The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-03

aonal abuse and arrant falsshood and tAldss-
dash, the editor OF the Consultations maAes
soue truthful admissions in bis laoofeo "a,
Gle in defence Of the s'Ring.
The petsifosging fAlsehood tha. tne ns.'-
cal. controlled the Council in 1860, won't %
.ws,lovea = this community, for the King
the .ams nRipg,r that controlled u n 1901
controlled il in 1866, As Is proved BY the tact
tb.. the Consultation was its organ, and q. 4.
Love, of the First National Bank, ito Treas
urer.
The charge that years ago under hepub-
lican administration Of city affairs, the expen-
ditures we're as large as last year, is inmate
rial. Years ago something may have been
done for the benefit Of the city, to justify
large appropriations. But that is not 70 inc
point. We do not Justify the extravaganza
Of past administrations Of city affairs, even
under Republican control, and the people
are not to be humbugged into sanctioning and
psrpetuating present and future extravsgance
and burdensome taxation, because it WAS the
fashion to grind their faces, and swindie
them cut Of their substance in times past.
The people now demand economy, and they
are determined to have it. Who shall say
them nay?
But nov for the little dab of truth we are
enabled to extract from the article Of the
Constitution. After stating that the Demo
Gratis have only exercised control of city al
fairs for the year about expiring, be subss>
quently admits that in the year 1866 the
Council was equally divided. and the Mayor,
with a casting vote was q Democrat.
We charged there were 100000 in the
Treasury and collected during the present
year, and that there was now not adoilar
| left. The Constitution admits an expendi'
| ture of 10000, and We are assured by part es
that ought to know, that the Treasurer de-
falcation will reach the neiRhborhood Of
800, 600, which is ten thousand more than We
stated the amount for which the Democratic
Council should account to the people Of
keokuk.
But the virtuous indignation Of our sweet
| tempered organist of the " Ring" boils over
| irrepressibly, when he comes to our sugges.
ton that tits unbusiness-like to put the affairs
Of the city in the hands os a gentleman who
| is one of the sureties, on the Bond, involv-
| ing the most important matter to be attended
to by the next City Administration. Colonel
Mcdowell is such nice man, We are told,
such high minded, aristocratic gentleman,
that j. is next thing to aTrant blasphemy
| against the f. F. V.'s.to suggest, the impro-
/ priety of committing the city business into his
hands, although his own personal interest is
| in direc. conflict with the interests Of the
city.
| Now right here we want the attention OF
all the Democrats of keokuk, to the next
point made by the Maryland champion of the
"Ring.a And we shall make the extract
| from the Constitution, that there hiay be no
| bubble about it, Here it is:
tIf Mr.. Love should not pay 4 dollar OF
| the money he received as City Treasurer,
| and we will state right here that he told US
! only Two days ago, that be would pay every
! cent Of it himself in short time, the city
! will not lose dollar, for the suretses on his
boud are amply able, aud will pay the city 10
1 the last cent that is due her for money placed
| in the hands of the late Treasurer, whether
/ Mcdowell or Tmberman is elected Mayor !;
! and no one knows that fact better than How
| ell does.
II. K. Love, the Democratic Treasurer of
the City, and the President of the defunct
Democratic National Bank, still has finger
in the pie, and is manipulating for the
g Ring aud is furnishing its Editorial cham
pion arguments to bolster it up and humbug
voters. Love manifests lively interest in
this election, and it strikes US, under the cir
eums,ances, I've hope we may be forgiven for
suspectipg an F. F. VI that he has person.
al interest, as Chief Fugler of the Ring !"
| in its result.
| Bat the editor of the Constitution, and the
Editorial apologist of the 81 Ring assures
the public that Mr.. Love will pay every cent
! due the city and save bis bondsmen, includ
ing the immaculate Democratic candidate for
| Mayor. harmless. Mr.. Love willnot suffer
the leaders of the Democracy of Keokuk, his
| personal friends and sureties, to lose the
amount Of dollar. Oh no, they are rich
mainly; they are aristocratic gentlemen Of
| the Democratic persuasion, and OF the same
| class with Mr.. Love, and he will save his
Democratic and social honor, by paying off
i what is due the city in order to rave mis-
trends harmless.
1t might not be Democratic, as things go
in Keokuk, but it would be humane and hon.
est for Mr.. Love to extend his payments, if
be is so fash Of money, to some Of the poor
washer~omen. widows and orphans, swindied
aud ruined by his Bank. And We doubt not he
might find. among the victims Of bis political
and pecuniary gyrations. many mechanics,
aborers and poor voters, not IS influential,
socially and politically, as his bondsmen I;
bat quite as deserving, TO whom such pay
ments would be very acceptable.