The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-17
PltaOus ApDeai.

A PlteOus Appeal.
We present this morning quite a
lengthy article entitled "A Word to
Democrats" We think it most ez-
cellent reading for Republicans. We
desire especially to direct the atten-
ton of our readers to the date of the
article, lest they think we are copying
from the Courier Of one year ago, in
stead Of the Courier Of yesterday
morning. The people have not for
gotten that the Democrats appealed
to them to elect Mayor WALKER and
Democratic Council for the purpose
of reducing taxes and introducing re
trenchment and reform into every de-
partment of the city. "A Word to
Democrats is all the defense the
Courier has to make for the gross VIC
lations of these party pledges. TO
show that we do not misstate the case,
we copy an article from the Courier of
March 81, 1868:
LIGHT TAXES, HEAVY TRADE AND
| FREE SCHOOLS.
The Free School system of this city
| is absolutely dependent for its exist
ence on the success of the Democrats
| and Conservatives at the coming cleo
ton. Three years more of the Baker
improvement policy will improve
the city off the face of the earth.
Three years more of this corrupt and
reckless administration of municipal
affairs will leave our noble " free
school system an utter wreck. This
will be no great hardship, perhaps, to
the provident gentlemen, who, like
the Gas Office, are able to take care
of themselves but to those whose
children are looking to the system of
free instruction, established for the
common benefit, for a thorough and
substantial education, such result
wOdld be fraught with irremediab BILE
i'll. Nothing but a prompt adoption
by this city Of conservative policy
will save the Free School system from
utter humiliation. Light IdCeS, q
Heavy Trade, and Free Schools this
is the rallying cry OF the Conservative
Democracy.
We simply ask the people a0ere THEA
tares aay lighter last gear than th'
ye1r previous? On the contrary, die
not Mayor WALKER and the present
Council increase them from thirty
three to fifty per cent? Look up the
tax receipts and examine them
What has Mayor WALKER done with
this enormous excess of money!
We have asked him again and again
to inform US, and yet he neglects to
do so. Now, says the Courier, (findin!
that it is impossible to make a levy Of
taxes large enough to carry on needed
improvements in the city and susta in
at the same time, Mayor WALKER
reckless and extravagant management
{ of the fnances,) all Improvement
must cease. Let resolutions be adopt
J. ed insisting that no more streets shall
be improved, no more school houses b
: built, no needed improvement of an
e kind be done. But is this.n vic
L lation of Mayor WALKERS pledges
: We find in the Courier, of March 81
D 1868, a report of speech delivered
by Mayor WALKER in the Sixth War
i the night before. We copy a para
i graph:
q | am not opposed to schools, but
r will tell you what | am opposed to-
t [ am opposed to building fine school
% houses in one portion of the city t
the exclusion of the others If [ ha
c been Mayor, the forty thousand dol
e lars put into the Ninth Street school
: house should have been divided so q
to give you men in Lamasco a ehanc
:, to educate your children. Mayo
j Baker seems to have thought tina
J. you people down here have no chill
d. dren. Is that so? CCries of Mol
% MOI Plenty of EN-" Vel, If
am elected Mayor, goa shall haUe
3 school houSe for them. LGreat al
al plause.
) Mr.. WALKER was elected Mayo
Haze tie citizens of Lamasco a ne
a. school house? So we might call after
IN ton to other pledges. Now, the rail-!
rs ing cry is to be, no more school house
,e no more improvements The city mu
ID relapse into nothingness. This is tt
Of feast spread before the voters by tt
t. Democrats in the Spring of the yet
ne 1869.
T. But it is not our intention just no
le to refer to this matter at great
ne length. We shall, previous to the CT
IN election, refer to these pledges agai
n and refresh the minds of the vote
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