The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-13

responsibility of failing mathis duty. But
the Colonel is doubtless fully satisfied that
all such simple people are dead, or have
changed their opinions. Now II may be ar.
gued by enemies of Col. D., that inasmuch
as fifteen thousand majority Of the people de-
clared in favor of the peoples Ticket" and
that in this ticket was included Nebraska
U. s. Senator, that therefore if the Colonel
wished to obey the will of the people, he
would have voted for electing Senator at all
events, and let the majority in, the Legisla-
ture determine his politics. Ridiculous idea!
Why the people were all mistaken last cleo.
tion-they didn't know what they did want.
At some future election they may elect the
Old Line ticket-then wouldn't they feel nice
having as an U. s. Senator an actual oppo-
nent of Old Linerism! The Colonel knew
what the people ought to have wanted better
than they did themselves, and he voted ac-
cording to what he knew. How ridiculous
then to say he ought to be governed by any
such absurdly expressed will Of the people!--
They ought to know there is no other sex
pressed will" under Heaven in, Indiana, but
the will of Old Line Democracy, and all
other wills conflict with popular Sove-
reignty." 'tf
But there is another little matter that
some croakers object to in Col. Drew's
course, aud of which they will no doubt be-
come heartily ashamed. And this is the
fact, that the Colonel actually led off in the
Senate all the opposition against the present
prohibitory liquor law. Well now, suppose
he did-suppose he used all the means, fair
or foul, in his power to defeat this law
Hasn't he said himself, that no man can
stand up and defend this law in all its fea'
lures, and doesn't he know-and he knowing
wouldn't he be very wrong to oppose his own
knowledge! But more than this-hasn't il
been stated as fact, that there are one hun.
bred and eighty-five retailers of liquors in
this single township of Col. Drew's district,
and that he is one o 'em Now wouldn't il
look hice for the Colonel to vote for a meas
ure which would throw all these honest men
and good citizens out Unemployment, and
send them to work at something else which
will not create interesting and probably
pretty yosng widows, and independent little
orphan children, and assist in distributing
real property and household furniture owned
by fathers and husbands among the people!
And every one Of these retailers, too, has a
vote. And wouldn't it have been pretty
piece of unselfsh and patriotic action in
him, to vote against his orn bar? 1t appears
to us some of the Colonel's enemies are un.
Reasonable, and the sooner they know the
fact, the better for themselves. And anoth-
er thing in this connection-his German
constituents came to this country expecting
land of liberty and of beer. What beau
tiful specimen of liberty and republicanism
in the American people, to actually pass a
law, and without consulting them, depriving
them of the privilege of guzzling beer by the
gallon and of selling it by the glass! What
impudence on the part of Americans. Is ii
to be supposed the Colonel would vote for a
bill which might actually make these men
composing just 1873 out of the ls5 retailers oil
liquor in this township, 60 to some other bust
ness or to some other country where liberty il
more precious and beer more easily obtained'
Would he have done right in voting against
the interests Of his own party, by striking
from its use that powerful lever, whisky
We hope to hear no more on this subject
but trust that the people may be led to per-
ceive how absurd are the objections OF some
simpletons to the Colonel's perfectness ia
morals and politics. We have, we trust, ex
hibited charitable feeling in this defence o.
or welcome to the Coionel-because oul
military friend has spoken very severely o.
us for calling him retailer of liquor, ant
we wished to show him the Christian spirit
of forgiveness is warm and fresh in ouI
heart. Indeed, we have been unable to un
derstand why he should be SO much insutet
at being called one of that class in which he
feels so warm an interest. We hope Sena
torial dignities have not made him proud.
We might say much more about the Colo
mel, and probably may hereafter, but mas
much as the Colonels organ, the Enquirer
has scarcely mentioned his name since hi
return, we thought something in the way o
Joyous welcome was due him, even from ar
opponent. at
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