The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-03
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Everything Is Lovely
Our Jolly friend, Bob SPRoULE, is
pleased 70 correct a most grievous
MISREPRESENTATION on the part of the
Courier. As to the state of affairs at
the CAPITAL. This misapprehension is
inferred from the fact that the Courier
regretted exceedingly to see a dis
position among the Democracy Of In
dianarclis to quarrel among them
selves" The robust ROBERT afore-
said says, in bis card, that in all bis
experience of twenty-five years, he
never knew the Democracy of Indi-
anapolis-ieaders and masses--to be
so thoroughly united as at the present
time. In fact, everything is lovely
and the goose hangs high. As to
whether this Democratic goose is
cooked or not, ROBERT does not in
form US. We presume it is. As proof
positive of the harmony which pre-
walls, we copy the following paragraph
from RoBsaT's card:
IF you had been present at our con-
yention last Saturday, and marked
the unanimity that prevailed there,
despite the strenuous efforts OF the
so-calied Democratic organ, the Sen
tiReI. to sow the seeds of dlssenslon
and discord, you would acknowledge
the truth of my statement. Will
not follow the perniciou5 example OF
che Sentinel in publishing family Sc
crets. much less its most uncalled tor
and most unusual attack upon good
and staunch Demoerats-a coarse vlo-
lation Of every principle of Journal
ism-but / will say that the
Democrats of Indianapolis have
unusual privileges Of judging
and discerning the course and
conduct of the men cont ected with
their party organ, so-called, and that
thew claim the right, which they con-
cede to their brethren In other por-
tons Of the State, of deciding who
shall be their delegates in the State
Convention, without being lectured
for so doing. If the organ has lost
their confidence, they can tell the
reasons Why, and may be compelled
to do SO. The leaders and masses OF
the Democracy of indianapolis have
no more disposition to quarrel than the
Democracy of Evansville, and their
right to Judge whether they prefer
TO send Thomas A. Hendricks and
joseph II. Mcdonald to Il. j. Bright
and Joseph j. Bingham to represent
them in the State Convention is GER
tainly clear and undisputed. l repeat
there is no quarrel-it don't rise to
the dignity of q quarrel-among the
DEMOCRATS OF Indianapolis. On the
one hand are trusted leaders and
patriotic masses of the Democracy
on the other is the Sentinel and Its
less than bakers dozen of nobodies,
scraped ana brought together with
much labor, expense and tribulatlon
for the purpose of giving out the i'm
preston that there Is division where
none exists.
The harmony Of party at war with
its principal newspaper-the State
orgau--is one of those conditions
which can only be understood by ex
pert and experienced politicians like
Robert. We presume the dissensioni
of the Indianapolis Democracy are
like harmonious discords " in mu
sic, sometimes introduced to produc'
a peculiar effect. Perhaps-as IN the
case Of Judge RoBINsoN's appoint
ment-the whole thing is profound
strategy, for the purpose of lullinl
the Republicans into feeling of con.
fdence that will beget relaxation o.
effort and insure defeat. We know
not. We cannot tell.
In the meantime, however. to clear
up the difficulties, we turn again t.
the columns Of the Sentinel, and WI
find there anSinteresting article OF
1.-THE Little Thimble Rigger," which
We append. IF we understand thi
article, it is designed to convey tn,
impression that the selection of dele
gates to the Democratic State Conven
ton, is a thimble-rigging operation
In which success depends upon tn
expertness Of the jugglers. We thinl
the Sentinel is about right in this
and that its remarks will apply t
more conventions than those held i
indianapolis. But, without cnlargin
on this point, We give the Sentint
edltorlala as q comment on ROBERT
idea Of unanimity
from the State Sentinel
THE LITTLE THIMBLE- RIGGER.
On last Saturday the Democracy 3
Center Township, Marion County, b
the deposit Of filty-oue printed ticket
in q hat. selected delegation to Iii
State Convention to represent abou
three thousand eight hundred voters
w. I'll. Talbot, Esq, managed tn
affair, and it would not be worthy o
public notice except that some one il
his interest telegraphed the matte