The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-06
A Plain Talk.

private censure in some degree. We con-
ceive little advice is needed, and we give IT,
not as an individual, but as an Editor Of
Wing organ, who has at heart the interests
and well-being of his party. more than the
personal advancement OF any man or set of
men. We write before the polls are yet
opened, and therefore utterly ignorant of The
result of the election. Now, writing thus,
we ask whether or not Mr.. Blythe and his
friends have deceived themselves in suppo-
sing they were going to get any great num-
Der of Democratic votes2 From the start
while running him as an independent candl-
date, his friends have been laboring zealously
with the idea, that all sensible Democrats, on
comparing him with Greenhouse, would vote
for Blythe. We ask now, although Mr.. b.
may be elected, have you not deceived your
selves about the number of Democratic votes
he was to have obtained2 Democrats are
the same everywhere in the Union, and at
all times. Opponents admire their zeal, and
Notwithstanding the divisions among them
selves, their unanimity inopposing Whiggery,
and always voting with Democracy The
Wings might well profit by the example they
set, aud follow somewhat in their tracks.
But what has been the state of things in
Vanderburgh county2 1t has been such as
would receive the condemnation OF the Wing
party all over the Union. 1t shows that here.
men advocating certain principles, believing
heir ~, nj II h., -,
party drill, and not the moral courage, in an
almost evenly balanced county TO bring out
candidates for county Offices. They meekly
submit to Democrats ruling the county in
everything and holding all the important
Offices. We object not to the Democrats in
olfice-they are good men. Yet. To show
that the Wings of Vanderburgh lcould like
TO see themselves represented in the Legisla-
ture and Convention we see them running
" independent candidates, that is men who
of necessity, having to please both parties,
have no independence-and trying to elect
them in the most sneaking manner We do
not mince words, because it is time they be-
gan to know or practice their duty as Wings.
If they are Wings, let them be Wings in
reality, and do what they can to prosper their
party.
The Wings should have held a convention
as their opponents dill, and as well organized
Wings and Democrats do everywhere, and
nominated candidates for the county Offices,
and if they thought necessary, for the Con-
vention. 1t is true, they would probably
have been deleated-but we would, and they
should, much rather be defeated boldly and
zealously fighting for our men and princi-
piles, than to elect Wing running him as an
Independent candidate, and thus deceiving
themselves and the other party. We might
be defeated this year, and we might be de-
feated the next, but sill our party would be
strengthening, and the policy would event
ualIy prevail. If principles and party are
worth anything, they are worth fighting for.
The only way we may expect, indeed, TO
place another Wing Administration in power
after the present goes out is TO keep up
party drill in every prominent county in the
country.
We opposed from the first, 10 bringing
politics into the election of Convention Dele
gates, but as we well knew they would
the Democratic organs here and the Demo
Gratis themselves, were for drawing the party
lines A man brought himself out as a rep
resentative of Democracy, whom we at once
pronounced, as every man who knew him
must be aware. utterly incompetent for the
Office We did this in no i'll feeling towards
him, but from honest conviction, and from
u desire TO protect and promote the in
terests of our own county. This was no
,b,..--it was fact-and no less fact be-
cause he has home rOru,o..-. i"e wings
as well as Intelligent Democrats did not lee
like permitting such a man TO pcaceHbly walb
man rs Wing, The Wings chose 10 rur
one as an independent candidate, thinking by
smothering their party wishes ard hopes
they would control large Democratic vote
We have told them they would not, and The
result is TO be SEEN But we must say, tina
If Democrats can ever on any occasion be 20
to vote for Wig, it will be on t!.is wher
such wide contrast is Csenred between tin
two candidates, and IN favor OF The Why.
Some Wings, anticipating defeat: ar
most anxious to throw a portion olthe blam
FROM themselves, and therefore say, that
Mr.. Blythe is defeated, we will be the cause
IL is well for them to have some flatterin
JUNCTION 10 lay TO their souls, or they Nigh
not sleep % nights. But as for the charge
we modesty disclaim any such great inil1
ence, and shall be very unwilling for Nj