The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-05
Done for ut Last.

Done for at Last. adt aved
During the last political campaign
| the Democracy made the fight on two
distinct issues. First, complete and
northumberland of Presi-
dent Johnson, and secondly, per-
sistent and malignant abuse, of the
negro and opposition to negro -suf-
frage. These two issues constituted
their stock in trade and they did a
most extensive business on this very
small capital That the result did
not pay as well as was anticipated, is
not attributable either to lack of
energy or 'impudence. In every speech
by every cross roads politician, in every
leading article in all the newspapers
belonging to, and owned by, the party,
ANDY JOHNSON was oealogized, and
poor Sambo and Cuffee abused. The
Republicans were denounced sfor. not
sustaining the President, ana viilified
for not manifestinga aBdisposition I'd,
still further Cypress the negro. We
We're charged with designs against the
Government, for the purpose of CIV
ing the negro the power to vote, be-
cause we talked about impeaching the
President. No denial, on cur part,
could stop the hue and cry, which
ceased not, until those making it were
smothered under the loyal votes of
the loyal masses of the loyal States.
In view of this historical fact, we
are somewhat amused at the an
nouncement, in our telegraph columns,
this morning, that the President has
prepared new plan of reconstruction,
the most prominent feature of which
is the advocacy of qualified negro suf-
frage. He has already started his
agents fer the Southern States, to
urge upon their Legislatures the en-
dorsement of this new plan Do the
Democracy still support the Presi-
dent2 If so, are they still opposed to
negro suffrage? OF course the Repub-.
licans are to be still further abused,
but hereafter it will lie as soppo--
nents Of the negro and not as his
friends. We may as well pre-
pare ourselves for an attack next
year from an entire new quarter.
The Democracy will come out as the
genuine Radicals, and the hsepubli-
cans will be denounced as having al
ways opposed the best interests of the
American citizens of African de-
scent" Our" colored fellowTcitizens"
will occupy prominent places in
their speeches and editorials,
and we may expect frequent Citations
Of Gen. JAcKsoN's address to the, ne
groes who fought at New Orleans, as
evidence of the high esteemsin which
theyShave always been held by the
Democratic party. The democracy
have been accused of Bourbonism-
never learning and never forgetting
anything-but we are of the opinion
that the next campaign will prove
this to be mistake. We anticipate
a great deal of fun in seeing
the genuine Democracy, of forty or
more years standing, in Warrick
and Dubois Counties throwing up
their hats next Summer in enthusiast
ic Endorsement of the President aud
The Morning Star had the biggest
negro suffrage, when they are in
formed by Col. DENLY and other dis.
tinguished leaders that this is the
way Democratic statesmen settle the
vexed question and remove it out of
politics.
How appropriate, too, on such oc
casions, to have large and magnificent
hickory wagons filled with beautiful
Democratic girls, tastefully labeled
White husbands or none; Fathers.
save us from Negro Equality" 1t.
will be so convincing that Demo
cratic principles are always the same,
and that it is the only party with sufi
cient stability to successfully admin
lister the affairs Of this great Govern
ment. So be it. We are content.
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