The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-11

this State, and taking most particularly upon
themselves all the credit of relieving the
State of her burthens after the explosion OF
this system. Gov. Wright in his late speech
here alluded to this very matter, and IN this
very manner. Now he knows, and every
other intelligent man who has examined INTO
the matter knows, that this system was fasten-
ed upon the State by both parties. One par
ty was equally responsible with the other
Members of the Legislature were elected
from both parties upon the State Internal I'm
provement hobby. Everybody thought the
system was rich in its promises of prosperity
to the State, and it would soon make a garden
of the wilderness, or grea. commercial mari
of our own State. Both parties eagerly
grasped at it, and we believe at last the dis
astruus result wos natural consequence OF
the competition between members OF both par
ties showing their favor of the system
This competition led men who feared their
zeal in favor OF improvements might be doubt
ed, or not highly enough appreciated, to labor
for an extension of the system, and eagerly
lvocate every suggested Improvement
And then again, others were unwilling that
certain portions of the State should alone re-
ceive the benefit of the system, but wanted all
to be favored.
Now among those men most jealous In eX-
tending this system, writing, spet king, and
voting in favor of extending the very system
now SO much condemned and sought to be
fastened in all its bad policy, upon the Wing
party-we say among and ore OF the hot
test for this system, and even fer extending
it, was JOS. A. WRIGHT, present Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor! Yet this same
man, in his speeches over the State, has been
charging this system, with all its evils, upon
the Wing party, and claiming for the Demo-
cratic party the particular smartness of get
ting the State out Of her difficulties.
Gov. Wright was member of the Legis-
lature next succeeding tn 1t which adopted the
system. He had been known before and was
elected as an earnest and warm friend OF the
system. During this session a bill was intro
duced, which provided for the extension of
the system over two millions of dollars! Jos.
A. Wright voted for this extension-yet nosO
he is abusing Wings for having, as he says,
founded the system! A similar bill to this
was afterward, during the same session,intro-
duced by Mr.. Owen. Joseph A. Wright rotad
for al. A third bill to enlarge the system was
introduced by Mr.. Briggs. Joseph A. Wright
also rotad for az. On the 29th of Decent err,
1886, same session, bill supplemental to an
act to provide for General System of Inter-
nal Improvements, was introduced by Mr.,
James. This bill, with the others, was lost
yet Joseph A. Wright roted for it-this
making his fourth unsuccessful effort TO en-
large the system. But on the 10th of January
following, Mr.. Owen introduced resolution
as follows:
Resolred, That in the opinion ofthis House,
it is expedient to extend the system of inter-
nal improvement entered upon last year, to
an amount not exceeding one million AID a hall
Of dollars!
This resolution was lost by vote of 80 to
56-Joseph A. Wright voting in favor of the
resolution. He also voted against laying an.
other and similar resolution on the table,
i This made six unsuccessful attempts on bis
part to enlarge the very system he is now
blaming the Wings for once having advoca.
! ted!
Now we do not blame Gov. Wright for
thee votes, for he was doubtless acting to the
best of his knowedge-but we do blame him
after having thus occupied an extreme posi-
ton in favor of the Internal Improvement
} system, and even voting six times for its ex-
tension, at this DAY travelling ovee the State,
and declaring everywhere that the Wing par
ty fastened this system upon Indiana, that
they alone are responsible for it and the evils
which followed in its train, and arguing from
this that they are unworthy of the confidence
| of the people. This is unfair-it is worse
than merely unfair-it is dishonest. 1t is un-
worthy the man and his position. We hope
. the Wings will tomorrow remember these
f things. Vote for whomsoever you please for
minor Offices, but vote against the man, who
Governor of Indiana, traverses the State
|, and in every speech traduces your party and
its acts, and imputes to it acts for which i,
never can or should be held responsible. He
has been one Of the defamers of Henry Clay
as he has been and is of the Wing party. He
has even declared he would rather fall with
his political friends, than rise by the aid o
> Wing votes. We therefore call upon Wing:
to return this contempt, and give him his due:
now while they have chance.