The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-21
The SlnnlssIppI Insurance Company.
Niblack as Director and Attorney.

tive of the people of the
First District of Indiana, in the Cong
ress of the United States, is again
candidate for that position. AS
public servant, it is just and proper
that his conduct as a citizen and as
legislator, should be closely scruti-
nized, to determine the question
whether he is worthy of the trusts
which he asks may be placed in his
hands. In reference to his political
record, it is established by in
disputable evidence, that he has been
a determined opponent of the war,
and now that peace has been attain
ed by a triumph of our. arms, he advo-
Gates the policy of restoring to full 5
authority and representation, the late
rebel States, without securing from
them any guarantees against future
rebellion. But it is not our purpose
now to discuss these political ques-
tions. -fo- sft
There is another matter, which
presents itself to the consideration of
hundreds of families in this District, 3
of much pecuniary Importance; and
which seriously affects the character
and position of WILLIAM E. NIB 4
LACK before the people. To this
question we ask the candid attention +
Of the voters of this District, while
we present the facts, as established
by the testimony of hundreds of wit
nesses, and by ! the. records of the
Courts of the various counties of the
District which Mr.. NIBLAcK repre-
sents in Congress, r. fe.,.s -
About the time that Mr.. NIBLAcK
was before the people asking them to
send him to Congress, project of
much pretention, plausible and at
tractive in its details, was organized
at Indianapolis. 1t was nothing less
than grand Mutual Insurance Com
pany, whereby the people of Indiana
We're to be granted the prirsl-rs's 2r- -.--'-
surlng their prup@-+.- --sqinst the ac-
cidents which so often, in an hour
sweep away the accumulated wealth
of a life-time, by the expenditure of
mere trihe. In order to attract the
attention of the people and give it
financial and commercial prominence,
a high-sounding, mysterious, enig-
matieal name was selected, With
the commendable enterprise of
Patent Medicine Quacks, almost
by magic, all over the State, on the
fences, on the houses, on stone walls,
in bar7rooms, on barn doors, in hotels, ID
on bridges, at the depots, everywhere
was emblazoned to the eyes of every
one the SINNISSIPPI Insurance
Company. Travelling Agents were
appointed; active, talkatiye, inquisi-
tive men; and in every county, town
and school district were the employees
of this grand Corporation, soliciting
from the people Policies of Insurance
in this safe, reliable and cheap institu-
ton. They did not content themselves
with opening offices in the cities and
towns, the centres of business, as was
the custom of other Companies But
the Agents visited the honest farmers
at their own secluded homes in the
country, and represented to them the
great value of insurance in this COM
pany, and especially its unexampled
c7tedpness Their representations alleg-
| ed to have been repeatedly made in this
District, and established by the testi-
mony of hundreds of the hard7work-
ing yeomanry of Mr.. N1BLAoK' S own
constituents, were-that upon the pay
ment of a very small premium at the
time the policy was taken, nothing
more would have to be paid for
year, and then only small pittance
in comparison with the amount in
sured-and to others the representa-
ton was made that after the pay
ment of the premium when the policy
of insurance was taken, nothing more
lc7aateaer acOuld hare to Be paid. as the
dividends or profits of this efficiently
managed company would take up the
notes given. Such were some of
the representations alleged to have
been made to the people, in this
District, very many of whom knew
nothing about insurance, and new
er before had seen a Policy. But
the agents were plausible, the scheme
appeared safe, and at such very
cheap rate, they could not resist the