Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-04-11
PETER MeLENDY, EDITOR
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Retrenchment.

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Retrenchment is heard from every part
of the State and this seems to be the
only remedy proposed to save our State from
min; and where do we hear this cry oftener
ana made WITH longer faces than in our pres
eHtIsgishhHe, whoare the guardians of the
dear people. Now, Mr.. Editor, it is well I'M
derstood that agriculture is the foundation
ofthcS pfosperity Of the State Of Iowa. The
former Legislatures. were made, although
very reluctantly, to understand this was bro't
afcat ny the farmers and mechanics having
a-large majority in the State, and their votes
being necessary to send the office seekers
(who are, by the by, many of them lawyers
with little to do at home and dig they cam
not, to beg any thing except our votes they
are ashamed of,) up to the desired haven,
where they can guard well their own interest
firstand then if they have time look after the
desr people: Under such circumstances no
one, will wonder why it is that the farmers
andmechanics' interest is the last to be looked
after; but notwithstanding all this something
has been done for the encouragement of ag-
cr;culture, but when the cry of retrenchment
is sounded how quick our Legislature With
their wisdomEdiscovcr where this policy must
commence. sWhy, the appropriations for
AGRICULTURAL purposes must be reduced or en-
tirely done away with. There are about sixty
coaaty societies in the, State, many Vf them
JUST struggling into life and to withh'ld APP
preparations from them at this time viii con
sign them to oblivion, where they wN re-
main beyond the reach Of resurrection |
believe that the amount received by the SHY
societies was less7than five thousand dolaN
but small as the amount is they cannot llv'
without it. Now would it not have beer
better for the State had the Legislature com
menced the lretrenchrnent at home? Their
are one hundred and forty-iour members o
both houses, whose wages are three dollar
agdayy Now Suppose they should reduc
their wa ges one third --tbat is two dollars pc
day. Just see how much would be save'
this session will not be far from eight
days-hcre would be an item of nearly lively
thousand dollars, and then the mileage i
some six thousand more, which if reduces
one third would save two thousand more
which would be ample for all agriculture
purposes, ond who would be harmed. wi
venture that e,ary man that went woul
have gone fortwo dollars day. They nigh
not have stayed quite as long. The mileag
Of some members amounts to over one hund
red dollars. The whole expense of the pres
ent session will amount to fifty thousan
dollars; onc-third Of which might be save,
and no one harmed. There are other re
forms that should be made, which meyer wi
be, as long as lawyers have the control of tn
Legislature. The laws should be so simpli
fled that man might collect debt of on
dollar without PAYING lawyer five. trus
that the farmers will look after their own in
tcrest 1t is time they should know wher
the money goes. 1t is good time whel
taxes are high to straighten up matters.
Now, Mr.. Editor, do not stick this in tn
paper, but you can get up something on tn
subject that will do foryour department.