The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-25
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lswte.xsnx. Feb. 10, 1857 !.

EpfToRs OF GAxHrrE: III
The lssders OF the
sDemoctso, . arc. evidently al their wits
end. The stampede Of huaareas and thor
sands from their ranks, dsriag the last year
who presieus 70 the repealot the hissossi
Compromise had been the most reliaele
supporters OF the party. has convinced them
that they cannot hope to regain their los.
hold on The ,mssses aot the Tree north, -ey
discussing fsiIy aud fairly the principles
. hich they oppose, and which the Repobli-
cans avow and defend They feel that this
is especially the case with our German tel-
low citizens. Hence the attempt 10 trip ap
the Republicans, BY the iuu odustion IN our
Legislature OF RESOLUTIONS on the natnraii.
zatios laws, and s.the license iaw;" in both
oil which they signaiIy failed TO bag their
game or make capital for their sinking
cause
The late seizure of liQuos in this place,
(ei which your readers have already been
inlormed) was eagerly caught ., IS good
opportunity to show their sympathy for
their German friends
So with willing feet and ready tongues
they went stit
1T was all Republican move" "Didn't
We tell you SO. Wasn't We right" "They
only wanted to get your votes for Fremont
and now they have done with you, they
take your liquor"
/ II, was got UP against the Gsrmsns."--
Huch was the burden OF their story wher'
ever they found verdsntcy enough to listen
To be sure 1t was rather swssA way Of
making votes especially for those whose
i.sarels are SO we'll garnished BY ONCE ina
better and more honorable conduct nigh
be expected.
| Their eIequsnce. however. will help
4 hem but little here; but as 1t may have
some influence where il Is not so vel
known, q plain statement Of the facts Ia
regard to @our German friends" may not b
amiss.
For months intemperance had been In
creasiag in this place. and II had long been
known that establishments were in exist
ence, where not only drinking but gambling
was boldly carried on in defiance Of law
and to the detriment Of the commu nifty
/ The young were being rapidly drawn
lato the vortex OF ruin still the "powers
that be- made no efforts to enforce the laws
and rid " OF the evil, At length the citi
zens moved, and the eom4ittee appointed
by them conducted the search and seizure
That committee performed it's duties impair
tally without regard to persons or party
The worst places were kept by Americans
and were searched first. Of the sever
places visited and searched four were KEEP
By Americans, and three by Germans, ant
at only one Of the latter was any quantity
of liquor discovered So much for ths
facts.
There are two assumptions made by thess
friends Of "free liquor Democracy" which
deserve notice. First-ths cry about th'
Germans whenever liquor 10 in question il
all ''Ham-" They are BY no means SO ear
meet about it as their .Jriendsa represent
and |, 10 certain that if they were not urg
ed on by those Americans who drink. the.
would be still less earnest about it. To thu
honor of our German citizens be it sait
thst it is very rare that one Of them is seen
n n state Of intoxication. Second. The
Republicans have not and will not truckls
to any class for votes. They advocate Prln'
ciples which are dear to every lover OF lib
erty, whether he be native or adopted citi.
zen, and they boldly ssk ell such to sustaiu
them. As a party they take no action OF
"prohibitory liquor laws" but members o
that party do act in the matter, some Tor
some against,
In conclusion 10 1t not little singular
that those who would be prominent in the
enforcement Of the Fugitive Slave Law
and who insist that the people Of Kansa
ought to and must obey the laws Of bogu
> Legislature, should be 90 very sensitivt
: about the enforcement of law which wat
sanctioned by the people on direct vote
To endeiyor to create or encourage oppo
sition TO its enforcement, or to endeavor tc
cast odium upon those who have but faith
fully fulfilled the trust committed to them
thus hoping 10 make political capital, is thu
: rnesnest kind Of pettifogging, and viii
2 meet its reward. Yours,
AoRIcoLA.