The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-31
TIE GATE CITY
KEoKIJK. low A
SUNDAY MORNING, JAN. 81.

THE Chicago, Post thinks that "the nrn
stand General Grant has alresdy sAHe1
against the railroad subsidy ring ~ .e'y
much % do, ~ apprshend, vita tas se'uc-
t.rca ~ the eepste 70 concaf with TIC nouse
i r.n..l;us the Civil Tenure law. y \
L,ovn that the General will PCT On end to
the wholesale stealing Of that caoaI, ana It
il hoped by holding the rod Of that law over
him to compel compromise. In order 70
secure departures from the no subsidy rule It
is proposed that removals from office shah
be made only By and With the consent OF the
Senate. The game is desperate one, and
those who stake their politcal capture on the
venture will be likely 10 lose. General
Grant ID not the man to be fianked IN that
vay. The Senate may succeed in preventing
the repeal Of the act in questionable power
is in lie own hands, but the object sought to
be gained thereby will not be reached. On
the line OF no more subsidies the nsxt Presi-
! dent will conduct his entire administration,
even il it should involve four years cam
paign against the iniquitcus rins =,
II the Rsfs aurnisss b right, We more
than agree with It that those who stake
their political capital on the venture will be
likely to lose.n We are certain that they
will lose. No more subsidies no more
squandering Of the peoples lands or monies
for the benefit Of railroads or other corporA-
tons. All over the land men are mentally
making out " Roll of the Unworthy, and
they put down in that list the name Of every
man in the House or Senate, whateyer his
p.st record, who votes for their robbery. And
: shey consider ~ robbery any further subsi-
dies for any purpose whatever, and they will
SPOT, when .hetime comes, the men who - vote.
Honorable Senators may feel strong now,
because they are in good reputs, and the
people stood by them as against Andrew
johnson. But those Honorable Senators
have no stronger hold on public regard than
Andrew johnson had and they will have %
stronger hold in public esteem than Andrew
johnson has, unless their record is unim-
peachable for honesty and economy The
strongest hold that Gen. Grant has to day
ia popular liking and trust 10 that he has de-
clared for economy, aud against all subsidies
against Ill squandering of the public land
or money. And il Honorable Senators wert
athonaand times higher in popular estima
ton than they are, they would become beg
carly political lazzaroni the very instan
they should attempt to oppose Grants polio.
in this particular, for the people would driv'
them with more than a sconrge Of cords from
the places of their venality and corruption.
The fact is there never was time whel
politicians we're of less account than now
Never time when the people were so thor
oughly the masters Of the politicians. LIE
no man in Office presume anything on &C
count Of his past popularity. That POPULAR
ty has been because the people have deemed
him faithful servant. If he has been higl
in favor for score OF years they will put hin
away in an hour in disgrace and cnntumel
if he betrays their interests or incurs thei
dsfavor. Mr.. Lincoln ~ President va
strong. and Andrew johnson is weak, be
cause one did the popular will and the othe
did not Congress has been strong, but
will become weak as straw unless it second
Grants purpose to have honesty, purity, an
economy ip the next administration.