Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-17

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WITH sincere distsust Of NJ ebilsty 70 Asst
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The welfare and prosperity q The State
Nv humble efforts In the subsequent years
have besn given not % uueh iron choice
O esm - d1oSsoa1eV ~ ~ tjtap aod6p1a-'
Ions Of those who proSssssd TO believe, and
perhaps ought to admit, really believed. I
could materially cid in occomcl6 hing -
great aims and purpopes Of the orgsni1s-
0en. 40 not min saongh - thiak that
have done more, o. co0ld Do more, than
hppdseds u e1hssss II hpvoves. / hasa
eeebnblishsd any coed, | assure You that
am more tnan compsnsosea tos ny teehle
efforts, and that no part Of my 1ilS's labosa
will b rsSerrsd 70 With greater peide and
pleasure. And yet I would b unjust 10
myself, to yon,. end = The interest u thess
whom yua ivpgssent, r. I did not admit, (as
/ do. ~ ins csnp,iosntary sense usrsly
-oat h sincerity and candor) that 70 your
0ith1Glo nd Untlslng laboss-to your har.
monious andeeslous efEorta--te H. salient
induaffy and active co-opstotion # your
0e(t08ry "a Sve,nl on3eern The Society
u e0SiIy ipdGAtod for ID prosperitys for the
oocot6S q ~ nnhu1l Exhibitions what
ever Of favor and popularity Il possesses in
public estimation. To me Il b graGifyibs
70 knew that for Ave years there has been
nothloe whstcvos - woe the harneny d
our oiIlcial intsesourso-thae you hsvs eve
been ready to overlook any W0nt of eflIcjeo-
cy on ny part, and b second any and u
propositions calculated to give character.
dignity and permanent success to the work
before you-and that leave you, as trust
and believe, financially prosperous-with
our sphere Of usefulness enlarged rather
than contracted the kindest feelings
towards each other, and common intensi.
He'd anxiety to carry out the great works
entrusted 70 US BY the psopls If this most
noble State.
Before surrcnderinp INV place 10 nv most
worthy successor. there are . few things
connect with our Fairs and the work Of the
Society. to viii n. with YOUR permission.
viii briefly refer. / submit them as nv in
dividual views-some of them the result Of
much though-others occurring = worthy
Of reflection. and rivca to YOU to be acted
upon q your better iudem .nts NAV die
tate.
In the first place. IL the Society would
maintain itself il must look well. constant.
" and faithfully to the condition or it's finan.
ces Il il easy 10 talk about the svetiraa what
should and ought properly 10 influence e.
hibitors in coming 70 Patriot nov ali our
citizens ought to give their time and ener.
Ries 70 40 noble vork-and ret. practicallv.
No veil know without nonev re cannot sue.
ceed. Not onlv 40. but A : r,le. thu mon
money and the lsrrer the premiums. the
greater the competieion and The NOR. ~rst;.
fvine the success. While men oncht = re-
and in many instsnces I Know A. sctn.tei
by other than merely sordid motives. yet
without the money inducement re Are a..
isfled that the gates Of our fair orounds
would rust unon THAR hinges and M, heIls
decav from non-use. mi vhaf drs;Sn.d
TO advert to moro particularly in thu con.
nectiou. waa the necessitv Of watching close-
II. Ia funds of the Society. While. for
cever,l Years We have been almost entirely
s1enpt from anv financial troubles il 4
none the lese true that the financial dcoart-
ment OF All ORGANIZATIONS. demands constant
watchfulness. and that improper exuendi.
tures--carelcsslv kept Observation-Disclosures.
ence 10 the condition Of the balance 6heefs.
sre the cause Of more difficulty-morc loss 81
character-mors individual and general com.
nlaint--tenda more to impair the vieor and
usefnlness Of this and similar aaaoc;ationa.
than Almost al Other, combined. No ;ndi.
,d,anl aver om.ht n he In del,t and th;s 1.
moro emnhaticsllv true and ;mnortsnt vher
annl;cd 10 orosn;xat;ons snch AZ ours Ina.
biiitv "a nav the smallest demand mnon o,r
fnnis ;.;mrss n. v.stlv mors th.n ~ h.," !.
rnli ana ov.rAov;rg .r.ssrrv - !. ;ra,;t.
IL hetfer Ia have fn!l Golfers to meet All nroh
Aha ssrt;,,,.s,,c;.."s,,ch :. nj ~s.,ka. ~
ansll reae;nt.---unusn.ilv lsrcs r.vr,.r..
s..rst,sr. ~ ".,,..,!.. sEs. P.ymen.. .
exh:bitors a in,olvcnt dehtors sb,s n - r.v
but portinn Of their avards. To husband
the funds Il = imnortant to guard veil .li
exuendi,urc f.ook we'll and const.ntiv !"
small matters for Il il the little leaIs That
denIctcs tho treasury. larger 1em.,,ds .-"
more L,v to rscs;y. N. s,r;..os. so".,.;. ..e
fvo,,ld not insist nnon An ill;hcr.i ~ NIL ~.
earlv noiicy. Rnt While inst N othsrs '' e.
re must be lust to ourselves And hon" 7
vonli urre tie redncf;on AZ ernen.es az
nhher.i;tv j. msn;fssted .rv,h.rs i. 80. :.
- - the nr.m;nm l;st II orcnc.,;c,, :. =, -
make this larrs. compared With our exnen.