The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-03-25
PANDEMoNIuA, Com. Era.,l
March 1850. {

m ,reU- belored servants in Davenport, IN
= liquor sellers-SENDErH GREETING:
. Marvel not dear friends that ] addres
: you a, this time for feel that crisis is =
hand and tie vast interests at stake n
quire that there should be perfect under
i standing between US, so that there may b
concert Of action in all that we do. A Sit
gle false step at this time may be tatal
!. the cause We have at heart.
!, shall be understood, Of course, as re
e fcrring to the coming election. say. Q
; course; because know that, for weeks
! nothing else has been talked OF, or though
ID of in those drinking saloons where on
choicest spirits are won't to resort BY nigh
. and by day The interest fel, there is ful
ly reciprocated here.
| address you in preference to any 9th
ers, because deem you the most fitting
representatives of my person that can bt
! found on the face Of the earth, and because
feel that on you, it on any, | can full,
rely. Indeed, il must say it, some o
your brothers Of the pit have gone so far as
to envy you the proud distinction which you
have gained ia my service and to feel jeal
GUS OF you because Of the interest in your
welfare, which as Lord Paramount, have
felt called to express.
Wiihou, further preface allow me to Of.
fer few suggestions in reference TO the
coming struggle to which my experience
in human affairs for six thousand years as
sures me you would do well to give heed
/. Be SIRE and let no one suspect icAere
our Ticket originated The old adage of
give the devil bis due" may be well
enough for general maxim, bat adherence
10 j, in this instance would be poor policy;
therefore keep dark
The wisdom that led you to select few
respectable men and above all, those who
profess to be friends to Temperance was
truly internal and has awakened amongst
Us mingled emotions Of wonder and ADM.
ration at your ability. It is in just this
way that some Of my grahdest ,riumphs
have been achieved
2. Aiiop no one 10 style 1t Tie Anti Tenn
peraace Ticket.
Its shecess, 10 be sure. is a triumph 10
our cause; and erery good friend of ours
70 man riH rote for it: but il cannot
succeed il this fact is seen beforehand.
By all means therefore repudiate the title.
buster, swear, and fight, if need be rather
thin admit its appropriateness.
8. Allow nothing 10 be said Of the incon-
sislency Of opposing the first Ticket
which was formed in public room where
some sixty persons were present-on the
ground that 50 few had anything TO do in
getting it up; while ours was concoclcd in
secret by one.tenth Of the number-nor OF
those who objected 10 the first Ticket be.
cause members of more than one political
party were Oh it, and then put those Of both
parties on ours.
The lie involved in these objections, |
care nothing for on theological grounds !;
but il is SO bare-faced that it will not do to
be the subject of general remark.
4. BE sure, literally to patronize the pa
per tina, has somewhat unexpectedly sided
with us in this struggle. Indeed, what you
have already done in this matter shows
that you understand your own interests
and those Of the cause. Money expended
in this way is generally profitable invest
ment for all men have their price, and ed
itors are but men-sometimes, in fact, but
boys.
5. Let not the efforts of the young law.
yer who has done Us good service OF late
be forgotten or pass unrewarded. If he
desires Office spare no pains to secure it fol
him. He may fatter himself that he Car
shake Is off at any moment that he may
wish to enter more respectable society
but we devils laugh in our sulphurou
sleeves at such an idea; il is an easy mat
ter enough to get into the devils company
bat to get out of it, is another guess-sort 0
thing. One word of caution for his pri
vate ear; modesty in one Of his years is
| will moi say, rirtue--but excellent poll
lcy--rerbum sat.
g. Keep it profound secret that tn
Candidate for Marshal on our ticket is i
favor Of the Maine Law; otherwise he wi
not serve to hold our party together till th
time comes to make the substitution.
Z. After the election our Candidate
: would do well to roll the whiskey barrel
together and stand upon them in all the
meetings. Il will show symbolically wha
the platform Of our party is and the tr
{ umph of the principle.
! 8. Let no pains be spared iosecure III
: election Of the relative of the prophet Eze
lkie' the latter if net an inspired prophs