Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-29
REPUBLICAN RALLY!
To our Readers.

10 Ollr READERS.
The election is close at hand. Before
another number of our paper reaches all
ITS patrons, even in this county, the time
will have passed. Are you prepared,
reader. to discharge your duty as free
man, at that time, calmly, dispassionately
and intelligibly. with an eye single to the
best interests Of the county? The present
election, although there are no members OF
Congress or State officers to be electc is,
nevertheless, Of much Importance, and
more interest should be felt in the matter
than has yet been manifested. Tue result
will be felt for veal or woe, as regards the
growth and prosperity of the county. for
years to come The Democracy have hsd
control of our county affairs almost all the
time since its organization. and although
the Court house was built by the original
proprietors of the town. without it or the
ground on which it stands costing the peo-
pie cent. yet, at the end of % years, we
End the treasury minus thousands of dol
liars. without any sufficient reason for such
a state Of affairs, especially when the enor-
nous high rate of taxation the people have
tvsnS 10 SvHsiLrIrl. This fat elvuc Is
sufficient to demonstrate to the people the
necessity of a change in the political char
ac:er of their rulers The present dynasty
has been in power SO long that they have
grown indifferent to the best interests of
the people, and wasted their treasure upon
pets and favorites.
How they have done this we shown from
time to time during the last three months
through the columns of our paper. We
have given the facts and figures, and not
a single statement we have male in this
respect has been controverted or denied by
their organ or any one else We have
shown that the appraisins of the real estate
cost the county S904-or 1854 more than
It did in St. Joseph, and Sl54 more than
1t did in La Porte. with five tunes the num-
Der Of town lots, 100, 900 acres more land.
and twice the member of inhabitants. No
attempt has even been made to either ex
plain or justify this outrageous expense
upon the pockets of the people They
know that any attempt to defend them
selves in this res? ect would only make it
worse, and so keep mum, in hopes that the
attention Of the honest portion of their par
ty, who do not read the Republican, will
not be directed to the matter.
We have shown that the improvements
upon lands in Marshall county are apprais-
ell at s66, 900 more than they are in ST.
Joseph, when every one acquainted with
the two counties knows that our apprais-
ment is at least s166, 900 too high. in pro-
portion, thereby making the farmers Of
Marshall pay $500 per annum more than
their ju>t and equal proportion of State
Tax! This statement has not been con.
froverted or denied by their organ
We have demonstrated that while tlt
improvements upon farms in the county
have been appraised at 70 per cent more
than heretofore, the improvements In Ply
mouth are appraised at only ) per CEN
more. thereby making the farmers pay
more than their just proportion of County
tax. No denial Of this statement has beer
attempted By any one.
We have shown that the county indett
eslness has been studiously kept covered
M. by the former Democratic Auditor
for what purpose it is easy to conjecture
In his annual exhibit. June LIST, 1898, h
reported the county indebtedness to b
$500 90, but since then $500 Of or
aers dated prior to that time have beer
reieemed, and others dated prior to tina
time. amounting to $500. from the bcs
iaforp alton that can be obtained, are still
outstanding, making the true Indebtedness
ofthe county, june 1st, 1858, abou. 81,
900. instead Of SO. $50 90. This fact
startling one, and speaks volumes.
feeble attempt was made by the organ o
the party to controvert this statement, bu
the facts md figures we arrayed in reply t
itssopl6stris6 5000 6lenced il, and no at
tempt has since been made to explain a
way The uoly facts. although we have frc