The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-23
Persistent FaIsIflcafion.

The Evansville Courier of yester-
day morning has an article eminently
characteristic of its past editorial
management. We were led to hope
that more candid course would be
adopted under the new proprietorship,
and after the accession of the new
editor. But the old tactics of falsif
cation appear so inherent in the con
Germ, that complete change of man
ayers does not work a reform. Lest
we be charged with misconstruing the
article, we copy it entire:
From the Courier Of June 22nd.
DON'T KNOW THEM.
The Indianapolis Journal of the
18th inst. preiends to have no knowl
edge of any Republicans, recognized
as such, who oppose the adoption Of
the Fifteenth Amendment to the Con
stitution. The Journal is grossly
ignorant, or. in the language Of the
immortal Thomas I'll. Benton, it
" falsifes history for criminal pur-
pose"
In the city of Evansville the two
Republican daily newspapers. the
JOURNAL, published in English, and
the Union, in the German language,
have taken position against the
amendment. 1t is even rumored that
the editor of the JOURNAL came near
losing his appointment as Postmaster
Of Evansville because his paper had
pronounced against the amend
ment. The Influential Republican
leaders hercabOuts have very
generally placed themselves in oppo-
sItlon to it. A distinguished leader
here was willing to run for the State
Senate, when the Democratic mem
bers resigned, basing his candidacy
upon opposition to its ratification by
the Legislature Of Indiana! We doubt
whether five hundred votes would be
cast In favor of the ratification in
Nanderburgh County, If the question
were submitted openly to a vote of
the peoplel
We repeat that the State Journal
Is VIGOROUSLY ignorant of the send-
ments of the people of Southern In
diana, or wlliiully attempts to deceive,
thinking that Its party may yet be
educated up to the standard OF the
magnates who rule at Washington!
We challenge the editor of the
Courier to publish any editorial from
the JOURNAL taking position against
the Amendment" In this way, and
this alone, can he save his paper from
willful falshcation, when it charges
that the Journal had pronounced
against the Amendment" He is
doubtless in possession of complete
files of the JOURNAL; if not, ours are
at his service.
The memorable disruption of the
Legislature on account of the pro.
posed consideration of the Fifteenth
Amendment occurred just as we were
preparing to drive the Evansville De-
mocraey from their usurped and ruin
Gus mismanagement Of our municinaI
affairs. The d smocratic leaders made
every effor1 to thrust the negro ones
tioh into the then pending CITY eIao.
ton, and thereby retain control of our
local affairs by an appeal to the PREM.
dices Of the masses. They were com
pletely foiled by the Republicans of
our city in their efforts to substitute
national for municipal questions, and
in their rage and disappointment have
not ceased to faIsify the position as
sumed by the JOURNAL at that time.
The JOURNAL, during the last city
campaign, or at any other time, never
pronounced against the Amend
ment," and the Courier will save its
reputation as truthful public jour
nal, if it viii either retract its asser-
ton, or publish the editorials from
this paper to prove it. The JOURNAL
did call in question the propriety or
policy of voting upon the Amend
ment by the General Assembly, at the