The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


Our Democratic friends will begin to dis
cover after awhile that ruffianism don't pay
This fact will gradually work itself through
their skulls, and when it does get through
we hope it may stay there. Let US see how
their ventures in that line this year hav'
paid. $685. -+-
The first notable example that occurs t
us was the Newburgh affair. The Evans
vile Wide Awakes were invited to tha
town by some of the Republicans there tt
help hold meeting and assist in a parade
The w. As went. Their Democratic friend:
welcomed them with all sorts of insulting
language, and in order to be gery compli.
mentary, in their peculiar style, they at.
tempted to Cokerize them by shooting them
down. "The manly art of self defense y
wasindulged in to a slight extent by the
W. AS, and some of their assailants made
to bite the dust. The W. AS in due
time came home. The outrage commenced
working on the public mind. What did it
result in? Why, in Ohio Township, where
Newbnrgh is situated, and where such a
thing as Republican Club never was
dreamed OF, one was instantly formed, which
soon sprung into wonderful propol tions-
The cause hourished-not by dint of speak
ing and demonstrations-bu from the eff
fects of the attack on the Wide Awakes on
the minds of the decent men of all parties
When the election returns came in last
week, we were all agreeably surprised to
see the following figures: Hendricks l72,
Lane 25l Law l62, DeBruler 229. This,
let it be borne in mind, was the result in a
township which has been strongly Demo-
cratic since the days of the Wing party.
Another instance of rowdyism was when
the Douglasites of Fort Wayne threw a cab
bage head at Carl Schurz when he was
speaking in that city and otherwise insult
ed his meeting. Schurz made some witty
reply to the outrage. His words were per-
verted by his opponents. Schurz brought
proof TO establish the fact that he did not
say what his enemies charged, and nailed
the lie on them so they could not escape its
odium. Mark the result of the first OUT
RACES and the subsequent attempt to villify
Schurz: TIE Republicans gain since 1856
in the county, is nearly 1000 =
Not much profit in that venture for the
Democracy.
In this county the Republicans have
been annoyed with much rowdyism from
their opponents. Hardly a meeting have
they held but they have suffered more or
less disturbance from tins cause. They
have submitted quietly to many insults that
were hard to endure this they have done
to prevent difficulties, not that they were
afraid TO protect themselves. In no case
that we remember have they disturbed
a Democratic meeting, but have behaved
themselves as gentlemen should. The effect
of this bad behavior on one side and good
behavior on the other may be seen in the
wonderful growth of Republican sentiment
in the county In October 1886 Morton
received in Vanderburgh county I,I67
votes Willard received l, ,F47--pemocratic
majority $50. In November CT that year
Fremont only received 372 notes.-the true
test of Republican strength that year. In
the late election, Lane received 1893 votes;
Hendricks received l,9l9-Democratic ma
jority only 2G-an anti Democratic gain of
554, from the vote for Governor in 1856. |
The vote for Lincoln next month can't be
less than l,50O-so the Republican gain
from November 1856 will be over 900.
We might go on and mention other simi-
lar instances where Democratic rowdyism
has brought its perpetrators heavy loss in
votes, to say nothing Of injuries to person
and purse; but the above will, We hope |
induce our Democratic friends TO mend their
ways, and repress their belligerent instincts
If not fer the sake of good order and de-
cency, at least for the sake of their own polt- !
ical success in future. The people gener-
ally admire peace and good conduct, and
detest the opposite. They will frown on
the latter, and commend and encourage the
former.