The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-08-27
An Old Farce with New Cast Of Characters.


Pending the last election, democratic Of
fee seekers proclaimed on the stump, from
the Miss ssippi to the Missouri River-from
the State line of Missouri on the South, to
the line of Minnesota on the North, the
terrible extravagance and corruption Of the
Republicans in the administration of our
State Government. Week after week the
Democratic press Of the State echoed and
re-echood these charges of corruption and
extravaganza. "Awful Disclosure" met
our glance every time We opened Demo
cratic paper published in this State. Then
follow ed very neat combination of figures,
with side and foot notes explanatory thereof.
These combinations of figures were invari-
ably surmounted with a stirring, touching,
pathetic appeal, to the " dear people," to
place in Office somo hungry, seedy, Demo-
cratic demagogue. So ill-devised and un-
scrupulous were the charges preferred by
tho Democracy against the Republicans,
that they carried with them, in q great
measure, their own refutation-so much so,
that the people upon hearing them, were
led to exclaim, as with one voice
81 will be haus'd il some eternal villain,
Some busy and nsiruatnx rogue,
some casging. cozening slave, to get some office,
Has not devised those sanders!"
At the ballot-box, the people manifested
their appreciation Of these roorbacks, by
again entrusting the affairs Of the State to
the Republican party, by an increased ma
jority. But, notwithstanding these charges
of peculation, fraud, corruption and extrav-
agance, were sent home to roost," with
their progenitors in the Democr house
hold, no sooner is another campaign on the
tapis, than the Democratic arsenal is thrown
open, and these blank cartridges again
forced to do duty. Brigadier General Az
GUsTus CESAR DODGE is first and fore
most at the armory. These blank cartridges
constitute nearly the sum total of his cleo
pioneering ammunition. Deduct from the
harangues of the General the "proud -
homily, and nothing remains but the Insane
Asylum, State Agricultural College, MORT
arty and Thorington. Much SO with the
Democratic press. Deduct the senscless
and stale jargon about abolition freedom
shriskers, and the Under Ground Railway,
and nothing remains but Thorington, Mo-
rinrty and the Insane Asylum.
Far DO it from US to find fault with this
programme, but We would like to have the
leading incidents Of this farce of "Republi-
can Extravaganza, more deliberately de!in-
Gated, than has heretofore been vouchsafed
Give US the we'll define instances of pecu-
lation, extravaganza and corruption. Ex-
plain why large majority Of the Democratic
members of tho legislature voted for the
appropriations to the Insane Asylum-for
the appropriation to the Agricultural Col
lege and farm? Tell US why twenty FIVE
out of thirty one Democratic members Of
the last House of Representatives, and eight
out of fifteen Democratic Senators voted
for the bill appropriating $4,000 out of the
State II easury to send Thorington, or some
other man to Washington, to look after the
Swamp Lands Of the State? Not one Dem
ocratic member of the House Of Representa-
tives, and but four Democratic Senators
voted against this bill. If the Democrats
are really in earnest in this matter-if they
really believe great injustice has been done
the people Of this State, by the Republican
party-aided and allotted by large major
ity of the Democratic members Of Legisla-
ture-we hope they will sft these matter:
thoroughly, and cleanse the household Of
the untcrrifed, by dsgorging those members
Of the legislature who voted for these meas
ures-for these appropriations. If there
is any odium attaching to those men who
voted for these measures and appropriations
Or through them to the party with which
they act-the skirts of the Democratic party
are by no means clear. If execration is te
be visited upon the heads Of those who por.
petrated these acts which are now furnish
ing the Democratic party with politica
fustian, We hope the democracy will see ant
appreciate tho consistency, of using thu
battlo-a1e in their own wigwam, to some
extent, before rushing psll-mell into thu
abodes of their neishbors. During til,
campaign, Judging from the past, We shall
often have occasion to listen to the rehearsal
of this farce of ''Rcpublican Extravaganza
--we shall, therefore, from time to time, a
our inclination prompts us, make bold t
show, that this play, which is just now har
ing such "run'' on the political stage o.
Iowa, with an entire new cast of character
from an old stock company, is not founded
On historic facts-as claimed by the authors
but is a mere fancful creation Of Dem
scratic board Of oflice-seekers.
The Code Fisticv:f.
The Var Eagle, unwillingly forced t.
give credence to the fact, that DoDcE
worsted in debate, flies into towering pas
sion and raves like mailman in his speeches
proceeds to apologize for the great CESAR
BY saying that he is ga man of too muc'
spirit, to stand by and hear himself misrep