The Evansville journal., 1868-01-22
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PETERsRURoH. Ind. Jan. 70. ISSS.
Editors Journal;
The unterrifed Democracy Of this
county met in solemn convention at
this place, last Saturday to ratify the
State ticket. Printed handbills had
been struck and circulated all over
the county, but they failed to
bring out more than about thirty
Of the faithful. Wm. Barr was chosen
President, after which a motion TO
"Tdtifv was made and carried. The
President introduced the Hon. So.
Holcomb," (what a Joke of Gibson
County. Holcomb came forward and
said he had the pleasure of an init
mate acquaintance with T A. Hen
dricks. (good joke on Hendricks, J
and with the most Of the gentlemen
on the State ticket, and knew them
Holcomb said be would make no
statements that the records of the
country would not bear him out. He
had no documents, however, to prove
his assertions true. but would vouch
for them on honor. Another good
joke on honor. The heavy burden
OF taxes was well portraved to the
people, but Holcomb said he would
rather not stop to consider who
brought the taxes on the country
ISuppose not; it might implicate the
Democracy of both North and South
He wanted to see the best way to get
rid of the debt, and recommended
that tie negroes take care Of them
selves, and not have the agents of the
Freedmens Bureau, who were lazy
mission aries, teaching the negro h0qo
not 10 tcork. Congress must stop their
extravaganza. They had voted
themselves $2, 1000, and it was
shane. [Shame on Niblack!] He
deGed any gentleman to show a
Republican in Congress who was
IN favor of retrenchment. He talked
heavy about loyal men being in favor
of their government, (guess he forgot
the war record of his party. Hol-
comb said National Banks must be
done away with. A banker at Evans
vile said to me (H.): Friend Hol-
comb, Coke | will tell you why there
is no money to loan. We consider it
disreputable to loan for more than II
per cent, so we put our money into
the hands of good friend who shaves
notes Is and 20 per cent" How are
you, Evansville banker? Mind who
you talk to; all men are not gentle
mn of honor" Holcomb was won
derfully in favor of paper money.
He owned up like 8 a little man to
a change in his party on the paper
money question.
Holcomb spoke highly of General
Grant, but said if the Republican
party nominated Grant, the Radicals
would fly the track, and ma Ike him
(Grant) easy beaten. This disciple of
JEFF. Davis, and second fiddle to
BoWles & Co., wound up BY saying
that the Democracy didn't want to
stir the Republican party too much
for fear 1t would stink. (Wonder who
could stand stink better than Hoi
comb)? / would think Holcomb was
used to stink by this time IF | am
not mistaken, there was stink about
some estates In Gibson County, in
which minor heirs and others were
interested, which ought to De very
unpleasant to the gentleman. | sup
pose Holcomb has forgotten a little
stink he got up at Petersburgh in
1864, with some soldiers, In which he
1H.) had to take a back door and
git" Holcomb had said, in a public
speech in the Court House, that LIN
coin was a traitor, and anybody who
would vote for him was the same.
The boys didn't like that, and they
made him git up and clpck.
/ really ask pardon, Messrs. Editors,
of your numerous readers for the
space occupied in writing about this
poor, contemplate mass of corrup-
ton; but as he puts on considers ble
airs when he gets out from home and
tries to look respectable, / thought
some of your readers might take an
interest IN reading what jokes may be
played off on the unsuspecting De
mocraey of this county. I don't know
of anything better for soiading
4gp" on Holcomb than a quotation
from Byron, written for hi.s dogs tomb
stone.
20 man, thou feeble tenant of an hour.
Debased by S1ove9-y or corrupted BY power;
VINO knows thee wei must quit Thee with
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T1tFa mass OF ofanimated dust.
l may not be exactly correct in the
quotation, but | know it was about
dog, and no one viii doubt but that
it will apply very well to the case in
point. Yours, &c. Flo.
Explanatory.