Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-19
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From tl,vCMcl ka,i CAD kc Aug. 8.
We. sdpN that nsticc VOL pa remove The
disabilites Of y black americans. and
make Gcm citi1 lns in every aspect. We
bellies that equ hlity bcforeI Tho law would
cvel (uAlly bc tie most ctIoq live cmolient for
thy hostiity. of tacc. But Fe have to con-
81 Ter the ms ~ which 30 great social
evolution On DO carrie& and to see that
De black a1b not crushS in the opel alton.
Under o1hlary social hid political condi-
kions, eIEqtwlthout tbb perplexing element
prcju(k Of race, 10 doubtful if many
auld for SO sweei Ing reform as imme-
dil ~ Herring Of 4 franchise on the men
Of legal ~ in pq Iulation Of four millions,
who had hitherto been kept in scrvis igno
rance. The grl II majority Of those who
advocated II in khis case do so because the
current politi(n theories hold that the rebel
States can oily b. governed by their own
people, and his would put thcin back into
the power X the disloyal, unless tho loyal
blacks cod be brought in with votes to
turn the SAN favor Of the national gov
crnment, and thIA1p protect themselves.
For our part, wO110 now, IS We have
heretofore, protest unjust against being
placed in any alternative in which We shall
DO compelled to call Oh he negro vote to
save US from the rebel vd We have the
right to hold tho States binder subsection
until there is such condi( >n Of loyalty re-
stored in the Inhabitants tho before had
the franchise, that we can tn u the elections
TO them. They sce<l bell erent rights !;
We have tho righN40sh bold I'd I'm to the fate
of war until We I've ptaind satisfaction,
and can abolish bcllig@ lent cd ditions con-
sistcntly with he SAFE " Of nation. II
W are 10 havsEhc blaE vote, b US have it
III addition IA loyal white te, and be
cause it Is n sht, not because ur own pre-
population axes il q cessary call ON the
black hwve be to saw US.
Tho Cincl matt CD ktto is leading Re
publican pal er Of Ohio Thi gist Of the ar
ticlc is oppol tion to negro outrage. 1t is
opposed to and will N be placed in a
position whel it becomsf obligatory to ad-
'0cate such dES.diQ |Rvcment.
PLATFORM OF TN: l.llllOR
lDEA6.ERS' con ENTlstN.
At the State Convent Pn Of ~ Liquor
Dealers, held at Des NJ Ines on tHe>l6th
inst, the following sctio4 was taken:
We, the delegates Of nc several Llquqt,,
Dealers Associations al the State Of Iowa,
in Convention assemble at Des Moincs. on
the 18th day Of August 1866, do assert:
lst. That We deem Liquor trade Il lc- |
climate business, repI eentiDg in the State |
Of Iowa . capital Of ut last two millions Of
dcllars--that the san is recognized md |
taxed by the laws Of Cngress, and is there
fore entitled TO protecl ION under the laws Ct
Tho State Of Iowa.
:. That the prohibtory Liquor Law on
the statute book OF % State Is an act OF
usurpaticn, and acknowledgement on the
rights and liberties a the people, inconsist-
ent with the spirit o. he Constitution Of the
United Statos aud opposed 10 tho best in
terests Of the inhabl ant, Of the State
8. That we AWAY held and still hold it to
be the duty Of cur Legislators TO strike said
law from the statute LOOKOUT that hereto
fore our just dcna3ds for . repeal Of said
law have been try ated by designing poll
ticians Of all parties. Therefore
Hesolred, Thatht the coming election we
will support no hnddate FOR Office State
Or County-whfdo not pledge themselves
writing in favot Of tho repeal Of the said
Prohibitory Liquor Law, al 4 the enactment
Of judicious license Law in its stead-but
that We will d Our utmost to defeat all can.
didates opposbd to said measures, regardless
Of all party pucs
Rtselrfd, That committee to intcrrogate
the several candidates for State Offices, now
nominated or hereafter TO be put In nomina.
ton, tot Nc ensuing election Is to their
views on the shove measure - and further.
the several Liquor Dealer ASSOCIATIONS shall
perform the ssshe duty in tAlk respective
counties in regard to candidate& for cocnntv
officcrs and Legislative Represci natives and
Senators and that said commit e publish
the results Of such interrogati)hs in the
newspapers friendly to our cause
Resolosd, That We solicit the q |opcratiop
=, 81 c'azsns Of Iowa in favor OF The above
Rssolosd, That lo, zoe copies Of Ae foreeo-
.ns nssoaotions be psbliahsd il circular
.os@ =. ana that The Sserltary d;str3I nte them
over theen6fe StAe -
The Maine LIZ sor " upon Il s...,,te
Of Iowa 70 dsyfs dhsr.ce to n So.
Lett b wiped out, and : ..r;n.- 80
Law takelitaf place. A1'cense
Let th4 appointed i IN. c..
veatten taigferrogaAs candidates r 4. vorL
well an1 thoroughly. pu. n o.s..;a,,
stzsishta1 bake nothing less th,1 ss,,;.h.
saswsr4-sd take il in writinrk I'll thsr.
bono enknG1 6nu9lins: '''s
The ereat1 4 49, 9 % pr.,.;l |
amsag TIE papr whites Of Charleston, in
esassquen1SSf ~ HVse ent having