The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-29
PARTY BIGOTRY.

VIZ have been informed that cur County Clerk
las refu: ed to permit such Attorneys desire to-
to haze the Clerks printing for which they
sponsiblc, done at the Democrat office, for the
reason, he alleges. that the DEMOCRAT is seces
sion paper. We did not expect the patronage Of
his ofire, but that he should give such reason, is
more than we had expected of him. We had on
sidcred him a man of truth, at least in ordinary
business matters, and to hear that he uttered such
an incxcrisable f:lsehood was something
not wholly prepared for. II he reads our paper,
he knows tic assertion TO be false if he does not
read il he should not make so grave an assertion
without any knowledge Of its truth or f,lsty. His
statement coald not have been prompted by perso-
nal annlosty, we do not think, for our personal
intercourse, so far as we know, during the
years of our acquaintance, has been more than or
dnarily pleasant, considering the position each of
occupied in the two political parties. Therefore
we cannot attribute tile adoption of such course
to anything but patriotism-the pure, unadul,era-
ted article. In following this line of conduct, he
places himself without the pale of the party which
placed him in power" That party SAYS there
but two parties-Union and disunion-that all
publican, equal and may of right demand the
same favors in the distribution of patron ge. He
knows that working to the extcAt of our
abilities, for the maintenance of Union, when his
party sneerngly called "Union savers" there
fore he cannot, with the least shade of truth.
sly that we belong to the Gisunion party, or that
is secession paper.
The former Clerk, Mr.. Packard, complied with
such requests in almost every instance. although
the paper to which such patronage went was laden,
every week, with the vIest personal abuse that
rara aois by nature, and proficient by life long
practice could possibly invent. We refer, with
pride, columns to subStantiate the statement
that We have never uttered one word derogatory
to his personal character or official conduct.
Therefore il cannot he in retaliation for personal
abuse that he refuses to practice that berality
pected from one iE his position. Was there ever
an exhibition of more intense party bigotry7
His party asking the support of Democrats
in this county, becuuse they say. there is or should
he. but party. And yet, the opposition to the
Democracy was never as deep-seated and unquall-
fcdIy bull headed, now.
II left to follow the dictates of his own reason,
our Clerk might be a man entitled 10 some respect
for honesty aud gentlema1ly qualities; but since
his advent into political life, he has been and will
he so long as he remains in this county. under the
influence of the most corrupt and dishonest clique
of politicians that ever infested county town
To think that anything good could come of such
set of tricksters was a compliment which they
did not deserve, and which Clerk anx
ious to demonstrate to the public. They say to
him, Come.-and he comes; Go'-and he goes
and makes fool Of himself Mattingly is re-
quested not to retort OH us by saying that nature
saved us the trouble of makidg a fool of ourself
il would be unkind.
These remarks cannot be attributed to any dis
appointment Oh account of not receiving patron
nge from his Office; we only desire that the true
p sition of some of the "no party men in
this county be knowR We have not asked any
favors, expected any, more than the law emit
ties US to.