Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-08-17

utacture cap't3l, were tskeu up ~ DTies
by the speaker, and treated in . most
mastery and effective manner. We
donbt il there is any man in the State
more fully competent 70 interest," -
audience on these points than Mr..
Cole. We could not help comparing
the able aud statesmanlike msnner in
which he took these questions up With
the clumsy, puerile attempts Of that
unpopular, ignorant pretendcr, Sam
kirkwood.
On State politics, Mr.. Cole was like.
wise perfectly at home. Being man
Of active habits, an enquiring mind and
likewise being q resident of the State
Capital, the fountain head Of Black
Republican scheming and trickery, he
has had his eyes open and improved
his opportunities for looking after
those knaves whose sole objects seem
to be to ascertain which of their mum.
Der can get heirthieving hands deepest
into the State Treasury. His showing
up Of those WORTHLESS was amusing in
the extreme-if indeed it can be a
source Of amusement to be made &C
quainted with the manner in which
dishonest Office holders manage to
steal away the funds Of the people.
The speaker did not charge the
office holders with stealing, as that
would be q grave charge he attribu-
ted the matter to their ignorance Of
the laws which they themselves we're
sworn to execute. For instance, the
Governor wishes to be absent from
the State, for q week or two, he au>
thorizes the Secretary Of State to at
tend to his duties if anything should
require them during his absence. The
Secretary-Mr. Sells, for instance, does
up the gubernational duties for the
time and draws a quarters salary
the Governor at the same time drawing
his. This is done because Mr.. Sells
must have his pay for the ten days
servise and unfortunately there is no
provision made for drawing less than
quarters salary-so he pockets it.
The speaker also gave the people a
little insight into the manner in which
their School monies were being squsn-
dered, to the tune of about 100000,
for the benefit Of q crowd Of hungry
Office holders, and also the manner 10
which the state officials in general
managed the keep the people grooming
nnder the burden Of increasing taxa
ton, while at the same time they were
constantly informing them (the peo-
ple), and especially sbont the time Of
election, how much their taxes had
been reduced, and how much they
would be reduced in future, provided
they we're kept in Office.
Never have we heard such q general
and thorough expose of the manner in
which affairs of the State are conduct
ed by the present state officers. as on
Monday evening. The people, anx-
ious to hear some truths spoken in re.
lation to those in power, stood pa
tiently, hour after hour, until the
speech was brought to ciose. Before
finishing, Mr.. Cole alluded, in pretty
strong terms, to the coward!y manner in
which the republican press had attack'd
him Immediately sfter his nomination; ;
but those ISLANDERS had been hurled back
upon the inventors, and at the present
time there is not press in the State
that has the hardihood to repeat them.
Never, during our sojourn III Ibis
State, have We had the pleasure
Of listening to so able, SO forcible, and
so entertaining an address, and never
have We seen an audience so fairly en-
chained aud so much engrosscd in
what the speaker had to say, IS on this
occasion. For upwards Of two hours,
fact after fact and argument after ar
gument were listened to by the audi
ence, which, though the greater portion
were standing, scarcely stirred from
its position.
This shows very conclusively that
the people are beginning to think;
that the " sober second thought" is at
work among the masses, and that every
man 10 anxious to be informed as TO
what the officers Of thclHtate are doing,
and where their hard earned money
which is being wreuched from them
in the shape a burdensome taxation,
has gone to. We say that the people
are beginning to enquire into these
things and it takes just such men as
Mr.. Cole to inform them. This gen.
tlemans march through the State will
be . triumphant one. Every where
he il he is heard there will be mark
ed increase in the Democratic vote at
the coming election. We most earn.
estly hope that he will remain on