The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-21
Editors Sharp after Offices.

The .corrupting influence of the press" has
never been more aptly illustrated, than by
the fact that number of big and little Old
seekers. They doubtless think it has become
absolutely necessary to illustrate in person
their own principles They are charged with
being party of ofice-holders and Office
seekers and these gentleman seem determined
to sacrifice themselves to illustrate the fact
more comprehensvely. Or perhaps, burning
like tallow candles with the patriotism which
so fills them, they think the country is no
longer safe ifdeprived of their services, and are
CALAMITY bent on rushing to its rescue. No
one doubts but that they are disinterested
set of fellows, anyhow-just about as disin-
terested as the organs of their peculiar prin-
ciples get to be.
The three highest Offices on their state
ticket, with the exception of Governor, are
already claimed by editors. Mr.. J. c. Walker,
late of the Sentinel is a candidate for the
nomination of his party, for Lieut.. Governor.
We have sbar dog Secretary of State in our
own city. Hicks, of the Rockport De mocrat.
is out Cor Auditor of State, and is just the man
to run alongside of our Secretary. He is the
Individual, and nobody else,' who recently
wrote the graphic account of his visit to Evans
vile, in which his devotion to mint juleps'
prevented him seeing either business or i'm
provements in the fastest growing city in In
diana, but which did make him see far higher
destiny for Rockport than for Evansville. He
is sound on the mint julep" question, and
therefore has no doubt every qualification
necessary for the unimportant Office of Auditor
of State-in, the eyes of his party. AS nc
editorial candidate is yet announced for Gov.
ernor, we take the liberty of suggesting the
name of friend Frary, Of the Warrick Demo
GRAFT Frary may be unknown to fame, but HI
is not unknown to the Democracy of Warrick
This Democracy is situated midway between
the Democracy of Vanderburg and of Spencer
which have each their editorial candidates-and
it is but fair the Warrick Democracy also should
have candidate on the State Ticket. Our
Warrick contemporary is team in himself
where there are any Democratic principles
to be drawn over the ruts and stumps of Know
Nothing opposition. If successful, we know he
would not be "stuck up" but would bear his
honors meekly and with Christian humility
dedicated, he has the philosophy to bear th'
evils political flesh is heir to, although he may
be ready to fee to others he knows not Of
Fray has claims. He was one of the first Oh
Liners in "the Pocket" who CALAMITY risket
his life to discover Know Nothing Lodge
and although he didn't tumble down ladde
and cripple himself it is said he shared tn
risk and defied similar result Moreover
he has been belaboring the rascally Know
Nothings ever since they sprang into livel.
existence, with an awful heavy cudgel, so pom
derous indeed, as to keep him in one continu
al, demnition sweat, so long as it is in hi
hands. Let the ticket then be Frary, Walker
Hall and Hicks. 1t is time editors were be
ginning to be appreciated by the people. Tn
only fear in this case that the editorial aspirant
need apprehend, is that they wiU he appreciat
ed, But let them keep bold hearts. aThos
men than themselves have been elected
office, although perhaps the people didn't kno'
em at the time so well as they do these gen
tlemen.