The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-29
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are some home questions init, which deserve
the consideration of every man and especial
ly Of Col. Drew himself Never was it limited
in Vandsrburgh County before the election
that theDemUcratic Senate would endeayor to
throw of the election of U. S. Senator. We
need not say that had Col. Drew intimated this
in his speeches, he would have been defeated:
Senatorial ELECTEoN--- Coz. DREw.-We
don't know Col. Drew. But Col. Drew is
the old line Senator from Vauderburgh coun-
ty. The Evansville Enquirer is doing what
il can to screw his courage up to the "stick-
ing poins' Of voting for postponement Of the
Senatorial election. Ii assumes that he will
vote ,hus, and it goes on TO justify such
vote, in advance. Whether its anticipatory
Justification is even plausible, and ought to
nave the slightest weight with a Senator,
un ter oath OF othce5 our readers shall Judge
by seeing it. We speak of Senator Colonel
Drew, not personally bot senatorially, as a
public man, publicly urged to a certain course
of political Conduct, and, therefore, amenable
to general observation.
The following is the plea of justification
entered by the Enquirer:
Col Drew was elected from a strong demo-
cratic district over fusion know nothing
candl date. and stated in every speech he de-
iivered during the canvass that, in case he
was elected, he would use all the influence
he possessed to- secure the election OF an old
Line Nebraska Senator. This was one of
the issues upon which he went into the field
and upon this issue he vas elected by
several hundred majority, thus clearly show.
hat
these sentiments. Now, because he sees Fl I
TO do just what he promised the people he
Mould do, he is charged with mispresent-
ing them. In our judgment, COL Drew
would be guilty of Il gross violation of his
duty If he did not Lend every effort to defeat
a fusion Senator, for that is the only way he
can serve democratic party.
One OF The tissues" OF the canvass was
then, to "secure the election of an old line
Nebraska Senator" We suppose of course,
the Enquirer means Col. Drew pledged him
self TO vote and exert himself for an old liner.
This pledge he ought TO redeem. Let him
do so. Ne. only let him vote for, hut use all the
influence he can 10 persuade others TO vote
for an old liner. No one can or would CEN
sure him for that. HIS district yet remains
''democratlc," and let him vote accordingly.
Let him redeem his pledge by out-laboring
Hercules, it he choose or can in doing every
thing to "secure the election of an old line
Nebraska Senator which he, as a Senator
undsr oath of office, consistently with his du-
ties such and with law and parliane ntary
usage. may lawfully do. Only in this sense
did Senator Colonel Drew pledge himself to
his ccHsttu. nts. Does not suct Il pledge, we
ask COL Drew ON his honor, pledge him, fair.
l., full .pI 4, A
constituents, 10 VOC for an elections! Or
does he think that a pledge to secure the
election OF Nebraskaite is pledge TO pre-
vent any election ali: Come, Col Drew, tell
US how Vote against any election is vote
TO secure election! Or, does he say il was
"a pledge to vote for an election oaig at the
nert session, in 81! Or, will he say il was
a pledge 10 vote tor an election this session,
II the democracy were in the ma jority, but
TO vote a9atAstau election, tbs session, if the
usiunists were the strongest! Ii so, let Us
know if you told your constituents SO! The
tact l., and it can't be got over, unless Col.
Drew did pledge himself before his consti-
tuents, expressly, to vote against an election
thiS winter, then did he pawn all his honor
as man, implicitly and by sanctions gentle
men FULLY appreciate, to 90 for an election
aud in which such elections are conducted.
II that is, ofitsef, incident to and iDsepara-
BILE from the pledge TO vote for Nebraska
Senator. Does Col. Drew conceive him
self under a pledge to the democracy of
Vanderbuig Oh that, if he can't secure "an old
line Nebraska Senator there shall be no
Senator for two years! Die he promise them
if the old liners couldn't elect, the fusionists
Sh nj m f,Ft ha Eva
vile Enquirer it it was part o: the tissue"
made in Vanderburgh 10 postpone the election,
If the tusioaists should hare majority? Will
1t say Col. Drew made such an issue, and that
the people voted on it! Will it say that Col
Drew took the ground, before the people,
that if the fusiUn!sts had the majority they
should not be entitled TO the rights of ma
jority! Will it say that Col. Drew argued
TO his constituents that if democracy was
triumphant they should elect a Senator, put
that the fusionists, victorious, snould be
trampled on! That majority shall govern
and be represented when democrats, and a
minority shall govern too, if sold hners!"
Did Col. Drew preach such democracy as
this! Did his pledges or his "issues" imply
Or express any snch democracy! We are
not, therefor, very well aware how the Sena-
tor from Marlborough can reconcile it 10 his
sense OF right and duty to &C. as if the above
inquiries we're affirmatively answered In
the views of the matter we have taken, with
the exception that Vanderburgh is still an
old line stronghold, Col. Drew can be taken
as Representative man. of all his party in
the Senate, some of whom represent fusion
disticts. In so high-handed and revolutionary
an act as postponement, all the other old line
generals majors, colonies, and captains (for
there are several of Gov. Wright's militia
staff officers in that body) stand in the same
CATEGORY, and the remarks we have made are
applicable TO them all. We can assure