The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-03-15
HE Difference.

In looking over the Repu5iican for the
last few weeks, the most superficial reader
cannot. fail to notice the vein of misrepre-
sen;aions, and partially that runs through
that ,urnal in reIa.ion to the ox-ollieers of
this county. Some weeks ago it treated lis
readers to a re-hash of some Of The misrep
reservations used in the last campaign, to
elect the present officers against the Demo
cratic ex officers Of Marshall, and last week
il was out again. charging these Demo
cratic officers with corruption and snug
Cling, and lef. ex-Republican officers that
are more in arrears, out Of tho matter
entirely. for the purpose of making
political capital out oft. We propose TO
give 50 f.lr as we are informed, 2 fair and
truthful statement In relation to he matter
about which our neishbors are tie NEST
exercised at present-,he ca.o Of Mr.
Packard. ex- Clerk of this county, and mere
y refer to lie stupidity of the present Au-
dior, AMI show how he, in common with
the rest of the leading Republicans Of this
county. is trying to turn private matters in
20 politics We shall not realia:e by throw
ing up tie transactions Of the ex-R-pub i
can officers. as frauds" and "embezzle-
mcnls," bu. will simply state what the
facfs ar. IN those matters
When Mr.. Packard retired from the
Clerks Office. he. Of course. Lad some
funds in his hands. which he retained. pre-
saring to settle up lis own business, to
giving it in he hands of his success
sor in whose capability he had not the
fullest confidence. and for which he and
his suTe;ies were responsible, This cha
grined the members Of the "clique" and
they have ever since been SEEKING to fnd
something that could be naguided, aad
produce on tie minds OF the people Of this
county, the desired effect. and thinking
they hal found i, they proceeded 10 dress
it up AMI send il out or is mission. This
was that Ir. Packard was trying 70 re-
tain in his hands aniawfully, fees and mon
les received by him while Clerk. which Is
only malicious misrepresentation, for
We are informed that the law allows the
Clerk to retain such monies and settle up
his own affairs. We suppose tia! all viii
agree with us that. what Is wrong in one
man as an officer is also wrong in another.
Taking this for granted We proceed to say
that an ex officer belonging to their party
who retired from the Clerks Office of ibis
county some five years since still retains in
his hands, or has very recently paid them
over, monies he received while Clerk
and he was Mr.. Packard's predecessor, this
gentleman is our friend Richard Corbaley,
whose honesty we have 10 reason to doubt.
If Mr.. Packard is to blame. as the rcpub.
licans say how stands then their eA officer?
IL the length Of time the funds are retained
makes the crime. Why does orr neiglbor
pass his monstrosi,y ahd outrage commit
ted on the "dear people" by Mr.. Corbaley,
silently? and, if a mans politics has any
thing to DO with it; what have they 10
boastof, what have they to blow about?
when it is taken into consideration that
Mr.. Corbaley has been out Of office ten
times as long az Mr. Packard and on search
ing the records was found to have, even
now. more than the democrat ex- Clerk
We take different view of the matter to
that Of Out ueighbor Of the RepuJtroR-
We do not think that either Of these ex-
Clerks are guilty OF any unlaw !ul acts in the
matters referred to. and have not the least
idea that either Of them ever intended to
wrong any person or persons ont Of wha,
they we're entitled to- This, we must say.
we believeis our reyered competitors can
did opion about the ma ter, and we are sorry
10 see him take such course and virtually
accuse these gentlemen Of what they are
not guilty. for, if Mr.. Packard is guilty,
SO is his brother Republican, Mr. Corbaley.
So far as the course Of our neighbor is con-
cerned we are satisfied that the whole mat
ter is gotten up for effect and in his eager
ness he has over reached If made an
over-sis ht, and in trying to expose his
political and personal enemies has placed
his friend in 4 very unenviable position
or has shown himself hypocrilical and dis
honest as a journalist. in not stating the
entire facts in the case under consideration.
This is a species of dishonesty that has
been carried on here for few years
TO great extent. and to it the opposition
Of Ibis county owes its success, but, the
time has come that people are beginning to
investigate these matters. and demand the
porof before they believe these reports tha: