The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-18
THE GATE CITY.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER is.
The state Of Iowa Running the Machine !.

| ~ i'' 't's saiutatofy of the ne,
editor Of the Journal, J. Tracy, Distric
Attorney, that ne has taken possession o
the concern and is running it in the nam
and for the benefit and bchoof Of the Stat,
Of Iowa. But that we may give our read
ers the entire force Of the eloquent saluta
tory of the States editor we quote
On my arrival here Saturday mornin.
! found the Journal office had changed
hands, and had at the head of it's column.
the Mason, Nahoney & Co., secession tick
ct, with the name of Jairus r. Neal az
candidate for member of Congress thereto
attached. Believing the time had not ye,
arrived for the State of Iowa to furnish 4
newspaper to advocate the election 10 of.
fce Of sympathizers with the rebellion
which now threatens the destruction a
the Government of our Fathers, In behalf
OF the State, | concluded to take possession
OF the journal Office at once, and now have
the same in my possession.
A Daily and Weekly paper will be issu-
ed from the Journal office as heretofore
advocating the cause Of the Union. the
hanging Of traitors, and opposing seces
sionlsm both South and North. 1t il to
be hoped that the loyal and Union loving
cisizens of this county and State will
promptly render all necessary aid which
may be required to establish the Journal
upon firm basis, thereby assisting the
Administration in crushing out rebellion.
and the State of Iowa in realizing the
amount of the School Fund claims.
j. TRACY, Dist Atty.
Now, whether the State Of Iowa is
moved more BY patriotism or profit to 90
INTO the newspaper business, does not
clearly appear. The people are exhorted
to rally to the support of the States press
for the double purpose Of assisting the
Administration to carry on the war and
the State to collect a bad old debt. What
delightful union of patriotism and profit.
not to mention the glory Of the enterprise,
the patriotism for the Federal Govern.
nent, the profit for the State. and the
glory to the astute District Attorney
editor.
Quirk, Cannon and Snap in their time
were regarded as sharp lawyers and close
collectors, but Qairk Cannon and Snap
sink into obscurlty compared with the ris-
ing District Attorney of Burlington.
Quirk, Cannon and Snap were well enough
IN their way and in ordinary cases, but ii
required the Napoleonic genius Of a Tracy
to meet the present emergency. He alone
Is equal TO the occasion. He comprehends
the desperate character of the debt. and
the imminent peril Of the country. and re-
solves 10 kill two birds--a half dozen for
all We know-wlth one stone He takes
the press out of the hands Of traitors and
saves the country, but not satisfied with
hat he takes possession himself and
caves that three thousand dollar School
Fund debt. To be sure the debt is not
saved yet; but then, thank heaven, the
country is, and accepting the salvation OF
heir country at the hand of Mr.. Tracy
With grateful hearts, the people will soon
,atronize the States paper with sufficient
iberality to enable the District Attorney
o realize three thousand dollars out of
he concern. In course they will ].
Now il strikes us that the State of Iowa
$ running it pretty sharp on US in this
1t claims by the District At
orney to have saved the country from
raltors, and appeals to the citizens by
heir regard for their own interests as in
olved in the prosperity of the State to
'atronize the State paper, that the State
nay get her money back We might
nder ordinary circumstances be able to
un our establishment against that Of the
tate, but this direct appeal to both pa
riotism and prof. rather gets us down.
md, therefore, as matter both of fair
ess and propriety we suggest to the Dis
riot Attorney editor, that he move the
up to Fort Madison where
he State has already located her manu-
icturing interests and has her machin-
ny in operation, and where he will
nd field better adapted to his peculiar
enius. For if the State has a right to
nn newspaper Office in Keokuk, we
ont see why not cooper shop, a black
NTH or shoe shop, or even 20 into the
ry-goods or grocery trade, or the butch
ring business, or rent vegetable market
all to sell green squashcs raised ON some
the State morfpared lands.