The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-01
A Gard.

To the Voters Of VdndeTbHTgR County.
have been strongly solicited by large
number of my fellow-citizens to become
candidate for Representative from this
County ic the Legislature. have consent
ed to the use of my name, not out of any
aspirations for Office, but becauseS those
whose opinions and wishes have been ae-
customed to highly value, have represented
that could be of service to the people in.
protecting and promoting their interests.
To the cid citizens of the County it is
unnecessary to say one word. Many of
them have known me for forty years, as
resident amongst them. They are &C.
quainted with my past life, and know well
my personal, business and political chsrac-
ter. If they have seen nothing in it to
recommend me to their confidence and sup
port, no words of mine would influence
them.
To those who do not know me so well,
can say that l have been all my life
identified with the people and interests of
Vanderburgh County, and that if elected,
will devote all my efforts to whatever may
tend to promote those interests.
Among other things | would seek to have
the school system so regulated, that the
money which this County contributes to the
| School Fund should be retained at home
| and used by ourselves. Under the present
| system, while we are contributing literally
| to the Fund, large portion is never return
/ ed to US, but is given to other counties. |
| regard Free Public Schools as among the
! strongest safeguards of our national free
dom, and their protection as a much higher
| duty of the Legislator, than the promotion
of the interest of any party and in order
| that our Schools may be of the best charac-
ter, we must retain our funds at home, and
not contribute to the support of Schools in
| other localities,
In regard to the Canal, while it is of the
utmost importance that it should be kept Up
and made efficient, l am satisfied the State
has no constitutional power to receive it
back from the Bond holders and while the
State has no such power, tho County cannot
and ought not IN any way contribute to its
maintenance or support. The only feast
BILE plan would be to charter a company to
take charge of it. / believe a company
could be formed that would render it eff
cient and useful to US as well sthe State al
large.
The Prohibitory law of 1855, in my
opinion, was contrary to the views of the
people and unwise in its details, and
would oppose the passage of any law based
upon its principles. A well regulated, equa
and uniform License Law, is all that
would favor on this subject.
There are various subjects of State Poll
cy, which will require the attention of the
next Legislature. Something must be done
to render our State and County officers &C
countable for the funds IN their possession
The guards around the Treasures should bt
strengthened a just compensation and nc
more allowed to all State officers, which
compensation should be fixed by law. The
system of the State and County Treasures
receiving interest on funds belonging tc
the State and counties should be forbidden
by the most rigid and even penal enact
ments.
A new apportionment bill must be passed
and various matters of public, not political
Importance must be acted upon, and the
Agricultural, Manufacturing, and CONNER
cial interests of this County, second to very
few in the State will require the strict bust
ness attention of your Representative.
If elected, I will feel it my duty to spare
no efforts to promote the general State in
terests and especially to guard the particular
interests of Vsnderburgh County. | have
become candidate from no desire of my
own, but at the urgent solicitation Of
worthy citizens, whose call | could hardly
refuse and | can assure you that if elected
l shall be the Representative and servant
} not of party or of politicians, but Of the
laboring and business men of Vanderburgh
County. Your fellow-citizen,
JOHN S. HOPKINS.