The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-16
CAMPAIGN CHAT.

CAaPAIGN CHAT.
A GOOD Republican friend says he
first voted for Judge Laird as Wing,
next as a Know Nothing, and thirdly
as a Republican. Having voted for
him under these various political
phases, he don't see why Democrats
should OBJECT to vote for him once as
q DemocrSs.
THE Washington Gazette speaks In
very complimentary terms Of Captain
Gooding's speech in Washington. He
made a very favorable impression
upon his audience by the dignity and
decorum with which he discussed the
questions at issue between the two
parties.
THE CanneIton Enquirer has been
drumming US for not exchanging with
it. We were under the impression
that the JOURNAL was being sent to
that Office regularly. Itshall be here
after, and the Daily at that. We are
anxious that our friend up the river
shall have full supply of news, and
don't propose to have him experience
any inconvenience from the churlish-
ness of the Courier.
The Mt. Vernon Democrat says the
"beastly circular" against Captain
Gooding, which the Democrats of
Posey County so industriously circu-
lated, while he was speaking in Mt.
Vernon, was written by a leading
Republican in Evansville, printed in
Evansville, and circulated at theHre-
quest of Evansville Republicans"
The Democrat, of course, can only
be believed. when it furnishes the
name of this leading Republican"
Give Us the name or confess the
SANDER.
THE Cannelton Reporter notices |
that the Evansville Courier. "a dem
ocratic paper. has not placed the
names of Laird and Henning. the
nominees Of the Rockport Conven-
ton for Judge and Prosecuting At
torney, upon its list of Democratic
nominees" and wants to know why
this is thusly. We should be happy
to inform our contemporary but really
we cannot. We confess we cannot
imagine why the party machinery
should not run slick with Laird as
the principal ingredient of its judicial
ticket.
The Courier. we are pleased to
learn, don't like our Campaign
Chat" Its manifestations of churl-
ishness would be very notifying to
us were we not fortified with the as.
surance that the satisfaction of our
readers with our efforts is generally
in exact proportion to the dissatis-
faction of the Courier. To please
that paper is not our mission, be
cause. to do SO. would involve an
Abandonment of the cause of truth,
right. and decency. AS the snarling
and swapping of Gagged animals indi-
cate the presence of the sharp pole of
their master, so the Courier's CON-
plants only demonstrate the pun
gency of our paragraphs.
THE editor of the Courier says we
have dignifed " him with a military
title. This is a misconception. Tt
Ties confer no dignity where the
individuals to whom they are applied
are VIGOROUSLY unworthy of them.
In such cases they are significant
terms of contempt rather than COM
piment. Tom Thumb is not "digni-
fed By the prefix Of General
however much more he may be Wor-
thy of the distinction-than is the
editor Of the Courier, when he is des-
gnated as Colonel" a title first Civ
IN to him. we believe. by the Boon
Tille Enquirer. shortly after one of /
MS political visits to the county seat
of Warriek.
WE asked the Courier, the other
day. whether it regarded the Louis
vile Courier Journal Democratic pa
per in good standing. An ominous
silence thus far is our only answer.
In the meantime, since the Courier
has come out in favor of the repeal
Of the Fifteenth Amendment, it NAV
be interesting to know what the Cour-
Ter. Journal thinks Of its Democracy.
Its opinion will be found in the fol-
lowing paragraph:
In answer TO the question put by the
Memphis AraLaHelbe, whether 1t consid
,rs an open and endless war against the
Amendment the test of Democ.
acy," the Memphis Appeal says fatty
yes" Thus, by one word and without
he help of dictionary or spelling boo,
he appeal writes itself out Of all National
Democratic fellowship. The Bourbons
claim that they do not seek to
,rganize a "White Mans Party" The
appeal claims that It does. We submit
hat, IL they mean to get mp q party, they
Dught TO harmonic.
The Courier has, with the Memphis
4ppealproclaimsd endless war against
he Fifteenth Amendment, and it has
y that act. says the Courier Journal, !
written itself out of all National :
Democratic Fellowship" So the :
.vansvills Democracy are withoul a {
latonal Democratic paper.