The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-22
Advice Gratis.

well, have for some time past dis
played such extreme and unselfsh
anxiety to foster and increase the
strength of the Republican party, and
have In so many ways taken trouble
to accomplish this end that it occurs
to us to help them with little coun-
sel-a few hints, how to increase the
Republican vote" fe
First-Democratic politicians de-
sirous to increase the Republican
vote in any Southern State, ought TO
insist that no Democrat or good
Southerner shall employ a negro
who votes the Republican ticket; or
buy of a shopkeeper-except on credit
who supports the Republican party;
or deal with Republican in any way
whatever. In Tennessee they are now
acting on this rule with great sue
cess. >gus~
Second = Democratic politicians
who desire to strengthen the Repub
lican party in any Southern State
would do well to insist loudly that
niger" is not as good as white
man, that he ought MOTTO vote; that
he has no business to live in this
country, and that he ought to be sub
ject to particular and unequal laws.
Third-Democratic politicians soil
citous to secure the ascendency of the
Republican party IN their States
should, as they have done in Georgia.
forbid the sale of papers, such as
Harper's Weekly, suspected of Re-
publican tendencies. Wherever they
can they ought to prevent Republican
speakers from addressing meetings;
they ought to make it generally un-
derstood that it is disreputable, dis
graceful, scandalous, low, mean, cow
ardly, base, for any man to be
Republican. If they insist on this
strongly, and at the same time claim
for themselves chivalry," and SWIVEL
about the lost cause" they will find
this very effective means of increas
ing the Republican vote.
Fourth-They ought to oppose re-
construction with all their might.
Their opposition may be futile in one
way, but it will rapidly increase the
now to be their chief object.
Fifth-It would be we'll for Demo-
cratic politicians DESTROYS to increase
the Republican vote to revive the per-
secution of Northern men in the South
ern States; declare loudly that " Yam
KEGS are the scum of the earth; !"
refuse to associate with them; let
them be cheated wherever this can be
done; but at any rate treat them with
contempt; and drive them out where
a fair chance offers.
Sixth-It would be useful to estab-
lish in every Southern State half a
dozen papers in the spirit of the Mem
phis Appeal and Avalanche. These
papers should make up and publish
black lists containing the names of
Republican merchants and mechanics
and warn their readers not to deal
with them. This has proved most
effective means, in Tennessee, to in
crease the Republican vote.
Seventh-Varlous means will sug-
gest themselves to intelligent Demo
Gratis. applicable in different localities,
and all potent for the end they have
in view. In Texas, it will be well to
keep up the free and independent
passtime of shooting niggers; in
North Carolina it may be more expe-
dent simply to cheat them out of
their wages. We fling in here sug-
gestion of rotten eggs; this was one
of the most powerful aud effective
means used by Democrats in former
times to strengthen the Republican
party in the different Northern States.
Chickens are perhaps so scarce in
those parts of the South visited by
our armies, as to MAKE the use of
rotten eggs somewhat expensive, but
we can assure any Southern Demo
crat looking about for means to help
the Republican party, that even few
rotten eggs, and perhaps defunct
cat, judiciously flung at a Republican
speaker. have been proved, in New
York, Massachusetts and Ohio, most
effective.
Eighth-Finally, by all means nom
mate for the. Legislature, for Cover
nor, for the House of Representative
and the Senate none but the most
defiant secessionists. This is a great
point. If there is a moderate and
sensible man in the party, like Long
street, kick him out, or at least cover
him with insult and indignities. If
there is in any locality an original
and blatant secessionist, person who
still talks about abolitionists, and
denounces the Yankee, he is your
man. Nominate him for the highest
ONCE IN the canvass, and send him
over the State to bewail the lost
cause, praise JEFF. Davis, and cry out
against the tyranny and oppression
under which the South is suffering.
That will help very much to rapidly
increase the Republican vote.
1t will be perceived that the princi-
pie which underlies the y course we
recommend is that prosecutions help
a party. History shows that there IS