The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-08-11
THE LATE ISSUE

Now that the smoke Of the recent contest
has cleared away and sensible men begin
to draw in the horns of their resentment
and contemplate with some little wavering
with regard 70 their own sanity, the ebulh-
ton of feeling in which they INDUCED, let
Us candidly discourse upon the subject. In
this contes, old party ties have been rup,u-
red, men have fought shoulder to shoulder
who before were antagonists; some have
crept from retirement which the loudest
appeals Of their own party could not prevail
upon them to leave. in order to do battle
With the enemy, while others have actually
thrown themselves into the van and became
standard. bearers of their old opponents
What has caused ali of this commo,ion, this
right-about-face in political tacticsl
new element has been introduced into
politics, or rather men, acknowledging that
the political principles Of man does not
qualify him for county office, have based
their candidates claims upon his moral prin-
ciPles. Feeling that more restrain, was re-
CURED upon those, who instead Of being ex-
ainples 10 the youth Of the place were daily
placing temptations before them which were
calculated tosdestroy their future usefulness,
and the insuiiciency Of our laws in regard
to the control OF this class Of persons, men
have resolved. that in order to the enactment
Of such laws a. will exert an influence to re-
move these snares from the path Of cur young
men who favor such legislation, withou, re-
gard 10 their views upon subjects of nation
al importance. Hence, in this election the
political predictions of the candidates were
not regarded and men voted generally as
their minds inclined to the enactment and
enforcement OF more rigid laws for the pro-
lection and well-being Of society, True,
there were some. and We hope and trust
their number is not few, who although see
ing the necessity for the existence Of such .
laws, yet opposed the party who favored the /,
measure from an idea that the effort was
premature, or that that such enaetments are
not the best in design. or that the attempt
was being made to coerce them into action, or
from vague idea that every thing Of NOR
al nature should be excluded entirely from
the political arena. When such men come
candidly to contemplate the consequences,
to observe the good they may be instru-
mental in effecting and al the same time to
see that public sentiment favors the move,
we cannot but think they VIII yet lend their
influence TO aid what they must confess is
noble chjset
It is hard 70 lay aside cid political land
marks, but still may we not hope that all
the good and upright in the county, by an
other contest viii admit the necessity of so
doing and in concert aid 70 promulgate Law S
that will throw bulwark o. safety around
those who from inexperience. rresolntien or
want Of firmness are easiest led estrayi Il
is not asked that political principles be
changed, but il is tacitly admitted that
principle, if not superior, at least efecting
more vitality our interests than the political
questions Of the day, is temporarily displa-
cling them. So soon as that is established,
a return TO the ancient landmarks is conf
IDENTITY anticipated.