The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-24
EONT BET.

w eeA pcIVIc last Gnc ittpuOttCuH iDdue
series Of charges aud statements to which
they challenged denial, and professed to
have hacker who would fork over six
thousand dollars if they could be proved
untrue. They paraded the propositions
with a grand f, ursh of trumpets, and in
the confidence of their powers seemed to
say, Lay on, Maeduf, and damned be
who frs. cries hold enough"
Last week some of our democrats called
at the Republican Office, enquired the
meaning of their several propositions, and
were assured by the complacent Pomeroy
that they were made in good faith and
meant business. Whereupon our demo-
cratic friends assured him they had come
with the money in their pockets to ACCEPT
the challenge as to certain of their pr0po.
sails, aud were ready to put up the stakes
All, gentlemen, will take that under
Amusement" replied the affable proprie-
tor Of the Republican. Then he was as
sured that while considering that, they
would make him more liberal terms to-wit:
One thousand dollars that the receipts and
expenditures of St. Joseph county for the
year ending May 3Ist, 1868, exceeded
those Of Marshall, by the exhibits OF the
auditors of both counties, made May 3lst,
1868. Also one thousand dollars that the
receipts Of st. Joseph county were ten
thousand dollars greater than the receipts
of Marshall county for 1867, as per reports
of the auditors of said counties for said
s year, leaving out of the question the court
house tax Of this county also,
$1,000, That the average tax levied for
county purposes in the republican coun-
ties of the state of Indiana, for the year
1867, will exceed the average tax levied
for like purposes in the democratic coun-
ties of the state by over 81 900. The vote
of 1864 for president being the basis to
det ermine which are republican and which
are democratic counties.
$1,000, That the receipts of St. 10.
county for the year ending May, 1868,
were not SIC, 600 less than the receipts of
Marshall county, as shown By the county
auditors published exhibits of the two
8 counties, for said year.
! $1,000, That the expenses of the state
government Of Indiana during any of the
Z four years of 1854-5-6-7 were greater
than any single year Of democratic ad-
E ministration in the state prior to said time.
These proposals took the Republican
man so by astonshment his face grew pale,
his voice trembled and his knees smote
together. He suddenly grew sick so that
he was not able to copy the propositions
(which were in writing. The prospect of
Injecting that $4,000 man vanished into the
lair, and our democratic friends were
obiiged to leave the Office Disguised with
the man of big propositions, who had
lproyed to them to be " dead beat" a
huge SELL hC idSt no P"OtfcUN pIOlccScS
Ito be Mortified at the idea of betting. To
ask such pioxs gentlemen as the editors of
THE Republican to back UP their satements
with their money, seems very wicked.
j'' 1t is against the law - they exclaim
l'' Do you expect us, the great luminaries
of God and morality party Of Marshall
county. TO violate the law" they ask with
great solemnity. Well, for genuine, cool
[uublushing, impudent hypocrisy commend
us to these piaus editors of the PePnttcon.
while there was the least chance of win
ming no jockey ever done more blowing.
But when they see defeat staring them IN
shs face they dodge behind an ASSUMED
anctity. and with all the twang of New
EnglaDd puritan raise their hands in holy
horror at the bare idea. Judge gentlemen.
The cloven foot sticks out beneath your
kanctimoniols robes.