The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-07-28

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THE ENSUING ELECTION.
Such is the title of an article column IN
length which appears in the last DER Dem
okrat," and which, for the benefit OF outsl'
ders, the editor also prints in English a.
il is a very candid and pretty plain state,
ment Of matters, we give it entire that ou'
readers may perceive what ground our Ger
man population generally take in regard to
this question:
i Tn selecting those men, who are to DC
trusted with the administration OF our do
nestle affairs, honesty and skill should I'M
doubtedly be the first test The mere per-
Torrance of our City and County offices does
not at all interfere with politics and party
! ism. And, though it needs no declaration,
that almost every man would rather see ms
nolitical friends fill the vacant offices, yet an
upright and independent republican should
never 90 so far as to endanger the welfare
of the commonwealth by men, who were
elected officers, not for their iaithtulness,
no. for their facilities. not for their devotion
to the public service, no! only for the name
of party-whch they joined perhaps just
for this very purpose! This system, accor-
ding to which the public Offices are con-
yerted into as many party -almshouses, has
already been carried out to a vast extent IN
this country, and to it not a tritiing amount
| ofthat egotism, unfaithfnlness and open fraud
which stains the fair name of our republic
and many of our most talented men, Is due.
We deem it further one Of the most ur-
gent necessities, for the maintenance OF a
true republican government, as well, as for
the political education Of every single indi-
yidual, that as many as possible become
practically acquainted with the duties OF a
public servant and the transaction of public
business. instead of raising set OF officers,
who make a well paying business out OF
what should be rather sell-saeriice to the
commonwealth, BUREAUCRACY which
in her pernicious effects might easily exceed
even that of monarchicai governments.
In short, we think no choice expedient
but that OF good, faithful and capable
republican.
With these points in view we refer to the
ensuing election. Are there Democrats in
the field, Wings or Free Democrats! Not
at all. Are good times coming then!
Neither. We find the battle aroused be-
tween the Maine-Law- Men and their oppo-
nents, between the worshippers Of a singu-
lar idiosyncrasy, which, like strange
ebidemicai disease, has swept for some time
Gates OF common sense and civil liberty on
the other. Well then, we belong to the
latter party, Of course, and we are willing
to stand il, we'll CHEEKY meet those men
who will scut their right hand off ere the.
vote for an ant-temperance-(viz. Anti
Maine Law)man.' eve cannot but remnt
our readers Of the vast difference between
a Maine-Law- Man and mere Temperance
Man; while the latter promotes very noble
and worthy purpose, does the formel
struggle to effect law of the most unre
publican and unconstitutional kind Ever
its leaving to the vote of the people would
be no less violation of Mems Rights, anc
you might just as well attempt the establish
ment OF religion by law.)
The so-called democratic ticket contains
the candidates of this clique, the Wings
ruled by their Maine-Llw- Men, made nc
opposition against it, they did not nominate
at all. Now, let US have that ticket under
our microscope for while. The candidate
for sheriff is an Anti Maine Law Man ant
only nominated for the purpose of being
ife-preserver for the remainder. We have
nothing to say against this man, unless i
be his accepting such nomination The
candidate for County Surveyor is an wholly
unknown man-at least TO us and all we
asked about him--a man, who in no way
gave the people any security for the faithful
performance of this important office. The
candidate for Coroner likewise has no Other
claims, but to be bold advocate of the vic.
lation of Mems Rights. Last but not least,
there's the candidate for Recorder, the ster
ling champion of the Mane-Law and no
thing but the Maine-Law, Hiram Price
He's the big gum of the above mentioned
clique, and his election will be their victory
his defeat-their overthrow. And hence is
it, we oppose him. Hiram Price may be as
well qualified as ybody, to fill the Office he
urges; we know of no unfair dealing of his
we don't care for his position in the party
but we don't want men to be called to the
official chair, who counteract the very foun-
dation of our republican freedom, viz: self.
government; we don't want men there, who
misuse our public Offices by the zealotical
propagation of their personal and perhaps
foolish ideas; we don't want, finally, the COM
munity to endorse the draft, which self-con-
ceit or hypocrisy has lately tried to draw
upon it.
/ They will do their utmost, no doubt about
that, and they command, as we are fully
aware Of, neither few nor feeble means
Yet this circumstance can only press upon
us, to rally and 60 to the polls, as one man, ;
to wave boldly the undaunted banner OF
/ freedom. There are some opposing candi-
dates in the field, others may still be expect
ed. Let them come, let every one, who
thinks he has claim, bring it forth; then
unite upon the most agreeable ones, give
them an energetic support and-mnd our
words!-THEY WILL BE ELECTED!
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