Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-26


STRAWBERRY FEsrIvAL.-The Ladies
Of Ste. Marguerites Church. We are glad to
hear. will give . grand Strawberry Festival
some day next week. probably Thursdsy. at
lie Claire Hall. The object Of this Festival is
to have good time and raise funds for the
completion Of Ste. Marguerite's Church build
ings. Let the Festival be patronized.
Our friend Marden is boxing up his
goods. wares and merchandiss-preparatory
to taking a trip across the plains to the land
that is supposed to abound in golden nuggets,
poor whiskey and cold lead He starts soon
May good luck attend him in filling hi. peck
cts and loading down his wagons With the
filthy trash, and on his safe return hither We
will divide with him.
GRAIN shipping business seems to be
very fair. There are msuy thousands Of bush.
els yet waiting for transportation to other
parts Of the country, and thousands of bush
els constantly coming forward from the coun.
try. In Davenport has probably been pur.
chased during the past year more than twice
as much as any other place on the river. That
is cheering.
THs COUNTY JUDGE AND THE PHYsI-
oIANs Some days since, as is well kno wn, our
Comfy Judge flvertised bids for County
and Town Physician. The bids were to be
separate and none but regular practitioners
were to be applicants The general impression
derived from such advertisement would be
that the lowest responsible bidder, who was .
practitioner in good standing, would be ol. thed
with the honor Of being County or Township
Physician. II such was not the case then Why
did Mr.. Liuderman advertise. II such Was the
case Why did he not give the job Of Dosing the
poor to the physician handing in tbe lowsst
hidl Surely he was vesponsible. and most
surely he was a regular practioner-is phys
ician Of much experience and unqr estion able
talent. What We want-~ hat the public
wants to know of Judge Lnderman 10, Why
be gives one man hundred dollars more than
another of equal ability offers, (at the County
Judges request.) to do it fort Is it because
the county is 90 rich that hundred dollars OF
fifty dollars. or twenty five dollars. az the case
may be. is not felt by it-not wanted or need
ed in the treasury. or is it purely spirit ol
fAvoritism that the Judge 10 exsrcisingl But
il he has got friends whom he prefers Why
don't the man say 90 before We dot Why didn't
he advertise for bids from such physicians %
are his special trisnds and NOT address the I'd.
vertisement to all regular prsctitisuersi II
would surely be straightforward course
would be more manly-more plain and gen
tlsmanly. Further than this. Why did be I'D.
vsrtise at ALI He was not governed BY the
advertissment-that is sure.
In order to get at the matter more under
standingly We called upon our servant, ths
Judge, ~ We had perfect right to do. to give
US the names Of those persons who furnished
bids. the figures. dc. The publication Of such
matters is not only highly proper but customa'
ry, and no upright Judge. no honest Judge. no
unbiased Judge, no Judge at all will refuse to
acceds to such proposition. Mr.. Linderman
informs US by note that IF there are any one
Who wish to be informed about the matter
they can be accommodated BY calling At my
Office" which is % much IS to say. had rath
er suppress my acts. and keep them. - far q
pessible. from public scrutiny. Has Mr.. Lin.
dermau the heart of man in him, or the con
science Of a true judge. and thus attempt to
cover up and conceal his tracka He viii lei
one individual ct time look at his doings, but
the public gaze must not be brought to bear
upon his acts, THIS smacks Of unfairnsss and
bad faith-ingrede nts which can never be
found in the composition of an upright Judge
II he refuses to les the public see how THU
matter vas transacted, we'll and good, but We
do think it would be better, more manly, more
Ike judge to furnish the names of the phvsi
clans Who put 10 bids. together with the fig
urss for which each agreed to perform the ser
Vice stipulated. Will hs think better Of il
asd Do col
s,fv.