The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-08
TIE WHANGDOODLs M0gRNETH
Who strack Billy Patterson +?

The "SHANKLIN Boys" continue
their melancholy wailings. They |
mourn as those who cannot find con-
ISOLATION. Their editorials are grief
ladened and believed with tears.
With them the very seasons have be-
come inverted, and the melancholy
days, the saddest of the year" have
dethroned the flower crowned days OF
Spring. Wewould cheerfuIly console
them with a few consolatory utter
ances of the wise men of other days,
out have not the space. We copy the
last lamentation of these modern
Jeremiahs as follows:
THE LESSONS OF MoNDAY.-It re-
quires philosophy to bear up under
defeat with becoming compOsure, par
ticularly when the prospects for sue
cess have been as hattering as ours
Apeared to be for a fortnight prior
to the election. There was nothing In
the complexion of affairs to indicate
the result which the counting Of the
| ballots showed on Monday night.
| The various wards of the city had
| been thoroughly canvassed, aud
| everything promised we'll for the sue
| cess Of the Democratic candidates,
| especially for those who were standing
for Councilmen The Radicals were
not less surprised at their splendid
! triumph than were we. They had
shown for several days previous to
| the election, that they were fighting
more upon possible accidents than
| we'll founded hopes of success. But
those accidents happened, and In
| them is recorded a defeat as unex-
| pected as it was overwhelming.
Tt is idle now to mourn over the re-
suit. 1t is among the things accom-
| plished and we must make the best Of
| It, But il becomes us to enquire
into the circumstances that have led
as to disaster, and to take such steps
as will insure Us against their repetI-
ton 10 the future. We cannot deny
that ehe administration of the last
board OF Councilmen, so far as its
influence upon the Democratic party
is concerned, was failure. We do
not question either the motives, or
the Democracy Of any of the gentle
men who composed the Democratic
|
course through the entire year was
marked by total want of that spirit
and nerve, the practice of which, by
officials, Is so indispensable to the en-
couragement and satisfaction of their
party friends. They have been
Slow in action. and undecided
ia policy, fearful of party opponents
even to the sacrifice of party friends.
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strengthen a cause. In order to unite
the full force and strength of party,
its representatives must practice, tear
lessly, a proper gratitude towards
their supporters. They must DEFY the
criticisms OF political foes IN this re-
: spect, for they may be sure that criti-
: cIsms will be plentiful enough and
severe enough, whatever their course
may be- Conscious, therefore, that
r they cannot, by any line of conduct
= satisfy the demands of their OPP
I | poncnts, they should be careful a
least, to concentrate the unWavering
support of their friends. This Is the
principle upon which it Is the duty oil
e all party representatives to act
: taking care. of course, not to trans
cend the limits of reason and justice
but, with all respect to the Demo
cratic members Of the late Council
. we affirm that they have ignored i
entirely. Why, the measure proposed
: some time ago, by Councilman Reitz
D to decrease the pay of street laborers
was alone sufficient to defea: us In TIT
: contest on Monday.
But there is another circumstance
= which acted powerfully In our defeat
+ and it is one even more worthy o
! | censure than the other. The fact thG
ne had traitors IN 0l5r ranks IS papa
: bic. No protestations to the contrar.
will answer the purpose. The mel
are, fortunately, well known, and W
, must be careful to avoid political fel
It lowshiD with them In future. Ag
e gravatinC as defeat is, it Is, neverthe
! less, some consolation to know tina
it has at least unmarked the Judase
> who were lurking In our ranks-meI
: who, having failed TO secure persona
&c preferences, did not scruple to Civ
N the whole party into the hands of tn
=, foe Let us be careful in future t
j. treat these men with the disdai
d which their conduct merits. LIE
ae there be no palliation for the treach
- cry that has plucked victory from on
: very grasp. There Is no crime unde
: heaven SO revolving as that which
1t under d fair exterior. seeks confdenc
/ only to betray it. We do not fear fo
- the future of our party, if we purg
cur ranks of this defllng element.
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