Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-23
Mr.. Parks and the democrat.

iaSt week In consequence CT nearing tnat
Mr. Parks had been reading to his audit
ors, in some of his speeches, an extract
from an article which appeared in that pa
per over Mr.. Reeves signature, advoca-
ting an increase Of salaries. We are in
formed that Mr. Parks read Reeves entire
letter. just as it appeared in the Democrat
of July 30, last, upon which he made
some comments. Hc charged Mr.. Reeve
with having declared himself in favor of
increasing officers salaries, and read the let
ter to sustain the allegation. There was
no Misrepresentation or unfair dealing on
the part of Mr.. Parks whatever.
i Mr.. Reeves, it is well known. declared
in his speech on the day he was nominated
that the per diem Of members Of the Lee
gislature was not sufficient to command the
services of competent men; that it was a
great sacrifice on his part to consent to
serve the people in that capacity. He al
so spoke of the insufficiency of other Off
GERS salaries, and after discussing the ques-
;ion for some time, wound up that part Of
his harrangue, by informing his party
friends that if they were opposed to increas-
ing the pay of members of the Legislature,
Judges, and other officers, he would de-
cline. In his letter to the Democrat, a.
bovc referred to, he emphatically declares
that "No one receires reasonable conpen-
sation for services demanded" He also
offered resolution in the Democratic
County Convention, in 1857, which passed
without opposition. regretfing the insult
cheney tie salaries Of Judges. Does not all
this prove beyond controversy that Mr.. r..
is in favor of raising salaries?
The Democrat entertains the ridiculous
idea that Mr.. Reeve possesses exalted abil
tiles as a lawyer and statesman, but his
uniformly poor success at the bar, often
loosing cases which a competent lawyer
would gain, and the declaration that he
made from the balcony of the Edwards
House, en- the day of the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention, that it would be
better for the country if the Federal Gov
eminent expended five hundred millions CT
dollars annually instead of one hundred,
rather convinccs others that he is neither
one nor the other That he possesses a
superabundancc of vanity, and the volubil-
ity of hooking bird, often giving utter
ance to expressions that would be discred-
liable to a novice in politics, all are ready
to admit; but that he is moro than third
class lawyer, and fourth rate cross roads
politician, no one, of common perception,
supposes. Many facts might be cited to
prove the correctness of this proposition,
but it is unnecessary. The people Of Mar
shall and Stark know him too well to
confer upon him the distinction TO which
he aspires. His extravagant ideas about
high salaries utterly disqualify him to rep
resent the interests of this people in the
Legislature They want man of more So
Der, common sense views, who does moi
regard the people as only fit to be made
pack horses of for the benefit of aristocrat
ic office holders.
Mr.. Reeve afforded us an evidence OF hi:
craftsmanship in the Liquor Ordinance
he drew up for the Trustees of Plymouth
in 1857, which the Court declared uncon
stitutional. 1t provided, it will be remcm
bered, that only two houses in the towI
should be authorized or licensed to sci
spirituous liquors. thus confering privile
ges upon couple of favorites, which wer'
denied to others, and this too in palpapl,
violation of one Of the plainest provision
of the Constitution that no exclusive priv
ileges shall be granted to any person or per
sons. We are aware that certain word
were extracted from the Ordinance, aftc
: its publication, without going to the trou
e bic Of passing an amendment by the Boar
!. in the usual manner, which authorized tn
! issuing of license to all aplicantts com
) plying with the provisions of the Ordinance
e but that was the shape in which it passed
and as it was published fortwo weeks in tn
Democrat. We pointed out the unconstl
nationality of-the provision, and the yer
E next week. without any explanation or al
z thority. so far as the people could eve
E learn. it appeared in that print mutilate
s in the manner mentioned.
: The same ordinance subjected any PEE
! son who even gave away any spiritnous
quor. at his own house, store or elsewher
to friend, to fine of Ten Dollars an
Costs. Another section provided that an
:, person found intoxicated within the corp,
rate limits should be imprisoned until
became sober, and then fined not less tia
three nor more than ten dollars and costs
Such is the character of the Legislatie
y the people may expect if they elect n
II Reeve.
q We do not wish to be understood as e
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