Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-01
The .sThirdr Party.

This national bugb has been started
No doubt but.in all the doubtful States every
effort will be made. to make the movement
appear patriotic one. and to enlist around
it the sympathies of conservative men,
The leaders are lovers of the Union. They
wish to see peace prevail. They ostensiblY
profess great hatred for the corrupt Democ-
racy of the day, and labor hard to induce
certain parties to vote for third candidate,
with view of defeating the Democratic
party. This game was extensively carried
on at the last Presidential election, and it
was by the operations of this party that that
election was lost to the Republicans. F (
In Pennsylvania they labored most assid-
uously to poll as many votes for Fillmore,
so as to throw the State for Buchanan, and
they succeeded 1t is now not disputed
fact that the whole transaction, from the
beginning to the end, was manouvre to en-
trap voters. The trick was played by the
Democrats. Plant tools were employed
to work the machinery, public meetings
were held, the Sham Democracy violently
denounced, the usual slang as to voting for
an independent, no party candidate, was
largely INDUCED in; and yet it is now made
evident that the Democratic party got up,
and by their money. sustained this deceit
full and vile proceeding for woodworking
and victimizing voters.
We say these facts are now made mani
fest. Evidence taken before the Senate In
vestigating Committee respecting the COR
ruptions in connection with the printing
jobs of that body, though not yet officially
published, show that at the last election the
Fillmore or third party was carried on by
Democratic managers, and sustained by
Democratic money; that fat printing jobs
were given the Fillmore paper at Buffalo.
the Commercial Advertiser; that several
thousand dollars were sent to Pbila,lcl phia
to establish and carry on third party paper
in that city. When the investigation is
complete doubt not but it viii fully re-
veal state Of things most disgraceful to
the leaders OF the Democratic arty.
No man need wonder that political fift
is so degraded as to drive all honorable
men from its ranks. None but the base
and dishonest would condescend to sucl
base intrigue, and a great political party
that will stoop so low should be held up tc
the scorn and contempt of the nation.
In the South, Democratic politicians
sought to scare ti:nid soulsby threats of dis
union. and when the election was over pub
Ideally boosted OF the trick they hal played
and laughed at their dupcs. Yet. again arr
they trying the same game. only scrcechins
louder, and threatening more fiercely-
just so it is in the North. The Democrats
by this third party game. victimizcd jus
sufficient voters, by getting them to go fo
Fillmore. ostcnsibly to defeat the Shan
Democracy. as enabled that party to bca
the Republicans. AMI then laughed at tn,
third party men for having been so befooel
Again, however, are they in the field, anil
like the Southern Democrats, in spite o
previous disclosures, 10y hard swearing an,
great clustering, and smart fnanciering
they trust again to hoodwink sufficient o
the people to gain their point.-F Wayp,
Rep.