Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-10-07
specinaen Of Democracy.

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In that lfgg1edy -piggledy mass Of
awkWarf and awful English that
.Col6nel' George Gillaspy junlbles
and tumbles together, and calls q
spkech, the one sweet song above all
others il the wailing cry that Repub-
lican rule is ruin, that Republican
officials are extravagant, and Repub-
lican papers, at the best, but cham
pions of corruption and thievery in
hfgh@aaces. This is not new with
George. 1t is an old and well-worn
song of the Democrats. Their great
chieftain, whose bugle now hangs
silent by his side, s'the most brilliant
man of his age,' his Bovinity, the
Reverend Henry Clay Dean, has
screamed it all over Iowa and the
West, in that shrill eloquence of his,
and written book of four hundred
pages filed with nothing else. TAX
ing it from his sanity lips, the
smaller fry, of the sanctum and the
stump, keep it constantly on the
echo, and prolong it painfully.
Iowa is decidedly poor place for
this favorite stronghold" of our
Comprehend friends. LII some States
there might be slight toe-hold for
such charges, but in this glorious
Radical State it is the last thing a
Democrat should mention. When
the Republicans rescued Iowa from
the Democrats it was in debt, and
making slow progress. Under the
benifcent sway of the great party OF
intelligeneeand liberty, it has moved
rapidly forward into greatness, has
made a growth unexampled in the
history of the States, changed itself
from wilderness to a garden, pro-
vided itself with public improve
meats scarcely second to any OF the
older States, attained to the dignity
and grandeur of a leading Common
wealth, and made itself the only
member of the Union that owes no
man dollar it does not stand ready
to pay. When Democrats can point
to one of their States which has done
SO we'll, or anywhere near as well,
there will be some music in this song
of theirs. In a State out of debt,
with half a million cash on hand,
taxation light, and the people not
only pleased with but proud of the
party that has brought the good day
about, is sorry place to chant such
doleful psalms.
But we are writing this article to
give an illustration of how Democrats
do where they hold rule. We have
here in Iowa few Democratic Coun-
ties, which we permit to remain SO
mainly for the good they do in the
character Of frightful examples.
Chiefest among these is Lee. But it
has come to such pass, that we cam
not let Lee remain Democratic much
longer. Out of pity for its good peo-
pie, the Republican party will take
it in hand the present fall and make
1t like the great plurality of Iowa
Counties. Under Democratic adj
ADMINISTRATION the County has been
plunged recklessly into debt, and
taxation made alarmingly heavy.
The Gate CITY, in recent number,
shows up the extravaganza and cor
ruption of the County officials in a
way that is opening the eyes of the
people, and has started ball that
will stop not till sweeping reform
has been accomplished. The eypen-
ditures of the County government, as
shown by the official records, for the
year ending the 10th of January last,
were $7S, 2S3. AZ, and this without the
erection of any public buildings, or
anything else outside Of ordinary
County expenses. The receipts for
the same year were 500, 5S3 80, Or S.
1852 less than, the expenditures!
Even taking Giiiaspy's wild state
ment concerning the expenses Of the
State Government as true, it takes
one-eighth as much,. under Demo-
cratic administration, to run the
County Of Lee, as it does under Re-
publican administration, to run the
whole State! And when we remem-
Der that Lee is but one County out of
ninety-seyen, the reason for surprise
is greatly increased. In addition to
this excess Of expenses over receipts,
there rests upon the County over $50
600 Of liabilities, incurred through
the mismanagement Of the dear,
delightful Democrats. !,
It may be a wise thing to have
Democracy in power. but the people
Of Iowa have no desire to wear such
an iron yoke as the Democrats have
put upon the people of Lee. Repub-
hcanism and economy, and not De-
mocracy and extravaganza, are In
this State to hold control Register.
The Approaching state
Election.