The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-10-06

1855 The following table shows the expenditures of
the general government every tenthyear since 1900
Year. President. Expenditures. Population. 2 head.
$500 Adams, 1881 ,669 80 5,306.925 $500
1870 $50 Monroe 1874, Sso57 S,ess,isi l,a6
1880 jackson, IL, 229. 5:33 ,33 II. s66.020 1,03
1910 Van Buren, 4,139,92O,11 77,Oe9453 1,4i
lS5N Fillmore, 81 f65, 300 %, 1911 $50 100
1858 g Sl,5S5, 69I,76 IS, o00,089 2,9S
Tro dollars and ninety eight cents PEI head-yes,
it the people of Iowa to keep up the Democratic
administration at Washington, Dos cts per head; and
if we deduct the slave population of the south, as we
ought do, they give nothing towards the support
Of the government and are not considered as having
any rights protected it will greatly increase the
amount pei head Tor the people actually protected.
The slaves may be estima eat about 000, 00e WHICH
leaves 20O000O the free population and this brings
the rate per head to over three dOiors and quarter,
-(ss,27) and the proportion which falls to Iowa is
81 962 900, nearly two millions dollars, while the
ordinary expenses of the Republican government OF
Iowa for the last years is but S97 a % per year,
or only tentseh of what it costs to keep up the
Democratic government at Washington
The population of Iowa is at this time not less than
600 900 souls and if we divide the ordinary expenses
of our state government by the population 1t gives
10 cents, as the cost per head. The result may be
thus stated:
COST per head of Democratic general government.
1921.
Cost per head of Republican state government ,i6
Would not the democratic party of Iowa do well to
cast the bedm of 1921 out of their eyes, before
they attempt to pluck the mote of Is cents out of ours.
1t may be said that do not pay the expenses OF
the general governments but we do They are raised
by duty foreign goods, which the consumers pay
little by little without perceiying it. We pay cents
- ltfI CON
sume. Thi, doctrine is stated by the Democrat ic
party in the eth Resolution of their state platform
Revenues from duties should be made light pos
sibIe upon the people by whom they eventually to
be paid
The foregoing facts enough to show that there
is no foundation for the charges of Republican en-
travagance, and there was, the Democrats of Iowa
. not the proper persons to make lit is like
"Sdtan iepFo6ing sin"
THEIR CANDIDATES.
We dislike to referto personal matters but it is
old saying who live in glass houses should
not throw stones at their neighbors.n 1t had been
well the Democra tic party had been governed by
! this maxim. Their present Candidates are certainly
the last set ofmen in the state who ought to say any
! thing about extravaganza or high salaries
| There is Mr.. 4. Z. DopGE who has held Office an,
grown fat government pap for 20 years, and ha
for several years received salary from the Presden
Of the United States $4,000 year Is he thenlan
/ t1rant about economy
There is BABBTT the candidate for Lieutenant Gov
who was in the Land Office at 80, 900 year, and dur
ing the term OF three which he held he pocket
4 ed $4,000 extra compensation for which th'
Attorney q enera of the United States brought sui
against him; but Babbit gained the suit and kept TIN
money, making over $4,000 year. He is anothe
preacher of the Gospel of economy.
Then again, there WILSON and MASON, two o
their candidates for Supreme Judges, both of whom
held Offices by Presidential appointment while w
territory, and one fthem (Aiason) has recent
held an Office and resided at Washington Such i
the State ricket--A batch of Government office-ho
ers combined to rule the state of Iowa. Clique 0
politicians who make their living by their trade.
| And there is FRANKLIN of their cand idates 70
Representative in this county, who is also in tn
field, preaching against Republican extravaganza
lie has not been government official, and stood "a
the public crib ike the others; but in small wa
he has shown his ca pacity for sucking government
pap. lie a member of the legislature from thi
county in 1876, and was at the extra session held il
July. At that session the record shows that he mad
three notion, two of them motions to adjourn
and the third enc was raise tie Satdries of Judge
from Sl0O0to 1900 year. ...-.. ..
1t is supposed that he at that time had hopes
being Judge himself At the same session, whic
iasted ! days three ofwhich spent in trip t
Chicago spree, he helped TO vote himself 800 TO
the term, when he only emitted to ~ per da.
by the Constitution of the State.
But every has his price It is sad-some msr
some less, and that is his price Mr. McCormc tn
other raeniber from this county would not take it, Blu
paid it into the county treasury. Mr.. b. of Jelrel
snuco ~ he mon m fItsrW
and gave it up again, like Judas lie again
candidate, but the people did not elect him.
Mr. Doggett is proslavery to the bone, and say
slavery is right lie is Of cour for extending it,
lie is one Of the Democratic Candidates for Reprcsen
tatiye. l Ill. ~ ...#
Mr.. uackworth the candidate for county Superin
tendent, is a man that can make no pretensions I
qualifications for the Office. He has been county sun
yeyor and his party would not run him second time
II was "A common remark before their nominations
that the Democrats did not know whom to nom
mate fer Surveyor and superintendent, because the
said they had timber for either Offices. What d
you think of their timber county superintendent
lie has admitted his incompetancy for the Office.
1t may be here remarked that Joseph STREET VIII
is going over the county and falling into connptio
lt the extravaganza of the Republican party,
broken down political hack who could not ge 10 ic
IN the olu wing party ana c&hhoI III inc DehoeIdti
party, but who has sucked out of the county tit tn
past year nearly the of sI94,6S for printing
with the prospect Of thetax list TO publish If Democ
racy triumphs He is devoted to the party on tn
same principle the Smiths of Ephesus to the Goodies
Diana" BY this have living"
There are some Others to whom We would wish t
pay respects, But let them pass.
I.is evident enough from the composition of th
ticket that economy in the public is tn
last thing they would think of, practice. The.
have another object and that object is TO lead ava,