The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-12


Has gained in one night what others have
struggled for years to obtain without sue
eess-he has made himself notorious Like
Byron, he woke up on yesterday morning
and found himself famous, at least within
the corporate limits of the city. Every
body inquiries after Mr.. E. Queer Smith;
everybody wants to know the man. It was
whispered all through the city that the
proposition of submitting the question Of
changing the old for the new charter to a
vote Of the people was defeated and wasn't
defeated; and that this anomalous condi-
ton of things grew out Of the fact that Mr.
Smith wasn't new charter man and was a
new charter man; that he was kind Of be-
twixt and between; that be kind o lays
round loose.
Seriously, Mr.. Smith-whose unfortunate
change of vote on the important question
of schools or no schools" (for the de-
struotion Of The schools is really the design
of those favoring the new charter L seems
TO be one Of those unfortunately constituted
individuals that cannot remain the same
way Of thinking two minutes in succession.
He is OF the species of Paddy,s aea, upon
which you never can get your finger. He
bids fair to rival the reputation of the cele-
brated animal that starved to death midway
etween-two bundles of hay, from sheer in
ability to decide which of thu two would
be most palatable. Really, it Is hard tell
ing which feeling Mr.. Smiths conduct il
most likely to arouse-pity or contempt
Some, doubtless, will pity the man, while
they cannot avoid contempt for bis tickle
ness. .---.-.--..- ss M a--.--- 80
Me-. Smith cannot plead Ignorance az e
the merits of the question upon which hs
was voting It has been talked Of and eau
crsed for weeks. The difference betweeE
the two charters were pointed out, and thei
respective merits commented on so clearl.
and distinctly, by Mr.. Chandler, on tn
evening the vote was taken, that a sway
fAring man, though Ia fool, p::could not er
thsrein. He understood the question, II
was convinced that the good Of the city de
manded that the old charter ought TO b
let alone, and when bis name was called b.
the Clerk he voted accordingly. What ex
cuse can he give for changing his vote wheI
he ascertained that such change was neces
sary to secure the order for an election
Had he bargained with the friends Of tn
new charter, that his vote should be forth
coming in case it was needed to decide tn
question in their favor? If such bargain
was made, was he trying to deceive tn
friends of the schools by voting against al
election, in hopes that the opponents would
carry their point any how, and he coult
preserve reputation for being friend 0
education and the prosperity of the city
Mr.. E. Queer Smith was either actingas
treacherons part or he is ridicalousiy un
stable: which horn of the dilemma viii h
take2 15 ss avs
The citizens of the 4th ward are dis
graced in their present Representative
They owe it to themselves to lay the gen
tleaen on the shelf for all time to come. 1
man who votes ene way one minute an
then, without any additional light on th
subject, votes another way the next is M
wotihy to represent the interests of q iarg
aud wealthy ward Of popuIous and thrift.
city.