Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-25


pU0l-1DMHsG THE LAWS.
: Ia no wsy under the san can the laws
snasted by our Legislature be brought to
the attention of ali the people so generally,
and at so little expense as through the
columns Of the papers Of the State That
these laws should BE published IN some way
20 Tint the people can see and read Tor
themselves. all well Informed men will hd-
rnit. and yet we End men in the prsscat
Legislature so narrow in their ideas, SO cor.
tracicd in their judgment that they think
evcn this small expenditure Of three mills
per capita should be cut OF, and let tho peo-
pie hunt Tor the laws where they can best
End them. Besides aiding the people 10
this way, il also aids them in SUSTAINING
the country press-which' more 'na" ny
thing else 10 tho State. helps bn'io up anu
f,rr.rd and promote the best interests Of
n. State. why is 1t that in every Legs
is,ure that meets in Iowa, We find men VINO
seea. determined. in some way, to cripple
the newspapers Of the State Is tnesc M
expense to be ground down to the lowest
notch, II istbe printing done by the coun-
trv press. Arc any bills 10 be cut down,
TAey are printers bills Has any member
been attacked with economical gripes? Ile
rashss in bill 10 reduce the price OF edyer-
using delinauen. taxes. At This Assembly
the same old gruigc is ahnat-ths printing
II The laws Of the State in the papers must
he abolished by these great oconomists--
thereby derrisng the great mass from ever
knowing what the laws Of the State are,
and many Of the struggling country press
ii mn existence. Don't these men know
have they not the sense 10 see that blow
struck At one pioneering newspaper, Is =
blow ~ tho prosperity and development OF
the State ct iarget Don't these Legislators
know that every man is presumed 70 know
the :aw a. soon - IL becomes law, and
how are they to know until it has been
printed and placed within their rcachf
Tho following from the pen Of Ex-Lieut
Gsvesnor Cue upon this subject, rather
suits vs.:
III 10 yell knoWn fact that the passage
Of such an absurd act o. the repeal Of thu
Law Of last session, providing for the publ
ca ion Of the acts Of tho Legislature anc
Board Of Supervisors, would bring Gnsnc;a
ruin upon half the country papers In The
State. No one but . narrow minde old
Fogy, or sore head" who has old grudG
es against newspapers. would descend 90
iow ~ 10 use hts Official position to vent hia
spite on the publishers under the plausible
plea Of economy. We have never knowr
one Of these sticklers Of economy. wh'
pirate long and loud about it in public, bu
would slyiy grab At al tho private stealing
that could b. pocketsd by himself, Will,
he vas making the cir vocal with his howl
for economy.
srhs senator or Representative Who viii
prostitute his Official position by pocketint
every available kind Of private stcslings
aud then try 10 sace enough TO pay it back
out Of the public fund, by retrenching 0,
The newspapers, 10 seven degrees meAns
than Q common sneak thief, and We trus
that the press will see that all such are mo
unknown 10 fame. ,"
That's the talk, precisely. Messrs. Lsgiu
lators-you who would thrust your arm
clear 20 tho shoulder, into tho State treas
nry for your own benefit, and then howl
straight session through 10 rob poor strug
Cling newspaper publisher out of his legiti
taAtc daily bread. TO our brethren Of th
press, We say most empha,ically, and mos
csrnes,ly mark these men Mark theu
well; aud every time they come within
range OF your lash, lash them TO the quick
They are truly "sneak thieves" and no
cntii,cd 10 the last iota OF respect or re
gard from tn, fraternity.
IL has boon represented that August Bel
mont was opposed to Pendleton's nnanci'
policy, agreeing with tho radical bond hold
srs that the bonds should DO paid In COLO
Mr.. Belmont fatty denies the truth Of hi
representation, and declares that he
thoroughly Democrat, and therefore II
tho interest Of the people. lie 10 . stronI
advocate OF Mr.. Pendlcton's policy Of pay
ing the bonds In greenbacks.
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