The Evansville journal., 1866-07-18
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Democratic Illusion.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July IA, '66.

some one tnaI l-SHOulU cdlI aIter tne
same appropriate name as the animal
upon which the man sat whom the
Bible called Balam. He speaks Of a
locomotive that has just been turned
out of the shops, as being new and
wonderful thing, that =" works an era
in the progress of our young city,
which may prove an event of the first
importance in developing our ability,
&c.
Icannot believe that any one here is
SO ridiculously ignorant-especially
one who takes responsibility to say
that this locomotive will compare
favorably with any similar machinery
constructed in America "-of the for
mer progress of our city, to honestly;
call this AN era'' newly dawned
upon us, as the author of the produc- !
ton referred to would like to errone-
ously impress upon our citizens. Sim
liar work has been done and success
fully turned out of the same shops,
under the direction of the same man
Mr.. John L. White, Master Mechanic
of the Z. & G. Railroad, years ago. Mr..
White also built locomotives for the
T. Fl. & A. Railroad at Terre Hdute
years since, while nj. M. of that road.
So if the complete rebuilding of To-
comotive, or the construction of new
one, is such big thing" it is sig
nifcant fact that such work has been
done in numerous other cities in this
State for many years, and long before
it was done at Evansville.
The puff given to Mr.. Ancona is
nothing more than a Democratic IL
lusion for the public, which the
Courier would have the community
believe is another Democratic vic
tory" Well, so it is from their stand
point, for they will claim the
honors even though they do try to
steal them
The Courier says that the engine
in question has been put up under the |
superintendent and direction Of MIR
A. c. Ancona, a machinest," and |
brother of Hon Sydenham E. Ancona,
the distinguished Democratic member
of Congress from the Keystone State,
and like his brother, is an unwaving |
Constitutional Democrat.
Suffice it to say, that Mr.. A. G. |
Ancona is no such Democrat as his
brother in Congress, for while the
former does not support or counten-
ance such men as the Vallandigham
of Ohio, or the Woods, of New York, |
the latter does.
IF the Courier had no political OBJ
ject in view in this article, why did |
he not give the credit, and if there be
any honor, to whom it was due?
Why did he not say something about |
the painter, Mr.. James Thompson,
who beautifed'the Engine with ex-
cellent scrolls and embellished it with
such fine taste of rich colors, and
finished it with such a clear gloss of |
nirrored varnish? H |
The fellow who wrote that article,
entirely misrepresents matters, does
no one any particular favor, deceives
the community, and would take from
individuals the honors that belongs
to them, for the purpose of making
point for Democracy. He gives to
the community, not which he offers
as his own opinion, but that which
is construed as reliable facts, upon
subject of which he is as perfectly
destitute of any knowledg as he is of
the principles of justice.
The facts are these, the building of
locomotives in Evansville is no new
thing. And instead of the locomo-
tive referred to being put up under
the superintendency and direction of
Mr.. A. C. Ancona,' it was built, paint
ed and finished under the personal in
structions and directions of Mr.. John
L. White, NJ. M. of the road. 1t is
the object of every manager, of course,
to employ the best men that can be
had, and under this sense of proprie-
ty Mr.. White employed Mr.. Ancona
as foreman of the machine shop; Mr..
Thompson, in charge of the painting,
and others for the accomplishment of
the object over which he has exclu-
siVe charge.
In this, would not wish to be un-
derstood as even intimating any thing