The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-08
Green Bay Township,
TTHE WHITE SCHOOL HOUSE,
Monday Might, October 10th.
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Man.
We Of the Northwest, in every direction,
are suffering from lack Of postal accommo-
dations. The service has been greatly our
tailed, and in many important instances On.
tlrely Withdrawn. In this city, and all this
popnlous region, We have been limited to tri-
weekly eastern mail. Business and convent
enee suffer greatly in consequence. 1t 10 abom-
Unable; especially for an Administration that
is draining the country to the tune of hun.
dred millions year. Down South they suf-
Fer none. 1t is out in these independent, ha-
ted Republican regions that the mails have
been resrencbed and the people outraged;
these regions that pay for their own service
and the annual deficiencies Of the routes that
nsver paid. And the opprobrium has been
cast upon the Republicans, for defeating the
Post ofice appropriation bill. It was lie,
and every we'll informed man has known it
to be . lie, from the start. But even the
Washington organ Of the Administration has
gravely and circumstantially charged it upon
the Republicans, as part Of the dirty work
which It Vas to do in payment for it's chance
ct Vie public stealings. But hear how square.
y Toombs faces the music, and gives the lie
70 his quibbling, sneaking confederatcs. In
hislate Augusta speech he said: 81 stood
with sts fate in my hand, and 1 stamped It
snder my Jssiw Spoken like bravo like
man with ~ much insolenoe az honesty.
How Boylss Defends Himsolf.
Judge Boyles is travelling over the County
70 defend himself against the charges Of his
opponent and the Gate City. But his mode
OF defense il tho strongest possible admis-
sion OF the truth Of the charges against him.
He il asked, "Why did you not state, 10 your
Annual Exhibit, the cost Of the new Court
House in keokuk ?" and he replies that be
made good speculation in buying IT,
"Why did you not state the amount expend-
ed 10 repairing and remodeling the Court
House2" He answers that he bought Il ut
. bargain.
"Why did you not state in the Exhibit that
You borrowed $6,O0O.O0? Why not givs the
amannt Of the orders outstanding at the be-
gineing of the year, and the amount re-
deen6d up to the end Of the yesrp Why
not ssabe the whole amount OF indebtedness
incurrsdduring the year p"
He answers, 81 am honest, and whoever
says that have done any thing wrong is 1
d-dliar.',
tn
The kravess charge h-ccssh. .s,s.::sss. lin 10
that be has not made out his annual state
nent as the law requires. He has not stated
the s.amount Of debts payable to and by the
County," and no man knows, SO far a. tina,
Exhibit goes, whether the County owes ten
thousand, or ten hundred thousand dollars
And when the tax payers ask for light on
these matters, be answers, with the insolencs
OF despot, 81 Am honest, and there is nc
better judge Of law in this county than
am.v
Ills whole mode Of answering the charges
brought against him shows thas he 10 eithe
incompetent to ill the Office, and make
proper statement Of County affairs, or els
that thsss ID something which be is exceed
ingly anxious to conceal, smuggls and cove
up. -, IN either case, il be longer wore
Of the sss11soss Of the psoplsf