North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-04-27

The Burlington Gazette and Argus, one
of the best papers published in the state
and in the opinion Of the writer of this
We don't say it for consideration--one OF
the best Of our exchanges, no matter where
made, says: "That at the proper time, we
propose to drop the last half Of the name
and return to the simple name of "Ga.
sette," the oldest name and paper in the
state. This will be done when we renew
and put on a new head" Don't do it,
please. Gazette is good enough for a
name but Argus sounds the better. Be-
sides, the Burlington Argus-we persist
in calling it Argus-is known farther
away from the city which christians it
. beautiful one toby that name than
any other. All know the Burlington Ga,
zette and Argus, or the Burlington Argus
as it is much of the time called, but there
are very few at this distance from home
whe would know anything about the Bur.
lington, Iowa, Gazette for a time. Why
change the name at all? Change it and
many business men too far away to be
numbered among its regular subscribers,
but whose patronage is valuable, would
lose track of the Argus under another
name. A change Of name is always next
to change Of business one time, and
, three business changes are Correctly consid-
cred equal to a fire. Retain the name as
it is if net too inconvenient or distasteful,
and it cannot be the latter, or at all events
retain the last one-Argus. Destroy this
and you must put your patrons into poses.
sion-sometimes at great expense-of the
knowledge Of your existence. 1t is not
wise, it is not profitable to destroy the best
known landmarks, and we say don't do it.
The Ottumwa Courier favors putting
of the time Of holding State and
county conventions until the latest posi-
bic day. The editor thinks. it simply
ridiculous to "pound the air and toot on
wind instruments Cor six months with
really no enemy in 'front.'" but RECON-
mends with very great earnestness, the
propriety of "a short, sharp and dscis-
i've conflict Will the Courier please
tell its readers why the necessity Of "s
short, sharp and decisive conflict" or any
fight at all if they have "really no enemy
in front" Ordinarily men dent fight
unless they have some enemy with which
to contend. Possibly, however, the Cour-
Ter man may wake up on the morning
after the election and find the field in the
possession of the friends of tho taxpayer
and enemies Of the swindling cormorants,
whose privilege they think it is to rule
and ruin. 1t is some time before the
election, and would it not be quite as com.
mendable to those over.confdent partizans
to lop off little of their seeming party
security, now that the voting Masses are
beginning to pronounce against the whole
sale political swipdling so common in high
places? Your patrons ask this question,
Mr.. Courier please answer them.
Abiding to the appropriation Of $780,
600 for the improvement of the Wisconsin
river, which the House committee has
agreed to report to Congress, the Mar.
que:te Express, edited by DR.. S. A. Pease,
says:
"While this ammount will do but little
towards completing the improvement, it
is as much as can be expended in one year,
and commits the general government to
work. With one hundred thousand doll
lars expended, it will be in keeping with
the most common practice of the govern
ment, to 60 in from year to year upon the
plea of unfinished work, and secure the
amount necessary to complete the i'm
provement. We have the utmost conf
dence in ship>canal, if the western mem'
bers of Congress will but do their duty.
They begin to see it. Occasionally one
of the loyal sheets will break over the
traces as the Nation, radical literary
sheet, which got off the following when
speaking of the decentralization Of its
party:
with eighty odd members of the Leg.
islature Of South Carolina unable to read
or write, and in nearly every other South.
ern State adventurers of the lowest class
fighting for the possession of the governs
ment, under the superintendency Of Con-
gress, it is clear that it is not SO much
declarations of principles we need as the
recognition in practice that the govern.
meAt requires, in every department, up.
right, honorable, and instructed men to
do its work, and has absolutely no accom-.
mediation either for penitent rakes or ig-
norant old hacks in search of an easy
living"
An exchange, We have forgotten the
one, says:
The House Of Representatives at Des
Moines fixed the compensation of officers
and employees Of the House as follows:
Chief Clerk, So per day; First and
Second Assistant Clerks, each 81 per
day; Enrolling and Engrossing Clerks,
each Sc per day !; Postmaster and Assist
ant Postmaster, each Sc per day; Ser
geant-at-Arms, Doorkeeper, Paper Fold
ers, and Janitors, each S. per day;
Messengers, So per day.
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