The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-17
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The Enquirer-The First Distrtct-van
derDurgh County.


not question the zeal of the Enquirer editors,
but we think if they take to themselves the
responsibility of the almost entire demolition
of their party's majority in the First District
Of Indiana, then should some extraordinary
political punishment be awarded them by the
Old Liners. 1t is well known fact here
in Evansville, that the Enquirer did its party
more harm than good in the late canvass,
from the very start. Its gross inconsistent
cies, its rabid abuse of men, its immolation
of old Democrats, its base accusations
against bodies of our best ctizens-divided
its own party, and in some places beyond
hope of utilization for united action at the
polls. We will not say the Old Line or Ma
chine Democratic party sustained the heavy
loss they have, merely from the Enquirer's
course, because that would be awarding it an
influence. even for evil. entirely beyond its
power, but we do say probably hundreds of
Democrats were induced to vote for the peo-
pies ticket by the disgusting course of the
Enquirer, pointing out the errors of that
which it advocated, better than its opponents
might do.
AS the Enquirer speaks SO vauntingly of
its labors and their efficacy, let us see how its
party has come out. Two years ago, Smith
Miller was elected to Congress from this
district. by majority of over 1900 votes.
Again he eceived the nomination Of regu-
lar Democratic convention, and the Enquirer
went to work immensely. Speakers visited
this district to help out Miller, from distant
parts of the State, and even from Illinois
and Kentucky, and thelwhole tenor or OBJ
ject of their speeches, was to make their par
ty give an united support to the Democratic
nominee, and to the State ticket. And what
has been the result of this immensely of Ia
Dor! Why Miller has been elected, it is true,
in the "Banner District" Of Indiana, as our
Democratic friends delight to call it-but his
old majority has been reduced ouer t,co thou
sand uotes, But SO happy is the Enquirer at
his election at all, under any circumstances,
that it is disposed to regard this whole affair
as a tremendous Democratic victory!
We give in another place the majorities
at The election in so, and at the late cleo
ton. 1t will be seen that in euery county TN
the district, we have gained and Miller has
experienced heavy loss, from his first cleo
ton! The Old Line Democrats have lost an
average of about 900 votes in each countyn
Well done, Enquirer! One more such paper
he sp
District in our hands.
And right in Vanderburgh county, how has
it been! Why, in '52, Miller had 2S3 major
ity in vanderburgh county. This election,
his opponent, Judge Hall, received 60 major
ity, making difference of 343 votes, against
the tremendous influence of the Enquirer!
And this right in the face of the fact, that
over two hundred persons were naturalized
in this county just before the election, of
whom probably not dozen voted the "Peo-
ple's ticket" Wonderful influence of the
Enquirer! Remarkable men who control
that astonishing influence! And remarkable
prophets too, Tor few weeks before the cleo
ton they predicted Miller would be elected
by from four to six thousand majority. They
brought this prediction down to eighteen
hundred, however, after the congressional
aspirants had been speaking some little
time.
Laboring as zealously as ice did. we take
no credit upon ourselves for the victory even
in this defeat. The great change in the
vote was brought about by that "sober Sec
ond thought" of the people, which is always
apt to be right or to aim at the right. Hun
dreds of Democrats refused TO be whipped
into the party traces, in support OF wrong.
They resisted all the disgusting influences
brought to bear upon them in thousand
ways, and went to the polls as freemen, deter
mined on right, even at the sacrifice OF old
party predictions. Let this spirit but be
kept alive, not only here, but over the wfole
country, and the Union never stood on sat.
er basis than at this time.