The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-17
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ed with himself or with his recent political
change. should be fair game for editorial re-
marks. So think we, but with due Difference
to has Judgment, we prefer taking our own as
to what is fair game about himself and con-
duct. He and the Democrat evidently think
our private character, which stands as unim- |
peachable from any real immortality as the
generality of young mems, fair game to pluck
at They even give us character privately
which we have never borne. They have ac-
cused us of drunkenness.and on Sabbath eve
ming. The Democrat has accused US of steal
ing-the Advertiser, of dishonesty-the Dem
ocrat, of lying-the Advertiser, of knavery.
And vet when we see fit to investigate the
motives actuating public man in his public
actions, the motives of treason in a traitor,
quarter is begged, on the ground that the mo-
tives of man are not fair game even in this
public action. If Ben were to be hauled up
for stealing chickens, according to his reason
ing, we might discuss the act itself, but have
no business to enquire into his motives for rob-
bing a hen roost.
Now, believing that we have perfect right
to inquire into his motives, not for robbing the
hen roost, but for changing from coon to roos-
ter, brief allusion to SO small a matter as
"Stnson's motives" may be pardoned. He
had purchased the Commercial Office and af-
ter conducting it short time. and doing a
poor business, as such miserably controlled
sheet, poorly edited and giving & news" daily
after it had been read in the Journal, might
be expected to do-the idea appeared to en-
ter his head that if changed into Demo
cratic paper, he might do better. This only
REQUIRED the small matter of his changing
from Wing to Democrat himself-an easy
thing for a man of easy conscience or easy
virtue, with g the pocket for principles
The public got wind of the affair, or of SO
, much of it as related to changing the Com
2 mercial into Democratic sheet, and Stinson
: got wind of their conviction, and forthwith
came out in furious article denouncing that
portion of the public so villairous as to en-
terrain such an idea, and calling them hard
names, and declaring that the originator Of
the rumor would knock a man down at night,
and rob him, or pick mans pocket.
But change came over the spirit of his
Virtue. 1t was fixed fact, that something
must be done with the Commercials il
stopped. The editor then very quietly issued
: a prospectus for Democratic papersto take
: the place of the defunct which was secretly
!, circulated in the country, but carefully KEEP
: away from the city--Stinson apparently
: wishing to hide his shame as long as possible
$ from his personal friends here, or else fearful
the rascalIy Journal editor would get hold o
o it, as he did very soon, and tell the public hi
e candid opinions on the candied ubject of Bel
f Stinson. The recusant wing, saw severa
/ prominent Democrats, and solicited their ali
e in giving him countenance with the Demo
= Gratis. We opine, that about that tlme h,
/ rather regretted having turned Democrat
Y He was met with GOODNESS. They woul
y support Democrat but they had no idea 0
l. supporting wing as their mouth-piece-;
A. Democratic organ was needed, but so was
= Democratic Editor. The good people in tn
e country received the prospectus coldly. TIL
idea was new to Them of looking up to on
o. whom they had always recognized as
+ wing, il they knew him at ALL for Democrat
Of doctrine. They could not swallow it-man,
? of them even preferred taking Wing paper
IN whose editor they knew to be honest in hi
in political convictons-who always had been
t. Wing as Stinson had, but who still preserve
Of the political preferences of his youth. Blu
e this is wandering from the subject.
1t From what we have said without enterin
y into further details, we think Stinson's mo
lie tves for his political change, if changed fror
IS, a Wing he is, are sufficiently apparent
y Were they not, as we have before remarked
er founded on filthy lucre?" He could nc
h make anything with neutral paper, ther
y was already Wing organ, and as he re
it. marks IN his prospectus, there was an evide n
IS demand for Democratic organ. He did nc
lie even pay the Vanderburgh Democrat tn
lie compliment to acknowledge it Democrat
organ, although he has been counting it S
strongly Of late. His motives were merce
ne nary. He left the Wing party for tn
ne dimes"-and now we say to Wings, let hir
Ii, get the dimes' from Democrats if he cal
IN but do not support a traitor in his treaso
yourselves. We do not think any the less
q man who changes his politics from hone,
v conviction, or from suspicion of the dishor
Sc esty of those with whom he was associate
but we do think a man exposes himself
the scorn and contempt and honest structure