The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-08-14
EVANSVILLE DEPARTMENT.
Doings Of the Past Week, Good, Bad and
Indiferent.-The Philosophy of Pick
+. Y. Horn, Editor.

sition, and having been unsuccessful
in obtaining a certain thing, L was
bewailing my failure to an old white
gentleman. He said to me, Young
man, if you want to get along in life,
always be kicker. Kick at every
thing and people will get out of your
way to avoid you" I've followed it
with success and find it splendid ad-
vice. If you see a fellow driving
harum scarum on the road, as if he
didn't care a continental for anything,
you'll get out of his way so as not to
be smashed up. He becomes king of
the road. That fellow is a kicker. If
you see anybody paid special defer
ence and don't see anything in him
to warrant all this respect, make up
your mind he's a kicker. Most people
like peace, quiet and comfort and
they II submit to anything to get
them.
Hannibal, Caesar and Napoleon were
kicker,. They kicked against every
body and everything and people got
out of their way. The kicker at school
is always the boss until somebody
gives him a good licking, butt he is not
often licked. Conklin and Kelly are
types of the political kicker, and just
see how big and little fish truckle to
them and do their bidding. If Tilden
had been a kicker-well, he wouldn't
have been a private citizen to-day.
Notice what was done for our race by
the kickers-Zach Chandler, Garrison
and the other friends. Ingersoll kicks
higher than anybody else.
1t was good advice that cid man
gave. The Leader is doing SO well /
guess it has kicked pretty well itself,
a splendid chance to kick now is of
fered.
The Young Mems Republican Club
of this city marched in body to
Princeton, that is to the depot
in body and nine coaches took them
there There were 119 white gentle
men and 30 odd colored gentlemen
following to the roll of the drum and
the toot of the horns. But / notice
that the colored gentlemen were very
conspicuous in the rear. They all
wore white hats and the colored gen.
tlemen as we'll as the white gentle
men, had their white busters on their
arms coming back. But why in the
rear again? 1 can't tell. Surely the
Republicans don't wish to draw the
color line, too. Or are they ashamed
of their "man and brother" They
should not be, for the colored man like
Napoleon's "Old Guard" sustain every
shock of the battle. He quits his
work to yell around the polls. He
gets beaten up by the white roughs.
He divides the spoils-in his mind
He votes and is-never voted for; and
he never, never kicks. If he does ii
is when some colo-ed man is striving
to elevate himself and them.
Betwixt the burglars and the fires
two portions Of our municipal officers
have their hands full. 1t is we'll, for
it may have the effect of preventing
themselves getting full. Our Fire De-
partment is a queer institution; in
many things it is first class destitu-
ton. We have no fire engines, but
only hose reels. We rely upon the
water works for the powor to force
the water on the fires. The water
works-Holly system-has been Q
white elephant on the hands of Evans
vile for many days. 1t was erected
during the famous Van Ripper regime
and it was rumored that somebody
made quite pile out of the affair. Il
cost considerable money then, anc
continues to cost the city money.
We remember in the early days o
the city, there existed number O
"hand engine fire companies" bucke
brigades, etc., and distinctly do We
remember the painful spanking We
got from the "boss" of our home, fol
running with the machine. In 1860 {
steamer was purchaeed and the vol
unteer system dropped. In 1874 We
had three steamers, they were finally
discontinued for the present use o
hose reels only. Each hose reel has {
driver and a man who stays with tn,
reel and we suppose does the yelling
for considerable is done. Besides thes,
two they have three or four men will
each reel, who form the company
These stay at home ant
90 from thence to the fire
That is, they start, but some are seeI
going when the reels are returning
It is fun for the fellow whose house i
not burning to see how things arr
done. Though we have the telegraph
some simpleton gets hold of the differ
ent bell-ropes, and the clang is hear,
for hours-more or less. Then ther,
is hurrying to and fro, and everyon
thinks it is his indispensable duty t,
yell. Well, altogether we think tn
Evansville fire department shows u
to the best advantage at a funeral o
on a parade. All wear red shirt
there. The fellows who stay at hom
that is; who go from there to tn
fre-get SIS per month for thei
trouble. The others got S4Oper month
There are two colored men.
Evansville is remarkably well
behaved and orderly city, 80 saic
owing, doubtless, to the efficient pc
lice force. (This, too, is $50 said. y