The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-03
From the Mt. Carmel Register.1
The Beauties OF DemOcracy-The
Duty OF Republicans.

The beauties of a Democratic gov
eminent are aptly illustrated by the
manner in which the Democratic
City Council of Evansville manages
the financial affairs of that city. They
have only hadDcontrol of the city for
a short time, yet in these few months
the city has been plunged head over
heels In debt, and bonds have been
issued with a perfect looseness."
Water Works have been contracted
for at cost of from twenty to forty
thousand dollars more than they
could be built for, because the City
Oouncil-managed aud manipulated
by E. g. Van Ripper, a new York
Democrat, who tried the year before
to get into the Council by fraud, and
one of whose creature had to leave
town to prevent his arrest for false
swearing-would not allow bids to be
received for the work, but awarded
the contract to w. @. Wier at w. G.
Wier's own figures. Other bonds have
been issued and other debts reckless
ly incurred, until Evansville has be-
come about the worst governed city
IN Indiana.
These vast debts require heavy tax
Is resorted to in order to obtain the
money to meet these great liabilities.
The City Council, sitting as a Board
OF Equalization, increases the as
sessed value of real estate from about
sixteen millions in 1869, to twenty
four millions in 1901 A great many
real estate owners would be glad to
sell at from ten to twenty per cent.
below the assessed value of their
property.
The Evansville JOURNAL is show
ing up to the taxpayers of Evans
vile the manner Ia which they are
being imposed upon and crushed
down By the Van Ripper Council, and
is engaged 10 a good work. 1t fairly
makes the fur fly. and has got capital
enough to work on to defeat the De-
mooFaey horse. foot and Dragons
next Spring. Van Ripper wants to be
ruins the credit of the city, encourages
and aids gigantic sWipdles like the
Wator works contract, increases the
taxes fifty per cent, sells the city
bonds at a ruinous discount if he
does all this in a few months, the
people will certainly refuse to give
him centred of the city for three years
longer.
The history of Democracy in Ev-
ansville is the history of the party all
New York City. IL is the worst gov
city in the Union New York gives a
top of thousands, but lit is hoped since
h. Oh -
the election frauds in that city, that |
ed. The most shameless frauds are
perpetrated everywhere. and nothing |
is LETT undone to prevent a fair ex-
preston OF the will of the people.
The Fall elections are drawing nigh, |
and it remains for every Republican,
every patriot, who has the general |
welfare OF the country at heart, to be up |
and doing. Many persons think that |
local contests are not very important. |
and numbers stay away from the polls |
on that account. The highest and |
greatest duty of every man is to see |
that his influence and example are
not wanting In working for the welfare /
of the County, State and Nation.
Apathy has lost moro elections than /
almost any other cause. Therefore, /
we say to all Republicans, organize
See to 1t that the voters in every
precinct are thoroughly organized,
with energetic men as their leaders. |
and then we may look for solid work
during the campaign. Wabash Coun-
ty was carried by the Democracy By a
small majority at the last election, but
that is no reason that the same thing
should be done this Fall. There is
nothing like work What is worth
doing at all is worth doing WELT Let
tho Republicans in Wabash County
and throughout the entire District, go
to work with a determination to win,
and victory will follow. Let there be |
no lageards, but let freemen rouse
themselves to action, and by their ex-
ample infuse new life and energy into |
those who are careless aud apathetic. |