Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-06-02
For the Republican.
BouRBos, Indians, May %, 1859

AZ iei"don W tHe oOou 1efipiars LouSe
OF Bourbon, which is so utterly devoid of
truth that we consider it duty we owe
the public as well as ourselves to give it an
unqualified public contradiction;-it is
false in every particular. We care not
from what source the Dem ocrat obtained
its information the statements it makes
never had any foundation in fact. The
editor after avering that the temperance So
ciety of Bourbon "is an er-iusice political
organization; no better.-probably worse
than the Know Nothing lodges Of SO
and So" adds
early in the spring. or the latter part
of winter. the Good Tcmplars organized
a lodge in Bourbon, and of course invited
all good. honest citizens to Join. Propo-
sitions were handed in at different times.
and among them the names Of seven Dem
ocrats, against whom not word could be
said; yet they mere erery one Mock6alied!
And not Republican has been black ball
cd since the organization of the lodge
The names of the Democrats who were
black ballcd. are Omar Davis, David Boy
err. VIM. Brown. l.. P. Chamberlain. L.
Hamilton, J. W. Davis. and WIN. Car
ter"
Now, Mr.. Editor. we should. perhaps.
have first asked the editors of the Demo-
crat to publish this communication cor
recting the above false statements. but fear.
ins that they would treat us as they did
Esquire Coxen. after disappearing him,
we have concluded to send it to you at
once to avoid trouble and longer delay.
Although We are Democrats, in practice
as well as name. having invariably voted
the Democratic ticket, we cannot allow the
statements in the above extract to pass un-
contradicted. We are members Of the or
der of Good Templars, at Bour bon, as
well as Democrats, and are therefore able
to speak from the record, which we do. 1t
is not true that the temperance organiza-
ton at Bourbon is a political organiza-
ton. 1t has nothing to do with politics.
Members are admitted irrespective OF party
predictions. The organization is govern
ed as much by Democrats as Republicans,
and no one has at any time been black
balled by the order on account of his being
a Democrat. or for any other political
principles. If any one has been rejected it
was because the society believed the appli-
cant was influenced by dishonorable mo-
tives.
In regard to the seven Democrats whose
names are published. two of them are now
members of the order in COOL standing;
two of them never made any application
for admission and two Of them after ma
king application. and being duly elected,
failed to come in. These are the simple
facts in the case. and we hope the Demo
crat will do itself the Justice to Admit that
it has been misinformcd and imposed upon
by designing and INSCRIPTIONS men, who
are disgrace to any party.
We deem it unnecessary to adj wore
more in regard to the above statements
but here is another averment the Den,ocra
makes as unfounded as the former, an,
which. while our hand is in. we thought w
would give passing notice:
There is scarcely person in the vicin
ity of Bourbon but knows that the rio
was concocted in the Templars lodge; an,
that the object in excluding Democrats
Was to enable them to concoct such politi
cal schemes as would best aid the kepub
lican cause" E
We will not indulge in harsh terms ia
ward orr party county organ. but still, W
cannot refrain from saying that both aver
mcnts in the above paragraph are total
! untrue. There is not single person abot
Bourbon, or any where else, we undcrtab
to say, who will endorse them over Ii
own signature in print. The editors spca
of riot, but the Squire who investigate
the charge decided there was none. AS
, the charge that it was concocted in Il
I Templars lodge. the editors should ha,
5 hesitated long time before making
unless his information came through Il
most reliable channels, which we kno
e was not the case, as nothing of the XII
was ever talked of in the Lodge.
We regard Snider's acts as mean al
!, contemplate. He came to Bourbon
gainst the kind and friendly entreaties
v the citizens, and on Saturday anil Sund'
4 had bis whiskey shop open. where the
II was drunken melee on both days. I
: THE Monday evening following, 2Sth
: March. number Of persons were in
n grocery, and Snider being under the infi
i cncc of liquor made an unprovoked alta
Is on John Neiiig with a deadly weapo
# and was only prevented from sbooti
. him by the interference Of the bystandel
which attempt to shoot provoked the spi
a ing of the whiskey. We do not knit
90 which of the two acts, Snider's attempt
Al. at