The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-04-06
The Influence OF the Journal and En-.
quirer.

rates tnat OIL the Enquirer ABOVE Ito We
have no disposition to argue upon subject
of this nature, especially as it is altogether
where the papers are knoTn, and
the question is already settled by the differ
ence in their respective patronage. If Mr..
Hall is right in saying every man the Journal
advocates is defested, the fact it states is a
much more serious charge against this COM
munity than against the Journal. II the
honorable and respectable advocacy of men,
other than which kind of support the Journal
nsuer offers for any man, has but the effect
to injure their strength, while the peculiar
advocacy of men by the able editor Of the En-
quirer, backed by the strenth of his private
influence, can assist in ushering the m to
glorious trumphs-we are well satisfied TO
leave it with the readers of both papers, i'll
the Enquirer's charge is not greater SLAM
der on this community than en- the Journal.
The Enquirer has taken the late election
as its text for Offering these remarks, and
especially alludes to the race between Walk
er and Todd. Now if Walker had made
the remarks to us alone which he did about
the Enquirer, we might consider it a breach
of confidence to repeat them. But we were
quite familiar with his opinions before he
stated them to US. Mr.. Walker told us
before the result was known, that if he were
defeated or run behind his ticket, he should
lay the whole blame on the Enquirer. He
said its advocacy of him had injured his vote
that its course was wrong and impolitic,
and its abuse of Todd did Todd good. So
much for the Enquirer's influence in that
race. We have again and again heard good
Democrats speak precisely similar opinions
of the Enquirer in other cases of like ma
ture. In fact, the dissatisfaction with the En-
quirer in its olon party, has been loudly and
generally expressed, and upon The very best
grounds. Is this an illustration of its boast
ed influence? We have yet to hear anything
but approval on the part of those with whom
are have been fighting side by side for the
last FIVE and half years. More than this
we have preserved, we are happy to believe,
the respect of the great mass of our oPPo-
nents, numbers of whom we are pleased to
rank among our patrons. Has the Enquirer
anything else than the utter contempt of its
partyi Its editor is sore in its own party,
and sore which continues to tester, after
all the efforts of party doctors to cure it. We
claim to be a healthy part of the body poll
tic, and have never labored under even the
advice, much less dicta.ion Of partizans.
But when the Enquirer chooses to boast Of
success in an election like last Mondays,
it exposes itself to ridicule as Democratic
organ. Its party did not dare run Demo-
cratic ticket under that name. twas COM
PEELED to fuse and rely for any success at all
upon combination under the name of "Anti-
Know Nothings." 1t was a terrible display
indeed Of want of influence OIL the part Of
the Journal, that this fusion ticket was par
italy successful! If the election illustrated
anything in connection with our influence, il
showed that the Old Liners so much feared
that influence, and the strength by which il
was backed, that they dared not run a party
ticket.
The Enquirer has alluded several times
before to the subject of the Journal having
been the means of change from Wing to
Democratic n the politics of our county
Now we recollect, that just before an cleo.
ton which took place here soon after our ar.
rival, nearly five hundred foreigners were
naturalized in this county, and nearly every
one of them voted the Democratic ticket
Perhaps such little things as this have exer.
cised a greater influence than the Journal
But let the Enquirer refer to last fall cleo.
ton returns, and it will perceive that then
when the party lines were closely drawn
Hall received sixty more votes in this "Dem.
ocratic county" than Miller. The Journal
did not take sides in the election of sheriff
and besides Gavitt, who was elected, boosted
right in Democratic convention, of being
as good Wing as there was in the county
We cannot help it if he has turned an Ole
Liner since. If the Journals influence ha.
accomplished that, every Wing in the com
munity will thank us for Riding the party o
UGH companionship.
But we had no intention of abiding seri
ously to the Enqufrer's doubts about our in
fluence. 1t is not precisely the judge o
such matters. A common street BLACKBURN,
might as we'll set himself up judge o
what constitutes gentleman, as our neigh
Dor of what may or may not be proper edito
rial influence. The charge that the Journa
has no influence in this community, mus
have some better foundation than last Mon