The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-13
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/ WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. u.
) II wilflequlss al NE Armness, and bold
ness, adj heasety Of the members Of the
present Congfyn to do their duty, and de-
serve thu appreciation Of the country. There
are more internal schemes fsr robbisE and
swindline pressed upon II than Was sver
knovn bSfors. The saccessfal and unsuc-s
cessful scoun dssla who fpecuiatsd during the
war on their country's misfortune, are busy
dcyi.;pe waysand means to continue in peace
the robbery they .practiced in Val. They
don't want to 90 to legitimate work. Sothey
Try to lobby viliainous schemes through Con-
seress. Wow the country demands that each
and every Congressman set his face hike q
rock against th1swhole Of this torrent Of cor
fuption. SenAtes Sherman has project b.
fore the Senate t0 build IN cir line railroad
from Nen York, via. Philadelphia, to Gin.
cinnati. And the reason Of that is he Gays,
il railroads. are not bnilt to and from Wash
inRton City, the Cspteol will be removed
from there. So he will spend moro in build.
ing ralfsosAs U keep The cspitol where i
shouldn't be, than il would cost to remove Is
and build it again in new and proper place.
!. In atship present, Ne don't sss any need o.
\ n1peik Ne capitol, nor 81 the oovern-
henfs building railroads for the accommoda-
ton Of Washington City.
Senator Nys has another pretty little
scheme Of robbery. It is to vote eight mil
lions OF Government bonds, and any amount
of Gsyernmens lands to build telegraph lines
on tho Pacific coast.
This il just . sample. In the name OF
God and this -burthened people We ask
and the united people should demand, thas
these robberies cease. We ike Grants talk.
We Aops hs Win carry out strictly his indSe1-
ted policy. IfCongress passes any Of these
swisdlisg bills. We hope he will veto every
one Of them. Veto every bill to build rail
roads, Or Establish monopolies, or give away
the public lands to other than settlers. As to
this land matter We have got to stop some.
whsre, and Ne had best do it right nov. II
Ne continue on our present line, the whole
public domain will be in the hands Of . few
railroad men. These hold it for speculation,
NOT Softhe chssp disposal ito settlers. W.
believe in giving the public lands to actual
ssttIers, Without money aud without price.
But We don't believe in giving foot Of il to
sl4onepeies.
Let every man in this Congress take warn.
ing. This Wholesale swipdling Of the conn
W must cease. Under Grant, No win have
honesty in the Executive. There must b
honesty and economy ID Congress. If ~
have il, we'll and good; il We do not, every
han ID thss body, Whatever his politics, if he
b. . party 70 aoy further swindling, will be
politically gibbetted.
Tar contest for Senator In Missouri has
attracted national attention. Outside oil
Missouri the entire Republican party are anx-
ious, for tina election Of Carl SchuIz. Ne
sister State vilfbe guilty Of the unspeakable
folly Of setting the Tribune Of Republican,
ism aaide for competitor whose only claim
to greatness will be the unfortunate epheme-
ri spopaSarty he will gain in being chosen
over man 30 incomparably his superior Al
Carl Schurz will be Of any man who may be
candidate against him. Now that Missouri
hssa chance Of making Carl Schurz her rep.
sssentasive in the Senate, it would be idiotis
folly not 70 do it. The attacks made upor
him provoke only the contempt Of the Re-
Isblicanspk the land they are merely ex
hibitions of the msanness of some politi
clans, and the infinite smallness OF some it'll
creatures that Providence, for inscrutabl
reasons, permits to edit some newspapers. |
Carl Schurz IL elected. Missouri viii hav
sent her ablest man to be her Senator;
defeated, bis greatness will shame the mer
Whose votes have defeated him, and heigter
the insignihcance Of the more fortunate inan
ity who wins because his luck had stood hin
in better stead than brains.