The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-18
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There don imagine that We are gsing TO
rit,h into ,he proposition to bold new
Stale House IN lowa-for we are not anu
nov. that we have made this disclaimer
don't ir,mp at once TO another CONCLUSION anu
assume III at We are going 10 write IN iavor OF
The erection OF said State House Tor We
are not We propose to let the Le2lsla.ure,
in tswisdo8,, do jus, as II pleases on TINS
score. without one word Of dietation from us
-tha, is-T so be that the Legislature acts III
the premises discreetly, cautiously thought
fully. honestly and we'll, AZ VIC believe it will.
But we have quoted that phrase, 1.-The State
House Swindle" That is the stereotyped ex-
preston Of some newspapers and correspond
ents when they make any reference to the
proposition to build s,ste House. They do
ii ~ ehsAp way 10 let everybody know thas
they are 6nthe rampage as TO that particular
matter. When you hear q man charging es.
ery other man with dishonesty, you may sale.
" set him down as u rogue. And It doesn
prove that u journalist or newspaper CORE
spondent is excessively virtuous, because he
eau write I" swindle often, in large letters,
and with three exclamation points following 1t.
The fac, is tina, the question OF bailding
new Capitol came as fairly and legiimatelJ
before the General Assembly as any othei
subject Of legislation. An cd coptdndam
sweeping denunciation OF i, as "a s~indle,
is mere stuff and folly. Everybody. who
knows anything about 1t at all, knows thai
Iowa needs Capitol. That The present
building is mean and insecure not respecta
BILE for County Court House let alone fol
the Capital of Iowa. 1t is only a question o
relatively short time when such building
shall be commenced. For lis as when 1
maa dwelling has fallen to decay, or beer
destroyed BY ere. He may regret the neees
sity aud the expense of new building; b,
may debate whether he will commence this
season or next. But the necessity remains
he must build. So Iowa must build a Stat
House-unless it concludes ism
probable, to dispense wi b y State House al
together. 10 view OF The dull times. and thu
already excessive iaSa,ion-it may very vel
be carefully considered whether we shoul'
commence the building now. II il we'll tha
Iowa is out OF debt. but that is no suificien
reason for going into debt again. Neither i
isar reason why The State shnatl refuse !,
m IKE decent aud needed OUTLAWS. 1t is III
duty of every legislator now, State and NJ
tional, TO try 10 tighten taxation, TO study an
practice economy, to involve our people j
no new financial straits. We do not fin
fault with those ho object to he expense
aState Honse now We only obi-ci 10 he foo
ish md neiead elamormsoi some Of HIS
We of,ject 10 the liort lhst some are making
10 impress i upon the people, that II Til
General Assembly thinks it better a thing
considered TO commence building now, III,
the General Assembly is thereby guil;y Of
great aud deliberate s~indle. Whenever
State Honse is bnili, whether now or heresl
ter. there need be no swndling about Il
US see TO il that there shall be none And
isn't necessary IA order TO this, that ~
should rlnltify themselves, and prove thei
senselessness and asininity, by sinking 9Th
State House Sw;udlelic beesuse the l.egisla
tire has heiure il bill which i, couldn't
less thai hay he fire