Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-09-13


for sl7. so This charge does not
amount to the fiftieth part Of one cent
to the tax payer of Randolph Coun-
ty. No wonder. friend Monks, that
your heart goes out in generous sym
pathy for the tax payer. When your
brother i'm law. e. ID. Smith, was paid
S21 90 for publishing the Auditors
Exhibit. you had no word Of sympa.
thy then for the taxpayer. Were
you not. friend Monks. when trying to
give this printing to the Democrat,
looking riore especially after Demo
cratic votes than you were after the
generous taxes of this County,"
We were paid $4,000 for pub
fishing the delinquent list" You
say the Auditors Exhibit shows this.
1t shows no such thing. We were
paid S412.40 for publishing the
delinquent list, less than S1,25 rer
square, when other publishers of this
paper had been getting S1,75 per
square. Until now, when YOU are in
search of Democratic votes you have
been silent upon this subject.
We printed the Assessors Blank
for $500 less than had been paid
for them at indianapolis. Now
brother Monks why did you not tell
the truth about this matter. Our
| Auditor, under the instructions of the
County Commissioners, wrote to sew
eral other Auditors in neighboring
Counties and ascertained what they
were paying and then contracted ac-
cordingly.
You appeal to the Farmers and me-
chanics of this County. if they car
make any such wages IN so short a
time"
1t took you. brother Monks, when
Clerk, not over one minute to fill up
a marriage license for which you got
one dollar. And the blank, and ink,
office and firewood were furnished you
by the County. And so we might 90
on and enumerate. Now if we were
disposed to act the demagogue we
might ask the farmers and mechan-
les of this County if they could make
'such wages in so short time"
We did the printing last year for
the Agricultural Society sor
less money than it had been done the
year before. The printing was done
at our regular rates. We proposed to
do it this pear for $500. and II any
body offered TO do it for less than that,
we would do it for nothing. Now,
why is it done at the Democrat Of.
fee? Simply because majority oil
those having control of that matter are
Democrats. And you approve it in
order to caiole and obtain Democratic
votes.
You say that III you were not a
candidate we would not have said one
word about you using year influence
for the democrat But you ARE A
CANDIDATE AND THAT TOO IN DIRECT
VIOLATION OF your SOLEMN PROMISES
TO ABIDE THE DECISION OF THE ArRiL
NOMINATING ELECTION, AND WELL yor
Know IT.
You have formerly been an active
and jealous Republican-now. you
are affiliating with and supporting
Democrats and using your utmost
cxertions to defeat good and true Re
publicans regularly nominated by an
election Of which you were q warm
supporter. We regret exceedingly
that your conduct. so extraordinary
and unexpected has made il a matter
Of duty for us to pursue this course,
"IIow long did John Il. Goodrich,
Esq. remain Democrat in 1856 af.
ter he had declared himself one before
a Democratic caucus in Portland, Jay
County. Indiana"
Certainly not long. But by what
authority ID you make the statement
by wllich yoa say inlerenialiy. that
] ,boha u. Goodrich was q Democrat
in 1862
We know AMI you know that he
was an active supporter OF Fremon'
and Dayton. OF our State and Coun.
" ticket, ia 1886. That be labored
for their success along by your side
will not be denied by you or any
body else. Mr.. Goodrich always op.
posed the Know Nothing movement,
and in doing it he was found in suel
compan as Greeley, Seward, Julian
etc. In doing that he did right.
| In the above reply we have what
we desired, the admission IL Mr.
Monks thai he is the warm and &C,
tive supporter of the Democrat
whose avowcd purpose is the defeat
Of Republicanism. anil whose cham
pions are Messrs. Douglas and John
son. Republicansl take notice.
The Republican Meeting at Arb'
on last Saturday was largely attend
ell. \ beautiful pole was raised.
Thos. NJ. Browne. Esq. addressed
} the meeting IL very able manner
for two hours. His spec h is very
highly spoken Of by those who have
heard il.
The Republicans in Greensboro ar,