Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-29

last year in the purchase of Books and
Stationery. while only s53l was expcnd-
ed in the populous county of St. Joseph
for the same purpose.-s409 less than il
cost to supply Marshall comfy, notwith-
standing there is twice the amount of liti
CATION in tia, county there is in this. or
this sum Newton r. Packard. who is now
a candidate for reelection, expended S42S
IL cts, according to his own showing,
nearly half Of the whole amount, while the
Clerk of St. Joseph only expended 1922
Tor the same articles. nearly one half less
than It took for .'the best Clerk Marshall
county ever hadl'' Packard made bold
attempt to Justify his extravagance, but
only made the fact more apparent. He
county pay exhorbitaat prices for his
blanks, which we charged was contrary to
law and precedent, ami he has not ventured
to deny the statement. but begs the people to
vote for him, AMI en,leavors to excite their
sympathy by saying we abuse him. II
relating stubborn and disreputatle facts
amounts to abuse, then we are obnoxiors
to the charge, not otherwise. His own or
gan has not venturcd to deny single
charge we have made against him, but con-
tents itself with abusing and vifliFying us
for simply discharging our duty.
But this is not all. We have; shown
that although he certified that lac had ION
hand large amount stationery, consist
ing Of PENS. ink. paper. enveloPs, &c, "
besides records, new and untouched,
bought last year. of the value Of 1892. -
that he bought SO worth Of Books. Sta
tionery, and Blanks. soon after the June
settlement. This statement is not denied
by Packard or his organ What did he
want with more when he already had a
"a large amount on hand?" Why did he
pay S5a resm for paper, when other Clerks
buy for s3? Why did he pay $50 roam
for Marriage Licenses when he could have
got the same amount printed at home for
SI2 30! Why did he send abroad for
other blanks when he could have got them
printed at home for less money than he
paid? There was some reason, of coarse!
Mechanics. will You vote for man who
sets such a bad example? You should
let such men know that if they choose to
paironize mechanics of other towns in
preference to those of their own they must
90 abroad for their votes.
Fellow citizens of Marshall. have you
not had enough of Democratic rule? Ii
you want your county affairs economically
administered, your burdens lessened, and
fire proof buildings erected for the safety
of your valuable records, and the poor
farm impro, el, without increasing your
taxes, vote the Republican ticket nex
Tuesday week Mr.. Pershing authorisc.
us to pledge that if lie is elected Clerk h'
will attend to the duties in person, lool
exclusively to the interests of the count,
in the purchase of his Books and Station
cry, buying at the lowest possible figures
using no mere than may be absolutely ne
cessary, and paying for his blanks out o
his own pocket. Messrs. Morris and Bo
ley, the Republican candidates for Com
missioners, also authorize us to say to tn
people. that if honored with their prefer
ence, they will endeavor to diminish tin
expenses of the county in every possibl,
manner They are both old citizens o
the county. understand the interests of thu
working classes. and possess intelligence
honesty and sufficient firmness not to al
low themselves to be swayed contrary t.
their judgments by interested claimants OF
their aitornies. They viii. in short, dare
to do right in all cases, AMI let conscqucn
ces take care of themselves. Choose y,
whom you will have to serve you. Will
your decision we shall be content, and vii
not pronounce you worse than horse
thieves, should it di~appoint our expccta
tions and hopes