The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-03-20
democratic riiquc. and Democrats.


are not under very good drill. 1t seems very
strange they will not obey any clique which
chooses TO hold u meeting and issue general
orders-yet such is the TACT. There are some
half dozen or dozen OF "the party" in Evans.
vile, who seem really to think that the Dem
ocratic party in Evansville or Vanderburgh
county cannot blow their noses without the
express permission of this clique. They tell
them what TO do and what not TO do. They
do all the thinking for the party at large, and
apparently very little for themselves. They
appear to believe that they have only to speak,
and the rank and file Of the party but to obey.
On every little occasion there is a Clique
meeting, and forthwith appear the instruc
tons officially announced through the organ,
that is the organ of the clique, but by no
means the organ Of the party. Whether it
is, the party is getting wearied of this clique
dctaiIon, or they are beginning to reflect
that Democrats generally have a right to
think for themselves, we do not know, but we
are glad to witness at least one exhibition OF
iuucPcuutHCt OH tIieiT pdlt.
The Democratic leaders in this city became
considerably alarmed last week, in view of the
proposed Nebraska meeting, in which all
parties aud sects were invited and free dis
crssion offered. They knew very WELL not
withstanding ''the organ" had claimed almost
the entire community as advocates of the Ne
braska Bill. that the mass cf Democrats in
the city were opposed to the measure
With this fact before them, il was very evil
dent the proposed meeting would pass Anti
Nebraska resolutions, and thus the truth
would come out, that "the organ" had either
wIlfully lied about the feeling CT this commu-
nifty, and especially of its own party, in re-
gard to this measure, or was most grossly ig-
norant Of the real condition of things. So
these "leaders" y held caucus last Monday
night, and there were not Fifty" present by
any means, and resolved TO .advise" the De-
mocracy not TO attend the meeting! The En-.
quirer gave the advice, by dictation of this
clique, in an article that showed the writer
had very proper idea Of the contemplate
nature Of the whole proceeding, at least we
should Judge SO from the contemplate char
acter of the article itself. 1t rdicued the
idea OF Democrats attending the meetins,cnt
said they would not even take The trouble to
20 there and vote down the resolutions u:
they might do. That this meeting would fai
more miserably than the first, and concluded
by saying, counsel Democrats not to &C
near the Hail."
Yet the clique md the organ were treate,
with open contempt. The Democrats die
go to the Hall, and they helped pass the reso
lutions with just much enthusiasm as d,
the Wings. 1t was meeting without re
spect to party, and both parties acted togeth
er in its proceedings. Even the man VIII,
wrote the article telling Democrats to stay
away, went there himself, and came very nea
making speeth He tried. and would un
doubtedly have succeeded under other cir
cumstances, where but little ability or nfor
nation was required. We witnessed thi
independence of action on the part of Dem
ocrats here with pleasure. 1t proves the,
are getting sick of being told what they shal
and shall not do by a clique who have ~
more intelligence than themselves, an not s
much honesty. We hope they %ill kee
their eyes on these scabby leaders, and no
suffer any more CT their dictation.