Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-21


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~ pass six s'slssk, ~ ssseins. oas caa.
ss<B0toAN sesoFsonas = nssssp'ssoe
Hall, aud - ~ tine Ms. Taylor began o's
ISasssly .ssoH, not ssat could b found
~ k,s o. messy. aad standing room was
st pssoiun. Ssosss were obliged y -
turn homeward IN disappointment, not u
ine ahle - sater ~ bell II osnssqsssee q
ths crowded stats II ~ snt'sucs. =.
Taylsf apsaks N . sslfpssseassd, pleasing
ssd graceful manner. His articnlat'on y
fsnaskahly distinst, ani he gestures sasy
sud unrsstfsiued. Hs has I'll the outwsrd
requisites af modal srssor-phisicelly bel
veil developed. his carriage i disnided ana
aatural. bic veics diseinct end powerful,
end bic esustsnanes plsasins AID express
i've. TIE subject b hsd chooses could neg
have bssn nees sppeopriate. The recsns
civil war, and The hundred changes in laws
and susteus reader I'll that prstains TO the
rsforhihg ofllwS, more than usually inter-
ssting to oss citissos. No eus could have
: better right = discuss the subject tha"
NJ. Feglse. His lssg sxpssisscs add do6ser
vations in forsigs countries have taught
III hat eur gsvsansat though bsoehc-
ent eae, BY no means approaches perfect n.
70 huabls ~ nAtieaalI Ieos0eit Of ~ Ameri-
can audience il dsngeroos experiment for
enc Who has not yell established reputa-
ton to sustain him. Ms. Taylor does not
hesitate, hevevsr. and spares nothing. Hs
aims u contfsst the evils Of to- mach With
those Of to- listls governing. He presents
in On able mannsr ~ redeening qbaltiee
sf the moussehical governments Of Europe
--shsk slsssssas svstesh ~ preteesies -
their sable ~, end the immense amount d
god resulting thsrefrom. He refers to the
tafety and security u travel In those com-
trito, and H. peril snd isessssity Of ~
sams il The Unitsd Slasss-tot their compul-
cory systems Of education, and, our laxity
n thae pasticusar. ; Nh Nfsylor 1elisvss chat
IL the beneficial lAw6 of n,onases,ies could bs
ingrafled into the sisislea ahsoks Of our ~
public. that il would nearer sppsosch per
fsetioo. He = Of the opinion that little
absidgmeut Of personal liberty would tend
more TO the public good thu. tbs nasus.ai-
sasion Of foreign citizens in I've years after
their settlement in this country 10 dan
eerous MEASURE; that ~ the stability Of our
institutions depend upon the Intelligence Of
the masses, the attendance Of the rising
gsnerstion at the public schools should be
made compulsory; that e;ril ss,sics should
bs instituted, similar in system to that Of
the military, and that our civil officers
should continue in Office as long - they
wish, Or ~ long ~ they render salts
faei,on to the public 4; that onr railroads
should b rendered safer by proper laws and
regulations in word, Mr.. Taylor thinks
NO have 90 long been urging personal rights,
that ws have utterly ignored the rights Of
the public. He somewhat astonished his
hearers BY informing them that the Presi
dent Of the United States had more pows
than many European potsntates ho could
name. He believed that the most danger
Gus enemy We had In Europe during the
last war Was Louis Napoleon. Our name,
however, bad become one Of dread in for
eign ceantriss, snd mors respect wss prof
fered American citizens nov than ever be
fore. Mr.. Taylors views offer much for the
refectioa Of enr people.
Wossa CoSsipgarNo.- our heavy real
estats owners IN Davenport give our city
dehtss much consideration = they ougat
Do thsy, when they count up ths value Of
their property, take int consideration the
heavy bonded debt, and the heavy burden
Of unpaid interest that is yearly accumula-
tings Would it not be better to conside.
this matter carefully. The burden. deb
and the interest secumolasins b increasing
rapidly. and some day or other mwst Npaid
Why not make some arrangetnent to be pay.
ing it gradually from year to ysse! whs'
the uss Of shutting osr eyes against the
truth, and waiting for something to turn
upi The pert Of wisdom ~ith aay debtss
is 70 pay vhsn be can and - fastas he can
II the matter we're properly handled . yer,
profitable arrangsment could be made With
~ hsldsss of eur city bonds |; ~ hsrs ~
aI sst, leaving the liability 70 g on rapidly
increasing without any effort 70 hold it in
chechs Do We mean reputation Every
body says NO; but nothing u done. Sup
pose we, the American people, some day
come 70 regard the National debt - " Q
Davenport are nov rsgardins the city debt
would it not not look soasthing like repr
distionl II Uncle Sam declined to pay any
interest upon bic bonds end turned . posi-
lively deaf eaf 70 our entreaties for our dues
would it not b about - bad - reputation!
Thas's Just what Davsepors is dsine viii
| her creditors. II wswoul1. ~ 70 escape ,
city debt when We think We have chance
will ve not do the same thing BY Nstiona
dsbt-unisr the same tempta'ionf lie
this oatter bs veil csasldsrsd, and let soms
thing b. done.
We notice that the courts in other place
ars bringing tAsss dslinqusat eitiss IN
COUNTIES q time. What would b the 81
feet On our heavy psspsrty owners, wer
Dsvsnport forced to terms. Take you
slaess end psasilA. Msssrs. ssa1 ssaaas svn
srs, and cipher the problem cut Sor you'
sslvea. Yst sssh- - svset i nes sol
possible bat probable. Davsnport will d
timatsly be forced - terms. Sharp eye
afs watching he prcsress q sdairs. and
We have no doube but ths0eans ass alrsad!
4 being ussd y bssng matters y focus. and
nisd yss. leeg pusso ~ ID. the market
City bseds nay - sssfy dsy chaneinl
hAads-ssning int ~ hsads e nan at I
ksaky Discount Amtk wAo know prscissl,
what they ~ absst aads VIE know jus'
hoe 70 force mattara Lat m caution on