that United States Senator may in course
decide during the next Presidential term the
political character Of the United States Sss-
ate by his single votes. And il such series
Of events should OCCUR, il j. evident that =
single vote might not only decide the destiny
Of the Republican party, but might even seal
the fate Of the country.
We hold that there 10 . sufficient proba-
bility OF one or ell these events involved in
the coming election to demand Of every pa.
triot aad honest man careful consideration
Of the responsibility which rests upon him,
not only for his exersions and influence, but
for the casting Of his single vote on the day
OF election. No mere indifference, no old
time prejudice nor personal dislike will avail
before the bar of conscience or the bar Of
God as justification Of avote cast, or vote
withheld, where ultimate consequences 90
momentous depend on the issue Of the cleo
ton.
For the Gate City.
what WIFI They DO Win ill
Some six years sinoe the citizens Of Keo-
kuk projected the building Of Railroad
from Keokuk to Fl. Des Moines. There was
subscribed BY citizens some two hundred
thousand dollars, and the stockholders in
their good wisdom elected as Directors Of
the road some Of the "solid men' Of Kaokuk.
The same Directors, mainly, have been year.
~ elected since the organisation. They have
built thirty eight miles Of road, and graded :
few miles more. During the most OF the
time Of the building Of the road, tho citisens
OF keokuk, - we'll 40 the whole country,
we're in prosperous condition, and aided
the road nobly, giving in CITY, county and in
dividual subscriptions over eight hundred
thousand dollars. But tho panic Of '57 put
= stop to our prosperity, and to the further
immediate progress Of tho road. In the
meantime, tho Burlington and Missouri River
Road, owing TO ito having large grant Of
land, Was enabled to push on west to Ottum-
"a, which makes it absolutely necessary tina,
the X, Fl. D. 4 NJ. R. r. should be finished
to that point, it only being 80 miles. This
necessity is felt BY all,-ths poor and the
hand to enable the Directors at once to
build this road, the citizens, with unanimi-
ty and noblsness Of purpose worthy Of oil
praise, have come forward and given their
notes for one hundred thousand dollars, pay
able when the road 10 finished to Otsumwa.
Now comes up the question at the head OF
this article: ''Whas will they do with it?'
Will they give the contract Of the grading
bridging and tieing OF the road to q HON.
company, who will give the work to our owr
people, or will they give it to some out side,
or specializing company, who may or ma,
not do the work, and If he or they doee do il.
that will carry Of the profits which are &c
much needed at homeP Itdoes appear to m,
that tho people Of Kookuk have had enough
OF rich foreign contractors.
This OF all others is the time to build thi,
road cheaply and quickly. There are TO- DAY
10 the city Of Keokuk enough idle men L
grade, bridge and tie this 33 miles Of road
within the next twelve months--men VII,
have to earn their living for themselves ant
families BY their own hard labor. And d.
not speak undoubtedly, but speak what d,
know, when say that . company Dan be or
ganised that can and will grade, bridge ane
tie the road at fair rates, taking their pay il
the means now in the hands Of the Director,
Of the road. Will tho Directory give such ,
company the contract2 II they will, th,
road will be built, and our laborers, stone
masons and tsamsters will be given employ
ment; the profits, II any, will be with on,
own people; aud prosperity will again bles
our good citv. KEoxux.
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