The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-15
TheApriI E1ection.

The approaching election of Councilmen
is beginning to kick up quite an excitement
in small way, which will be on the riz till
the election comes off. Politics appear to
have nothing to do with the matter, one 9TH
er subject especially, and another, by way of
assistant, making politics subject of no mo-
ment whatsoever. The principal question
is-"License or no license?" Upon this ques.
ton, by an ordinance passed on the 9th inst,
and which has been published in the Journ-
al, there will be direct vote taken, by tick
cts headed For License" and against Lii
cense." We give the second clause IN the
ordinance, which will explain the intention of
this vote:
SEC. 2. If majority of the votes given at
said election on the license question shall be
'for license" then, and in that event the
Council shall grant license to sell spirituous
liquors, wine, beer and other Intoxicating
drinks as to them shall seem right and prop
er; but if majority of the votes given at
said election shall be ''against license" then,
and in that event the Mayor and Council will
consider themselves as instructed by their
constituents to grant no licenses to sell by a
less quantity than a quart any spirtuous
liquors. Wne beer or other intoxicating
drinks for one year from the time of such cleo
ton, and then, and in that event no such Ii
cense shall be granted by the Council during
SAID year.
We have nothing to say on this question.
Our citizens will at all events, act by their
own judgment. As there has been much ex-
element in Evansville on this License ques-
ton, and our citizens, from all we can learn,
appear to be nearly divided on this subject
there will be full vote given. The drum
ming up has already commenced. Noses are
being counted, and animated discussions as
to the appearance and propensities of these
noses, disturb almost every circle. Luckily
we have no vote, SO privately and public
ly we shall preserve proper neutrality.
The election of Councilmen will turn upor
this question But there is another matter
which will intrude itself in this election. We
allude TO the uptown and lower town excite
ment. Here again we may claim a neutraii
ty, as our place of business is in one section
while we sleep and eat very comfortably il
the other. Some of our citizens living in the
upper part of the city, own property in the
other, and Vice UersG-so that these person;
will have a sectional interest in the election o
certain persons from other wards than those
in which they live We do not like to set
the evidences SO plainly visible of this jealous
feeling. 1t will do the city no good, and shoult
be suppressed as much as possible. We arr
all laboring, or should be, for the lDhoLe city
But this fighting for one portion of it, ant
warning against the other, can only be FRO
ductive of evil. Let things take their natu
raj course, or at least when any effort is made
to change this, let it come from individual
alone, and then not be originated to injurt
another section. When the Council shoV
favors to one or the other section, the mem
bers exhibiting so unworthy feeling, SHOULD
be rebuked by the citizens promptly w,
do not know whether any such local feeling
has been exhibited in Council, more thai
what is due from every member In taking
care of the interests of his ward-but tn,
prosperity of the whole city should be first il
their eyes.