The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-13


TIE Boonville Enquirer regards
the condition of the Democratic par
ty in Warrick County as most eneour-
aging. The editor, having been turned
loose in the Deestrick," has made
sundry and divers observations which
lead him to this conclusion. He ad-
mits that there was some misunder-
standing at first, and that the s. cry of
corruption and fraud was heard
throughout the county, but that has
all been hushed, and the Democracy
are now marching to the tune Of In
union there is strength" The editor
was present at a meeting in Lynnville,
which was addressed by the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Legislature.
He was not able to speak at length,
having exhausted himself by speaking
once before the same day; but the
" thoughtful feeling evinced by those
present" showed that the young
man of unhinehing integrity and high
honor was doing good work. The
efforts of the Enquirer to convince its
readers Of the high altitude and alto
gether lo7eliness of the Democratic
goose, satisfies us with the political
situation in Warrick.
We learD, from the Vincennes
Times, that our genial friend, Judge
Niblack, is having a hard time to
explain away his vote against the re-
duction of taxes and decreasing the
duties on imports. He don't seem to
be as ingenious on this point as Col
Crebbs, of Illinois. The latter says
he voted against reducing the tax on
coffee. sugar and tea, of which his
constituents use large quantities, be-
cause the bill didn't also reduce the
tax on steel rails for railroads. of
which his constituents will. in all
probability. never see one. We pre-,
sumo Judge Niblack will be more
candid, and admit that he didn't
think it was the interest of his party
however it might affect his constit-
uents-to reduce the tax on these
necessaries of life. We are sorry to
learn that when the Judge gets into
the backWoods neighbOrhoods of
Knox County, he is liable to sud-
den and severe attacks of negro
phobia. We quote from the Times
report of his speech on this point:
Ee concluded with a lengthy discourse
upon the everlasting Copperhead hobby,
the negro, saying, among other things,
that 1t was necessary for Southern Demo-
Gratis to toady the negroes for their votes,
but that If an Indiana Democrat should
be contemplate enough to solicit a coll
ored mans vote, the darkey ought to spit
In his face; also, that under the influence
of the Fifteenth Amendment, and the con-
nivance of Radicals, darktes were at
tempting to intrude themselves TOO much
In a social point of view, and had already
commenced to mouopolize the front seats
at theatres and other public places. Last
OF all, a smart darkey boy had been ap-
pointed cadet at that aristocratic instItu-
ton, "West Point"
Surely Judge Niblaok can not be
aware of the unpleasant effect his ad-
vice may have upon the Dem ocratic
County candidates in this part of his
district. They are soliciting cOlored
votes with all the zeal of recent con-
verts and to have the principal man on
their ticket advise the colored voters
to spit in their faces for so doing, is,
we respectfully submit, not exactly
the cheese. The truth is, some of
our Democratic candidates are like
the poor fellow on an Illinois prairie,
who protested that he must find a
certain gopher because they were out
ofmeat. They must have eolored votes
or they go up the spout. We warn
Judge Nibiack, therefore, not to be SO
foolish, when he speaks in this County,
ss to advise negroes to spit in the
faces of Democrats who solicit their
votes.