Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-10-04
THE REPUBLICAN
PLYMOUTH, IND.
Thursday October 4, 1860.
To the Voters of Marshall

III thO 'Oe~A
IFellosc- C;i;zens::
In few days you will be called mp
on to exercise one of the most important
duties belonging to frecmen, and as the
perpetuity Of our free institutions depends
in great measure upon the virtue and
] intelligence of the people. it behooves cv-
cry man before casting his ballot to endea
vor to divcst his mind of all undue preju-
dices and decide for himself. in view OF the
effect his decision may have upon the fn-
+, ture happiness and prosperity of the coun-
try. independent Of former party associa-
tions.
We propose in this address to recapitu-
late some of the prominent arguments and
facts we have laid before you. during the
campaign. for the purpose Of convincing
you that the Republican party is the peo-
ple's party. AMI that it is the interest Of
every laboring man.-the duty Of every
friend Of free labor. as well as every one
who sincerely desires the amelioraiion and
elevation of the poor down-trodden white
race in the slave-ststes and large cities Of
the Union. to vote the Republican ticket.
The leaders Of the Republican party in
Congress and out Of Congress have demon
strated to the world by the measures they
have proposed and advocated that they are
in favor not only of developing the rcsour-
ces Of the country. by fostering and pro-
tccting its great industrial interests. but al
so that they sympathisc with the poor la
boring men of the nation, by proposing a
liberal Homestead Bill. giving to every ac-
tual settler upon the public domain. 160
acres Of lan,l, which passed the lower House
of Congress. where the Republicans had
the power. with the assistance Of few lib
eral Democrats. who refused to go with
| the bulk Of their party on this question:
This beni6cent measure. the passage Of
which was ariently prayed for by hundreds
Of thousands Of poor men. who are unable
to buy themselves home, was defeated in
the Senate by strict party vote. and a
miserable substitute. mere graduation
,, bill. reducing the price Of the public lands
after having been in market twenty years
to % cents per acre. enacted in its stead
Finally, however, the conference commit
tee agreed upon bill. which, though not
so liberal as the original House bill was
much more acceptable to the Republicans
than the one that had passed the Senate.
This bill. after rencountering storm of OPP
position from Shamocratic Senators and
Representatives, finally passed both Hous-
es. And then, what was its fate when sen,
u the President for his approval? Vetoed.
Yes, VETOED upon the flimsy pretex'
that that it was u-n-c-o-n-s-f-i-f-u-f-i-o-
to give away the public lands! This is
the everlasting hobby Of that hypocritical
pro slavery party. Whatever is in oppo.
s.tion to the interests Of rich speculators
an | the slave-oligarcly is U-S-c-o-S-s-T-I.
T-u-T-I-o-S-A-I.-! and whatever these class
es demand for the promotion of their sci.
fish ends. no matter how much il Cypress
es the laboring men Of the nation. the lead
ers Of Shamocracy North and South all CRY
: ont with one accord, il is CONSTR
T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L right and must b
grantedl Will you. working men. longei
follow such leaders. against your own vi
tai interests. the interests Of your countr,
and Of your posterity?
We have been told by leading Demo
/, Gratis even in Plymouth that they were op
posed to the passage Of Homestead Bill
by Congress, for the reason that maj
who is unable to buy so acres of lant
!. would not keep it il it were given to him.
: What have you to say. poor men Of Mar
shall counsy,to this insulting argument
No matter what cause has produced you
poverty and kept you from acquiring prop
erty. whether sickness. fire. flood or any
; other misfortune. you are coosly told b,
: these heartless aristocrats who call them
selves Democrats, that you are entitled I,
none Of their sympathy. that you ar
worthless vagabonds who would not keel
homestead if it were given to youl Yo'
can sec from this how much you have 4
I hope for from the Shamocratic party. i
n you are in favor Of liberal Homestea,
measure. vote the Republican ticket. q
: tha. party has boldly avowed itself in it
National Platform in favor of this grea
, and wise policy. If you are opposed 4
> this measure then you should vote for hi
Mightiness and the rest Of the Shamocrat
ic county ticket. Ifelected to the Legis
Iature his Mightiness will vote for one o
his own sentiments to fll the vacancy il
the United States Senate. and who. lik
/. himself. is opposed to the enactment Of
Homestead Bill.
= We have time and again published th
Of evidences showing that both our State an
National administrations are corrupt to th
" core. In our own State the most high