The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-28
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of Illinois are experiencing as much
trouble with their newspaper organ as
the same party in Evansville. The
Chicago Times, according to its cotem-
poraries, is in dilapidated condition.
1t has made discordant music for the
party until its machinery has become
rickety, and its tones uncertain.
Indeed, some of the more shrewd
of the party in Chicago, as in Evans
vile, are free to express their opinion
that the party would be more success
full if they had no organ. We are
quite confident these individuals are
about right. We are certain promi-
nent Union men would regard it
as great calamity to their organiza-
ton, were such papers as the Chicago
Times, Lacrosse Democrat, Hender-
son Meas and the Evansville Courier
to expire for want Of patronage.
Among others, the editor of the
Chicago Times, seeing the desperate
condition of affairs about his estab-
lishment, has concluded that some-
thing must be done at once. Accord
ingly, on Tuesday last, he called meet
ing of the Confederate State Central
Committee, and frankly laid before 1T
the situation of affairs and his plan of
campaign. We copy his programme
from the Repub licaa9 of that citycT
l. The Chicago TfVaes is the life of the
Democratic party, and that life must be
preserved. e
g The Chicago Times is in direful straits,
financially. Itsseditor recently purchased
a lot on Dearborn Street, the building upon
which he proposes to convert into print.
ing office. The cost of the lot, and of patch
ing the building, win not be less than
$4,000.
3. That the present worn-out machinery
and type must be replaced with those of a
more modern style, and the paper, gener-.
allys in form modelled after that of the
Chicago Republican, at a cost of $45, 900. asfs4
4. That SIS 900 is necessary to keep the
paper running for one year; and that,
having exhausted all previous assessments
upon the party, the party must now furnish
the means to meet this expenditure, which
is indispensably necessary to prevent the
Chicago Times being sold out by the Sheriff.
Accompanying this statement a list
of names was presented from whom it
was calculated the required amount of
money might be squeezed before the
first day of next July tits natural
to suppose that this bold way of call
ing upon the party leaders to
stand and deliver raised considerable
of rumpus. But the Strengthened
circumstances of the editor made
him bold, and resulted in his proving
master of the situation He in
formed the old stagers, that if they
didn't come to time and fork
over" the amount, set opposite their
names, they might expect to stand
aside, when it came to selecting can
didates for Congress, &C., for new
men who would cheerfully foot the
bill. The editor was both defiant and
belligerent, andin the end triumphed
over his weak backed associates.
The success of the Times in thus
raising the wind will, no doubt,
prove an inspiration to the Confeder-
ate organ in this city. The Commit
tee who own the types and press
upon which the latter is printed, .hayl
ing already been successfully defed, it
will prove a niew7sstroke of strategy to
compel them in addition to subscribe
strongly to support paper they de-
spise, and indorse man they hate.
The German element ssof the party
-Demo-krouts as he facetiously styles