The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-30


cornor of Fulton Avenue and Frank
lin Street, last night. was brilliant
success. A stand was erected in front
| of the store, handsomely decorated
with the national colors and lighted by
torches and Chinese lanterns. On
one side. the stars and stripes of
| America waved. and on the other, the
black, white and red of Germany, and
all around clustered a vast crowd Of
enthusiastic Republicans.
The meeting was opened by Mr..
Heilman, who addressed the people
In German for few minutes, review
ing his course in the Council and
placing himself on the record there
made, he left them to judge of his fit
ness for membership in the Legisla-
ture. He concluded his speech by
introducing Governor Baker, who was
received with loud and prolonged
cheers.
Governor Baker commenced by
speaking Of the duties Of citizens.
which he said did not begin at the
White House. but in the ward and
township meetings, and from there
they travelled upward. Men Sc
lected at these meetings to repre-.
sent US should not be those who are
actuated by selfish motives, ror
those who had been recreant to
duty in the past. and as the two
political parties and their members
had been performed their duties in
the past should their present TT
ness be considered. The Republican
party had done its duty to the people
both of State and nation, and for this
reason they should be retained in
power and places of trust. while the
Democratic party had violated its
trust and was not to be trusted again.
AS a man rejects a servant who has
proved faithless to his service and re-
tains those who are we'll tried and
prove faithful, so should the Repub-
lican party be retained in power.
He reviewed the condition of tho
State from 1886 to the present time.
In 1886 and for several years after
ward there was mania in the State
for internal improvements, which
caused large sums to be voted for the
purpose; that iDally the State broke
down under the burden, and IN 1841
the State ceased to pay and the re-
pudiation caused the tide of emigra-
ton to pass Indiana, because people
we're unwilling to get under the bur-
den of debt that we could not pay.
He related how the debt was adj
justed through Mr.. Butler, of New
York, by the creditors taking claim
on the canal, and described the means
by which the ring were endeavoring to
force the canal and the canal debt
back upon the State by trying to COR
rupt the Legislature of the State, and
in the event of failure, to try the
courts. He described how, when they
were defeated by his message, they
tried a suit in Carroll County, and
again he was there, and by the assist
ance of Senator Pratt. again defeated
them for a time, at least.
He referred to the assertion
of the Courier Of this city
that he had no right to settle the
matter Of indebtedness between this
State aud the United States,
but the United States held the
balance in favor ofthe State and he
settled so as to get 100000 balance
and because he had no power to get it
any other way, for the bonds held by
the United States were part of the
debt that had not been compromised,
and the United States would not COM
promise. "A little knowledge is a
dangerous thing said the Governor,
and he would say to the Courier that
if they only knew that the State had
pledged her roads, her canals and all
her improvements for tho payment
of her debt they would know that
although the United States can not
be sued, the State of Indiana could,
and the payment of these bonds could
be enforced. But if the right kind of
men are elected to the Legislature,
this canal debt will never have to be
be re.assumed, for We could amend the
Constitution to prevent it. as tie Uni
ted States Constitution was amended
to prohibit the assumption Of the
rebel debt, and candidates for the
Legislature should be pledged to vote
for such an amendment.
He instanced the villainous attempt
in Pennsylvania, to loan away the
State money on second mortgage
bonds that would swindle the State
out of it.
He described the amount and ma
ture of the debt in 1847. when it was
adjusted, how it was increased to over
100000, accommodating under
Democratic rule, and how the State,
under q Republican rule, sent the
boys in blue to the war, beside paying
all the foreign debt; and these boys
had redeemed the reputation of the
State from the condition it was left in
by the Mexican war; and the Repub-
lican party raised her credit, and the
money was low ready to pay the bal
ance of the debt, on which the inter-
est has already been stopped.
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