Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-19
The Coming Charter Election. &c.


other portion OF this paper will be found
the call for preliminary meetings. The
neoolc are already revolving the ques-
lion. who shall be selected from among
"a 10 preside over the destinies Of our
city Tor another year
The present rather aatoward hnan-
ci,l condition into which our city has
unfortunately been carried by the reck-
lessness which pervaded tho hush times
of years past, renders offices OF great
trust and labor undesired, and unsonght
for. There are yet few office seekers,
which like carrion crows, are Hitting
about and examining the hulk OF the
city, with strong hopes of finding some
leaky spot in the treasury, where they
NAV, peradventure, catch a few drip
pings, but their number is comparatively
few, uuimportant, and confined entirely
to the Republican party.
The tact is there is not an office in
the city that is worth running for-therc
can be no manly incentive for office
seekers now but glory, and strong de-
sire to labor for the benefit Of their fell
low-men. The salaries are either all
abolished or cut down so low that they
arc barely visible to the naked eye
hardly sufficient to keep body and soul
in company, yet enough for the times
The city is poor-cannot afford to pay
big wages--not near as we'll "a officers can
afford to labor for small or no salaries.-
The motto Of every good citizen now
must be, ererythingtor the city-nothing
for self.
We do not know that there are any
members of the Democ ,tie party who
are over anxious about iunnlng for Of
fee, yet we do know there are plenty
Of good and true men in the Demo
cratic ranks in this city, who will faith
fully and truly serve the city--labor for
its welfare earnestly and faithfully en-
deavor to protect it from the doom with
which, Of late, it has been seriously
threatened. 1t is such men that the pco-
pie are ready aad willing to place in office.
1t would be a severe stroke to our fair
city and its prospects to be obliged to
resort to reputation, and we sincerely
trust though we may be obliged to live
plainly and even go bare footed and
bare headed metaphorically Davenport
City will never come to that pass that it
will repudiate its debts which were con-
tracted in good faith and which should
and must be cancelled dollar for dollar.
True it is we may be obliged to ask our
creditors to be lenient and to reduce the
rate of interest to one-half Of what 10
now paid, but let US repudiatc-never-
never as long as there is single ray Of
hope to cling to. Let this be the end
and aim of the people in choosing their
candidates.
Let the Democracy Of Davenport 60
into the election with vigor and deter
mination; let them select such candi-
dates as are noted for their GOODNESS OF
judgment and ability to devise ways and
means to carry the affairs of the city
honorably and judiciously. Let this
spirit manifest itself in all our meetings
and counsels, and we have no fears for
the result. Organize then and prepare
for the struggle as becomes men-as be-
comes worthy citizens of our noble town.
The Next Census.
Concerning the taking of the next
census of the United States we learn
that instructions for Marshals and assist
ants in taking the census are nearly pro-
pared. The notifications from those OF
1850 will be slight. A compliance with
the recommendations Of the New York
Chamber of Commerce, regarding COM
mercial statistics, is not deemed practi-
cable. The imnorfanca Of inflammation