Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-09-14

KIRK WOOD ON THE STUMP.
Iowa Cry. Sept. s. 1889.
Editors Democrat - Being . constant
reader of your ever sure paper. and know
ing your enterprise, l will write you some
Of the heads Of the discourse, intermingled
with his blasphemy, with which Mr. Kirk.
wood, the Republican candidate for Govern
or, RECALLED those who heard him from the
old Capital steps last Saturday. 1t is your
own business about publishing them.
K. was thankful for nomination.
X would discuss the issues of the canvass
as candidly as he knew how.
X. was gratified with his large audience,
X. thinks this canvass presents double
aspect. $50 dol
h. says that next winter U. S. S. Tor is
it $50 is TO be electe by the Legisla.
tire to be elected next month. and that
Senator will have to vote on great national
questions and 60 it is most important that
national politics be discussed, State policy
not entering into that field.
X. denies that the Republican party are
responsible foI the legislation Of ls54-55.
X. says that the location Of the Lunatic
Asylum was fixed by law. and rot by Grimes
WAS not. and is not, the aforesaid G. a Ian
of himself
c. denies the size of the building 10 be
as reported by Democrats (How big is it
then?)
X. thinks there are no,c lunatics enough in
the State to fill the whole building if it were
completed.
X. says we have become great people
(without his help, past or prospective,) and
so our State expenses must increase.
r. says that one reason for incr ased ex-
penses is that larger penitentiary was
necessary to put Dem ocr ats in.
X insists that the increased taxes ara
paid in large proportion y bn,residen''
and spectators.
X. says Cattell is an honest and tall man
and his figures reliable.
X. SAYS the Democrats left debt Of $50,
900 for Republicans to pay, and this is in
oluded in the charges for ordinary expendi
lures. Chose bonds became due in 1857
and the payment was provided for by ap'
preparation, or borrowing the amount from
the School Fund, on which ten per cent
interest is chargeable, and being borne by
taxpayers. This was ct the Extra Session
July 1856. Gov. Grimes took the money to
his own bank in Burlington, July 1856, and
deposited it till next January, or used it for
that period without interest to the State
X. Gays that the increase Of counties m req
necessary an increase of State taxes
(WhyD
X. says here is no difference between q
Democrat and Republican but on the
slavery question. Old issues are no. now
mentioned.
X. says that We oil say We are opposed to
slavery.
X. represents that al Democrats hold that
. man from the South may 60 into the Ter
ritories with his slaves the same - va with
our horses.
K. says Republicans hold that Congress
can and should prohibit slavery in the Ter
ritories Az the slave never spent dollar
to acquire the Territory he should be for.
hidden to enter. (How would that do ap
piled to foreign born citizens.)
X. speaks Of the Ordinance Of 1857, 40
applicable to oil Territories. (The terms Of
ession Of the N. W. Territory he never
alludss toy That ordinance prohibited
slavery by act Of Congress. and he triumph.
antly asks whether those fathers Of the
Republic understood the machine thew had
built.
X. says the principle had always prs.
vailed down to Polk's administration. Ii
the machine" worked - claimed for free.
dom. how is It that nearly every slave State
added to the Old Thirteen was under the
application Of this Wanted principle y
X. gives ~ the ress why We oil ssttled
In Iowa was because II is free State. 9th.
srwise they would have gone to Missouri,
where lands are % good and cheap, and the
climate better.
X. vas born and raised 10 . slave STATE,
and his relatives are slavsholdera
X. asks. How hsppsns Il that " have
the privilege Of eoaing to free ssuatry q
answering it himsslf By aayisg that IL was
because the men Who frausd the organic
cot had % declared i should Be-, and thse
By honest labor We oar, 1has maks On hoa-
ct living. (Ds@oerats made those lsws ssd
! edmittsd oil The Tsrritosiss)
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