Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-08-03

uealtu. TIC TIscs carly, DTcAkidsto
early, reads the papers and then sits
down to work more methodically and
laboriously than any one thousand dol
lar clerk in the departments. 1t is
said that he reads every paper con-
nected with the public business which
may be submitted to his inspection,
and very often dissents from the re-
ports made by his secretaries, and
even the legal opinions of the Attor-
ney General. His exercise is taken in
the evening, after which he returns TO
his Office or the drawing room and
either fulfils private appointments or
receives company until ten o'clock.
Dodge sud reform. - Democracy and
Retire achments
Prom the North Wet
If ever people groaned under an
intolerable load Of taxation for the
support Of party and party hirelings, 1t
is now those Of this State, as is has
been for the whole period of Black
Republican rule in Iowa. Two years
since, the people Of this State became
partially awakened to the fact that the
money of the people was being most
tlagitiously svuanaered to keep the
Republican party alive that the State
had been enormously run into debt by
that party without rhyme or reason,
save for the simple purpose Of afford
ing fat Jobs aud contracts to party
men, who hat labored, and must, as
they were bound to do, have the wages
of their labor. But not sufficiently
oppressive had become the yoke of
Republican misrule, to induce the peo-
pie to throw it off, and inaugurate an
era of reform in the government of the
State and of retrenchment in its ex-
penditures, by eIecting the Democratic
ticket. So again last year.
Now, however, We enter upon a
campaign under more favorable aus>
pieces. We open our batteries upon
the enemies entertainments with far
better prospects OF success.
Another year of crushing taxation,
with no relaxation in the pressure Of
the times another year of severe toll
and manly privation on the part of the
taxpayers of Iowa, has served to
open their eyes to the truths which
one and two years since were pressed
home upon them, with such unavail-
ing results, until now the CRY of
"DoDGE Il BABBITT-Dk DEMOCRATIC Re-
TRENCHMENT AND REFORM, AND AN
ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATORS OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT" has become a
holy sound in their ears, and they
long for the day to come when they
may repair, now not too late, the po-
litical errors of past years.
Now, not quite too late, the people
of Iowa see a violated Constitution,
whose provisions limit the State debt
to the sum of $25O,OOO, which not
outstanding, has been swelIed by the
Republican party to the enormous sum
of over Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars, and this, too, in times of pro-
found financial embarrassment the
country over.
Now, not quite too late, the people
Of this State may see, that innumera-
BILE petty, as well as large offices have
been created, to make room for party
men--offices, the payment of whose
salaries suck up the very last dimes
from the pockets of the honest, tax
paying yeomanry of the State, and
that too without yielding back to
them any adequate quia pro quo.
Now, not quite too late, the people
of Iowa, see that the affairs of the State
have been managed by the Republican
party with sole reference to the ag>
grandizement, politically and pecu-
niarily, Of certain members Of that
party-by which J. w. Grimes first
became Governor and finally U. s.
Senator, whilst his hirelings and re-
tanners have become fat with wealth
out Of the peoples treasury.
Not now too late, finally, do the
people see, that, Tor all the evils that
we have named, and innumerable eth
ers unnamed, but which they feel like
hooks Of steel piercing their flesh Deep
ly-not yet too late, we say, do the
people of Iowa see that there is q rem
edy for all their ills under misman-
aged State Governments plundered
treasury and q disregarded and out
ragged Constitution, under the rule Of
: bankrupt and reckless party, led on
BY men as bankrupt and reckless as
itself.
This remedy the people Of Iowa
now see within their reach, and it
will apply it. They see and know
that the watchword, "DoDeE 4 Re-
FORM" il not an unmeaninp cry. and
that the election Of the Democratic
State ticket this fall will bring them
speedy relief.
Let then "DoDoE and Rsronn y
|"DzxooRATIo AscESDAScy AND Re-
rssuonAssr," Be the signal words
throughout the State, until the dsy Of
election. Lst he people satsh up the
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