The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-09


The Enquirer yesterday contained some
practical remarks about advertising and news
paper patronage generally. Atthe close we
find the following paragraph:
"We might, did we care to be personal,
point to one or two examples Of men manu-
featured into Office holders and given some
importance BY the Press, who have since
disgrs ced themselves. The retribution, how
ever, has followed in one or two cases. and
may yet follow in others on the first oppor-
tunity."
We might also do little pointing of this
kind, il the Enquirer means by "dsgracing"
themselves, they refused after election to
bestow any of their patronage on Press
which lent them "aid and comfcrt," and as
sisted materially in their election. Wheth.
er there be any disgrace in such conduct, we
are not prepared to say, but there is some
thing in it not right, nor compatible with
nice sense of honor. We might point to
man, and one whom we still as we always
have done, regard with the most friendly
feelings, who seems to US TO have slightly
erred in this particular, although perhaps it
is a mere matter of taste. Holding an i'm.
portant Office, he aspired to filling il again.
Knowing he had manfully done his duty. and
perhaps even more than his duty in such Of
fee, for this reason, and not merely from the
fact that we received share Of his patron
age, we earnestly desired he should be sue
cessful. For over year, we indirectly and
on every occasion, assisted him in making
friends and labored to prevent his losing
! friends, " hich threatened him or more than
one occasion-and all our efforts tended, as
they were intended, to assist in his reelec-
ton. We consulted together at times, and
canddly and plainly talked of this single
object. AT his oucn request, we enlarged
upon his every official act of more than usu-
ell public interest, and thus as he desired,
kept his name before the people. More
than this, we directed attention on every oc.
casion in which we could do SO with any de-
gree Of propriety, to his efficiency and Wig.
lance, and his aertness and bodness in
the execution Of his duty in certain cases.
And more than this, at one time when in the
peculiar exercise of his duty, the life of a
human being was sacrificed, and wheo many
Of our best citizens ihough; he had commit
ted a mortal error, and his enemies " ere do
ing their utmost to affect him fatal il jury in
his official character-we stepped boldly for
ward, and without hesitation or doubt, much
less any thought OF the enmity we might Sc
cure to ourself and paper by thus acting
defended him strongly and manfully, and we
honestly believe, made that act rebound TO
his credit in public opinion, wher but for
such defence it might, through the efforts OF
his enemies. have worked him serious injury.
But we need not enumerate our direct efforts
to place this gentleman in position, where
his reelection would be certain. Indirectly,
he has to thank us for keeping quiet. when
if we had felt disposed at one particular time
at least. we might have endangered his re-.
election if not defeated him. Frefessing to
be Wing, he did that anything similar to
which would at once have secured the immo.
notation Of a Democrat from his own party
Condemning this act as we did as a Wing, in
our own thoughts, We kept siIen, on the sub.
ject, instead of opening our columns either
to our own remarks or to communications
offered us, and which might have lost him
enough Wing votes to have secured the
election of his opponent. The Enquirer
however, took strong position against him
and those familiar with the subject OF thi.
sketch, will recollect some of his emphati,
comments in consequence on the editors o
the Enquirer, and that sheet generally. Blu
a change after while came over the spirit
Of good many dreams. Our friend foun,
} an opponent in the field, and formidable op
! position otherwise. We pursued our oil
, policy exercised at every election for tina
? Office held since our residence in this city
We preserved an entire neutrality. Just be
fore the election, the Enquirer, strongly
Denocratic. came out in opposition to tn.
Democrat in the field and in favor Of this pro
fessed Wing, the very man a short time since
it had called vehementy upon it's party tt
oppose! In few days the election CAM
of; the gentleman to whom we allude. was
by almost superhuman efforts successful BY
small majority. Now is the rub. Since
the election, he has given every mite of hi:
patronage TO the paper which was neve,
even py67essedly his friend till short time
before he election, aud which had just pre-
viously sought his fatal injury, and which il
. opposed to be party he has always till late ly
: been found among, and with which he still
claims offinity-while we. who were always