Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-20

All eyes arc now turned towards our
State Legislature to see what steps will
be taken, if any, by them to improve
and better the condition of Iowa and its
people. We sincerely hope and trust
that our law makers will set Themselves
to work at once, and not, as in 80 many
former assemblies, waste the public time
and money in idle doclamatory debate.
"Blceding Kansas" has played out, and
We have had enough of John Brown
We want the affairs Of the whitc people
attended to, and the eternal negro let
alone.
Our school matters are, throughout
the country, at odds and ends. We will
venture to say that never has our edu.
cational system been woree managed,
or more confused, than it now is under
the Republican control. Loud and in
cessant are the complaints that come up
to US about it from all parts of the coun-
try. And let the people ask, who are to
blame? We entreat the Republican
party At Des Moines to let the African
and his affairs alone, and attend to our
own domestic affairs. Another matter
that might demand their attention is,
some measure by which tile depositors OF
the State Bank can be secured from
less in case Of failure of that institu-
ton. As for tho manner in which the
finances of the State have been managed
and appropriated by the Republican Off
GERS, wo think tho close investigation
proposed by the Democratic Members,
and so strenuously resisted by the Re-
pnblicans, will prove not only interest
ing but profitable. If the Democrats
carry out their plans for exposing the
corruption and population that has exist.
ed under Republican rule, there will be
some startling Developments Of rascality.
No doubt every obstacle and obstruc-
ton will be presented to such a scruti-
ny.
The negro will be invoked to aid the
Republican cause in its peril-no doubt
bleeding Kansas will again be resurrect-
ed-and every artful dodge will be re-
sorted to, to stave off or cover up investi-
CATION into the way the money, wrung
from the people by onerous taxes, has
been squandered by the political leeches
that have fastened on the Treasury of
Iowa. But it is of no use, they will
scarcely be able these times, by their
old political tricks, to divert the atten-
ton Of the people from an examination
into the domestic affairs Of Iowa, and
scrutiny of home matters.
Fortunately for the State, the Repub-
lican majority in the present Legislature,
though large enough to control matters
their own way, is not 50 overwhelming
as in the former one, and it may be that
now and then few sincere, honest Re-
publicans will be found, who will aid the
Democrats in bringing to light the frauds
upon tho State. No doubt our Repub-
lican Solons will again give US some
specimens of their rare talent for making
laws, and make some wonderful discov
cries similar to the model laws passed
the last session and the one previous,
where the General Assembly ofthe State
OF Iowa are made to declare and enact
that lager bier is not Intoxicating, and
that where tho last day of grace Of a
Pfomissory noto falls on a Sunday. that
Sunday shall come on Monday W..
will wait with considerable cur;o,;tv
some samples Of Republican wisdom u
the way Of Legislation.
"A Western editor not Lrov;,. A.. =,