Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-12-31
A. Is. +. ,irLDRE4H, Editor.
Floyd County.

When we have sufficient time, we
propose to review the action of the
Floyd County Board Of Supervisors
for tho past year or two. We have
only the leisure now to say to the PEG,
pie Of the county that, ere they are
aware of it. tho County Board will be
in Democratic hands, IN name and an
| fact, as it has been practically, unless
more vigilance is exercised to guard
against it. air m
The changing Of the boundaries of
Townships, and the laying off of new
Towns is all done with covert view
to this object. One man, the first let
tiers of whose name are Bob Mathews,
is the prime mover and operator in all
this business. Several Of the men,
(honest and uDsuspecting farmers, J
who have heretofore been elected to
the Board, have not possessed the acu-
men necessary to detect the falsity OF
Bob's whining cant, nor the pluck to
meet and thwart his base schemes ev-
en- when understood. The consequence
has been that Bob has had nearly ev-
cry thing his own way. He has been
known To boast, when abroad, that
he ran the "county machine of Floyd
county, and was running the county
into Democratic hands" @
Look at the contemptibly parsimo-
Nous and cold-hearted treatment
shown the poor aud necessitous fami.
lies of soldiers--of those brave and
patriotic men who have left their
wives and little ones to save our free
government and preserve the glorious
blessings of liberty which are enjoyed
by those who stay at home (! Yes,
some of these poor families would
starve and die were it not for the char
tiles Of individuals--yet every honest
man will say that the treasury of tn,
county should he open to their com
Portable maintenance. Do you say
one dollar per week for mother and
her half dozen little children? None
but a copperhead would name it.
Again, other County Boards are ma
king liberal appropriations to encour-
age volunteering and thus fhl up our
depleted regiments without the neces-
sity of resorting or submitting to a
cons cription. Nothing of the kind
is done by the County Board of Floyd
county, and if any extra pay is fur
nished the money must be raised by
voluntary contribution on the part of
individuals.
These arc d ark and damning spots
upon the loyalty and patriotism of
Floyd county. wild in no wise reflect
the true character of the mass of our
citizens-the disgrace being fasteDsd
upon us by the reasonable .nachlna-
tions of sly, hypocritical and heart
less demagogue and his few copper
head coddjutors.
1t was but few days ago that,
through these copperhead influences,
some thirty subscriptions from this
community were sent to the Chicago
Times, and now as many copies o. that
reasonable and damnable sheet are
weekly distributed to the poor. delud-
cd creatures here who still think it a
virtue to vote the dimmercratic
ticket"
Citizens of Floyd county we know
you are loyal and patriotic, with but
few exceptions and we believe you
only need have your attention called
to these and other abuses to correct
them. Then, let us entreat you to
keep constantly in mind the adage that
I" Eternal vigilance is the price of lib
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