The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-06
THr LICENSE QUESTION.


u. IA not wish to enter into an interminatle
discussion upon this prolific subject, but We must
COMES. that since first We had IN opinion We
never have had one Of which we felt SO sansaine
:, We do, that the Cooperation ofDasenport ~
refusing licenses to sell liquor cannot prevent me
traffic in it. The article in the Banner was ev'-
IDENTIFY written before the author had borrowed q
copy Of the las, number Of the Gazette 10 peruss
our views as them illustrated. He cites us TO
several towns to Observe the action Of their Cor
porations; in some Of which, he says, Il has been
Notwithstanding evidently the traffic in spir-
isuoas liquors. We deny en.phGtiealty that Inc
Corporations Of These, or any town in the United
State. Of the size Of Davenport, has succeeded
BY refusing 10 grant licenses, 10 sto? the tra'he
in ardent spirits, and We dey this gentle man, O
any other who advocates views SO erroneous, TO
show US single illustration. Liquor will De OBJ
tanned and drank and if licenses be refused, impo-
sition to obtain that end will be piacticed.
To those Of our citizens acquainted with Mr
Nc ade, the idea ofhim appearing here 70 estab'
lish retail liquor chop will appear sufficiently
prepostsrous without word ofcommenf. Prob
ably, however, II he had stopped be might receive
| the nomination from the Locoioco party Of he
corder Of Scott county:
He Lext directs attention to an extract ifofH inc
N. York Tribune 10 prove that the prohib,tory
statutes Of certain States have Separated to Inc
terror and check Of all vendors Of intoxicating
liquors. True, they struck at the root Of the
evil, We are but trifing with its branches. We
tnfed year or two with county prohibitions
and now We descend to Cooperation prohibitions,
and we are going to effect revolutionin things
alcoholic in Davenport! No,we ellyou friends,
you must commence with that power which
holds these authorities Is in the palm Of its hand,
and not seek 10 Danish the traffic in liquor from
the towns, while yon send men TO the Legsla-
ture to represent you whose liquor bills amount
10 more than their salaries. The arguments here
used By the author of the anonymous commune
cation referred 10, sustain : position we have
maintained for many years, and shall continue 10
advocate until we see it prove as rotten and UNI
sound as the attempt Of Iocn Corporation to
prohibit the traffic in ardent spirits.
| In abiding to the suit which was pending
1 against Two Oh our CtltZcHS We SoAuS - ~ miS-
take not, it was appealed 10 the Supreme Court
and finally withdrawn. We were not certain
how it had resulted and thus qualified oar asser-
lion. We are since informed that there is d.
versity Of legal opinion IS TO whether the suit
has terminated or not. Our informant was Of
opinion that it had not, other lawyers were OF
opinion that it had-we leave the lawyers to set
tie that question.
sit is too late in the day 10 talk Of 'empori-
zing policy, the danger is not in going too far or
attempting too much, but il is in being afraid to
take high ground" Thus. and in similar excel
lent remarks, closes the article o which this is
reply. We freely subscribe 10 this sentence and
invite its author 10 quit temporizing with this stu
pendous evil, by seeking in Corporation ordinan-
ces TO accomplish what can'never be effected but
b. State enact ments, and place "his standard cf
morality upon higher and more comprehensive
ground.