The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-10

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Sh0rm.
No party. or Get Of men, ever placed them
selves in more ridiculous attitude than hav,
tho Democrats of Iowa in the present cam
psign. Fortunately for the Republicans, ant
fortunately for themselves, they began at az
early day to cry out most boisterously against
alleged Republican extravagances. They fiat
tered themselves that there was q vast amour,
Of capital to be made by attempting to mislead
the public mind about State expenses, never 70,
moment rejecting that the Republicans would
be prepared to meet them and expose their mis-
representations on that subject wherever they
might utter them. . .ss& 3D. fri.. 81
The subjects Of State taxation, State expenses
and Republican exsravagance have been most
thoroughly examined, and what il the result !
Il has bcen shown:
Let. That during Democratic sway in this
State the Penitentiary was not improved or
enlarged, no steps were taken to provide for
the insane. and no provision made for the edu.
cation of the deal, the dumb and the blind
A. soon - the Republicans came into power
provision vas made for the erection Of an in
cane hospital The PenitentAsy was enlarged,
the number Of convicts, running up from eleven
10 between one and two hundred, large and
hourishing schools for the deaf and dumb and
blind established, the number of Judicial dis.
sricte, and the number of Senators and Repre-
sentstivss In the General Assembly more than
doubled, and the salaries of State officers
raised to respectable living rate; and yet, with
sA these additional erpensss, the average rate Of
sazation has 6ess only one AID one holt mills per
cent. PER sassSs, xA;lse under Dsmocratie domi.
~ation, and without thess extra erpenses, the
sverage rate Of taxation pas two aud one SIR.
sssnth ~ius per cent. per anasns.
I'd. II hss been shosn Aot the ORDINARY State
expenses, dsring Democratic sSay, averaged
roarY-slGHr eeats per head Of the entire popula-
tio~ Of he State, Vkile Sndsr Rspsbliean 3D.
Ssinissrssio~ ths sssysgs has been only yls1EEx
cents per heed.
I'd. II has been shown that, during the Dem
ocratic sway in this State, the average number
Of organized counties was only thirty Ave, the
average number Of judicial districts only Ave,
the average number Of members of the Legis.
laturs only Fifty 1--we, and the average number Of
people in the State only ls6,4l5. During the
Republican sway the average number of organ
ICED counties hes bsen eighty zone, the average
number Of Judicial districts eleven, the average
number Of members Of the Legislature one
hundred and eight and the average number Of
people II the State 100000.
9Th. Il has been shown that the Ineane Hos
pital wss established ct N. Pleasant, the plan
for the. buildings approved, and the sppropria.
tons for The construction Of it made BY almost
unanimous votes Of both parties in the Legis-
'asass. end that The building 10 just such an one
- the wants Of the State demand.
9th. IL has been shown that the general ap.
peopriatien bill Of the last session. which con-
tanned most Of the horribly extravaRant ap
propositions complained Of. passed the Senate
BY voss Of 81 70 3 SENATE Journal, p. sl2,)
and passed the Houss Of Representative By .
vote Of ~ 70 s-thrse Of the minority being
Republicans and two Of them Democrats
(Houss Journal, p. 7os-s0.)
Sth. Il has besn shown that the swamp land
agent bill, which Gen. Dodge dsnounses %
vigorously, passed the House BY vote Of ss
70 that one being . Rspablieao, (Houss Jour.
nal, p. Iss.) and passed the Senate BY II 70
s-shs being equally divided between The two
political psssies-l Senass journal. p. ll4.)
7th. IL he's bssa shown that the AGriealta-
ral College bill, shisA Gen. Dodge also de.
sosness. passed The House Of Representatives
By vote Of ~ y s. (Houss Jouraal p. esq.,
and passs1 ~ Gsasss By - v ., (Ssnsss
yesraai, p. S1s.eshs naysin cash House bsiag
shsss Republicans md tvo Dsmoosasa
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