The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-15

ALFRED SANDERS, EDITOR.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY rs, lsse.
Republican kass Meeting at lows City
Our paper is Just going 10 press, hut We wish 30
pat in word BY way OF Protect In reference 70 the
% a us,ea m ia as me
Prosibitory Liquor Law and much IS we 1eem the
AAppinsss of car state meAsurasls TO depend spon
10 with hat OF the exiensen OF The slave
pswsrs aad sheaid by means be ineorpsrA tod In
70 tie plstforn to bs adopted en- the 9fd inst"
Denosrats, vAai think you OF that aoctrine' The
Prohibnory Law, for which We have iaborsd SAD
prayed, toslsd AID b.ss, for Year,, .nd no. siser
successfully on platform made ofoppost;on TO The
extension very, and In Iavor Of the Prshibito
Liquor Law We q: gravel, Told y paper .lsiniss
Prohibsory Law 10 'too email matter 10 be tneer-
pora.sd in.r Ncw we have nothing 10 say in ref
sssor to tbs policy of hs advice, But We have 70
is net kcnest, and call upon ali true teupsranes
men to reprdiats al sach irsasoIsels doctrine,
sgasns, the Prohibi,cry Liquor Law ana sempsrsnes
men throughout the SUITE condemned their action -
But now ws have psper pretending 70 ee strongly
citing its readers g;vs the &c by, because II Is
stss s.Sar plank 10 be Incorporated into the Re
publican platform. Nov We hsvs only tine and
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governs the action of tie meeting the SD
februar, tse platform will - composed Of Aati.Ne
srasss and Anti whisksy. Bat mark it. yoa iesys
ous OF tsxt platform ths Proh.bi;ory Liquor Law
plank, yopr crst viii not contain timber eaonSs -
carry yea safely ever The breakers
Men whe srs IN fsyer or the Frohibi,ory LQGor
Law our friends aad AL oths.s are our enemies,
We can stand on platform including these two
PiAaks eai We cannot stand on i;if the Psoaioaor.
plank Is out,
Fempsrsnes men Of Iowa, ~s charge ysu 10 ssase
80 your interests, be hand at City the 9sd
The principle OF Proh ,tien expects svsry 10 DC
his da,y--7snss-sEss orSsn.
That We may not be considered as gar.
bling the remarks OF our neighbors and
friends, We give them the benefit Of the
publication of their article in full We
have heard it said, that when 4 split occur:
in church his satanic majesty smiles sp
provingly-if he doesn't then there is rs
need of spiri, of evil And so, when ;
breach occurs among friends their enemies
chuekle with delight. Our friends by the
above have given their enemies good cause
for congratulstion, and We are not Disposed
TO follow their short-sighted policy.
The fidelity Of the editor OF the Gasstt.
to the Temperance cause cannot be ques
toned. He was the first man in Scott
county to publicly advocate Prohibitory
Liquor Law, and he has consistently urgec
iu necessity up TO the present time snc
shall continue to do SO, SO long as be re.
gards ii . rsformatory measure. To en-
gran such an issue 40 that of temperance
which j. of local character, into the plat
form OF national party, organized upon q
national basis and for national purpose
We should regard Is exceedingly unwise and
calculated to Illustrate the very object
sought TO be accomplished Blu, because
Our opinion thus differs from thar of the &C.
tive editor of the Organ We shall not abuse
lam nor question the sincerity OF has motives
He must permit Is, however, in al! csndoI
boldly to asseserste and reiterate, that the
most inludicious and impolitic course that
the Temperance men OF our State could pos
sihly pursue. would be to incorporate intc
the platform Of the Republican party Tbs
Prohibi,ory Law principle. Il would weaker
the party and impair the principle, aud they
would both, 90 far as our State is concerned
End common grave in the bowels OF Lo.
eoiocoism. We think too highly Of the
Temperance cause and too mesnly Of Ne.
brasksism, ever to psnder to the one by hsz-
srding the other.
Highly a. we regard the Prohibitory
Liquor Law, We consider the slavery quss-
ton. in the phase i. now presents itself tc
the American public, Of paramount impor
lance, and We can not nor will not hazarc
that question, by seeking to fastsn upon i
any other issue. however deeply cherished
The Democratic party in principle snc
practice. is opposed to Temperance, and ny
other party that may be organized in oppo
siiion to ihs;, no matter whether an expires
sion be made or not On the subject of TEN
perance, 10 bound to favor that question
But mark our words Attempt to pass {
resolution pledging the Republican party te
sustain the Prohibiiory Liquor Law and you
at once open the door to discussion snd
contention that will prevent union upon
the subject Of Nebrsskaism and break up
The Convention withou, accompii shing The
very object for which it wss called.
II Is not, therefore, that We love Cesar
less, but Rome more" that we lake the
ground We do, and oppose the introduction
.. any other question into that Convention
than The simple one for which it was called
end we hold that man as extremely intsm.
Yerate in the use Of language, 10 say the least
OF him, who will make such remarks Of The
Gaseae IS the editor Of the Temperance Or.
gan has permitted himself 10 do in lhe
above article.
The Newark AGuertiser states that ow.
ing to the large quantity Office on the New