The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-03-05
A Fafr UnderstandIng.

A Fair Understanding.
We hear of an American or Wing, now
and then, who thinks that his party did not
get fair show in the Opposition State Con-
vention of the 22d ult. We are glad, how
ever, to say that such unreasonable COM
planning is but little INDUCED in.
Let US look at this matter a few moments,
and see if there is any ground for fault
finding.
Primarily and most important in the
whole matter-the platform is conservative
and national. Our readers have had an OPP
portunity to read it, and know this to be
so. No person claims otherwise. This fact
is acknowledged by both Democrats and
Rugged-Issue Republicans. This is vital
point gained by the Conservatives.
The Wings should be satisfied, because
out of the nine candidates on the Opposition
ticket, eight a0ere Wings before the breaking
up of old parties What more could they
ask than this liberality toward them-a
platform embodying the old Wing doctrine
on the slavery question, and eight-ninths
of the candidates.
Mr.. James G. Jones-a representative
American-was nominated. This consider
alton, and that of the conservative platform,
ought to satisfy all reasonable Americans.
We now give other reasons:
In 1856, the Americans polled 22,3s6
votes in Indiana; the Republicans polled
81, 1875. The Americans then had an or
ganization in the State. Now they have
none, and, besides, many of their members
are now Conservative Republicans. On the
basis of 1856, if it now existed, they would
be entitled to (say) two candidates cute of nine
within fraction), on fair division. But
it must be recollected that while the dis
tinctive Americans have decreased, or at
any rate not increased, the Republicans have
increased largely. Besides, the Americans
have no organization, thus losing the greater
part of their strength. Thus, where a fair
proportion in 1856 would have been tlOo to
nine, it is now probably not more than one
to nine, if the relative number of votes of
Americans and Republicans in the State
were known.
Now for another view of the subject 1t
was understood in our County Convention,
after full interchange of views between
the Americans and naturalized citizens
and it is SO understood by all--that the
question of Nativism is buried out of sight
in this campaign. Those concerned have
made a fair comnronoica IN Tho NaturaIizo
ton laws as they are, and full protection
after naturalization. On this ground our
County Convention instructed for repre-
sentative man from each party-Mr. Jones,
American, and Mr.. Lange, adopted citizen.
They were both nominated, and stand be-
fore the people in that light. 1t is fair
understanding, and foreign-born citizens
will support Mr.. Jones in consideration of
Americans supporting Mr.. LANCE. 1t is a
matter of good-faith all around. Any
threats from either party operates like a
two-edged sword. If Americans scratch
Mr.. Langes name from the ticket, the other
party will scratch Mr.. Jones's. Thus both
might be beaten. So it is the interest of the
friends of both, as it is their WISH to carry
out this agreement faithfully by going the
whole ticket.
In this view of the subject, we argue
that one from each of these parties on the
ticket is a fair proportion and a fair offset
Two of either to one of the other would
have been unfair, and might have created
trouble. The ticket is best as it is.
We believe that all the Opposition down
here will go in for the tOhole ticket. Messrs.
LANCE and Jones are both well qualified for
their respective offices, and Americans and
adopted citizens are content to support them
both in good faith, and forget former differ
ences.