The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-23
TnVRsDAY, JUNE %. $50.
Good for the Sheriff.

20 doubt very painful to the vic.
10 sec the way Sheriff Miller
ais friends are taking the starch
Of the Co,~i,r That paper
q out with an editorial eulcg7
Mr. James Ferry, Mr. Miller's
which tie latter took no ex-
se-lon. evidently satisfied to let the
C ier express its preference for
c idates if it SO desired. Next,
ar ared a communication in which
meauest kind Of insinuations
ra INDUCED in against the Sheriff,
Who, at once, began to show his
teeth. It took him but few days to
convince that paper that it had
"wa ked up the wrong passenger" and
yesterday it bowed and scraped" and
attempted to apologize and play the
Urlh Heep generally. in a manner
that was as amusing rs it must have
been huniliating. We copy an in
.erestiug paragraph on this point:
The JOURNAL asks why the Courier
'prmits" anonymous correspondents
10 ssail the integrity of its own party
Gsheials.
We answer that We have not done
so No official, Democratic or other,
has ever been assailed by the Courier,
without mentioning his name. If the
JOURNAL knows TO the contrary, let
peak. The case In point cited, is
Of the communication of "Citi-
n," in Saturdays Courier. which
.4rie persons very gratuitously con
red TO have reference to Sheriff
81 Ter.
{ then copies an apologize expla-
nation from the correspondent who
wrote the offensive insinuatious in the
frt place, and adds:
We hope, 10 view Of the plain state
nts cf Citizen" that we are re-
aTed from the insinuation made by
mo JOURNAL that the Courier has
mitted anonymous correspondents
Oh assail the integrity" of Democratic
B cials.
As an answer to the inueldoes of
th1 JOURNAL, and in explanation of
5r own position, we desire to say that
lra Courier Is the advocate OF no man
Office. We shall support tho
mOcratic nominee for Sheriff, be
At man Sheriff Miller. Mr.. Ferry,
r. Williamson, or any other gentle
IN cooperating heartily with the
mocratie party.
Again, the JOURNAL asks: " Does
2 Courier dare to assert that Sheriff
Her is not an honest, faithful, re-
BILE business man?"
BY no means. We certainly should
Mt dare to assert that "Sherif Mil
Ter" was not an honest man, when we
lieve him to be as honest and faith
IL as a man can be-true to his
ends who have done business with
I'm, even to the extent of refusing to
vail himself of the bankrupt law, IS
cher men did, but preferring to pay
debts whenever he could command
means to do so. And we know
hs has paid thousands of dollars
hich he might have avoided by
cans of the bankrupt Law. Op
,sed to Sheriff Millerl No, sir
1me again, Mr.. JOURNAL.
In conclusion, we beg leave to as
are our very solicitous Locust Street
eighbor, that we do not see any
"squabble in the ranks of the Demoe.
l6y" in Vanderburgh County, for
le Sherifalty or any other Office.
When the Democratic Convention
eets, all elements will be harmo
lied, and the nominees will all be
ected.
50, neighbor, give yourself no un-
lsiness.
This is all very nice, but unfortu-
ately for the editor and his declara-
Ons, a communication, signed Five
democrats" appears on the last pare
+ the same paper, which spoils the
apology and upsets the editors state
nents. We commend to the most
srious attention of the editor the
communication in his own paper. VIII
10 heed the admonition of the five
Democrats?
A CORRECTION.
20 the Editors of the Courier.
Will you favor us with an iuser-
ion of what we think is a correction
VI the impression necessarily convey
I'd by the communication Citizen, F."
your paper.
We have felt that the impression
would go out from those communica-
tions, that, because Sheriff Miller
went into the Office under unfortait-
Gus circumstances, financially, he was
notand is not a fit candidate for the
Office. This was the inference to be
drawn by the first article and was not
eradicated by The second. On this
account we ask to make q few state
ments.
Wa haI;ava that M ono Who has
come in contact with Sheriff Miller,
can say that he has not done his duty
politely, efficiently and promptly,
whether in collecting and paying over
money or in any other of the various
spheres of the duty of the Sheriff
We thiRk that Sheriff Miller has
given more Of his time and money TO
the correction and prevention of
crime, than any of his predecessors
ia office.
We would suggest that as it has
been the custom heretofore TO re-
nominate officers for the second term
against whom no good cause o. com
plant of dereliction can be found
that this be considered in Sheriff
Miller's case.
Sheriff Miller at our mere sugges
ton, with pleasure, requested that
any person who has heard a suspicion
against the conduct of the Office, tC
come and examine the books and
satisfy himself. He challenges criti.
oism and investigation.
We do not know the motive ot
Citizen" nor his ineitors. and dC
not intend to urge the nomination o
Sheriff Miller for the Office. but W.
10 boIfava IN fair e,lav and faal fho