Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-19

ANIb'ht0uUN Law ASSUttAItJN. ~
,ur u svsoing's issue ~ gave the pss. !
icular. Of the forenoon session Of the Anti. |
Liquor Law Association. The delegates
lgain - embed At two o'c'ock. At the
'orenoss ssssisa the following had been ap-
pointed . committee on business Theo.
lore Guelieh. Buriington, Chairman; 4.
PsshoG. Burlington; John Schmidt. Musca>
line; Theodore Sde'1ing. Dubuque; A.
G.asGs, De Noinss J. Mass, Ssbuls; J.
P. Ss'belt, davenport Chaies xsntes.
lo~s City; Henry jaeger, Hickory Grove
Adan Schneiber, Linn county; Peter Priss.
Pisasans Valley; Charl Arlsn. Clinton ;
J. n. Schill,ng, Washington county; Joseph
w Wansel. Cedar Rapids; A. Strseke, Keokuk;
Chasles Dors, r. Msdisos.
At the afternoon session they reported
the following resolutions.
I. Rssoired, That for ali STATE ssd municipal
Officers we Wiil support only such csndidaass -
are sot only opposed to the present rrohi6it0.
~ Law. hus eise declare thsmsslvcs il favor 81
ats repeal publicls end in writing.
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sppsisted % kxscusivs Cou~.istss for the %
suing yeas .. J. RShlfa, Of Scot; Theo1ese
asimnine. Of Dsesqae; Albert Poshoa. OF Bur
lingsos; Adam ccsrtsber. Linn cousty 0r.
w6pptch. Of Lss Cs.
3. Rssoised That the Executive Committee
s~tt,ng forth the motives and objects Of the con-
vention.
l. EssisA, That the citissns OF The essts,
other than of German nativity be cordially In
vited TO participate in our objects
These were vot, d on seperstely, the first
one causing very earnest discussion. car
ried on principally BY Col. Sdnming. q
Dubuque, Arscn.S Sof Clinton, 8 ehriebsr. o.
Linn county, wurd,rlich. Of Moline, Tss-
Ter. Stibolt. Lemme. II. X Claussen, anL
q u. Afndt Of this city. The resolution
was 6uslly adopted. As were the following
ones. At Eve IN the afternoon the CONVEX.
tion adjourned sine die In the evening
he delegates participated in . grand BAN
quet st the German Theatre.
We are glad that some definite steps
have been taken to secure the repeal Of the
Prohibtory Law, and deem It the
duty Of ev.ry goud citizen to give the en-
terprise every possible aid. Why It should
be allowed 70 remain on our statute books
as burIesque on its trainers and eosstcrs,
and jest and by-word for it, opposers, wc
cannot see. Il 10 absolutely worse than no
lev q Ill. One great object of all public
snso should be TO inoculats The people with
respect for the existing laws. II they are
% unfortunately absurd - o snsct law
that will not bear examination, and which
can no moro be enforced thsn The sun's
course can b guided BY mortal sgsecisa,
they should q once hasten 70 repeal it, The
longss it remains in existence, the msee
odous it becomes. The disrespect and con-
tempt which it receives 10 more or less re-
Elected upon the whole code. The people
soon become accustomed 70 regard other
laws, which they should hold sacred, in /
manner not i'll accordance With the public
good. A dead Law on the statute books 10
blow 1t oil others, even If the latter can b.
enforced When . people forgets to honor i,s
laws. society approaches dissolution. 1t 10
entirely unnecessary to enter into any ar
guments to prove that the Prohlbitory Law
10 not or cannot be e. forced Its originators
and supporters have tried all kinds Of sua.
sion to make it efiectual, but have failed
They have tried lawful measures and called
On mob force to execute unla Wful ones, but
the result has been alike the same.
The lsw ssill rsnains unenforcsd, and low
gsoggcries have grown up like mushrooms
st every street corner ofour principal towns.
II the liqucr trade must 80 on, and there is
no pur'tanical power in Iowa which can
stop It, we urge upon our citizens the neces.
sity Of wholesome regulations. We need .
Licenss Law. 10 this particular, oil glasses
ef men agree. The moss rsbid Temperance
advocates and the hssviese liquor dealers
agree upon this point. Az matters nov
stand. our communities suffer from the
worst features Of The liquor traffic, with not
> single Of its redee",ng ones. The State
70 annusllv losing . sast revenue which
would be willingly paid were . reasonable
Liceess Law snsctstl. rhe trade which 70
sponsieas men shsuld handle, = aow. In
many instances, in the hands Of the very
opposite kind sf men In The place Of pure
l'q uors. the 'na,tlic il nov furnished With ahs
most abominablc peisons, and such will be
the case till The Anti Liquor Law Associa-
ton carries it's point. There Is, in feet, no
imaginable use in opposing Ito aim. It's
members comprise some of the wealtbiest
and most Influential citizens Of the State
They have pledged their time and means 70
secure the enactment Of License Law, and
popular opinion 10 with: them. The old
Lims theories Of New England can fiud no
permanent growth in Iowa. Men cannot be
made christians OF tnoralists By laws. What
ever view We take Of the License
Law, II recommends itself to
he hvor Of III. The liquor will be
lold, whatever would b. philanthropists
may say. fsw representatives in our
seislasivs halls have % more right to ~
hat 0aa shall MT drink liquor, than hey
have . prohibit him from using tobaeeo, or
NY sebee lu1osy. The 9sals EN- derive .
Assvv revenue lsen ~ Liesnss Law,
which Is now paid out Of the hard earninss
= Eur people. and shsss sspssssn sasivss
ave no risst 10 reject Il II ssspoasibls
'esssns ere - protected In the liqscs tssds.
very man who CO raise twssly Eve dollars,
md 10 90 disposed, will b vsadine adults.
tied mixtures to the detrimest Of public
,ealth, aad the subvsssisn q publie mseals,
md thsse representative have 10 right 70
,ss0i4 saeh . saaae u ahiaoD - exist. Al
,rsssnt there Is no law bsasing on The mat
:. 4 sesls q sunsuAy szixss h ssgar6 -
he liqusr Interests, ths most importsnt Of
iowa, and the publ,c dsmands . judicious
.ysteE q regulations. In conclusion We
'avs saly to ssaes that we ore utterly and
,naltsrably opposed to The present Ptohihi-
orv Law, and will do Ill in our power to
,id the Anti.Liquor Law A>soeia,ion in &C.
ito aim. believing that ws ars
hereby advoeating the cause of Freedom.
'usaice, end ths gesd Of the whole pub.