Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-09-26
The County Poor House.

Inc county POOR House.
EprroR RErUBLIcAN:--I am certainly at
a great loss. as are many other citizens of
this County. to discover the slightest foun-
dation whereon to base reason for the I'M
called for and malignant attack of the
Democrat on the action of the County
Commissioners in their management OF
matters pertaining to the County Poor
House affairs. and also against the manner
in which Mr.. Baker conducts himself as
Superintendent Of the County Paupcrs.-
That sheet undoubtedly claims. as lead :
ing motive for its ridiculous cxertion in
behalf Of said psupers. impulses Of human
ity. prompted by stories Of the alleged
wrongs which the inmates of that in>titu-
ton are called upon to suffer; but those
who paid the least attention to the matter
cannot fail to see that it is simply polit-
ical humbug. manufactured by the Demo
Graf man, and his sympathizers in the
County, for the purpose Of gaining votes
for their party candidates in the approach
ing election.
For six months our cars have been made
to ring with their charges Of barbarism
against Baker. and official corruption
against the County Commissioners. For
six months they have been rcsorting to ev-
cry species Of skulduggery. which their
fertile brains have enabled them so reality
10 invent, to prejudice the minds of the
people against the County Commissioners
and vet they have actually accomplished
n hing. Let us look at the matter impair
TALLY and see if corruption can be laid q,
the door of the Commissioners or Baker.
The Democrat has exerted its influence
and inventive powers, to the utmost. for
over six months. for the purpose Of crea.
ting evidence and prejudice against Baker
and the Commissioners. and in this It has
been assisted by the best legal talent in
that party. and the most INSCRIPTIONS po-
litieal influence in the County. AT several
different times the ''old woman" (who.
it has been satisfactorily proven is a per.
son Of very immoral disposition) has been
closeted with the editor of the Demorrat
in his sancfum, and with the lawyer in his
private consultation room. This planning.
plotting and devising, had been carried on
for great length of time until the schem-
ing coteric of rascals thought they had
succeeded IN efecting good thing. and
then the bubble was ready to be pricked
open and the wind let ont Under the SUI
pervision of the learned council, the .'old
woman" made a dolorous complaint to
the Commissioners at their last sitting,
and from the peculiar manner in which
she delivered her ''sad song of woe" one
was led to believe that she had gone through,
many preliminary rehearsal in the green
rooms Of the said lawyer and printer
The Commissioners hearing the rumors
which were floating through the County
as sworn officers deemed it to be nothing
less than their duty to take cognixsnce Of
the matter officially. They extended al
most unlimited powers to the complain
ant for the purpose Of producing witnesses
and appointed day when to hear and re-
lieve their grievances if any should appear.
Further than this. they off tally authorized
the chief Mogul of the disaffectionists to
appear before the Board and plead the pau
pers cause. The day for trial came. hut
with it come not the "old woman''-thc
chief witness in the complaint; and why?
is rot tho reason plain? She had learned
her iessos well, Int she had not before
been subjected to riyr. cross-exa:nina::
ton, and they were AFRAID the shatrcre,:.
''old woman" might tell too much. and
thus lay bare to the contempt Of the pub
lie the shallow motives which had prompt
ed the harrassing conspiracy against Baker
and the Commissioners. Two witnesses
only did they have present. excepting q
childish old man who was one Of the pan
|pers. and both were party men. An at.
temrt was made at the beginning Of the
trial to make the whole affair matter oil
record on the Commissioners books. and
to have the charges contained in the com
plant put in the same condition, but NOT
bit Of it would the counsel for the pan.
per cause consent to. He did not want the
frame work Of the corrupt transaction to
ever see daylight after the trial was over
The fact Of the matter is. ifihe proceedings
complaint and all-had been made q
matter Of record. they could not convenient.
lly turn around afterwards and trump M
new and equally false charges-their wind
department would have been effectually
squelched. We trust this contemplate
apology for = party hobby will be allowed
to die quiet death. and that its orieina,
tors will hereafter turn their attention tc
matters Of more general interest to the pub,