The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-19

ohanan Of Penn, &c., &c, controlled the
entire political power of the State, ana dis
pensed the immense patronage OF sne usher
al Government, pertaining TO the western
and North W estern portions OF the country.
Gov. Dodge and Generals Dodge and Jones
had acquired celebrity GOOD save the express
sion y in the "Black Hawk War" The Sc
nior Dodge became the Governor OF Wis
ccnsin Territory the junior Dodge opened
the tirst Land Office ut Borliogton, and sub.
seouently became the Delegate in Congress
from the Territory OF Iowa, after its separa-
ton from Wisconsin. Gen. Jones-as the
ex- Representative in Congress from Wiscon-
sin-becomes the Surveyor General OF Iowa
and Wisconsin, possessed with hundred
thousand dollars annually, with which to
secure partizan favorites, purchase friends,
compensate political hucksters, and inhu-
ence votes! These men, in conjunction with
others of kindred spirit, have, for years, had
q we'll considered and well-established sort
of Political Solar Nystem The sun OF
this system has been in Washington City the
Western planet has been, and still is, the
city Of Burlington; and this planet has ~
many moons as there are organised counties
In the State! Dodge--the great Augustus
Caesar Dodgs-is the ever and all prevailin
deity upon this planet aud the Samples OF
Lee, the Bonneys and Baileys and Knapps Of
Van Buren,, the Kisters Of Davis, the Hen
dershotts Of Wapello, and the Henns Of JEFF.
ferson, &C., &C., have played the part Of lit
tie demi-gods upon these several satellites .
With the system thus organized, GREAT
Cesar named the men who we're to be Gov
ernor and Secretary; who were to be Regis
ters and Receivers Of your Land Offices who
Marshal, who Judges, who Indian Agents,
who Postmasters, &C., &c! Whom he
cursed, they MUST be cursed, and whom he
blessed, they MUST be blessed No better IL
lustration Of this fact is needed than the
truth that Ex-Governor Lucas, and every 9th
err Territorial Governor, whether Wing or
Democrat, who refused to kiss Great Cnsar's
toe, have been hunted down by Dodge's low,
penny a liner sycophants, whilst his brother.
in law, the late ex- Governor Clark, was foist-
ed into the Executive chair of the late Ter
ritory! Ex-Governor CLARK is dead. God
forbid that | should assail his cherished
memory. But it may be permitted me to
state that, as a branch Of the royal family,
he established the first press in Burlington !;
and that, as the country was organized into
counties in the interior, and tie population
increased, old types and presses were fur
nished, sent to the several newly organized
county seats, a mortgage taken, and some
willing, well-indoctrinated, purseless, coat
/, less, slavish tool mounted upon the editorial
tripod Of new country d.e-m-o-c-r-a-t-i-c
newspaper What perfect combination of
political machinery! One OF it's most per-
feet and most recent developments has been
the selection Of HEM (why would not some
other foul have done as we'll y as the man
to 60 to Washington!
Repres en- tatives hare dons for this District
and State Echo answers whdt2 Years
ago Dodge received q whole shower OF glori-
fcation on account Of the Des Moines River
Grant and although nothing has been done
since but to let the great body Of the sup
posed Grant slip back and out Of our hands,
and few hungry hangers on to eat up the
residue; yet any quantity of political capi-
! tal-of .'glory, honor fundamentally" have
been manufactured for, and used by, Jones,
Thompson, HEM & Co., and | don't know
but that this poor. innocent, miserable hob
by is to be ridden by every Dodge candidate
for Congress, &c., tor the next quarter OF 9
century! Why some of the Dodge news
papers, in adv coating Henn's election, re-
, Gently, urged the people to vote for him 80
that he might 60 to Washington and SEQ
operate with Dodge in securing a favorable
construction OF the River Grant," Good
heavens Should HEM live, be will take
his seat something less than too years hence,
Q and yet we must hold on until he can get to
J Congress to cooperate with Dodge That
e is, until he can explain to Dodge and the
a members OF the House Of Representatives
what he meant and they intended when ht
drew up and they voted for the Des Moline,
River Bill Bah But such is the lame and
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made
And this leads me to speak Of Iowa-oi
State and local politics. And here | dare
q assert that no State has been 90 shamefuly
g managed since the foundation Of our M
= tional Government, as has Iowa, since the
. adoption Of her Constitution and her adms
sion into the Union. No uncomfortable mum
: Der OF unlettered dolts have been selected
r and sent, year after year, to the Legislature
because, and simply because, Dodge & Co
could use hem! The question has never
!. been, in their selections, are they honest, ca
d pable, and friends to the State and Union
u are they wise, discreet, and welded to tn
interest OF their constituents, and will they
: labor successfully for the upbuilding of tn,
. State; but are they true to Hunkerdom viii
., they vote for Dodge & Co.! The consequence
j. has been that We have been very Indifferent,
!, represented in the United States Senate, an.
= upon the Supreme Bench, &C., whilst amend
y asory, revsatory and explanatory legislation
p, has characterized every session Of the Legis
,e lasare. And all this because blind, partial
10 zeal and selGshness supreme, has governe
all,-overrode and outstripped everythin
else As a general thing, members Of tn
to Legislature, ut the close OF their session,
ns were the least able to inform you what ha
IA been done, or what omitted!
As an illustration Of the foregoing views
10 consider the law creating the office Of Su
to perintendent of Public lnstructon--the cleo
OK tion held under it, when Mason and Hara
~ ran, the writ OF quo DarTanto issued agains
the lattar. and the final antinn Of the court .