Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-07

ther arms, clothing nor equipments
oi any kind for them. For this pur-
pose money was required. These
essential requisites must be furnished
without delay. To meet these i'm
perative demands, therefore, the
Legislature, in May, 1861, authorized
500, 900 of War and Defence bonds
10 be issued. These bonds bore
per cent. interest, and ran twenty
years from date. With the money
derived from their sale, our regi-
ments were raised, clothed, subsisted,
q ua.tered and sent 10 the field. No
other or further debt was contracted
during the entire war: and these
bonds are our only Indebtedness
{, day. Besides sending Regiments
- the field, we organized and kept
brigade on the northwestern borders
OF the State, to protect our settlers
there from Indian depredations; and
another brigade TO defend our South
efn borders against Whackers
from the adjacent State Of Missouri.
In addition to these, after the muir
der Of Bashore and Woodruff In
poweshiek County, and threats OF
similar Outrages in other parts Of the
State, we were compelled 10 incur
the expense OF an effective and thor
OUCH organization Of our militia
forces. This was rendered necessary
in order 10 hold the knights OF the
Golden Circle in check. This treas
nnabic spawn from the bosom of
Democracy was organized for the
PURPOSE Of giving aid and comfort to
Southern traitors. They were ma
lignant and dangerous enemies in
our own midst. 70 meet all these
exigcncies, in addition to the ordi-
nary expenditures Of the State, il is
obvious that large sums Of money
were required. We stand credited
with over 50, 900 troops, on therecords
of the War Department at Washing
ton. These were all promptly fur
nished, and by good management
on the part Of your executive officers
our quotas were rcceipted in full by
the Secretary Of War, before the
draft had progressed beyond a few
delinquent Townships over the State.
These things you have not forgotten.
Iowa was not only the first, but the
only State that was actuallysrcleased
from the draft. During all the war
no State performed its obligations to
the Government more promptly.
For these things our State was com
pimented more than once by Prcsi-
dent Lincoln and Secretary Stanton.
| need not tell you of the glorious
record Of our soldiers. Their fame
Is immortal. ! desire only to show
low your State Government was
managed during these perilous years
of its history. Yet in doing these
things no onerOus taxation was inn
posed upon the people. By good
management and economy we car
ricd you through the war with tax
nt no time higher than q mills on
the dollar. There IL scarcely State
in the Union that gets along with
less than double that in times Of
peace. You should remember, too,
that the route step Of our State on
the highway of progress and devel-
Opment was never checked for q
single day. Our commercial pros
perity not fOnly continued, but rap
idly increased; farmers, mechanics
and merchants paid off their debts
and became rich. Your immense
lines OF railway have all been ex-
tended and completed since the war
began. Our State Is the thorough
fare Of Nations. The traffic and
interchanging commodities Of the
orient and the Occidcnt pass by your
doors every hour Of the day. And
this,my fellow-citizens, is but hasty
glance at the marvellous growth and
wonderful achievements of n State
under the influence of Republican
craftsmanship. Can you compare
what Iowa is now, with what it was
under Democratic auspices? 1t was
then only known by the students Of
geography rs wild and distant
State, scarcely patch upon the
earth's surface. What Iowa is now
she owes to the wise measures and
sound policy of that party which
ended her in these paths Of devel-
opmcnt and progress.
MONEY SAVED.
Immense as our expenditures were
on account of these vast military
operations, il may surprise you to
no informed that what we incurred
on behalf Of the Federal Govern
ment has nearly all been refunded
10 the state. BY promptly present
ing and vigorously urging our War
Claims before the Treasury Depart
ucnt ut Washington, we secured the
retnra Of this large sun, to the State.
rhis fact not only illustrates the
iidelily Of your State officials. but
also the honesty and fairness of the
National Administration. Let me
show you the figures.
The total amount Of our War
Claims against the United States
WAC originally Sl,0o0,75L7S. This
charge embraced every item Of ey-
pepditurc for military purposes du-
ring the whole war, even to the
clerl, hire, pens and stationery OF the
Adintant Generals office. We
charged everything Of military
kind to Uncle Sam. We did not
Intend that the people Of Iowa
should be out of pocket n single
dollar ON account of the war. Now
look at the result. OF the large
amount Of our claims, us before sta
ted, according to last reports, we had