The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-28
Governor Jacob on the Situati0n-A
Ticket Proposed.
eNoaO- Citizens of Kentucky:

Fslloa0- Citizens of Kentucky:
A little more than a year ago an
effort was made to. destroy the Con-
servative Union Democracy, which
was in full accord with the National
Democracy of the North, and estab-
lish upon its ruins the Southern
Rights party, with thoroughly
Southern organization, but under the
borrowed name of Democrat. The
plea was to fight Radicalism, but the
truth was, to throw the power of the
State into the hands of those who
were too cowardly to fight the battles
of the South, but uttered brave oaths
behind barred doors. j opposed the
movement, because its tendency was
to divide the Conservative masses. of
the State and to strengthen Radical
ism. Its further tendency was
to divide the brave men who.
had fought, on either side
and elevate upon their shoulders the
cowardly staylat- homes, whose deeds
were to flee to the Canada shore and
there to bemoan in sad accents and
weep over their babes. This party
has eliminated, just as [ anticipated,
in thorough and proscriptive organ
ization of the Southern Rights organ
ization, with a total seizure of the
offices, in total disregard of the rights
of these conservatives who had work
ed for their success, and the brave
men who had fought for the Z lost
cause. Who worked more efficiently
for their cause than Mallory, Shank
lin, Ritter and Harding? No one;
/ for that they were sacrificed for gen.
tlemen who had been true to the ''lost
cause" but who had never fought for
it. 1t is true that Hon. Garrett Davis
was elected United States Senator,
not because they desired him, but in
defiance of their wishes, from the
fact that they could not beat down
the unity of the Conservative mem
bers Of the Legislature. Let us look at
the nominees Of the convention. The
party said they were organized to fight
Radicalism; yet Wolford who had
made gallant fight against Radical
ism during Burbridge's reign of ter
ror, and who had voted for Duyall.
was sheared and turned out to grass
because he had committed the unpar-
donable offense of fighting for the
Union. On the other hand. the gall
liant men who,i like Lee, Woolley. and
others, who had borne the brunt of
the battle and fought long and weary
years from first to last for the indie
pendence of the South, were turned
off with the cold comfort Of Mr.,
Fighting Rebel, it is inexpedient to
give Won Office lust 1t isTtrue
Colonel Howard Smith was nominated
for. Auditor, but, as he did not enter
until the glory of the Confederacy was
at its zenith, the men who had entered
from the beginning did not regard
him as representative man. When
the convention. nominated Helm, Ste
phenson, and Rodman, they nominated
men who had entered the Confederate
lines, but did no fighting. Like the
King of France, - they marched up
the hill. and then down again.
When Wolford's voice rung out ike
a. clarion for the preservation of
constitutional rights, Helm, Ste
phenson, and Rodman were as
silent as the grave II not an echo,
not a whisper - but now that the
danger is ever. WoHord cannot obtain
the poor Office of lieutenant Govern
or, whilst II Iii, SStephe ms on. and Rod
man apeHnadel the champions of this
PConve6tieoaHG II this Convention.
which earnestly declares they are for
the Union of our fathers bold de-
fender of that Union, whose body is