The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-03
THE CAMPAIGN.
The Debate Between Captail =. G.
GOOding and Hon. w. r. Nib
lack, on Saturday EVehiag.

E. Niblack, occur ed on Saturday
evening, at the Court House, in this
city, in the presence of large num-
Der of citizens, majority Of whom
were evidently partizans Of Judge
Niblack.
1t was arranged that Captain Good :
ing should open the debate in speech
of forty five minutes, the Judge to re-
ply by speech Of one hour. Captain
Gooding to further reply in a quarter
Of an hour, and the Judge to briefly
reply.
Captain Gooding commenced by
complimenting Judge Niblack, for
the courtesy with which he had been
treated throughout the canvas, and
referred generally to the pleasant re-
lations existing between them.
AS to the claim of the Judge that
the Republican party should be de-
posed from the control of the Gov.
eminent, it devolved upon him to
prove after the same appeal had been
made to the people, year after year
for ten years, that the Republican,
party had been false to its trust, and
that the Democratic party had, and
would again do better for us than
they.
j. W. Dodd, Democratic State
Auditor, gave the indebtedness of the
State at 100000 in 1861, after the
Democratic party had controlled the
Government for seventeen years.
This state of things some Democrats
tried to dispute, because Nh. LANCE, the
Republican Auditor, one year later,
reported it at seven millions, but this
was because the foreign debt was not
included.
Judge Niblaek said that the reaEon
the Democratic party had not paid
this debt was because it was not due,
but he forgot to say that the holders
Of bonds were anxious to collect them.
The real reason was because, when g
tax was levied and collected for that
purpose, Democratic State agents had
appropriated tee money. and their
notes were put in the Treasury, which
left it without money whereWith. to
pay. Captain Gooding then showed
that all the foreign debt was paid,
and all that now remained was the
debt to the School Fund, and this in
ten years of Republican rule.
As to the increased taxation under
Republican administrations, it was
made necessary in order to pay off the
State debt bequeathed by the Demo-
cratic party, but at present when this
tax is not being collected, taxes in
Democratic counties were 81 80 on
800. while in Republican Counties it
was but 81 cents.
They taunt US that we expend large
sums, but in doing so We had
paid the debt, fitted out and main
tanned an army, built the Northern
Penitentiarg. the Soldiers Homo,
House of Refuge, State University,
State House, and this while the price
of living was greater and the expenses
Of government increased in proper
ton.
He reviewed the acts Of the Demo-
Gratis in Congress. voting against
measures for the benefit of the ma.
ton, among which were the funding
bill For the gradual payment of the
public debt; and the Judge justified
this opposition on the ground that it
ought to be paid faster than that bill
provided form ten, fifteen and
thirty years, at four per cent interest.
And although the Democrats profess
to desire to Tighten the burthen of
the people, they wanted the farmer to
sell more of his produce and pay it
now, to save pOsterity che trouble,
although at the present ratio of in
crease, we should have five times the
wealth and more than double the
people TO help pay it when due. under
its provisions This would not be
good in private management, where a
man would not refuse 20 take up note
of short date aud high interest. and
substitute it for it ono of long date
and low interest.
The reason why the Democratic
members voted against reduction of
taxation was because people do not
vote to turn out an administration
that kept down their burdens, and if
the expenses could be kept high, the
impression could be made to prevail
that the Republican administration
was burdens0ne. they might vote
to turn them out, and thus
the Judge would maintain the seat in
Congress he seemed so much to en-.
joy.
1t was impossible to please the
Democrats on this subject. Their
own resolutions. adopted as part Of
their platform in New York, had been
objected to by them in Congress, and
if that would net suit them what
would?
The income tax had been so modi.
fed that only men who had an in.
come of over $4,000 per year were re-
quired to pay. and yet the Democrats
had the hardihood to say Republican
legislation favored the rich, when
this law saved the people 100000
and the Judge voted against the
bill TO collect this income tax at al
voted against the measure to collect