Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-10-21


tionery. 1t did not cost over Sl5. The
records required for the offices arc not sta
tionsry and are fixed by law, and the coun-
ty isbound to furnish them No DEMO
GRAFT has said that "a poor man is not
fit for Office" They say that if his pow
erty is his ONLY qualification that then he
is not MT No Democrat has 'stigmatzed'
meniornot PAYING THEIR TAXES
They only say that the taxes arc SoT paid
and for that reasun the County is in debt,
and until they do pay their taxes, they
lave no RIaHI to charge the OFFICE HoIn-
ERs with getting the comfy in DIET No
man can increase or decrease the expense
of the county unless he srEALs, FORCES OF
! swEARs FALSE. The County officers can
not alter the LAW. and no man in Office
can steal, forge. or pcrl,ue himself without
being detected Choose now, between
these men The one sile honorable mon
who have DOSE IHEIR DUTIES WELL,
have property families and interests here
to protect The other side mostly with
ont property, some without families OF
property and intending 10 leave Vt rot elect
ed, and whose only claims arc charges of
corruption without rRoor AMI their c~n
want of ability that has made and kept
them room and who have ne intercsts here
to protect or be injured
If you vote on political grounds alone.
then vote for Republicans or Democrats as
you see tit Ii YOU vote for the best men
then choose on the above FACTS which are
true, and remember that csery cHAHGI IN
the last Republican Is a MALICIOUS AMI
WILFUL LIE and manufactured without
proof by MatIinglv. who published them.
and SO of the Circulars he will have print
ell TO circnlata at the election.
*No one ever said they were not regular
ly allowed Wcasl:ed over and over AGAIN
what services the Sheriff rendered for which
he WAS allowed this sum. but no exrlana-
ton was ever before given That was not
cur fault Ii they thought he question an
impartinent one and would not condescend
TO answer it, does it not prove that they
consl,lered themselves above ;he people.
and that they had no right 10 enquire into
their extrayaglnca7 Fit be trnc that the
s277 allowed the sheriff. were allowances
made to baili:ts, why was il not 50 speci-
mel? We arc not respcnsiblo foi the Aud
itor's blunders, II II was one, which VIC are
10th to believe, ii he Is 90 well qualified :or
: the office as his friends claim.
I'VE male no specific charges in tbs
case. All NC did was to state the amount
allowed, and left every one free to draw his
own conclusions Ii the Auditor though,
proper to rest his case without dcfeacc oi
s...,.~aa.iou whose IauIt WAS IN
, 1t is totally untrue that Mr. Spangle!
. ever asserted that the Sheriff was Ir.ts.
TO let Fred Ciipo escape" u commented
in sportiye way upon an article in she
Democrat. which said that "his escape was
not .orsme9so'sS by the Sheriff. "a by Obser-
, wing that he must then have allowed him Il
escape in the sudden heat anu passion ol
: the moment This Is the head AID front oi
Mr. Snangler's offence The charges ana
, impntations Reeve makes agains; him arc
! base slanders Mr. s.. il IS true. is com
paratiyely stranger here. but since he
located here his department. has been that
Of a high minded and honorable gentleman
! His parents reside in an adjoining county.
and are esteemed and respected BY all who
know them. Sc is Mr.. Spanglcr. and the
, malicious and mcndaeious attack made MP.
on him in the above s;s1syal production
{ will only recoil upon The head of-its au
thor and publishera.s
s What is said about our proposition
,, to publish advertisements below regular
rates applies with much moro force to Tho
/ publishers OF the Democrat than ourself--
We did not commence IL After the elec-
ton in 1896. having elected their entire
! county ticket. thus securing al the legal
advertising and ely patronage. they tho'i
they would starve ue ont by putting dow Il
tho rates on individual ADVERTISING to hall
the regular rates. tLua forcing US to do The
same. In retaliation We offered to IL Ii.
t legal Advertising at half price. If they arc
beaten at their own game they have them
se'v.s to thank for We intend 70 live
: up to our promises in this respect
, (e) We have enquired Of others ar wha'
! rate their property is assessed. and Gn'
that our property IS taxed as high as oul
neighbors. on an average They arc vel
come TO all they can make %. OF thar. !
) we pay our proportion OF taxes that IS a.!
that can be required of US. II otherD. soi
? the purpose Of appearing rich, chose 70 K
more. we have no objection.
% II SO why did they refuse 10 fa.nis..
G the items when they were asked fos? 49, 8
5 (e)"Bill Shirley" had nothing to dc
with the publication Of the "old charge
! against Edwards. I. was q documen
which the Democrats themselves used te
$ defeat Edwards in 1852, and our object il
. publishing il was to retaliate for the un
founded and malicious charges made a