North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-10-02
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- McGREGoR, Sept. 90, 'G7.
Editors Times My name, with my
permission, is on the Peoples Ticket fol
County Surveyor. Several of my friends
deem it necessary that should explain
to the public, what is considered, by few,
change in my political views. Well
here goes for the explanation.
have to-day, the same devotion to GU,
country, that had when was helping to
fight her battles during the rebellion.
stayed there, until the aim of the war was
achieved, viz: the abolition Of slare,y.
When we had beaten the rebels, and made
them soy, 1--WE give up" our grudge was
gone. Every true soldier will say so.
Those who were no soldiers during the re.
bcllion, and wish to get up an extra quar-.
rel f,r, their own special benefit may do so,
but they will have to fight it out them
selves, which, probably, will be more than
they intended to contract for. War-like
ideas hare considerably abated in this
country. There is no "fun'' in ''facing
the lannon's mouth" My old comrades
will testify to that and our broken bones
are proof Of Il. The negro has his free
dom, the chance to make his living in the
best way he can, and in many states the
slave of Yesterday has been allowed to
vote IN preference to men Of foreign birth
brought up in colleges Of chich the rorla
is proud The negro's rights have been
secured and if an Infringement be made
upon them, the people will be ready to
stand by their word. While we, then,
are ready to fight, in future, for the free
dom of all classes of men, in this land,
we must not lose sight of those individual
liberties. an infringement of which would
destroy the fundamental principles of Re-
publican government. Fanatical ideas
must not become LAWS. The prohibitory
liquor law is child Of such ideas, and
being already a law Of this state, the ques-
ton ho,c to remove it becomes political.
1t is not beer or whisky question, but
the question whether the statute of Iowa
shall deprive us Of our. individual rights.
If it shall, we may as well, in future, ex-
pect to be. told by that book, how we shall
worship God? If, therefore, part of a
political organization, the main common
object Of. which has been achieved, enter
tains the visionary idea, that it cannot ex-
list without acknowledging, either by si-
lence or public declaration, the necessity
Of laws interfering with the private rights
of many Of its most faithful adherents,
then these latter are no longer under OBJ
legation to the party, and it becomes their
duty to oppose such fanatical proceedings
with all their power. Our individual
rights cannot be sacrificed to theoretical
ideas, and no demagogue will be able to
influence, for any length of time, the
mind of the people. The present false
and wavering disposition of few who be-
lieve in their ability to humbug the people
will occasion their ultimate political death.
The argument used by these political hum
bugs, for the purpose Of misleading the
German Republicans. is that the question
is not political and should be laid before
the people for its decision thereon. Now
it is well known. that by the terms of the
Prohibitcry law as passed, and approved
by Gov. Grimes January 22d, 1855, the
act was to be submitted to the people for
rejection or adoption, and that the Supreme
Conr, decided this clause nullity and the
act constitutional. The people cannot re.
peal laws bat by their representatives in
the legislature. .s,s
CAEL KosrNASS