The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-29

s24, 600. His report showed that he
had paid off s57 900 of the city's in
debtedness, reducing the general debt
that amount, and defied any one to
contradict the assertion. In three
weeks after entering upon his duties,
he was called upon to pay $4,000 to
the school teachers, but he had only
S707 06 in the treasury, and had to
go and borrow the money, He said
that he had more abuse heaped on
him in one year than was heaped on
other administrations in nine years;
his report had been under fire for a
week, and not single line in it had
been damaged; the remarks of the
JOURNAL he characterized as " indie
cent and corrupt"
He next opened on the gas ques-
ton, and said they had saved over
81 600 on that single item. He ex-
planned how it was done. There were
two metre posts, and the Gas Com
pany averaged the gas burned at these
two posts and made their charges IN
accordance with this average; he had
instructed the lamp-lighters to COM
mence at the outposts one week aud
light in, and the next week to begin
at the inner posts and light out, and
in this manner had saved thee city so
much money.
Mr.. HeiIman, who had entered the
hall but a few minutes before, denied
this statement of Mr. Walker, and
said: Mr.. Walker, when you said
that you told lie"
A scene of extraordinary confusion
then ensued. Cries of put him out !"
''go for him, " order" &c, resounded
on all sides, and about fifty Of the
chivalry jumped to their feet to go
for" Mr.. Heilman. Mr.. Travis called
.'order," and asked the people to be
seated, which counsel finally pre-
vailed, and Mr.. Heilman held his
position. Mr.. Walker told the meet
ing not to be ruffled, as he had been
called a liar many times during the
past week. and could stand it once
more, and nothing of chat kind would
affect the truth, to which Mr.. He'll
man responded: "That is what I
say"
Walker said if what he said was not
true, the truth could not be uttered.
Walker was going to stop, when some
body said go on with your gas.
He said he intended to talk, and
would not depart from the truth. He
had extended the gas posts enough to
probably add Is or 20 per cent. on
last year.
He made no effort to prove what
Mr.. Heilman denied, and the inter
ruption seemed to have broken the
thread of his discourse, as his re
marks after that were rather rambling,
ike blind man riding a velocipede.
He wound up by again stating that he
had paid off S57 600 of the city debt.
In our notes of Mr. Walkers re-
marks, we have given about his own
language, in order to enable our read
ers to draw their own conclusions
from what he said, and to understand
how thoroughly he explained away(O
the Irregularities and falsities of his
report. His whole speech was a series
of bunglings, and reiterations of the
falsehoods in that document.
His statement about extending the
gas posts was all humbug. Not a
single new gas post has been put up
during Mayor Walkers term, and
only two extensions of the pipes have
been made. the half Of which is paid
by the citizens on the line of extern
sion.
After Walker got through, calls
were made for Shanklin. Welborn,
Woodrow and others, but they did not
respond. Finally some clap spied
DR.. Morgan in the rear of the Hall,
aud he was called for. The band played
Niger in the wood pile" and the
Senatorial NJ. d. advanced to the
stage, and made few remarks, some
what as follows:
GentlemeR-Did not come to make
a speech-see what we see everywhere
difference between the two parties
Republican party the great honest
party-Demoerat comes with the fig
ures and is answered by epithets-
| charged them with lying, but could
| they prove it. If you want city to
prosper, vote Democratic ticket-If
you want city to go head over heels in
debt, vote Republican tIcket-If you
want railroads, vote Democratic tick
eff you want water works, vote
| Republican ticket.
| He kept on in the same strain for
a while longer, and finally got down
to the niger, but as he does not
figure in the issue in this campaign,
we will spare our readers his remarks
on that subject. When he con-
cluded. the band played another tune,
and the meeting adjourned in great
confusion. 81
And thusended the Grand Rally y
Fourth Ward Meeting"
1t was the most lamentable failure
we ever witnessed, and those who
were there got thoroughly disguised
before they left.
RECORDER CoURT.-There were
four cases before His Honor. George
| Slaughter was drunk, noisy and dis