Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-01

The DEMOCRAT AND JUDGE GRANT.
1t has always been custom with US to
Danish political and personal matters from
our columns on New Years day, and to
make our paper, as far as possible, the rep
resentative of the universal good feeling
aud good nature which prevails upon that
occasion and it is not without feelings Of
regret that we consider ourselves called up.
on, at thia time, in selfdefense, to make the
following remarks:
OF late, the Gazette has several times
taken occasion to lie about the Democ, at in
the most unwarrantable and scandalous
manner, in connection with our course upon
the railroad question. and in Its issue OF
yesterday it reiterates and enlarges upon
the entire series Of falsehoods.
Knowing that the Gazette, while the SEN
ior-now Gin New York Oh important bust
ness"-was at home was never "fiush" with
ideas, and appreciating the situation of the
junior, during his absence, we have hereto
fore been inclined to overlook his remarks
regarding the Democrat, believing them 70
be merely the desperate adventures of
editor accustomed to lying. and very "hard
up" for subject matter for falsehood !;
but the time has arrived when forbearance
has ceased to be virtue, and when the
weakness OF an editor without an idea, is
no longer protection.
lAs a public journal, the Democrat has
ever been devoted to the the interests of the
people OF Davenport and Scott county, and
has not made itself the organ of a few indi-
viduals, who. by good luck, chanced to be
able to build fine residences and erect mar
bic banking houses While the Gazette has
been backing up wild cat currency, for a
pec,niary corsideration--the.. amount of
which we are able to name while it has
been backing up gas monopolies, sustaining
rascally city councils and toadying to every
banker and monied corporation which was
willing to make toadyism profitable, the
Democrat, regardless Of offered brides, has
stood up manfully for the rights of the peo-
pie, and now, forsooth, because we pursue
the even tenor of our way. regardless of all
but the right, we are charged, one day, by
this immaculate and consistent sheet, with
having been bought up BY the Railroad
Company, and the next, with being owned
by Judge Grant.
Upon the railroad question we have al
ways occupied the position which we occu-
py to-day. The question was first agitated
by the Democrat. While the Gazette was
spending its energies in bowling over bleed
ing Kansas and i'll writing editorials upon
subjects that inter ested no one, the Demo
crat. with an eye open to the interests Of
the city and county. first proposed the pro-
/ iect Of Cedar Valley Railroad, and the
Gazette, which never originated IN idea
except that some one Of it's contemporaries,
following its example. has sold itself-only
fell into the line in support of the Measure
when it had received the permission Of
those without whose sanction it is afraid to
sneeze
The mistake by which the first proposi-
tion was defeated. We considered excusabls,
and we were again the first paper IN the
city to suggest the subnissioa Of another
propositions: but when the ssaend-got up
under the especial supervision Of X. Z. z
| Of the Ness, Of yesterdsy-was found even
more assailable than the former; when the
vigilant enemy, who. whatever else may be
said of him, has not concealed his purpose,
again tore the boasted injunction proof
| proposition into tattsrs, We. in common
with thfrese Of the people, who had relied
spoa 1Asopinion Of the would be "Bhdss
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