Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-17

their vill sor that of the people, then the
essur1ece Of sslety derived to us from
the hoesty tie intelligence, and the
interde Of - people, = longer exists
one confidence il or government il
lost, and we feel that We are 1t the mer-
cy OF dishonest men, Who GEEK tho con-
troll of our affairs, for the purpose Of
promoting their own priyase iltsmses,
rather than the public good. We eau
not therefore guard with too much care,
the sanctity and purity Of the balIot-box.
In my opinion, there u no measure 20
we'll calculated to effect this object a. q
carefully prepared and we'll guarded
registry law /; and respectfully recon-
mend that measure to your considera-
ton. 1t may be objected by some, that
the operation Of such . law il burden
some to the electors. am satisfied that
the supposed difficulty, in this respect, is
much over-estimated, and even were it
not, l cannot conceive that any elcctor,
who properly appreciates the value Of
the privilege he enjoys - such, will
deem burdensoine, any reasonable
amount of time and attention that it may
be necessary for him to bestow, in order
to prevent his honest vote from being
destroyed by fraudulent one.
The Institutions for the care sfthe in
sane, and for the education OF the mute
and the blind, will, doubt not, receive
from you prompt and cheerful attention,
and support. Established a. they have
been, in answer to tho requirements of
those better feelings Of our nature, which
prompt % to protect the weak and sue
cor the unfortunate, you may rely with
confidence upon the approval by our
people, of all reasonable and proper
efforts on your part to make them USE
fol and efficient means for carrying out
the noble purposes for which they were
created.
would also recommend to your ia
vorable consideration the State Univer-
sity, at Iowa City. 1t is based upou .
grant made by the Congress of the Uni
ted States to this state, for the support
of such an institution, and having &C.
cepted the grant, we are bound by .
proper sense of state pride, by our duty
properly to execute the trust confided to
Us, and the interests of education, in
which are involved the best interests Of
the state, TO render the Institution such
au one as will be useful and creditable to
the state.
The condition and affairs OF the pcni-
Tertiary located at Fort Madison, will
necessarily engage your careful and SER
ieus attention. The safety of society
requires that the building be such Is
will afford proper facilities for the safe
confinement OF those vicious persons
whose liberty is dangerous to the lives
and property ofpeaceful and law abiding
citizens.
An agricultural college was originated
at the last session Of the General Assem-
bly,, and has since been located in Story.
Agriculture will be tor many years to
come, ~ it has been in times past, that
interest which underlies and supports all
other interests in our state ; and any aid
that can legitimately be given to it,
should be given generously and not
grudgingly. / have not sufficient infor-
nation touching this institution,to enable
me to make auy specific suggestions in
regard to it, and can only recommend it
to your careful and friendly confederation
The present condition and future
management of the permanent school
fund OF the state deserve your serious
investigation and deliteration. Under
former and existing laws, this fund has
been lent to individuals, and in many
cases either through tho carelessness or
dishonesty of the officers by whom it has
been lent, the securities taken therefor
have proved to be entirely inadequate,
so that large losses to the fund must en-
sue. BY provision of our Constitu-
ton, all these losses fall upon the state
and become a funded debt upon which
the state must forever pay the interest.
Many Of the loans thus made, are now
or soon will be falling due, and it be-
comes matter of grave Importance to
determine in what manner the moneys
when paid shall be again disposed of.
consider the present sy stem open to much
objection. Not only are losses of the
principal constantly occurring under it
which the state il bound to make good,
but even the interest is not promptly
paid, 20 that the active fund for the sup
port Of schools 10 fuctuating aud uncer.
tain.
/ am strongly inclined to the opinion
that better policy would be to direct
the payment of the principal, a. it falls
due. into the State Treasury, to be used
as other monies for State purpose s,
binding the State to pay the interest on
the same for school purposes. In this
way the money would, in tho frat in
stance, 60 to the benefit of all the pco-
pie Of the State alike by lsssening to
that extent the amount of money 10 be
raised by taxation, and the interest
would, in like manner, be paid by the
people and be applied directly to their
use in the support Of the public schools.
II this shall be deemed Objectionable,
would recommend that the money when
paid in, be invested either in stocks Of
the United States or in the best stocks
of interest paying States. In case you
shall deem it proper to adopt this or Z
similar policy,it will be advisable to yes,
in tie ofiicers to whom the money shall
be paid, in the first place, discretionary
power to grant indulgence of time to
those borrower whose loans are amplv