Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-02
For the Republican


FRIEND MATTrSGLY:-I notice in the
last Democrat an article, editorial, and
one other from Messrs. Davis and Sher-
wood, committee. in regard to the Brass
Band, both of which are but himsy veil
to cover up most despicable and dirty
piece of meanness. The committee men
start out by saying that the Democratic
County Convention did employ the Band
to play for them" If so / would ask, If
when the Convention adjourned and was
over the contract of the Band was not full
filled. and to the letter? Besides this,
am able to prove that one man who seemed
to DC in authority came to us and told us
the convention was about ajjourning and
they should not want US TO play any more
We then left and went to the Hotel That
We were to play part of the evening is an
afterthought, and was no part of the CON
tract at all, in fact, there was no convcn-
ton to play for. and that the arrangements
of the day made it necessary for us to play
after tea. is utterly devoid of truth That
the committee could not find us is another
untruth.
Messrs. Gordon and Epson 1.-TWO of the
executive council staid with me at the
Hotel until after shutdown to get settle
ment with you. We then went to serenade
the editors of the two papers. While we
were at Mr.. Mattingly's you came there and
stated. without asking us to play for you,
or even limiting s,fch thing, that some
persons were dissatisfied and not willing to
pay us, and the reason you gave was, that
we serenaded the Republican Office, and
that he (NIattingly) would boast over it,
and that you thought it was not fair that
we should play for a Republican. | then
told you if you did not want to pay us you
could keep it.--that we had played for you
as long as you wanted us, and that We
should play where We pleased after that
and you know further that it was talked
over III town-that nearly every person
knew you were making objections to pay
ing our bill. Every one in Mr.. Mattingly',
yard knew tit was was known to Mr.
Mcdonald, of the Democrat, and he, Ne
Donald, came forward, like a man, am
said we had right to play where we tho
proper. and that we should have our pay
this can prove. l can also prove tina
Mr.. Mcdonald said that some eighteen dol
lars had been raised at Plymouth. 70,
do not even deny it yourselves. You sa,
the Band coolly assured them (you) i
was their practice on going abroad to play
to serenade public men. at public places a
their own option" and SO say we yet; an,
| will say here that Ihavc played constant
ly for twelve years for public assemblies
in fact, | have done little else, and this j
the first time ever heard of such a piec
of littleness. You then go on to say, 9Th
committee had no particular objections al
ter the contract had been fairly performe
on behalf of the CONVENT Then VIII
did you ,chine about paying us, and say tn
people that had paid were sorry. and tina
they would not have contributed anything
if they had known we would have serena
ded the Republican. when you know tn
convention had adjourned an hour befol
we went cut to play? And why did 70
not object to our serenading the Dcmocra
Office, or the Edwards House. or going I
Mr. Gambril's and playing until we though
proper to quit? How much difference thel
is between swindling and trying to snea
out of paying us, with the kind of an e,
cusc you made is simply question and
bubble.
AS to whether am an honorable ma
or not leave to those with whom | al
best acquainted. That you paid us is tru
and that you complained about it. is equa
" true, and there is no use denying it.
Respectfully,
RUSH BRONSON.