Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-03-24
City fairs.

twill be seen By the proceedings of the
"Ci,izens' Convention which we publish
in ,o.day's paper, that the opponents Of
the regular Democratic organization have
placed in nomination for City Officers q
ticket, the election Of which they urge up
on the ground that the men composing
the same are opposed to the high salaries
paid to the present officers. This is a
feigned issue, and was gotten Up by fer
boiling Democrats to ease their final debu,
into the ranks of the Republican party
In the advocacy of economy in tho admin.
istration Of our city affairs, and the appli-
cation Of the city revenue to the improve
ment of our streets, no opponents will be
found i'll the Democratic party; and to
show that the Democracy of the city are
not responsible for nor advocates of the
salaries at present allowed the municipal
officers, we need but make plain state
ment of facts.
The salaries paid at present are as fol.
lows Mayor, 5000; Recorder, $500 ;
Marshal, 500; Treasurer. SIS Assessor,
$50. The resolution creating these sala
ries was introduced by Alderman KSrss, a
bclter, and a supporter Of this " citizens "
ticket, and it received the vote of every
opposition Alderman present, to witt
Messrs. CULVER, ks,ss, HENRY, CoRDrA,
PooR and GAUCn; while but two Demo-
crats-Messrs. WILSON aud SANBoEN-
voted in tho affirmative.
Thus it will be seen that this extraordi.
nary extravaganza in the matter Of salaries
is the work Of the very men who are now
endeavoring to elect a ticket by crying out
against the work Of their own hands They
bad majority in the Council when The
resolution was reported, and might have
defeated IT, but their votes show that they
were unanimously in favor Of. the creation
Of these salaries. And now, in the face of
these facts, they turn around and endeav.
or to make the Democratic party respon
able for their extravaganza Voters Of
Sioux City, will you allow yourselves to
be duped by this transparent sophistry?
We might also call the attention of the
voters of the City to the rascali,y I'VE can
think of no milder term that is appropri
atc) displayed in contracting for the City
printing, and the exorbtant prices paid
for the printing of such matter as is not
enumerated in the contract. Voters, look
ct the record, and see how and by whom
this outrage was committed.
No person wlp is Democrat from prin.
ciple can excuse himself on the ground Of
opposition to high salaries for co-opera-
ting with the opposition in tho coming
spring election. The Democratic party
disclaims any responsibility for the sala
ries a, present paid, and the record proves
its consistency. And when the Democracy
NEE: in convention we have no doubt but
that they will take strong grounds in favor
Of retrenchment and reform in our city
affairs-at any rate they will not have the
man upon their committee to nominate
officers who is the author of the resolution
creating the present salaries, as was the
case in the " c,Izens' convention. All
good Democrats will wait for the action of
the Democratic Convention, when, if its
position is not in accordance with their
views of right, it will be time enough for
them 20 bolt.
We have nothing to say against the
candidates placed in nomination by the
opposition convention. There are equally
as good men in the Democratic party who
will as faithfully and economically admin.
lister the city government. In the Demo-
cratic convention we will advocate econo.
my in our city affairs and the nomination
Of q straight-out, unterriGed Democratic
ticket, and then do all we can to secure
its election. Let all good Democrats do
likewise.