Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
Questions Settled by the Election.

Questions Settled by the Election.
Aside from he rebuke to the Nebras.
kaites, which is a, once hearty, un9uali-
fled, and over powering, there are several
questions Of local policy which may be
regarded as settled by the late election in
this State
Among these may be enumerated as
particularly prominent. a charge OF tic
Constitution, authorizing banking. max.
ing Supreme Judges elective oy tile
people, &c. These matters were fully
laid before the people, and no opposition,
so far az we have learned. was offered
by candidates on either side. A neces-
si,y for a change ia the Constitution, so
far as banking is concerned. (Which is
now prohibited would seem to be sng-
sested by the change in the circumstances
Of The times. our greatly increased And
rapidly increasing population, and the
pes,iferous flood Of foreign shin plas,ers
which is constantly pouring in upon US
from other STILES, and against which we
have M protection whatever. Fortunate
~ Tor a fair, calm, and unprejuliced dis
cussion of this question, experience and
the rrogress Of enlightenment have strip
ped it of all partyisn. aud practical
minds, no longer embarrassed hy an
outside pressure, will be lef, free to talk
up the subisc, upon its true merits anf
dispose Of 1t as a sound judgment may
diciate. There is no denying the fact
lha, the policy is one which will admit
Of deal Of argument ON both sides, but
with The experience OF other States be-
fore us II will be our Owl fault If we
come to erroneous conclusions. In the
matter Of the election of Supreme judges
by The people there can be no two opin-
ions among US. The admirable work.
ing of that provision of our Constitution
which provides for the election of our
District Judges by the people is The oes.
proof which we could have of similar
results, should our Supreme Judges be
chosen by The same mode. Besides, the
selection Of such officers is a popular
righ,-one which belongs peculiarly TO
the people-and which they may most
Justly claim. True democracy demands
.ha, every public officer should be chosen
by the masses, and TO them should be
made directly amenable. The appoint
ING power only serves to build up a
dangerous and odious patronage. TO be
welded a. the pleasure of the Exsculive.S
"a policy which must sooner or laler
lead 10 corruption. aud invariably result
10 placing in Office men in whom The
people have no confidence, and whom
they would never selec. for public sta
lions.
Ano,her matter Of local importance
which has been widely discussed during
the contest, and in a large number Of tho
counties Of the State has been definitivcly
settled so fal as the choice of members
of the legislature is concerned, is that
Of a prohibiiory liquor law. We do Dot
know how many of the members elect
ia the various counties may feel them.
selves instructed, or virtually instructed,
on his subjec; we only know that the
issue entered largely into line contest ia
many Of The counties, and we know Of
none excepting Des Moines and Dubuque
in which license law candidates have
been elected. There may be, and doubt.
less are other counties, which send mem.
bers of the same sen':ments-but We are
led 10 infer from what we have heard for
some months pas, of the public sen,imen.
in the interior, that a large majority of
the men bers will be found to consider
themselves instructed TO go in favor Of Z
most stringent law, in this regard.
These facts will serve TO indicate In
the reader. both a, home and abroad. the
general moral to be drawn from the re-
suit of The late election in this State
Burlington Telegraph.