Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-26

ed Democratss VINO were 100 nonorapae 70
become toolsof base pot.hohse political
demagogues, had supported men at
the municipal elections who had given
the poor people of Evansville Free
Schools, second to none in.the State OF
Indiana, or any State ID the West
These men had voted taxes upon
themselves for the support of those
schools; had caused wealthy men to
build sideyaiks and pavsments that the
children of mechanics and ylabarers
might be educated, and had ia every
way shown themselves Sthe Iaboring
mans true friend. He said that these
men had not boasted Of what they had
done bntth the great Union party
was solid, was unit On the question Of
the laboring mans interest, was plainly
apparent from the acts of the Union
Legislature Of Ohio and California. It
was known too that when the working
men Of Ohio first made their demand
for the passage Of the eight hour law.
the Committee frdm the workinEmeni
applied to the Democratic Central Com
mittse with their demand, which was
fatty denied them. 1t was also known
that when The knock was heard at the
doprof lhs Union party 10 Ohio, ii was
at once opened and the sons OF toll prom
ised assistance, and that party had
kept its promise, and, when
thss same voice had been heard in Indi-
ana, without hgpocritical promises Of
help, without spending months OF time
to learn whether the votes of that class
Of men could all be secured for the
Union party, the BHconditional Union
men,. on the 22d Of February, IN Con-
veution, ,-the largest and most euthnsi-,
astic ever held in the State, e,--had ainaai.s
nsousls6a and as with the voice Of one
man, SAID to the great tnAsso Of iabotihg
men, " You shall have the Eight Hour
law" But, while the Union men were
Thus mindful, Of laboring men, and
had quietly, though most emphaticaIly,
spoken, groveliug politicians dema-
gOgues, who had not the courage, nor
the manliness, nor the homo, to make
a fight on square issues, had sneAked
aboutGin srecret places, bad insinhatsd
themselves into the good graces Of the
mechanics, and breashed into them the
spirit Of discord, aud whitewashed their
hypocrisy, till at last ticket had been
presented for City Councilmen, COM
posed Of men, four.6fths of whom would
strike if they could, to-day, at the root
and foundalion of our Free School
system, the great enlightening and
elevating medium of the poor
mans, the mechanics children. These
were among the many truths that Mr..
Hill uttered, and he did it with a spirit
Of candor and frankness that never
characterizes the speeches of such
pseudo defenders of the workingman's
rights as those who. have spoken most
loudly for that No Party Ticket" If
it had been "No Party Tieketa why
not select gentlemen in equal Numbers
from both parties. whose political views
were moderate2 Why give the pre-
pondsFance-7the balance cfypower-to
men Of one political party2- If it was
really I" Workingman's Ticket" why
select such q great proportion ofsnen
who do not labor as producers, or in
the sense that mechanics snd all hon.
est minded men understand the phrase2
If it was ticket for municipal reform,
why select men for the City Council, the
majority of whom are known to be OPP
posed to free schools for laboring mems
children, these schools being almost ex-
clusively supported by taxes collected
from the capitalists, whom the speakers
for the g No. Party Ticket" SO en-
phatically denounce2 N
Intelligent laboring men, reflect,
think, before you do an act that will
place, you in the power of men who
would crush your free schools .Jorsver
if they conld. What is meant by this
Municipal reform 2' II is susceptible
Of wide interpretation It ID high
sounding title. What reform does it
mean7., Does IL mean that your free
schools shall be swept out Of existence2
Will those gentlemen who are on the
ticket for city Councilmeny and who
have ever been opposed TO- free schools,
tell us that they Withstand by and pro-
tect thisgreat source Of literary culture
Of the youths Of our city, as il has been
protected in times past7 a.WilI they tell
us that no division of the school fund
shall be made 27-or IS q division Of it the
municipal raform'b meant, and 40
vauutingly displayed at The head of the
ticket referred to7 Speak out, geatlemen,
on the subject, and do not hide your
light under bushel. Deal with the las
boring man with the same candor, with
the same honesty, with the same frank
ness that the present City Council met
their Accusers last Friday night. This
Is the way forI gentlemen to act who
claim the suffrage of free citizens Of
America, and it is hoped that no evasive
or deceptive answers will be given.
Mr.. heayitt was called on, and re.
suonded in an earnest speech. We are
sorry that we have not space to give q
full review of his speech, as it was wor-
thy Of the most careful consideration.
He spoke with energy and feeling, and
like man who had been true soldier
and done bis duty well. We hope tha
Mr.. J.. wilt give Us some more Eof hia
practical, frcnt-line army talk ON some
other occasion, when we will attempt 10