Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-01
Well Grounded Chargesl
Extravaganza and Corruption in
High PIaees.--Paekard Furnish
ing a Club to Break his own
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II that trite aphorism-"whom the gods
wish to destroy they first make mad, =
dement, or deprive of reason,-was ever
applicable to any one it certainly is to
Newton r. Packard. the nominee of the
Plymouth or Central Democratic clique
for Clerk of Marshall County. Upon no
other hypothesis can we account for his
numerous immoral and indefensible pri-
vate acts, official extravaganza, unlawful
charges against the County, and to cap
the climax, so that not lingering doubt
could exist in the mind of any one, of his
insanity. boldly publishing in the last
Democrat the evidence OF his extravaganza,
aud illegal charges against the county
Some think his object in Publishing the
statement referred to was to put bold
face upon the matter, assume an air of
conscious innocence and rectitude. and
thus, failing to hoodwink the "ansuspect-
ing" word he uses himself as synony
nous with stolid ignorance, at least to
challenge the admiration of the world for
his unparalleled impudence and audacity!
II so he counted without his host. The
people of Marshall are not such "unsus-
pecting" ignoromuses as he supposes.-
They understand as we'll as he does
that Stationery" includes not only
paper, ink. pens, and envelops. but also,
.all the costly Records and Dockets. -
Well might he say ''eesHy'' There is no
doubt in our mind that the same Records
and Dockets could have been purchased
for one fifth or one fourth less than was
paid for them. We have dealt in such ar
ticles, have ordered similar books for
County Officers, and know whereof we af-
firm. This accounts for the extraordina-
ry amount expended, and another year.
If the Republican candidates are elected
this fall, of which we do not entertain any
doubt, will demonstrate how the people
have been imposed on by the tax eaters
The adroifness with which the "simple
word-srATIoNERYw mas been "dwelt up
on" by Republicans. existed no where ex-
cept in Mr. Packard's perturbed and guilty
conscience. We sought to mislcad no one
in referring to the subject, but expressly
stated in one OF our articles that the sum
of 1910 had been expended for Stationery,
Record Books, dc. Is this not sufficient
" explicit and comprehensive for the gen.
sleman? 1t is true we did not include
Blanks, because we did not know until he
Published his statement, that he had male
the County pay for his Blanks. We new,
er dreamed that even he had the audacity
to commit such an outrage upon all pre-
cedent, justice. and law. But. even all
hitting that he might find shadow Of
authority, by forced and erroneous con-
struction of the law, which Democratic Of
flee holders understand SO well how to do
where their pockets are concerned. to make
the County pay for them. still. in the on
ly instance where he specifies the amount
one Ream of Marriage License. the prize
Is nearly double what it SHOULD lie, or al
least what he could have got them
for at home. We should have been very
E glad of the Job at sl2 90. AMI furnished
the paper besides; the County had to pay
$40 for theniI 1t should not have pal,
one cent. He gets 81 for every License
he issues. which pays him well. and it i
simply an outrage. and unlawful besides
to make the county pay for either the pa
per or printing. or any ether Blanks fol
which he is entitled to fee for issuing
The exhorbitant charge for the Marriage
License furnishes the key to the mystery O
how the Books and Stationery come te
cost such round sum. All the other ar
ticles. it is fair to presume. were pail fo
I. Ia the same proporsion-from one fifth to
one foarsh too much We notice. also. an
other charge of $50 for Blanks, which Mr.
Packard made the County pay for, ma
king together $50 he has drawn out of tn
County Treasury during the last year con
!. trary to law, snd which he ought to b
made to refund. and will be. together Will
several hundred dollars more. lac has draw
during his term. in the same manner,
Republican Commissioners are elected.
How many useless Books have bee'
purchased by the Clerk we cannot 0
course tell. but it seems to US that Inc re
quires great many more than any othc
4. IN che State. He admits. in'lee'l. that h
has on hand. new and untouched, bough
last year. books costing 1922, beksdes
-. ~.>.<..,.,f of Rfaf;ouery consisting o