The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-04-01
FOR PRESIDENT,
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

ialion 10 the Municipal Election 10 be held
on next Saturday. The cause Of Temper
ance has for somo months received large
share Of attention from the well-disposed
portion Of our community, and has been
met ~ the irreligious with prompt oppo.
sition. Observing this feeling in favor Of
Temperance to be maniies,ing itself
throughout the State and trusting that i,
would lead to the enactment of law pos.
sessing many or oil Of The stringent fea.
lures Of the Maine Liquor Law, some Of
the more Jealous Temperance men conciu-
ded that this was favorable time to make
demonstration, and with that object in
view met at the Court House and nomina-
ted Temperance ticket.
The opponents Of the cause, knowing
their inferiority with regard to numbers,
have bad to resort to stra.ogem to defeat
this ticket. Among Temperance men some
were disaffscted, fanc,ing themselves
slighted because the notice Of the meeting
al the Court House was not more general,
and others, because they did net like some
Of the persons nominated BY that meeting
Taking advantage Of this feeling the cue
mics OF Temperance have prevailed upon
several Temperance men 10 permit their
names to be used to give character to an
opposition ticket, aware that from their
minority they could not anticipate the
election Of an out-and-out anti Temperance
ticket. Two Of the men whom they have
induced to allow their names thus to be
used--the candidates for Mayor and Mar
shal--are Sons Of Temperance and advo
Gates Of the Maine Liquor Law; this was
done TO conciliate the votes Of Temperance
men-who, We hope, will not be so impoli,
tic as TO play into the hands Of the anti.
Temperance party by swallowing bal,
thus temptingly held on, to them, and with
the book SO plainly observable. These
men it elected, knowing that they are in
debted for such election 10 anti Temper
ance men, will feel no obligation resting
upon them 10 carry GU, the provisions Of q
Liquor Law, should We be so fortunate at
TO obtain one.
Il is needless for any one TO assert tia 1
this is not an an,i-Temperance ticket. H.
originated in opposition 10 the regularly
nominated Temperance ticket, among men
bitterly opposed TO Temperance principles
and with the avowed object of defeating
that ticket. !. has upon it the name Of al
least one man, who is as strong an anti
Temperance man and will do as much to
encourage the banefsi traffic in ardent,
spirits, according to hisfability, as any in
dividual in Davenport. This name was
placed upon it to make it pala,abe to a
few who were unaccustomed TO swallow
anything Of strictly temperate nature
without little stimulus. Whether SO
large quantity Of Temperance can be
rendered savory by SO comparatively slight
an admixture Of the ardent, is among those
Thugs that remain to be seen.
The game sought to be played BY The
wire-workers among tho an,i-Temperance
party, it will be perceived, is a double one,
concocted with a witness worthy the gen.
eralship Of the veterans who planned it,
Whether it will succeed depends upon
Temperance men--upon men in the Ten
perance party who consider their own pet
~ grievances paramount to the success Of
a cause involving the welfare Of their
friends and neighbors.
We battle for no mere difference Of opin-
ion, nor for principles that we have cher
ished until they have become dear TO US.
but for more philanthropic object-the
rescue Of our fellow-beings from degrade
ton, the elevation Of man from the domin-
ion Of bis passions 10 the sway Of reason
We have a great object in view, and though
We may be weak and feeble in numbers
we have the precedent Of every RETURN
ever consummated in commencement
with small means. Yet we stand not alone,
a. little riyolet we hell TO swell the nigh.
~ stream from which men will drink and
live. lie who cannot see that a crisis is
approaching in Temperance, when men pro
Tossing TO advocate lis principles will have
to work shoulder TO shoulder, has read TO 1T
tie purpose the newspapers ofthe day. We
hope then that 10 our little municipal cleo
ton the friends Of this cause will act in
concert, and not allow trivial thing. to in
duce them 10 pursue course that will fur,
nish said and comfort" to men who will az
if successful, boast Of triumph
over Temperance principles.
WALKED down on Front street one day
asst week-met two citizens evidently top
in their hais--careeDing
rom side 10 side like ship 10 Storm
hey were living, breathing arguments ~