Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-10-06
srArn LunAric AsrIun.


stats IUnATlc AsrLUH.
The Facts which have been brnushs 10
light during the present campaign 10 -.
card 70 the constructed of he LunAaic
Asylum at Mt. Pleasant discioss oss Of
~ moss slupsndous and Aeafsless swim.
dies On the part Of thsRepsblicaa leaders
10 lows, ever pepetrascd spon ~ oppress.
I'd and TAI. riddea people. In TIE os.sss
an appropriation Of $50 900 WAS obtained
from the State, BY Grimes / Co., which
amount these worthless represented would
Be ssdiciens n complete building su(i :.
GENTLY large for . Luna,ic Asy'un.-
Instead Of applying this amount towards
the erection Of the building, the most Of
Il ~as expended In paying The travelling
expenses end enormous salaries Of agents
to examine similar buildings 10 the Ess.
tern Ststes, aud determine upon plan.-
When the plan was finally adopted, the
appropriation WAS wasted, and more mon
ey was demanded to 20 on with the work
This time 100000 was deemed sufficient
to erect and finish the building for The re.
ception Of patients-and that amount was
accordingly appropriated. This was spec.
Oily absorbed, yet the work on the build
ing had been but fairly commenced
Then came Grimes L Co. again, with .
demand for more money representing
that unless further aid was extended the
building would fall into ruins, AID the
$4,000 already expended would be =
total loss to the State. Under these cir
cumstances another appropriation Of
100000 was underwriting the fetal
amount appropriated tro hundred and
tfy thousand dollars! This enormous
amount has I'll been expended, and yet
the Asylum remains unfinished IAN enor
nous, half.6nished, useless structure-a
monument to Republican exsravagance
aud folly!
These, facts, together with other evil
dences Of corruption on the part Of the
Republican party " Iowa, have ben pre-
scented to the people BY the Democratic
presses and speakers throughout the
State. The effect Of the exposure Of the
rascalities Ct their party caused The lead.
srs and wire-pullers Of Republicauism to
resort 10 all manner Of explanations, ex.
cusses, denials-and when those failed to
satisfy the people, they we're un.paring in
the use Of their favorite weapons, to wit !:
Vil'ifcation, detraction, falsehood and
abuse. Even the gres. Mogul Of Aboli-
tionism, Lager Beer Grimes. came to the
re'cue-by publishing long letter il de-
fence Of the Lunatic Asylum swindle, and
producing . letter purpor.ing to have been
written BY HESsr WiSsLow. the Superin
tendens Of the building, in which the
Asylum was pulled Is model institution,
and claimed that the building was being
erected upon very economical ~ princi-
pies ! This letter was published far and
wide BY the Republican press. and
read by Republican orators upon al
most every stump in the State. Even
in Sioux City" where the Republican.
have no organ" eide speech Of Republic
can candidate for Representatives. was
made the subject Of a dnaing peroration
"a" triumphant refu.at;on Of Democratic
falsehoods and misrepresentation 70.
gular crusher. The letter was we'll calcu
lated to deceive the honest and unsus-
pecting voters Of the State, but bore upon
its face evidences Of having been extorted
for party purposes. It was the last resort
ofthe State plunderers. But unfortunately
for their snticipatioas, Mr.. WISsLow has
written another letter 10 which he says
MORE MONEY is required to com plete
the Asylum. How much who eau tell :
In reply to letter from gentleman re.
siding at Ansmosa, Mr.. W. wrote the fol.
lowing letter. Read it, and then consider
the question When will appropriations
for the Luuatic Asylum cease to be asked
for i?
Mr. PLEAaASr, Iowa, July Is. 80.
Mr.. -, Esq, Anamosa, Joses Co.,
Iosca-Dear Sir Yours Of July 18th
Was duly received, and l am sorry to state
that the Hospital for the Insane Is NOT
IN READINESS TO RECEIVE PA.
TENTS, nor will It be till after the Leg.
islature shall meet and make AN AP
PREPARATION for completing q We
have not sufficient 70 complete it. think
It will be one year from this Autumn be-
fore It will be ready TO receive patients.
Yours. truly. HENRY WINSLOW.
HOW HIS HONOR CAvED.
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