The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-10-01

counties, both before and after that time.
: (See Auditors Reports Of April "a, l847.
and March Ii, 1851 ~
\ z. In lS49, democratic administration
again borrowed money to keep the govern.
ment going, to the amount Of Sl6.442.O5
(acs Of Jan. IL and l3, 1897
and of on m
3. In 1851, we again 6nd denocrasis
administration borrowing money to pay ex.
penses, to the amounts Of 81, ,353, 10 act Of
Feb. S, lS5l.) i
These several, successive democratic
loans were made in face Of tsx levy a
10 ls47 mill. on til. dolla.
/ In lS48 81 Z"
10 ls49 Il
In 1850 24 +" sst &c
In 1851 8 1.
every levy but one THAT of IS47) being
higher than the highest made BY any kepsb.
lican administration THAT OF 1851 by q
per cent, while the highest democratic lew
was 50, per cent. higher than the highe:t
Republican levy. Their lo,pest during their
first five years was the same 40 the hiohsst
Republican levy during their Eve years.
Further about the same subject. 2 EG
| . FALSE CHARGE 80. =. asst fsszy E
| In the Auditors Report of Nov.l /, 1857.
che certifes the State Indebtedness to be
$293, ,843,9S In March $lS5S the State
borrowed the further sum Of $2OO, ,OOO, -
Cast the interest on the sum reported due
from the State by the Auditor on the firss
| OF Nov. 1857, and the interest ON $500. OOu
and you find the interest amounts TO more
than $50, 900. This shows then the follow.
ing facts; 35E'1a
Duo by State. Nov. l, 1851, $293, ,sl3, ,9s
Add loan by State 2OO,OO0OO
Add interest, 56,O0O,0O
Total State Indebtedness Of $549, ,S43 ,98''
They then, by the most extrsordieary ap.
ures, add another 100000 to tho STATE
debt, of their own free will, and call 10
State debt ''nearly S60O,OOO.' ..., -
(sse page IA, of pamphlet speech.l ~,
THE TRUTH,
The want of candor, and palpable dishon-
esty, OF tn 8 charge is made apparent by the
following fact: z-s '.'z'a7
l. In their preceding statement of the
State debt under democratic rule, they pus
it at $40, 795,15, aud say not a word about
interest paid or unpaid, although the Audit,
or's Report Of Nov. |, 1854, contains items
OF funded debt and interest account to thu
amount of over $1,000. But under Re-,
publican rule they carefully-ws should say
neutrality-suspicious. an interest account
at $56, 600! Yet, that same Auditors Re-
port, in order to make up the total liabilities
above, contains this item :-...E Lag So q
/" To this might be added the interest ON
the above loan, due Jan. l, 1858, $l6,544,-
'67." And this very item goes in to make
the total indebtedness certified by the Audit-
or as stated in the charge. Thus they 6rse
duplicate, and then compound, their own
conjectural interest. ~
2. The fact is the States whole debt to-
day is only $200, 700, the Republican ADJ
ministration having paid off the Philadel.
phia debt Of So, 900, created by the demo-
cracy in lS47. Besides this school fund
which the democrats put into the State
Treasury, as above stated, in addition to
the taxes raised by their high rates of asses.
ment-the Republicans and Democrats com,
bined, with great unanimty in 1856, At ths
Extra Session, took $40, 900 more to save il
from Eads, the Democratic Sup't, of Pub.
lie instruction, who was squandering it 90
State, of either party, and this was used BY
the State as directed by law. With the bal
ance of this per cent. Fund not distributed
to counties to be loaned. A Republican Ad-
mlnistration paid off the old Democratic
debt and interest amounting to S57,50O. ~
On this amount so retained by the Demo,
cratic and Republican administrations, the
State is bound in honor and good faith to
nnv inf fnr ha - Il
has done SO and will continue to do 80, But
the so-called debt is only payable to itself,
no person or corporation but itself could
bring suit for it, none but itself can control
it, or tx the time and manner Of payment,
1t can in no constitutional sense be called
debt. 1t is styled q debt by these roaming
politicians only to swell the magnitude Of
their false charges, SO as to make out q seem.
ing color of case Of violation of the consti.
tuition. That they do not believe it to be so
is evident from the fact that this very loan
of $2OO,OOO which was effected to give the
people OF the State time to recover from the
crisis Of 1857, and pay their taxes at later
day, was supported in the Legislature by 25
democrats for it, to 10 against it, there be. &
ing q majority Of democrats sworn to sup
port the Constitution of Iowa, who support
ed it in both Houses by their votes.
asWhlo these are the facts Of the case, the
published certificate Of the State Auditor,
dated Aug. IL, 1859, shows that, counting
both this State loan and tho School Fund
used by the State, and all outstanding war
rants, as State liabilities, the total amount
is $372,555 81
While the taxes now due the -. ..ss.
State, and the cash in the Treas ...y.... -
ury at that date, amounted to the
greater sum of 387 1861 IA
Showing the assets to exceed ------
the debts by -.z. $l4,S05 %
You will also observe that Republican
Administration has, in the whole five years,
used only two sums from the Eve per cent.
fund. One was taken to save it from being
embezzled by Democratic Superintendent,
who is now sued by the State for about
$40 700, which he did embezzle; and the
other was taken to pay of democratic debt
ten years old. Democracy il responsible
for both. -ss.z- - s "a s,..,.e
| There are other charges, less in amount
but equally gross in character, contained
| in the pamphlet from which the foregoing
are extracted, and which the unfortunate
| agents Of the democratic party are now cir
culating, on the eve of the election, in great
numbers, with the hope that no refutation
will reach you. Let these detected misrsp-
resentations and falsehoods be sufficient TO
put you on your guard as to the remainder.
1t is a maxim in the Courts that ii witness
is detected in one act Of perjury, the jury
may disbelieve every statement made BY him
on the stand. When you end these political
witnesses falsifying the Auditors Reports,
well known facts in our State history, you
will Judge whether 10 any degree or in any
station, they are emitted to your eredence ~
support. - + s-a. .ssTt sss.5s,.f
| ..r..ss.s. = Extravaganza" AZ. ss.s
We will call your attention to only one
charge more, and that in the general Ian.
guage SO often used BY them Of " State Ex-
travagance." 4 sg.te aa2
Concealing all other facts, they endeavor
to limit public attention to the isolated fact
that under Republican administration the
/ State revenue has been largely increased,
| horocI thc .,uouct ha fopvnor dAnn0cPNtIN