The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-08-25

l. They say that the people of Iowa are
fleeing from the State to avoid the oppression
OF state debt, that cannot. under any cir
cumstances, exceed s25O,OOO, and going to
Missouri, where there is public debt already
created, of twenty-four million dollars, and
which is being enlarged every six months by
the sale Of bonds, with the proceeds of which
to discharge the interest as it falls due upon
the debt already existing. .aa:a.a .,-..- ..
2. They say that the expenses of admin
istering the government of the State of Iowa
with seven hundred Thousand people, ought
to be no greater than when tie entire popu-
lation did not exceed one hundred and eigh-
teen thousand. ..-... .........a r...-..-.s.... .
3. They say that the taxation has been
increased in Iowa since the Republicans came
into power, when the public records show
that the highest rate of taxation ever levied
in the State, viz three mills on the dollar.
was levied by the democrats, and that the
highest levy ever made by the Republicans
! is one and a half mills. s
4. They say the republicans are response
BILE for the creation of all the city and couu-
try railroad debts, whilst the history of the
state shows that the decision that such debts
could be created, was made by democratic
Supreme bench composed of Williams, Green
and Kinney; and the law which they con-
strued to thus warrant municipal indebted
ness, was part of the Code, and drafted by
Judge Mason, present candidate for cleo
ton to the same bench.
5. They say that Mr.. Kirkwood, who has
, been citizen of the state upwards of five
years, has not been resident long enough
to justify the people in voting for him for
Governor, whilst they have candidate for
the Supreme Court on their ticket. &C. G.
Cole who has not been resident of the state
two years. ss.r ,ga...- .r-r- ..f
8. They say that republicans ought not
to vote for Kirkwood because he was once
democrat, yet they vote for c. c. Cole who
professed to bea Know Nothing and Whig
within the last twelve months; for Babbitt,
who was an anti Mason and Whig when he
came to the state, and for Mason, who was
William Leggett free-soiler when he lived in
New York City a,
z. They say that they want an honest set
of officials, ami therefore vote for L. w. Bab-
bitt for Lieut.. Governor, who is proclaimed
by their own national administration, a pub
lie defaulter, and, under the sub-treasury
law--deserving Of the pcnitentiary.
8. They say they are in favor of the home
stead bill, yet they advocate the election of
the man who declared that the same George
W. Jones, who preferred Cuba to the home
stead, and therefore defeated the passage of
the beneficient measure, ''never lodged a
responsibility or failed to perform duty"
8. They say the temperance men ought
to forsake the republican party and vote the
democratic ticket, yet the democratic state
platform unequivocally declares in one Of It's
resolutions in favor of free ,ohisky.
| 10. They say that foreign born citizens
should all vote the democratic ticket yet they
are constant In their abuse Of the republican
party for nominating N. J. Rusch for Lieut..
Governor, and of Mr.. Rusch personally, be-
cause he was born in foreign land and
speaks English with a German accent.
II. They say that we should all vote for
General Dodge. because he is, and always has
been devoted friend to the Homestead law,
yet, although instructed by the General As
sembly Of the state more than two years be-
fore he left the Senate, ''to use his best ex-
ertions to secure the passage Of such law
he neglected to introduce such a bill OF to
take any steps indicating that lie approved
any such principle as that cf free bcmes for
the homeless
Why was Beethoven ike opium? Because
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