Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-14
DAVENPORT, IOWA. MONDAY JANUARY IL 1867

0cient proof that hlo views io0no hearty
response among his German frisods present,
The meeting then nads lord and earn
cot call for Ernst Chusssn. Esq. vho made
. ssady rsspenss. He stated thal ~ ysass
past - hsd essdially smlialsd viah ~ ~
publisan pasty-sarnsstly snde1ine II pol
~, aed ssppostiag IL candidates. - s0ce
withsst qssslise. Hs Asd tssn a5sssae
b ths policy u shs dsosasGie pases, 81
had oppsssd Il = bssE - sssld. Dat -
tims hsd nee sssissa wAss ~ naia quss>
zion which divided ~ pasties hAd bssa d..
eided-ths Issue practically dsaA-.ssd inas-
much - he sspublieas Dasty sstsslGissd
many idsas tseally q vasisaes with jusdcs ssd'
tair dsaliss. b. hssstay ssdesssd ~ tssn-
st,on of . nss political sleosnt-ths ME
SION II which vas 70 cosssel ~ svih ssa>
planned u. He lsi1 particular strsss upsn
the unfair sctisa u he Republicaa parsy 10
this city and county. Its leaders bad d
ways told him that Il was The duty Of legal
men, whs had the interests Of theis party
and county at heart, to vsts for the party
candidates-no matter whslhss personally
agreeable Ct not. He he'd squared bic polit.
ical conduct BY that rule but be found tAal
his teschess did not live up 70 their ON
rules. Last fall il . eousty essvestios
regularly held, candidate fos Clssk Of he
District Court was fairly and regularly
nominated. He was net ths nan whoa
some u the Ames;caa psstion sf tbs Csa-
ventioa wanted, thsre5ess, regardless ef Il
party honesty ssd god faith, vent spss.y
to work 70 secure his dsfsas and e6eosd u
Hs could no longer sAliiats With suoh
treacAesy.
Mr. Classssn alludsd 10 The Maize Liqssr
Law. Il haA bssn . Law Of ths Seats fer
more than ~ ysass-and fpr ell thae ins
had been . dsad letter. A 6sv ysass aes.
the State Lsgislsssrs hsd repealed - ouch
thereof - rslatsd . The sals q lAese beer
and sativs wias-why hs could nss tsll, Sds
either Of shsss were Intoxicating wAsn iss>
Moderately tsksn.-but 10 supposed Il W.
to catch German votes. Il proved that ths
lawmakers caeed ooss about velae then
principles. The Maine Law bed bsGu dssd
msee than Ten ysars -ths lsadss II Ne Rev
publicaa party-thoush many Of thsa pet>
Gseaed 70 Be earnest ts0pssaAes msn, nade
no effort for it, enforcement Tie Rspubli-
can officials, whsss duty Il is 70 80 thae he
laws Of The land are observed, let tAs Msiss
Law alons-as though Il never bad aa q
istencs. Recently . change he'd taken
place. Aner the slsction Of last Fall-net
before, bscauss they wanted vetse -thiok-
ing they had got strong enough to carry
their ends without these votes, they set
themselves st wosk TO snforcs the Maise
Liquor Law. II there was good season
for il then, had there not also bsea . coed
reason al these last ten years. II they we're
honest in letting il liz dormant Ten ysaEs,
are they honest nov In rssusc,tasing Il. II
honest now. have they not bsso dishonest
oil these ten years which have gone BY Il
He was in tsvor Of the entirs abo>
l,tion Of the Maine Law, and the sub
stitution Of . wholesome md strios<
snt License Law instead. Il would
conduce 70 genuine Temperance, and sot only
that, but il would Furnish rsvs niue here
equal 70 oas.half ef the tax levied upon or
city. Instead Of tearing down society Il
would Be the means 70 help build il sp.
He had heard the resolutions read. and
understood their import, snd though pse>
haps there were some minor peinte that &
might be we'll y amend, they were souud
right in al essential points, and he gave
them bic most hearty and bic aost cordial
support. He wss loudly spplaudsd.
Mr.. Claussen is . arspresentativs msn-nst
only soong HE fellow seuntsymss, but
among these Of Americas birth hs 10 rseasd-
ed - . man Of high worth and great prom
Use. His cooperation in this movement II
regarded BY leading Rspub leans a severe
blow to their future prospects. Upon hiel
mot on the resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The following Executive Committee vas
appointed
d. N. Richardson, II. n. Andsssea. John
N. J. Rohlfs, Gus Schnitesr. n.
Donahue. Thos. Dsrmody, VIM. Thompsss;
and John Madden.
On motion, adjourned, subject 70 call OIL
Executive Committee.
SLEIonIse.-Ths slight fell Of snow on
gave ~ . little sleighine, which
vas pretty well used yesterday, - mssh %,
That here in the city, Il was about sssd nps
Il has been gradually snswing dusiag ~
day which has materially impsovsd ~
roads. Reports froo u eouassy ~ Chs
y mach bsttss alter you est ous Of
the city.
NATIONAL lasupAncs CouPAxY. - The
Nstional lnsusascs Cs@pesy, e Dovsupsgt,
was organised 10 May, 1896. end he's, sinSs
that time. issued over 1900 policioo. md
paid over ~ 600 In losses. The asselS of
the Company, - SVEN b beeoro tho Autit>
or of Staec amoont 10 n1oA O00. NJ pDA.