The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-01


says that the fund. il properly hus-
banded. would amount TO not less
than 81. 100000, after paying all prop
er expenses OF selection and drain
age. VIII you believe the Conven:
ton and Governor Wright. or VIII
you believe the Sentinel?
The appointment Of Jacob MeRkie
as Swamp Laud Commissioner OF JAS
per County. by Governor Willard, at
| time when he was a defaulter to the
Swamp LauG Fund, of the State
as the late Treasurer of the
same county, In the sum OF $lZI,-
80 80. was one of those astute
pieces of foancial strategy which
would have never been visible to the
baked eye of any human, excert the
| Democratic human.
[ have no time to tell you about the
Beaver Lake lands. the Geor<ie
lands aud divers other pet financial
| operations of the .Iodian9 Democracy,
which are embalmed In the pages OF
our political literature.
DEMOCRATIC GENIUS FOR FINANCE.
[ have given you some specimens
| tending to show that the Democratic
genius naturally runs to finance; that
6nanee is its forte, its vital breath, it's
native air.
Hence. in view Of the past, it is
quite reasonable that the people OF
Indiana should turn over their inan-
cal affairs to the Confederate Democ-
racy.
1t there is anything that MARX
Twain" does understand it is how to
run an agricultural jiurnal. he ad
vIses the farmers when they wish 10
gather their turnips, to send a boy no
the tree to shake them off IF there
is a0y thing the Indiana Democracy
does understand, it is how to pay of
the State debt aud run the State gov
eroment economically; as witness
their sale OF redeemed Stocks of the
State at two thirds of their par value.
to put them IN funds whereWith to pay
their own salarIesl
The Democracy has also risen with
the emergency when called upon to
manage the f0abc s of the nation. as
is proven by the success OF Buchanan,
Floyd. Thompson and Toucy. in de-
pleti0g our oWn Treasury to the re-
penishmento OF that OF the Democratic
CoDfederaey. over which the late Mr..
Davis presided with such distinguish
ed Democratic financial success.
The administration of that most
Democratic of all Democrats, An-
drew j Johnson, was another proof OF
the adaptation Of the Democratic
mind to the conception and execution
of the most wonderful fuAbcIal poll
cles that the world has ever witnessed
His genius perfected the machinery
for the COLLECTION of the internal rev.
enue of the country so as 20 make il
yield the largest possible sum TO the
Whisky Ring consistent with the re
tentlOn of the allegiance of his subor-
dinstes to that Democratic iustitu
ton; and If there is one thiIg or
whIch General Grant ought to be con
demned by Democrats more than Tor
any other. II is that he smashed this
WHISKY Ring as bad as be smashed
the r. b lion.
1t any Indiaoa Republican wants
an excuse for j)inlng the Confederate |
Democracy. L trust that he wall dc it |
on The ground that its war record is |
al right, aud that of the Republican |
party al. wrong; on the ground that |
the Democrats never 5Id-but the |
Republicans did-TesOive IN National |
that the war was a failure;
on the ground that MIlligan, Bowles, |
Horsey, Humphreys. DoGG & Co.. Wer.
the vIlest OF BLACK Republicans,
dong all In their power TO promote |
the rebellion; and that Morton was a |
Democratic Governor. and by his en-
ergy and patriotism thwarted the eft
Il Jrts of these conspirators TO carry /
the State of Iodiana into the DO |
som Of the Southern Confederacy |
Let such a Republican vote the /
Democratic ticker, because while the |
Democratic candidate for Attorney |
General was 10 sbe field fighting the |
battles of his country, his opponent,
the Republican candidate for the
same flee. was. az a member of the |
rebel Legislature In 1863. urging the |
pas ge OF "the Military Bill, 10
tended 10 deprive the Governor Of the
State OF all the military power Con-
lerred upon bin by the Constitution,
and place 1t in the hands of the /
chiefs Of the Sons of Liberty; bui
let him not s'ultIfy himself by assign
Jog as reason for such action thai
he turns Democrat because be is seek
inR fnaocial reform