The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-13
A Good NOMINATION Tor Governor.


The Rockport Democrat dominates the
Hon. Ebenezer Dumont for Governor of In
diana. The Democrat extols, in somewhat
extravagant terms, the merits of its favorite
candidate, but there is more truth and JUS
tice in its laudations, thar is generally found
in the praises heaped upon political favor
ties The need of man of the strietest in
tegrity at the head of the Executive de-
partment of the State Government must
outweigh all party and political considera-
tons. Colonel Dumont is well-tried pub
lie servants mann peculiarly qualified for
making thorough reform in the manage
ment of our financial affairs.
The Democrat says:
His elevation to the chief Executive chair,
in these days of public vice and official cor
ruption, would be blessing to tax-ridden
people. His known integrity would be a
sufficient guaranty to the people that treas
ury stealing and official malfeasance-sopreva-
lent now-woald receive no countenance or
connivance from him. Col. Ebenezer Du-
mont has been a public servant for many
years, and has occupied various and highly
responsible stations. The breath of SANDER,
as to his honesty as a public servant has
never poisoned the air. He is honest; he is
faithful. Aye, truly, he is one of natures
noblemen, On whose brow is written, in leg
ible characters, the talisman of success
"integrity." Col. Dumont is wholesouled
patriot. When the Mexican war broke out
he was among the foremost to repair to the
defense of his country. On the tented field
he upheld the honor and glory of our ma
tional "Stars and Stripes" and none more
brave than he followed our banner over the
border and into the heart of the enemy 5
country. Col. Dumont is statesman.
At the 35th session of the Indiana Legis-
lature, 1901, Col. Dumont was elected
Speaker of the House of Representatives
and discharged the arduous and responsible
duties of that position with such signal
ability, as to draw upon himself the affec.
tons of the whole T~use, and the plaudits
of approval from the masses of the people
through out the State. . --...
Nor is Col. Dumont the man to forsake
principle for expediency's sake, nor at the
bidding of ambitious and corrupt party lead
ers, but like the magnet pointing to the North
Quar-, ue Keeps SlrulRuI lOTNdfd tOWdru
the star of principles the right of the peo-
pie to rule. Hence we find Gel. Dumont
on the side of popular sovereignty, during
the late laundering foray of Mr.. Buchanan
against the principles of our party. On the
side of the peoples rights, and against
Executive usurpation and Lecompton
tyranny, this gallant champion of the peo-
pie was found in the thickest of the fray,
exhorting the people to stand fast to the
principles of their Democratic sires.
AS incontrovertible evidence of the hon
esty of Col. Dumont, we point with pride
and exultation to his administration for four
years as President of the Sinking Fund
Board. In his report to the late Legislature,
he exhibits the sublime spectacle, that one
man of all the public ofice-holders in Indi-
ana has been honest, and has acted in good
faith with the people. While other officers
have been proven guilty Of dishonesty and
peculation, COL Dumont accounts for every
dollar of his trust, and even gives the State
the interest on public moneys deposited with
banks-an act of honesty and good faith
unparalleled in the history of State officers
With such men as Col. Dumont at the helm
| of State, our taxes will be reduced, public
virtue restored, and our taxes honestly ap.
piled to the support of Government. Peo-
pie of Indiana, let us for once nominate and
elect an honest man. in the person of Col
| Dumont.