The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-11-02
The Republican still harps upon the or
der of the board of commissioners author.

The Republican still harps upon the or
izing the employment of physician resid-
ing in Plymouth to attend upon the liz
mates of the county asylum when sick
L. totally ignores the fact that they aiso
authorized the employment of a physician
who resides in the immediate rcigkbor-
hood, and who has in consequence been
several times called to see the sick of the
asylum. AS we understand the matter
they nave done just as any prudent board
would have done; in case ole ann I DC
procured when needed then another can
be had. The Republican concludes its
article with the following choice rhapsody:
Can it (the Democrat not say the
other physician, though graduate, is a
q uack and Irresponsible" This is doubt
less what the Republican would say under
similar circumstances but as We are not
in the habit of affirming that to be true
of which We know nothing, we cannot SO
far initiate the tactics of our gentlemanly
neighbor Indeed we are inclined to the
opinion that che other physical" thou b
comparatively young is competent. at least.
to discharge the ordinary duties of his
profession, or the commissioners would
not have authorized his employment. Tie
gossip of the Republican about the ex-
pense of employing a physician living
here, being four times rs much as it would
ne to employ the "other physician" who
! 81 near the asylum is all gratuitous.
The other physician true to the instincts
of his party has invariably charged much
more relatively for services thus far rem
dered, than the one who lives here as a
comparison of their bills on file in the
Auditors Office will show. This does not
in the least surprise us, for who ever knew
an abolitionist, alias, modern republican
20 get hold Of tie public teat, and no:
draw for all their was in it: The Repub-
lean has nprry word to sag IN reply to
that portion Of our former article relative
to awarding the asylum to Mr. Taplin at
greater sum than another offered to take
it Tor. Will it tell us why it found no
| fault then? Would it have fond fault
now if the award had been made TO a re-
publican? 1t has become mania with
our neighbor to approve everything that
goes to the benefit of its party, or party
friends, and to grumble and mutter at ev-
erything which in the least would benefit
It's political opponents. 1t never stops to
consider the propriety OF things, because
it sees no propriety in anything that can
not be used for the benefit of is party
Ali fine spun sentences about economy
are evidently prompted by mere partisan
spirit and though in themselves PR II
enough, will be taken with many grains OF
allowance, coming as they do from mau
VINO on similar oo Iasions heretofore hac
not WORD to say because friend Instead
of an opponent was the recipient Al
the rant of the republican eiitor about thu
SANDER of the poc- man, which it affects
% see in our former article on the sub,
ject, is owing doubtless to the same cause
that enabled him to see the SANDER at all
a glass too much, perhaps, has caused
1.-THE old gentleman to see what did not
exist, and then rant about it. Better
keep cool, neighbor, orwe may want you tt
answer for your friend Taplin some rathel
tough questions relative to certain stocl
bought and sold By him while on the farm
and We Hay possibly have something t,
say relative 70 the invoice of the rropert,
on the farm when he commenced all.
when he quit. We have no mind to e,
into this matter, however, unless driven tC
it by the course Of Mr.. Taplins friend 0
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