The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-27

ED. DEMoCRAT.-Many false and I'M
just statements have been made in the
streets, about the connection Of Mr.. c. III.
Reeve with the republican meeting on
Saturday evening, and the worst heard
stated by the editor Of the Republican him.
self in my presence. Mr. Reeve is absent
and it is but just to him that that the
facts should be stated for the information
Of those who were not present and may
hear the false statements made by radicals,
and which will, no doubt, be repeated in
the Republican of this week.
Gen. Kimbal was speaking from box
on the east side of the street to a large
crowd, a majority of whom were demo-
Gratis. In speaking of taxes, he asked:
I" Have you ever thought how much you
pay? Can any one of you tell ?" and he
paused for an answer. He repeated: Is
there man present who can tell how
much taxes the people pay; any one of
your" and paused again.
Mr.. Reeve said, " About twenty-five
dollars a head for the head of every fami-
ly."
Gen. Kim5aN. "How much ?"
Reeuc. "About twenty-five dollars a
head for each head of a family"
Ktm6oW. "What for 2"
Reere. For everything; from a box
of matches to the clothes he wears"
KmJaN. "For what?"
Reeve. For everything, almost, from
box of matches to coffin"
KemJaA (Vehemently) It's not SO.
It's an Internal lie."
A prominent republican merchant in
the crowd here cried out: "It's c.
d. lie Charley Reeve, you're a c.
d liar!" Some one near him told him
to hold on, but he repeated the words, and
said, "Pll 90 over there and tell him SO"
and he went to Reeve and told him so re-
peatedly. Reeve laughed and told him to
keep still and let Gen. Kimball do the
talking; let him answer it," that he
wanted to hear the speech" &c, but
the man kept on, and Reeve kept good ma
tured and listened as we'll as he could.
Once or twice when there was confusion
near him, Reeve induced them to be quiet,
and the crowd was very orderly except
some boys near the bonfire. When Kim
ball closed the crowd called loudly for
Reeve. He went among them and told
them he was not going to speak. That it
was g a republican meeting and none of
our funeral" and he should not speak
Three faint cheers had been given for
Grant and Colfax, followed by three rous-
ing cheers for Seymour and Blair, and the
call, long and loud, continued for Reeve.
He started off, and the crowd followed,
calling for him TO speak. He turned on
the walk, took off his hat and spoke about
eight minutes. He opened with the fol
lowing remarks: Gentlemen, shall
not make speech. This is a called re-
publican meeting. Let them have their
way" Some one said, "They are
through" Reeve said, +" That's no mat
ter its their meeting. Its rule with us
to disturb no meeting. We leave to re-
publicans the pastime of disturbing politi-
cal meetings, stoning professions, tearing
down printing Offices, and mobbing people
who differ with them in opinion; but in
asmuch as Gen. Kimball asked a question
and repeated it, and paused for an answer
and l answered, and he called me liar,
will prove to you that told the truth"
He then demonstrated beyond question
that the taxes were not only S25 per head
for each head IF family, but far beyond
that, for interest alone, on the public
debt, to say nothing of other expenses ;
and also that the Generals statements
about taxation in this county were false
He concluded as follows: I" So much for
our side of the case. General Kimball is
fine looking man and holds responsible
office. He is fine speaker and makes as
able a speech as can be made on his
side of the question. He has made
the best speech l have heard made on that
side. He makes a gentlemanly speech
and if he continues as he has done here,
he will make friends socially, but he will
make no votes for his party; for with such
glaring Inconsistencies between facts which
the commonest man knows to be true, and
his statements concerning them, he can
deceive no one and will fail in the effort. y
1t is now charged that Mr.. Reeve call
ed Kimball liar several times, and spoke
of him in shamefully disrespectful man