The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-04
The Democracy.


NJ. Niblack's assertion that the
First District was attracting consid
cradle attention, seems to be true of
his own party, as we'll as of ours,
for the Happy Family got another
"eehaw orator to "yawp" last
night, at Mike Hof's grocery, viz. ::
Norman Eddy. the "eehaw candi-
date for Secretary of State.
Mr.. Eddy was introduced. not with
a flourish of trumpets. but directly
after the Cornet Band got through
very respectable flourish Of their
comets. A good sized crowd assem-
bled to hear Mr.. Eddy. its compost
ton being mainly the blowers and
strikers of the Democratic party.
whose duty it is to applaud and yell,
and they performed their duty with
due diligence.
Mr.. Eddy was even more successful
than Judge Nihlack ia demonstrating
what be didn't know about the State
debt and its payment. On the subject
Of the Canal debt his position was
doubtful as that of Judge Niblack's
of the Franco German war.
He repeated the charge made by
the Republicans, that the Democratic
party took the money of the School
Fund to defray the general expenses.
but either forgot or knew better than
contradict it.
He fully admitted that the Repub-
lican party had paid the foreign debt,
but repeated the singularly original
charge that it was done by means of
taxation.
When Mr.. Eddy had concluded the
Shanklin Boy went loose at EN-, )"
putting on his most Dundrearyish
style and stroking his right dogs ear
whisker, he made the brilliant and
original announcement that Mr.. Eddy
and him were candidates on the
Democratic ticket. He made some
very wild and very vague charges
against the Republican party, about
sharing the money between them,
evidently ignorant of the fact that
there was a ''cliel among EN- takin
notes" He betrayed an abnormal
disposition to charge dishonesty on
the Republicans, and said they mast
be got out Of Office.
He jumbled up the canal debt and
the national debt. until neither he
nor his hearers had any very clear
idea as to his position on the subjects,
and again announced himself as a
candidate of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Isaac Keen succeeded Dun
dreary Shanklin, and said that his
voice was bad and he could not talk
long, yet be talked longer than he in
terested bis hearers. His ailment
seemed to be chiefly the fact that
ringers" were learning to read. A
reading negro being monstrosity to
the genuine Democrat. He mourned
and at last in the agony of his heart
exclaimed, "What will become of our
public schools, if the niger gets into
them?"
Bob. Richardson followed Keen,
and began by expressing his regret at
being kept back as the last orator to
wind up the show" and show it was
indeed. Bob. spoke of Judge Robin
son in terms of whitening sarcasm. as
the father of the Vanderburgh Rad
ieals, said the sons were unworthy Of
their paternity, and urged the clean
ing out of the corn crib" INDUCED
in a fling at General Grant. and
thought him al unworthy successor
of Lincoln.
Jake Miller was called for, an
said the JOURNAL correctly represent
ed his speeches as 'fuid." and would
make another fluid speech.
MIR. II. E. Read was called for, and
repeated his speech without missing
a word, but as the JOURNAL readers
know it by heart now, the reporter
made no notes of it.
o. M. MoMAN says that Messrs.
Niblaek and Jones' impression that
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