The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-22


As our election for city officers approaches,
and preparatory measures for the ensuing {
contest develop themselves, the interest
thickens in proportion as the enthusiasm OF
parties swels for the fight. The Importance
which seems to attach TO the ensuing elec-
ton, in the minds of our citizens, over any
previous election of city officers, may be in.
ferred from the novel and somewhat singular
course of proceeding resorted to, to bring out
proper candidates for the SURFACES of the
people, and for the Offices to be filled The
late meeting in the Rev. Mr.. Sterrett's
church, which seems to have stricken down
q portion of our citizens with "holy horror"
IL at least worthy a'passing notice.
1t appears that the meeting was called by |
the "Vanderburgh Temperance League to
meet in said church, with the knowledge and
consent of its reverend pastor; and pursuant
to said call, a large and respectable meeting
of our citizens assembled. The meeting
was made up of mixed multitude. POLITICAL
ly, and the usual programme of organization
was gone through with, and several bus
business orders were disposed of, even down
to the appointment of committee to bring
forward the names Of candidates for city o.
fcers. The whole arrangement mp to this
time, went off like clock work; peace and
harmony prevailed within the consecrated
walls. In the language of one of the ora
tors ofthe evening, no one thought the"place
too good to do good act in," and no one
doubted the propriety Of the time, place and
purpose Of the meeting.
After somes deliberations, the League
committee brought forth list of candidates
for the consideration of the meeting. The
announcement was not in all respects salts.
factory. One of the candidates, though an
old resident, did not appear to be sufficiently
well known, to the church and its worthy
pastor, and his Reverence at once propound-
ed some searching interrogatores as to the
identity of the unknown candidate with the
cause of temperance. The speakers doubts
As to the candidates soundness upon that
"goose," soon swelled TO a mighty and IN.
mstakeable certainty. and for moment he
seemed lost, as to whether he was really
Sterrett, the pastor, in his own church, be-
fore his own congregation, or Street.-The pri.
vate citizen, in political meeting, in his own
sanctuary, by his own free will and consent.
Suddenly, however, the place became too
hoIy-not for the call; not for the prelimin-
aries of city nominations; not for his con-
sent to the use of his church for said meet
ing, nor his presence and participation in its
early proceedngs-but oh! that ticket!-
That never could 60 out Of his church, with
his endorsement, and the ueto was promptly
applied, aad the objections stated at length
The objections were very respectfully re-
ceived, and as they were placed upon high
conscientious cad religious grounds, the meet
ing, although doubly strong to pass the bill
over the parsons head, very promptly and
properly laid it upon the table.
The League meeting did right. Their ac'
ton showed commendable respect for the
sanctuary, especially after the original ant
extemPoraneous ideas Of the parsonwere made
known.
We don't think the worthy parson "totet
fair" exactly. After letting himself and hi,
church down to the level ofthe political are
ma, he should have been content to be gov
erued by political and not religious tactics
The more honorable custom in pclitica
nominating conventions, is, for the dissen
tiers to rote do,cn such nominations as dis
please them, if they can-if unable to d.
this, "bolt" and make new ones. This, W,
contend, would have been the proper cours
for the parson and his associates!
But enough! OF the merits of the candi
dates presented by the League. our reader
are probably better capable Of judging thar
we are. We only know them TO be goot
citizens, and have no doubt of their capacity
to fill the various Offices for which they wer,
nominated, with credit to themselves and t,
the city. If they are too good or too bat
temperance men for the endorsement denie,
them at the church, we would advise then
to submit their claims to the tribunal OF tn,
citizen voters OF Evansville, who will n,
doubt judge impartially of their qualifica
tons.
~ Henry A. Wise and the Rchmon
Enqui.er, backed by the South Side Demo
Graf, and other Democratic papers of Vir
ginia, are just now defending the Papacy
and waging war against the Methods
Church. How is this? Is the new princi
pie of Anti-Methodism, or Anti Protestant
ism to be added to the creed of the grea