The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-08-24
QUESTIONS SETTLED D1 THE ELxcT1oE

4 Aside from the rebuae totac NaOruhkaltes,
which Ii at once hearty, unqualified and
empowering. there are several iueslians
81 LEGAL policy whish may be regarded 40
3segtledl. the late electipntn this STATE.
+ Among these May be enumerated as par
tiaalrly prominen,, Q change 81 The Con-
stitat on, authorigng banking, mixing SUI
#preme judges elective hy the people, &c.
These matters We're mlly laid hciarc the
people, and 10 opqas ton. 80 far ns We
hava ieacaed, was otlarea hy cartdates On
either sds 4 necessity for change IN
the Constitution, SO far rs banking is Cob
cerned, (Which is nov prohibted.) would
seem to he suggested bv the change IN the
circumstances OF the times, cur greatly IN
creased and rapidly increasing population,
lani the pesiiEsrous aopa oi foreign shin.
plasitrs which IS constantly rnnring in up
on Us from other States, and against which
we have no protection whatever. For
,unately for iar, calm, and nnprelsdieed
discussion of this question, experience and
! the progress ofenlightenmeR have stripped
il OF All partyism, and practical minds, ~
longer embarrassed hv an outside pressure,
will be lett free to take up the subject upon
lis true merits anu dispose Of it as a sound
judgment may dictate, There i no deny
ing the fact that the policy ,sone which Will
ADM, oi deal Of argument on both sides,
but with the experience u. other States be-
fore us il will be our own iauit il We cone
10 erroneous conclusions. In the matter 81
the election III Sa9reme Judges by the pee
pie. there can be no two opinions among Us.
The admirable working OF that provision OF
orr Con4sitntion which provides Tor the
election 1t cur District Jndgrs BY the poo
Pie is the best proof which We could have
If similar results, should cur Sapreme
judges be chosen by The same mode he
sides. the selection oi such officers is pop
ular riclt--one " hieh belongs peculiarly to
the people-and v hich they may most Just
IN claim True democracy demands that
every pubic officer should b. chosen BY the
masses. ind 10 them should be made direct
~ amenahe. The appointing power only
serves to build un dangerous ana odtous
pajfansca. 10 be welded III the pleasure OF
the Executive policy which must sooner
~ later lead 10 corruption, aud invariably re-
sult in placing IN ollice men in whop The
people have no confidence. and whom they
would never select fag pabic stations.
Another matter Of local importance
which has been widely discussed during tile
contest, aaA ia a large number OF the cona-
ties Of the Site has been definitely settled
~ iar as the choice oil members OF the leg
i>la.hre / concerned il that ci proabitoty
Ilnog las We do not snaw how many OF
the neHshels elect In the various counties
my feel t4Ftasei, Is instructed, or Y.Ftuaiy
instruct. i, an this subjects We only know
taat the 1ssuc entered Jag II into the con-
L 81 ii many Il the unite, and We kno"
81 none exe ptHg De- Maiu aad Dubuque
IN uh5oh eeuse iaa candidates have been
elected TIL IL m4l he. Aid dgnhtsgss afe
thr ceuHtics. which, ,rld useub r 81 tie
same scat:meafe-hHt We are led y infer
from nh4tH e have heard lar some months
past u the public sentiment ia The interior.
that larea mat3rtf af tie members will he
found Z, Us der thens Ives instructed T.
~ il favor vi i most STR. geut ..W in :hia
seeEri.
These fct= sill sefva indicate b t5e
reader, bsfh nj home and abroad. the gener-
al moral - b drawn from the result OF tAe
late election Iii this State.
{ W. has intended 70 prepare an article on
NJ, -b5y G cr tvt j, ths rmarks IL tile
T55raqL 50 fully coincide With CIR o~a,
ae have concluded TO spread the same be
+ fore our readers instead Of cur own.