Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-24
Will THEY DO TIT

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Our legislators at Dss Moinss are exert
ing themselves and being sxsrted BY others
in the most energetic manner over the sew
eral railroad interests. This 10 all very
well. though unqaestionsbly too much
time 10 being wasted, and too much ex-
psnse 10 being incurred ever matter that
hundred and fifty good sound-hsaded
men ought TO be able 10 dispose Of in three
days. This railroad fsh. is being pro-
racted through weeks into months, greatly
TO the neglect Of other very important in
tsrests of the State. After all 10 said and
done the legislation is by mere sectional
benetiing the few and that few hen you
get right down TO the solid fact OF the case
principally non-residen,s and yet these
wise men Of ours stand the teasing, filing
aud backing process applied by the lobby
with most wonderful e9usnimi,y. Piles OF
important bills they have before them
bills in which the whole State is interested,
but in Wow Of The presence Of 4 stout, per-
suasivs, and monicd lobby, these more i'm
pottant papers gather grease in the pockets
OF dilatory committees, and accumu
late much dust in the pigeon
holes of the committees desks, whore
they will sleep on beyond the declaration Of
the sine die This is vsry nearly the way
in which legislative matters are running at
the capital. Railroad interests-or, rather
the interests Of those who build railroads
and desire to grow fat in the pocket out Of
the railroad schemes, have hsdged 10 the
assembled wisdom Of Iowa on every side.
Yet, while they have railroad on the
brain. railroad in the House, railroad in the
Senate, railroad at the hotel, railroad ON the
street, railroad ia the bedrooms, railroad
in season, out Of season, and all the time,
will they still remember that the great State
of Iowa, and nearly all the people therein
road matter that absolutely demands legis-
lasive attcltion,-ey greater far than
the matter now in hand. Will they re-
member that the farmers, tho mechanics the
laboring men-nay all the people ofthe State
are deeply interested in. and praying for an
anti tariff act9 Every day in
the year they are made TO bleed in their
pocketS that railroad princes may thrive
Every train that runs into the State brings
< Gods that are carried much cheaper per
mile than Iowa shippers and dealers can get
their goods carried. This is just the state
OF the case. Iowa folks have never been
able TO got fair dealing in this ulster on
any OF the lines, and now they ask the Log
stature to set the matter straight By
stringent Law. viii they do its Will
they heed this universal cry for help, or
will they push and keep pushing the IN At
ter aside further and yet further until Il
drops into its gravel Why not take -
much interest in this - in matters Of far
less imports Why procrastinate in this
matter until you have given the companies
oil they AK for, until they have you 10
their power, instead, - 10 now The esss, yoa
having them in your power. Now 10 yeur
sims to pas stringent Law against whsls-
sale discrimination why don't ysu come
right up TO the mark and take bold stand
for the people, whose sworn servants you
arsf Let ths people hear ffsa you. Msesrs.
Legislators, upon this subject.
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