The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-24
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No fidd TIC following special d

We fiid the following special dis-
patch ia the Illinois State Journal,
the Republican, organ at Springfield
/ y link aiAbisfs,t NOV. ls.-aov. Morton
has again been called from Green Mount
4 water Cure ON account Of the pressing nee
ce4aties Of the senatorial contest, IL II re-l
ported that his opponents on The Republi-
! IAN sideado not intend TO take part IN a
Legislative nominating caucus, and Thus
will not be abopndfb by its action. This
course win leave them free 70 cooperate
with .hey Dohoceatsin eleeting n Senator.
We have had intimations from
other sources that the personal enc
mics Of G6veSnor MoRToN were bcnt.
upon his defeat, cost what it might !;
but we do not believe tlat d sufficient
number Of Republicans can be found
i9 tire I.egintatpge 70 form an alliance
with the Copperheads strong enough
lte defeat the popular voice Of The
party. II ~ fnqtFoat Of any persohal
favoritism, or to discharge any private
obligation, that yefadyocate the cleo
ton Of Governor MORTON TO the
Office sof United States Senator, but
because bis efficient management Of
the affairs Of the State for six years
entities him TO the position, because
twas understood before the election
,thhtlhe was to be 10 rewarded in the
eYentTof the triumph Of the party,
and because his acknowledged ability
lemincntly fits him for the position.
.Worepept what we have before stated,
that the mass Of the people, and
ESPECIALLY the soldiers, demand his
election. And yet, as we have here
tofors said, W. are not blind to the
claims Of the, many other prominent
public men IN the party. While Gov
ernor MoRrJN II our choice for Sena-
tor there I arc other men who would
filb the position with credit to the
State, And If the Republican mem
'bers Of the Legislature. in coming to-
sgeEhdf at IadiaRapoliE. shall fHpaucus
decide Jhat the dpterests of the State
and the party require some other man,
We Will gracefully yield 10 their de-
cisiop.r But we are opposed to any
separate q or independents Waetion.
And especially do we raise ,ot,f
earnest protest against any thought
Of an nnholy coalition with the
Copperheads. The Republican masses
will tolerate usdisorganization,
and the men who should attempt it in
the manner indicated above, would re-
ceive a political damnation so deep
that nothing could ever restore them
TO favor with the people so long us the
Republican party was in the ascend
ency.inTheir political death would be-
swift aud certain. The party, we
take II, tolerates the largest liberty
within its own ranks, tits party,
not of a man, but Of principles. But
1t Aallows no compromise With
treasonapd nofalliance with its enc
mics, especially SO despised and SO
thoroughly defeated as the late De-
mocracy. 1t is easy to see the disas-
trous effects Of such movement. /
Without cohesive and united action,
tbs party slsspercsless for, gpodsgg All
desertion of the party caucus intthe /
question of Senator, may lead to
desertion on the election of Speaker, In !
the passage Of an apportionment or
Registry law or any other necessary I.
measure. And thus our October tri- I
Omphflwiil be aEiharFeplyietory in
January, and only the precursor. of a,
sure defeat In the next battle with the
enemy ntiqf s10[fRT
We call upon the Republican press
Of the State to speak out upon this
subject, and to take ground against
80 dangerous to the inter-
ests Of the party. The people will not
tolerate such a proceeding, and the
organs of the party will be derelict
in their duty if they are silent in re-
gard to it. sAAs1aA
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