The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-10

The election over, and their party
badly defeated, the Democratic lead
ers have nothing left them, now, but
to commence abusing each other.
This they are doing with a vigor and
zeal that cannot fail to elicit the ad-
miration Of all Republicans.
First, an Indiana Democrat, butnot
aConspirator." opens fire through the
columns of the Cincinnati Commercial.
He gives -four chapters in the his
tory of the defeat of the Democratic
State ticket" tells how it was done,
what it was done for, and by whom.
The whole four chapters are most en-
tertaining reading, especially to Dem
ocrats who bet their money on MI.
HENDRICKs's election, and lost it by
the foolish wrangling of the party
leaders.
Following this expose by an Indi-
ana Democrat, and, no doubt, pro-
voked by it, comes a long article from
Mr.. LAFE DEyLIN, late Chairman Of
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee. He charges all the woes OF
the party upon JOSEPH Il. MoDoN-
AID. as principal, with several acces-
series. lie does not name the latter,
but it is quite evident, from the tone
and spirit Of his article, that he clas-
SITES Mr.. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS
among them Mr.. DEvLIN alleges
that the party was first betrayed by
the selection of New York as the
po Mt at which to hold the National
Convention. 1t was betrayed again
by making the st. Nicholas Hotel the
headquarters Of the Indiana delega-
ton, in place of the Fifth Avenue,
which had been chosen by the Central
Committee. 1t seems from this that
the nomination of a Democratic can
didate for President depends largely
upon the place where the delegates do
their eating and drinking. Nh. DEvLIN
still further complains that the party
was betrayed again when Mr.. MoDoN-
AID usurped the functions Of Chair
man Of the State Central Committee,
thereby deposing him, the said
DEvLIN, at the very crisis of the cam
paign, when he, the aforesaid Dew
LIN, had everything arranged in
such a way as to make victory abso-
lutely certain. This deposition of
DEvLIN seems to have been the
browning blunder Of the campaign, in
the estimation of that gentleman,
and defeat was assured from that mo-
ment. According to Mr.. DEvLIN,
JOSEPH e. MCDONALD has a habit of
deeeiving aud defeating the party,
which, with a patience most wonder.
full, still honors him with its conf
dence and its offices when it has any
to give. Mr.. DEvLIN specifies some
of Mr.. MCDoNALD's betrayals in the
following vicious tanner:
The :reaehery displayed at the trial
OF Milligan and Bowles, four years
ago, was enough to frown down and
sink into eternal infamy the ring"
or clique at Indianapolis. and
which came near destroying the entire
Democratic party of the State, all of
which was brought about by and
through the advice aud counsel of
this same Joseph Il. Mcdonald. II
was Mcdonald who advised j. j.
b ngham to turn States evidence. 1t
was Mcdonald who pledged Bingham
his support it he would do so. 1t
was Mcdonald who agreed to stand
by Bingham after it was done. 1t
was Mcdonald who deserted Biug-
ham Immediately after he had
turned States evidence. 1t was
Mcdonald who induced BiDg-
ham again to commit .reach-
cry. 1t was Mcdonald who tried to
assume control of the business of the
State Central Committee. 1t was Nc
Donald whom Morton lead around
the State like a whipped spaniel, ia
1864. 1t was Mcdonald who. in a
speech made at indianapolis. April
IL, 1865, on a stand with Morton, and
In speaking Of the Gubernatorial con-
test, said: He cheerfully bowed to
the voice of the people, which had
pronounced In favor of his opponent.
Governor Morton. He had frequent
1y bad occasion to say that there was
Do personal difference between him
self and the Governor. and he trusted
that henceforth there would be none
politically"
1t was Mcdonald who went to the
depot at Indianapolis with a few of
MortOn's friends, at the time Morton
left for Europe, to bid him farewell.
and it was Mcdonald who there wept
bitterly, bidding Morton (the greatest
political enemy and the vilest traducer
the Democracy ever had), as he up
posed, a lasting adieu, to his particu-
lar friend of whom "he had fire.
quenty had occasion to say that there
were NO personal differences. and he
trusted that hencefOrth there wouId
be NONE POLITICALLYI"
1t is Mcdonald who is now LEADING
a clique" of tricksters at Indiana
polls, who have been trying to DESTROY
US, and would wipe US out of exist.
ence, merely to crafty a malicious
and malignant heart, growing out of
the fact that we would not become
subservient to their wishes.
Mr.. DEvLIN is certainly quite sue
cessful in manufacturing a seape-goat
ont Of Mr.. MCDONALD. We think,