The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-04
The Evansville Courier and Ken.
lucky Rebels-GOOd Reading for
War Democrats.

| IL
lucky Rebels-GOOd Reading fol-
War Democrats.
Knowing that the Evansville
Courier claimed to represent the Con-
servative portion of the Democratic
party of this Distriet-the loyal, wal
men of,the party-we were anxious to
know whether it sympathized with
the radical Rebel Democracy of Ken
lucky; and to this end we propounded
a couple of questions. We give our
contemporary credit for a candid an
swer. B9 na49l Da
| From the Evansville Courier, March 2nd.]
| We say to the JOURNAL and 50 the rest OF
mankind" frankly and candid1y that,
having carefully read, we unhesitatingly
indorse the declarations of principles made
| by the Democratic State Convention OF
Kentucky, on the I'D of February last.
We have never seen platform of princi-
pies more thoroughly Democrats; and as
the JOURNAL forced us to read the resolu-
lions in order to answer its questions, we
will publish them tomorrow SO that our
readers may Judge for themselves.
| We wonld have preferred pre-
ferredrto have seen that gallant and life
long Democrat-our old and honored
friend-i Dick /" stanton, the nominee for
Governor, and Col. Wolford the candidate
for, Lieutenant Governor, but, bowling to
the will of the assembled Democracy of
Kentucky, we do support the ticket nomi-
mated by them, and, were we resident of
Kentucky, we would give 1t our vote.
AS to John Young Brown, why, /" bless
your heart, JoURNAL,we knew him "long
ago, " and never knew him to be anything
else than gallant and eloquent champion
of the Democratic cause. In favor of him
Why, If we had thousand votes to give
every one of them would be cast for John
Young Brown.
We are glad to have this organ of
Indiana Democracy so fully and
squarely upon the record. AS our
questions have had the good effect on
our enterprising contemporary of caus-
ing him to read the resolutions of the
Rebel Democratic Convention, and to
publish them, at last, we hope every
one of its readers will peruse them
carefully and decide whether such a
platform comes up to their standard
of loyalty. Of these resolutions we
will have more to say hereafter.
A party is judged best by its candi-i
dates, the men whom it selects as its
.standard-bsarers@ and the opponents
of its prineiplesy We give1the record
Of one Of these Democrats to-day, in
the position of JOHN YOUNG Brown,
the regular nominee for Congress in
the Henderson, District. Read his let
ter and then the endorsement Of the
Evansville Courier. The editor knew
him long ago i'm 1861 and during
the four years war and never knew
him to be anything else than gallant
and eloquent champion of the Demo-
cratic cause" Read the words of this
: gallant and eloquent champion of the
Democraticcause." Said JOHN YOUNG
Brown in 1861, and all through
the terrible struggle for the life of this
glorious Governmentzof ours: Not
one man or one dollar aoiU Keatucky
furnish Lincoln to aid ham IN has an
holy aoar against the South Fired
with the enthusiasm of Democracy,
this gallant champion, as he snufed
the battle from qtar, shouted,
to the Northern army across the Dor
der, 4" We ,oiu resist UNTO THE DEATH"
And yet this gallant champion of De-
mocracy SIN tttues to fight the battles
of his party; and he meets a bold
comrade over the border. We heard
nothing of the execution by the gal
liant Brown of the threat IF one man
shall be found in our Commonwealth
to volunteer to join them, (the Federal
army,) he ought, and / believe will be,
shot doaon before he leoUes the STATE. "
But the organ of Indiana Democrats
now cries out. /" Brave wofdsi my gal
liant fellow" IF we had thousand
votes to give. every one Of them would
be cast for JOHN YOUNG Brown
But BkowNis not the only" gallant
champion" OF the Kentuck yDemocra-
cyoaThe Gouriier says Of the State
Ticket: -" We do support the ticket