The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-10-11
THE ELECTION.

e0uS people VIII give US LII Mafe""ii
county we have done molly. considering
the large majority, the vast amount OF
whiskey and the large number of traitors
and renegades we hal to contend against
We have reduced the f,rmer majority of
the Republicans from about 100, down to
"a, and beat their figures 226 votes as
they calculated to carry tbs county by
majority OF $50. On the State ticket their
majority is only e4 and We have elected
one of our county officers, and, by the as
sistance Of noble Slarke, Old Mattlngly,
Peter Pringle and some few others. we
hive d,ne morethan we confidently expect
ed to do-elected our Representative by
handsome majority. This is the greatest
victory we could have achieved, and has
given greater satisfaction to the Democra-
cy of the District than anything that could
have happened, and what makes it better,
We know that it hurts the Republicans
worse than any other result that could
have been broug ht about
A fter all the abuse Mattingly had heaped
upon Packard, he run ahead of his own
ticket one vote, and, considering there
were some Democrats voted against him,
from reasons we will not now mention. it
was great victory. We don't want our
neIghbor to consider that his slang had
any influence over those Democrats who
voted against Packard, for that was not
the cause.
Mr.. Packard is under obligations TO sew
eral Republican friends. for their votes.
who detesied and denounced Maitingly for
the course he had taken against our can
oilate for Representative, and really. we
feel somewhat grateful to the old vilifer
for his assistance in giving us enough votes
from gentlemanly Republicans, to more
than make up for the Democrat votes he
lost IN this county, on sccount Of the priu-
ciples he, Packard, is pledged TO. Un-
consciously and unintentionally. Mating
ly ha. done good work, and has been
instrumental in electing man that will
hohorably and creditably represent the
counties of Stark ard Marshall In the State
Legislature. On behalf Of the Democra-
cy OF tsese counties, Mr.. Packard. and tor
ourself in particular, We return the old
gentleman cur thanks for his assistance
In common with the Democracy of the
county and the Democratic candidates we
regret that Matthingly did not go into the
rest of them in the same kind Of style he
did iute Packard. If he had, they would
have been elected.
As We stated soma weeks ago, the Re-
pubicans throughout the entire county
circulated The meanest Of lies concerning
our candidate for Treasurer. Mr. John NJ
Shoemaker. They forged what they said
was a specimen Of his hand writing, and
showed it around through the county to
men who had no opportunity to know
whether it was really his writing OF not,
and many were made to believe it was.
and as il was nothing but lot OF scratch
es and crooked marks, that no one could
make any sense out OF. many voters were
induced To v ots against him on account of
incompetency, when the fact is, Shoema-
ker Is without practice better penmau
than Fuller, the present Auditor, after
his two years practice in the Auditors
Office They also circulated the theiving
report that Shoemaker had robbed his own
lewelry shop, in the meanes! conceivable
manner The villain that orig mated that
report will steal
On account Of these lying and unprin-
cipled reports. Shoemaker WAS beaten LOG
votes. only. while the Republicans thought
by virtue Of their lies they would elect
their csodidate by majority Of 800.
Henry u. Logan was beaten because he
was nota drunkard, and Barnard was elect
ed by whiskey and the influence Of whis-
key sellers and whiskey bloats, and be-
cau>e he is drinker, and leaves prision-
ers in the outer hall Of the Jail and lounges
around the saloons and lsts them escape.
Honest men Of Marshall county. whiskey
sellers and wkiskey drinkers have control
cd the election in your county. and in the
person ofO M. Barnard. they h,ve olect-
ed "chum" of theirs. by a majority Of
only 16 woes
Onr candidate for Surveyor was beaten
by 80. He feels very much sighted by
Maitingly. and attributes his defeat to the
fact that Msttingly did not say anything
against him.
We have elected our candidate for cor
oner over John Hoham. Republican can
didsie. Of Lager Beer notoriety. by ma
jority Of 80 votes. This proves what We
told John whom they nominated him. they
had nominated him 70, the purpose Of