Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-01-01

they may grow fat.
Delinquent List-Again.
The Democrat of last week replies as
follows to our comments on the subisc.
Of tie Delinquent List:
The Republican is down on US abou.
the Delinquent List. 1t would be diff
cult If We were to try, to say or do any
thing that would please the Republican
The Law requires the Auditor to have
the list published in some ne wspaper, or
printed in handbil form. So Ear as we
understand. we have complied with the
law on the subject. to the letter. Yet,
the Republican 10 muttering and scold
ing because We did not receive bids. 1t
seems to us that il is unkind to censure
us Tor not receiving bids when there
were none offered. Mr.. Burns proposed
20 publish the Delinquent List in 1855
for one half The amount he received in
1854; ss the Democrat office had only
been In operation a few weeks, we con-
Guided to let Mr. Burns have The JOB: il
was not our purpose to work any cheap
er for the public than We did for indi.
viduals.
Mr.. Bender. Auditor Of Stark county,
got thsir list published at this Office;
wonder if the Republican won't pitch
into him aboutnext weekr'
The Democrat editor because he thinks
be has discharged his duty as public
officer. iniimates that we act uneeneY-
Gus TO call his acts in question. We'll.
It may appear somewha. impudsnt to the
sristocratic office holder. for Us to find
fault with his official acts; and we ought,
perhaps. to PN more Difference to our
dieniisries. than to be 'muttering and
seoldins." We beg the Office holding
editor to excuse our uncouth behavior,
and attribute il 10 our "bro'ten up" We
have not yet become accustomed to the
new regime. Our republican education
sill continue. to influence our course to
considerable extent, and il we should
occasionally deviste from good manners.
b lsnient, do. kind sir! As We unwit-
tinely offended your worship. by intima-
ting that you had not discharged Jour
duty to the public, permit ne to offer in
sx:snustion Of such presumption, the fol-
lowing section Of the law, as reason for
coming to the conclusion we did:
He (ihs Auditory shall cause . copy
Of such list 10 DO Immediately published
for four weeks successfully. On in each
week. in some newspaper having general
circulation in his county. il any there
Be, OF he may have the same printed in
hsnd bill form. If the same can be done
cheaper. than TO publish the same i'm q
nswspsper."-Rev. Stat, vol /, p. 146.
sec. LAT OF chap. 6. 4
We inferred from the above that it was
the Auditors duty to have the list pub.
iished a. cheap as possible. consequent.
y expected to receive a note from him
requesting ~ to send in our bid for The
Job. How unfortunate i, was for Us that
We waited for an invitation. But, then
We might not have gotten the job after
all. % the Decaocrst had been in "opesa-
ton" ovsra year. instead of few weeks.
- was the case when he concluded to
let Mr.. Burns have the Job" Is not
that rather singular reason to assign
for giving Mr.. B. the jobi unless he
means to say that be would not L., us
have IT. even had We proposed to do il
fof:Isss than it cost last year. The ls~
requires the Auditor to have TIE list
''pEinted in hand bill form. IL the same
can be done chespe than to publish the
same in newspaper" Did he take the
necessary steps to nscestain which was
the cheapest mode Of publication. news
PsPer or handbilIa He certainly asked
Is 40 questions. Yet, he thinks he has
esuPlied with the law. The orphans
ed widows sud The poor and unfortunate
whose lands are advertised, and whose
taxes have been increased 40 per cen. 10
Psy for adrertisins. may well doubt The
truth 81 the statement, and be 50 INNER
tinent'asto ssk some questions. The a..
tempt 10 justify himself BY pIesding pre-.
eeden:, will hardly be satisfactory. But