The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-10

rnAI TAX I.lsf HkfrEn-
Our contemporary is mad. He didn't get to
publish the tax list at higher rates than We
offered to do it for he didn't get chance to
take . half cent ~ description of the Ia <
payers Of Lee essnb lint IL aased TO them
by the publication in the CARE CRY of the
delinquent tax list, and the yirtuous soul Of
this boassedeiAfdian of the interests of the
people is vexed within him. He is wroth
exceedingly. We tender him our profound
est COMM scsration; albeit We dou't feel very
bad about it.
4 When nan purposes setting the scoundrel
he sh6uid have sense enough to avoid dig.
ging pits by his rillainy late which he him :
self shall fall. 1t is unfortunate for our CO.
temporary that his little schemes of trickery
and meanne-s during the last three or four
years, is referenee 10 the Official publications
Of the county, have recoiled upon himself.
he cries out Justify at being taken in his own
tolls.
Three years ago the Union ticket was sue
cessful in this county. The county printing
would, Of course, go to the organs of the
successful party. The rates of most official
publications are fixed by law, by the repre-
sentatives of the people. There Was delin-
quent lax lists to. be published The rate of
publication was fixed by provision of the
laws OF our General Assembly thus: "The
compensation for printing the Delinquent
Tax list, nndsr the direction of the County
Treasurer, as required by section 764 Of the
revision of 1860. shall, from and after the
taking effect of this Act, be at the rate of
twenty cents fos each tract of real property
advertised for SALE That settled the mat.
ter SO far as the rates were concerned. If
not satisfactory to the people, their repre-.
sentives framed the law, and they can have
their representatives change it. As long as
it stands unrepealed it is the law
Had our contemporary had ordinary polit
cal honesty; had he possessed the instincts
or habits of q gentleman, he would not have
interfered in the matter of Official publication
until his party should be successful in getting
control of the country. But not being politi-
cally honest, and not being gentleman, he
did interfere. With his party defeated he set
to work, by under handed. means, to get the
county patronage away from the GATE CRY,
or to have the rates of publication SO re-
duced that il should be compelled to publish
at sacrifice. Notwithstanding the matter
was fixed by law, the County Board Of
Sunarytsnrs norsod
the County Treasurer to let the publication
of the Delinquent Tax List to the lowest bid
der. And thus this Butternut organ, repu-
dated by the loyal people of Lee coun,
ty, and in no sense representa-
tive of the. voters of the county.
got the privilege of coming in between the
Union party, in power in the county, and its
patronage of its own organs, with bid OF
mine and thlee>quarter cents' per descrip
ton i; less than one-half of the rates allowed
by law. 1t resorted to its game again
this year with bid to publish
the tax listzfor nina cents per description.
The GATE offered to do it for one>half cent
less and sdkes the job. Defeated in his base
tricks, he lashes himself into fury and
throws dirt with his usuai facility. q -
De abuses Mr.. LewRY bitterly md in
style highly creditable to the street pimp or
bar-room rough. There are. however, among
these some that can surpass IL 10 that he is
not exceptionally pre-eminent even in this
his most noted Characteristic We have no,
learned that these roughs and pimps are the
highest style of manhood or that imitation
of their blackguardism is any merit in jour
nalist or any attribute OF gentleman. Mr..
Lowry may feel proud of this torrent Of
dennnciahon it is only the praise of our
contemporary that respectable mendread.
He says thst the GATE Cirr,s offer WAS no,
bid. That is point We shall not discuss |
be will ind that by virtue of it we shall pub
hsh the tax list. He makes raids upu Mr..
Lowry because the latter has not been plis-
Die In his hands, and made himself a party
70 hls mean schemes. Mr., Lowry is .
Republican, vas elected blythe loyal voters Of
TINS county he wasn't elected BY them 10 |
become an accessory to the tr;ckery Of Con.
perhead de@agegues !; or w. make hsstAao1
give the county and party patronage 10 our
butternut contemporary. he would have been
unworthy their support and Of his Mac. had
bis policy been different
Inc secesh concern thinks 1t W.. II.
Strengthened -condision of the err ,he, IA
II 70 underbid him. On the contrary il is be.
cause The GATE is thoroughly prosperous tina,
we caa *tferd to do the work for les th.nl
himself We shall continue onthis line. n.
mas set the example and itr SHAH 70 hard
with him but-we shah better hie own leach
ings' In conclusion be reminds Us tina, 4 is
more honorable to be poor than to PC, money
oy dishonest practices. He is an ex.mpl.
now ani0rse nste 1t istc- attamp. 70 rsi msn,y
y dishonest practices and fall of the unde.
., ~, q Icing both poor and dishouor-