The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-27
plain Talk for Plain Ven.

the Louisville Democrat of the 4th
instant IT shows up the character Of
(. the recent Democratic Convention in
that State and repudiates the whole
concern with a manliness that is COM
Hfmendable: e1-l-ss,.'1
4 The so-called Democracysha9e put
out avery satisfactory ticket for State
Offices. They are all Southern Rights
men and antiswar men, and one a
Confederate officer. The Register OF
the Land Office was. a Union man, but
he has done good service in the cause
of the so-called," and sufficiently
repented of having been a Union man
to 1be trusted. All their nominees
for Congress, except one, the hon. l..
S. Trimble, have been Southern SYM
pathizers and anti-war men.
COL Wolford, who fought CALAMITY
for the Union, was candidate for
Lieutenant Governor; but the ma
jority could not swallow him. His
record wouldn't do.
There are no personal objections to
the ticket. They are men of ability
aud character; but more thorough
~ Southern party ticket could not
have been put up; and the Congress
SIGNAL nominations are Of the same
sort. a5..4
The past, instead of being forgot
ten, has been made test with great
fidelity, Of course, they can't ex-
pect Union men who have not repent
ed of the sin of having put down the
rebellion, to support this ticket.
They will, no doubt, bank altogeth-
er on the sins of the Radicals, and, if
they could upset this Radical party,
we should have some temptation to
aid then In that. But, unfortunate
", the Radicals can bank as largely
on their sins, and these Radicals have
all advantages. They have the pow
er now. In fact, this so-called De-
mocracy in this State are the man.
ayers of the Radical Ordinance De-
partment, and furnish a plenteous
supply of ammunition to kill off the
Democratic party of the Northern
States,
These Democrats were VIGOROUSLY
against the war for the Union. They
sympathized with the effort to break
up the Union. Some of them are re-
warded by Office for their active zeal
in the lost cause. The Radicals can
ask at home, with terrible effect, will
you trust this party with the power Of
the Union? Will they not make use
oft to accomplish a purpose they de-
sired to accomplish, and which they
still believe a good one? What will
be the popular reply at the polls?
Surely we ought to act in this State
so as to give Conservative men North
some chance. But they are reduced
to silence. Here is the fact presented
The dominant party in Kentucky
have, with great uniformity of action,
revived the Southern rights party, and
made friendship for the lost cause"
test for Office.
Those who were practically the Sc
cessionists in Kentucky have taken
control of the State. What they
would do, if occasion offers, we infer
from what they did do at the com
mencement of the war and during its
continuance.
Now, we have done all for these
Southern rights men that they could
reasonablyask. We protested against
their secession sin and blunder, which
has brought the country to its present
condition. We never voted to dis
franchise them even during the war.
We accorded to them the full right of
discussion and party action. We
have done our full share to restore
them to all rights in this State. We
accord to them every Constitutional
right now. But we insist now that
that they should do something ration
alIfor themselves. They ought to
know the situation of this country,
and how utterly powerless they are !;
how unlikely it is that they can help
themselves or the State by such a
movement as this; how little likely
they are to help the South, in which
they profess so much interest; how
little likely to defeat the Radical par
ty, OF help their friends North to do it.
Ihey must excuse us from helping
this ticket. Personally, we should
like to do it. We respect the personal
merit OF many of the gentlemen NOM
mated but their position will not do.
We could not help either them or
the State orthe country by support
ing them, as the matter now stands.
If they are in accord with the Dem
oeratic party of the country, it is all
the worse for the Democratic party:
if they support the President, it will
be all the worse for him, Such help
can only damage, not benefit him.
The people, who have the power in
this country, intend to preserve it as
one country, and they have the power
to do it; and we have seen that they
will use 1t at discretion, and without
scruple. Those who undertook tt
divide the9country, or who sympa.
thi4eR with the effort, are not merely