The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-05
Our Choice-And How do you like it,

Our Choice-And How do you like it.
We never did and never shall follow the
fashion of running up the name of a favorite
candidate for the Presidency, at the head of
our paper previous to the convention for the
nomination of the Presidential candidate. If
SO, we should have had the name of Willard
Fillmore at the head Of the Journal in 1852,
when observation-disclosures would have COM
PEELED US to drag it down to make room for
Con. Scotts name. But if ever we did or
could be made to follow that fashion, we should
now run up to the Journal mast head, and
nail it there in letters of living light, as our
candidate for the Presidency in 1856, the
We do not believe the decision of the Ameri-
can Convention to be held at Philadelphia next
February would ask US to take that name
down. We do not believe the decision of
against that of the American Convention, if
the latter chose Fillmore for their candidate for
the Presidency in 1856.
We now allude to Mr.. Fillmore, because we
have recently heard his name mentioned with
enthusiasm by SO many per'ons, and in at
least one body SO respectable in numbers as
well as in true political stamina, that it seems to
US this evident general preference should be-
gin to have voice-that the friends of Fillmore
connected with the press, should begin to make
their feelings understood In exhibiting our
individual preference for Fillmore, We assume
TO speak for no class nor party-but we do
give utterance to pervading sentiment, which
we believe is becoming daily more general and
deeper rooted that Fillmore is the only man
who can successfully unite the opponents oil
the Old Line Democratic party, and in the race
for the Presidency in 1885, overwhelm that
party in disaster and defeat
There must be union among the opponents
of this foul and corrupt party, SO strikingly
represented by the Pierce Administration or
the country will have to suffer four years
longer under a continuance of Democratic
power, as illustrated in some similar admin
istration. We cannot believe it is the will OF
the people, that the formation of the next ad-
ministration shall be placed in the same hands
that moulded the present. On the contrary
we firmly believe, that if the question Of the
continuance of the Democratic party in power
were submitted directly to the people, and all
the votes were to be for or against that party,
it would be SO overwhelmed by the indignant
voice of public opinion, that it might never
again raise its head in the light of day. But
u minority as it has no hope of continuing
in power except by the division Of those op-
posed to it. Such division, we are now ear
nestly seeking, as one unit in the great coneder-
of opposition to the Democratic party, to en-
deavor to prevent With this earnest desire
and with no obtruding selfish thought, VIZ
press forward the name of Willard Fillmore as
healing salvo to close up old and fresh
wounds-as an olive branch among warning
elements-as a living light to dispel darkness;
and confusion, and to point US cut the clear
path to success. There may be other name:
powerful for this as Fillmore-but we cannot
recall them now. Some other name may be
thrown up in tho laborings of conventions
around which we may all rally with conf
dence and power, But none can claim more
exalted enthusiasm-none can command 8
heartier and wider cooperation among the
foes of corrupt "Democracy"-none can gath
er around it warmer and stronger army o
rallying forces-none can better win and pre-
serve the respect of opponents and the good
wishes of all true lovers of their country-thar
the name Of Willard Fillmore.