The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-31

pressed OF iatimsted any unwilIiugu6sa
to co operate Ia the movement.
Without sending "a reply to the Ex-
ecutivc Committee, he prints the fol-
lowing Card ia the Cam r. We
print it just as we end it in that paper:
A CARD FROM MAYOR WALKER.
Editor of the Courier:
The Chairman OF the Republican Execu-
tive Committee addressed me note on
tie nth inst. in reference 20 the examine
ton OF the city books, papers, &C, to which
the following answer was prepared to be
forwarded 10 said Chairman:
Van. EHeaasan, E,q.. Chairman Of The Radical
Executive COTRn1attee;
SfR-Your note OF Tails date is received.
IN reply, 1 have to say that, in my report
submit tea to the Common Council, L have
given su Substantially ali the in fOrmstf on in
Tela ton 10 the financial affairs OF The city
of which L am in pos session. The books
OF the city, during my aUmini iration
cave always b. en- open 10 Inspection. and
1 know Of no rule - prevent any iadivid-
u8i or lndlYlduais from examining them
40 their pleasure. Contrary To established
Isage, 1 nave made the annual report
OF the financial condition OF the citS
two weeks prior to the city election
WI ic mere has been no pressing demand
fOg tnis departure from established custom
| 1 have done so ia mp.iaucs with the
! wishes q my friends of both pOii zeal par
/ ties; and, having spent so much time IL
/ the preparation of she report, do not Zee
/ Justified ia giving the last and Dusie
/ week 10 the year 10 crafty those VINO th'
/ public wei know only desire 10 use thel
/ inv 81 cations for tHe abuse OF the presen
| city administration The books, however
| are open 81 all times 10 the inspection o
such per ouS as desire 10 VauIlnc them.
| Nely respectfully,
VIM IL. WALKER.
Evansville, March q, 1869.
| Since writing Tue above, however, tn
Chairman aforesaid, or Saturday night, a
Mozart Hail, took occasion to Offer me a
Insult, by using towards me language sucl
as one gentleman has no right to us
towards another, and by this act the aspeC
Of affairs is so mucl changed, that L can
not consent TO mold any communicate
with him whatever.
WBI. II. WALKER.
Mr.. WALKER says his card wa
written before the unpleasantnes5 be
tween him aud Dir. HEILMAN OF
Cured on Saturday evening. VIII.
then, did he address his note t
WILLIAM HEILMAN, Chairman
the Radical Executive Committee
We suppose it was one Of those smar
nesses for which His Honor is SOM
what celebrated. Perhaps he though
, that by designating the Republica
, Executive Committee as the Rddjc'
Executive Committee, he would NAL
f somebody feel bad, and possibly ga
! vote or two.
Mr.. WALKER assigns as reasC
Q for not furnishing such information
I may be desired, the premature publ
cation of his report and the time er
J p'oyed in It's preparation. lie says
is not disposed to give the last al
busiest week in the year" to an j
vestigatiou which will be used for Il
abuse Of the present city administr
T. ton. Is 1t not strange that none
these reasons suggested themselves
Mr.. BAKER last Spring. when he "
waited on By a similar committee, al
at time he was a candidate? He
could an investigation be used to Il
prejudice of the present city admin
tfation, if that administration h
accomplished what Mayor Wake
claims for it? Every body knows tn
the gentlemen who have consented
act on the Committee would stoop
no dishonorable thing for party a
vantage. Mo- Mr.. WALKER, t
dodge won't answer.
We arc gratiied to know that t
Cor mittee will proceed with its i
vestigatious Notwithstanding the Ma
or's indisposition to aid them.
course the examination will be mo
tedious than otherwise, but we pr
sumo it will be none the less satisfa
= tory. We ask the people to read t
= result Of their Investigations aud tn
= decide for themselves what will
the result of a continuation for {,
more years Of the financial poll
! pursued by tbs Mayor during the pr