The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-16

Radical Piety!', 81
Under the above heading the Con-.
yisr prints what purporfs to be d
hand-bill for . Republicans masa
meeting at John Kissenger's, il Per
RI Township, on Sunday. September
18th. The feelings Of that paper are
greatly shocked BY this hand-bflI, and
ii freely INDUCES ia sneers at some OF
the Republican candidates because
they belong to churches of different
depominations. It ID especially cav
age upon society Of Germans, many
Of whose members are Democrats,
s and whose organization was spoken or
fs4 II. terms Of most hearty commenda-s
tian by che DeBaokrat at the time IL
took plaoe-designating It Is the
: thinking, God fearless, Turner
philosophy. s es8t o4
We know nothing concerning
the handbill in question. but we do
know what occurred last Sunday and
shall state it, We expect. Of course. ).
aEssr exposing the manner ia which
two Of the Conries.'s most prominent
candidates-one Of whom. If we are
rightfully informed, il q church menu
ber,-spent the SGbbath, that 70
will he so Gisgusted with their
proclamation Of the day whose
sacredness il all at once and very
suddenly proposes to champion
as to immediately demand Of the
Democratic Central Committee their
removal from the ticket. At least.
the Courier. to.be consistent, must At
once remove their names from its
masthead.
On Sunday last, while the funeral
procession, after accompanying the
remains Of Mayor Walker Co the
church, was lingering there during
the solemnization Of appropriate re-
hgious services. Mr.. JosephlJ Reitz,
Democrats candidate Cor Auditor,
and Mr.. james Lauer, Democratic
candidate for Treasurer, Jumped into
their buggy and abandoned the pro-
cession FOR an electi6neering excur
a;on TO this same John Kissenger'a.
me- il Perry Township Ga their May
out, they stopped at brewery
and purchased keg Of beer,
which they took with them to cheer
the hearts Of their friends and add to
the enthusiasm for the whole DEM.
oeratie ticket. We understand that
she youDg gentlemen congratulated
themselves greatly on getting the
start Of their Republican competitors.
Ia who were. with becoming respect and
dignity, following the remains Of the
deceased Mayor to q peaceful and
quiet resting place at Oak Hill. We
understand that our young friends
pul i'm che afteraoon strong, and re-
turned In the evening juhilant over
Eheir success. The necessity for
taking the bee= With them. arose
from the fact that there is no bar at
John KisssnRer's. and how to make
votes without beer i secret they
have not yet learned. a
s We don understand thistle have been
q case Of Radical piety" though The
Courier, In its recent and burning zeal
for the preservation Of the sacredness
Of che Sabbath. may 30 charaeteFiEe il.
We think the Germans have the right
TO assemble at John Kissinger's on
Sunday, if 50 they choose. We know
no civil law that il violated thereby.
They may talk INSURANCE Or they
may talk politics. and nobody will
be greatly Injured. provided they dis
tuFb nobody. who desires 10 observe
the day differently. While such
meetings are not in accordance with
=. our ideas, and we would wish to per-
saade men 10 spend their Sabbaths
differently, we are rot disposed, and
have 20 right. 10 undertake to compel
them to square their conduct By our
rule Of action. se
We learn that the Society Of Ger.
mans, who are characterized BY the
Courier, as " free thinking and God.
fearless, accept the insult in the
spirit in which ii was given, and that
the paper Is welcome to all the poll.
tiCal capital il can make out Of such
denunciatiOns. They cannot under.
stand Why their organization should
be lugged into . political canvass. and
have the utmost contempt for the
paper which seeks 70 make party cap,
ital out or prejudice against their
peculiar opinions.