Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-04
Davenport, July 3lst. 1885.



The premises upon which our correspon-
dent reasons, are false, consequently his
reasoning cannot be true. He lays down
the proposition that ..both tickets present
the names Of Temperance men and friends
Of the Maine Law" aud says. "the adnais-
sion that both have such tickets is a virtual
denial that Temperance is the issue" The
proposition is not true, consequently the
conclusion he draws cannot be correct
Both tickets do nat present The names of
Temperance men. The Office upon which
this contest hinges is that of the Sheriffalty,
and the candidate on the Democratic tickle,
for the Office OF Sheriff, is an open and
avowed enemy to Temperance, and the
strongest opponent that the cause has ever
had in Scott sounty. Consequently, the
question when narrowed down is strictly
tina. Of Temperance ard anti. TIE nperance,
as really and truly upon the disposition OF
the office Of Sheriff depends the efficiency
of the Pfohbitory or NJ iine Law in Scott
county. The other o:fices-aside from the
Judgeshp, which is question that seems
already decided in the m nds of voters. as
even Democrats no longer urge in sincerity
the Claims of their candidate-have very
little 10 do with the question of Temperance
or the enforcement Of the Liquor Law, and
are merely made su5servent to the election
Of Sheriff.
The candidate Tor Recorder on the Dam
ocratc ticket is Temperance man. and
Oh, the Inconsistency Of an Of TEMPER
anee principles lending him self to the ele-
walton to Office of man OF known antago-
nism to Temperance II elected TO office,
to whose votes will the candidate for Re-
corder be indebted for his election! He
himself has already answered the question
to the anti Temperance men, the uaisteg-
ises Of Davenport. Before we as Tenn
perance man, as his friend above claims
him to be, would accept an Office under such
circumstances. we would take our wheel
barrow, as many worthy man has done,
and go to work on the public highway for
livelihood. But an, he is an Independent
candidate, Upon what ticket does he run!
/ Upon the contemporaries ticket. Who
supports himl The anti. Temperance party.
1 Do the Democrats! No, he is Whig.-
( Yet, his friend "Americus" claims that the
ticket upon which he runs is Democratic
ticket. A Wing, Temperance, anti-Sla-
very Wing, running upon an Independent
/ ticket and looking to Democrats, anthem
perance, pro-Siavery Democrats, for sup
port. Oh, consistency, thon ar, indeed a
! Jewel. And yet bis friend would urge as
an objection against the Temperance tick
ct, tie stale charge Of the Banner, that it
I was conceived in Know Nothing lodge.
Admit it, for the sake of argument; as the
/ Irishman said, does Il follow because man
/ is born in q stable that he is a horse! Nay
not as good Temperance ticket have been
( conceived by the Know Nothings es by the
Sons oftremperance, or yet, by US Temper
+ ence men Of the old-line tcetotal school!
. II the men arc pedged to sustain the III .ine
! Law and their previous action warrants US
] in the conclusion that they tsil d. SO, we for
one shalt not stop before voting to inquire
whet her the Know Nothings had anything
to do with their nomination, SO long as
professed and practical Temperance
man heads the opposition ticket. The cry
of Know Notbing'sm is binder, thrown
out 10 deceive the people as to the true issue
be fore them. which we maintaia is that Of
Temperance, and Temperance di0ile.
"MYsrERioUs DISTURBANCE" "a Hin
doc lodge, out West, had been in the habit
of meeting in q cave or hole in the ground.