Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-18

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Church, on Monday evening next O'Clock.
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~" Our county readers will no doubt notice the
Official returns in our paper, of the vote of this
county, at the late election. The Peoples Ticket
it will be seen, has majority of 225, and Prohbi
tory Liquor Law, 448 Had the vote been full
there is no question but both these majoritics
would have been largely increased. We are we'll
satisfied with the result. 1t indicates that large
majority Of the people Of fills county arc irrecon-
cileabfy opposed to this sham democracy that at
present is dominant in the state and nation and
that they are upright, firm and determined and
may he relied on at all times, in favor Of righteous
principles and measures. And we think this ma
orty viii not hereafter allow themselves to be di-
yidcd when any good work requires their united
energies. We care not what name parties are call
ed by, nor what name the dominant party in this
county may call itself or be called. We know il
is composed of as honest and intelligent body Of
men as the sun ever shonc on, and from whose &C
ton good only will spring, with which we quite
content. Mere party appeals, and appeals topNs
sion and prejudice, amount tono;hiug here Mea-
sures are judged Of by their merits, and on their
merits, both men and measures must be content to
stand or fall. We are satisfied then, we say with
the position Of this county. Sham democracy,
srch as is now rampant, can never hope for any
thing from its hands. It's people arc true demo
crats, and E:ill sustain only true democracy.
CJ-.Ht the present moment Of writing, we are
without suificcn: returns to enable Us TO know
whether the vote of the people has been for or
against prohibitory liquor law: and from present
appearances, so close IS the vote it may require
the official canvass todetermine the majority eth
or way win be small The result, we arc sure would
have been very different, had The day Of election
he,n FAVORABLE for coming ont. The weather was
bad enough IN this section, but throughout the
state generally, twas evenworsc. The large ma
joritic. agai1st the law mostly from the cities
and large towns, and Villages, where the storm
would have little effect prevent people from Co
ming out In this city, for instance, the voie is
within So of the Presidential vote Of last fall while
in the country it falls off 300. No one doubts pro-
badly that had the vote in the country been as full
as in the city the majority for the law in this coun
~, would have been COO and we have little doubt
that this is fair sample of the vote throughout
the state, as we'll fair estimate of what a full
vote would have accomplished.
But probably it is Of no very great practical inn
portanco which way the small majority incnes
From the influences which are likely to prevail at
the seat of government, the prospect of getting a
prohbitory law under any circumstances, is very
remote \ majority of both houses with the Go
vernon, will be, at best, aycrse TO the passage Of
such law, and y say nothing Of the many ways
which no doubt they will find, TO dodge the matter
shoIld il be imposed on them, the Senate, We think
will be boldly ana openly opposed to it.
The bar,lc has got to be fought over again, and
in more practical shape. 1t is the temperance
men who think that temperance can come ont OF
this modern democracy, that have defeated the
measure for the prcSeut, and will continue Ia de-
feat it in all time to come unless they change their
tactics, 1t is manifest and apparent that tour-iihs
Of those who compose the so-callcd dcmo>acy are
a. heart opposed to this law, and as long as that
party has control of the legislation Of the state, 1t
is folly to expect any sutl, law and men may vote
TO- the law eternally with one hand, when they
vote with the other to maintain the asecndcncy Of
this party they simply uullify thcr own efforts.
In the battle vet to bc fought they viii probably
IL unable to vote bo,h ways and viii be compelled
10 choose Let them chem consider their ways.
II this modern democracy offers in its asccndcncy
baueats to outweigh all they hope from the enact
ment of this law let them follow it, but il not, ii
seems 10 us the part Of wisdom that in this matter
a, least they should abandon it.