The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-17
Clsges ON whisky ana Lager Beer.

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Caaxest ON whisky ANA Lager Beer.
The Keoknk weekly Journal, Published
last Wednesday, contains letter from Des
Moines signed by Thos. w. Clagett. The
spirit OF the letter indicates that IL was
written originally by said Clagett, but il 10
quite evident that Mr.. Smith, Editor of the
Journal, in the kindness OF his heart, has
spent much labor in fixing up the grammar
of the letter, and licking the thing into
shape. The venerable gentleman from
Lee" 10 sorely exercised on the whisky ques-
ton. He was pledged in favor of free
whisky. lie had promised free whisky to
the whisky Democrats. Free whisky and
Democracy we're one and indivisible in his
creed.
BY such professions and promises be had
created certain expectations. How has be
fulfilled them? His free-whisky friends
have been panied to witness his singular
course. His FIRST step was to introduce and
advocate one OF the sevsrest and most strin-
gent License laws ever heard of in any
country. And his last step was to vote for
the re enactment Of the Prohibitory, Maine
Law, pure and simple.
Would any one have guessed, after read.
ing his letter in the Journal, dated Februa-
ry 2Sth, that he intended to vote for the
Prohibiscry LswP Read what be says.
"The majority Of this committee fon TEN.
perance1 have reported bill repeating all
the laws modifying the old prohibitory law,
and it is my impression the Republicans will
pass 1t to morrow. You will now see who
are the real friends of the people, the Dem
ocrats or the Republicans. do wish our
German Republican friends were all here to
see the action Of tho Republican members,
on this question, A. we'll - others.o
That was written on the 2Sth Of February.
Then It Was his impression that the Rspub-
lieans would .'repeal all laws modifying the
old prohibitory law" and be wished all his
German Republican friends could be there
to zee it done by Republicans.
Well 1'he vote was taken on the 9th OF
March, on that identical bill, the object of
which was to repeal the "Lager Beer'' bill
OF 1858, and to restore the Prohibtory law
to Its original power and force. How do
"our German Republican friends" suppose
Clagets voted2 On the 2Sth OF February
Olagets writes that it 10 shis impression the
Republicans will pass it, On the 9Th Of
March, fpenfy-one Democrats, including
oiagett, vote for it, and only ten Democrats
vote against it, while twenty -four Repub-
icans vote against il, and only twenty two
In favor OF it.
We copy the yeas and nays from the Des
Moines Journal, Democratic paper, with
its itaiics and explanations:
YEAs-BracewelI. Bennett, Rremmss, claee4,
co"'ne, Doggett, Daring, DGris ef Jasper, Dunla-
vcy, Ellis, Gffieif, Giasgos. Haskell. Harris Hoeo
Hedges, Hotchkiss, Jones, Kellagg. Lvnth. Lamb,ys
MoColiough OF Jackson, McCon5ush OF Lee. Ne
Qatnn, Mhiard, Mcrehead, Paulk Price of Lee
pr'.t o. M'aea''ns Reed, tees, Riddle Rosentran.
hufdiek. Shipman, sfsaion, Stresfer. Stevens. Ia
Tor, Tompstns, Williamson II Louise William.on af
Warren, Wifhrou.-ss.
Democrats in Roman. Republicans in nshes.
S Sep2srass = n,., Republicans q,
rlseaf.r- -nssI, beal. bereman, Bordoin, Barnes,
Johnson, Clark Of Jefferson, Clark ~ De,
MONIES, Conner, CotfeH, Crawford. Dsva OF
JsNnson' Denntson. Gniffke, GoodreR. Gas
SsA.tey, hai, Hoag. Maneoid, Mozisr, Mitchell.
Aoots, Parker. Peet, Quinn, Robh. Wh,,.ker VIZ
hams, Witter, Mr.. spsaker.-3s
democrats In Roman. Republicans in Italics,
e1eefs i've OF The leading onss in Min or Face
democrats 10. Republicans a.
we leave this record to answer the net
hfogging slang Of such pestiIent dema.
goguas as Ciagett. Ii shows clearly that
the Republicans do not wish TO mix nm thu
temperance question with politics, but leave
every member Of the party to act and vote
according to bis own melton upon that ques-
ton.