The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-01
up on the acceptance Of the proposition is
found. Who and where is he? What
are the first three letters of his name?
INTOLERANCE.

There is no trait of human charact er
more degrading, narrow, and detestib,e,
than that ofintolerance. Wherever it ex-
lists there is to be found the most Pharasai-
cal self conceit, and the lowest and most
selfish meauness. 1t is a trait of charac-
ter that stamps its possessor with a mark
blacker than Gains, and makes him who
bears it an object of adherence to all high
toned honorable men. The spirit of intol-
ance made the Puritan burn witches. BAN
isb Baptists and Quakers from New Eng
land, and whip men for kissing their wives
on Sunday No man. society
or party can long succeed who are tainted
with it. During the late rebellion its
spirit was manifested in the mobbing of
printing offices, the hanging Of democrats,
the insults heaped upon women and even
children by the sneaking towards who Oft
en- performed the duty of spies and deputy
provost narshals throughout the north.
Since the war closed there has not been
such public manifestations of it. But it
yet remains part and parcel of the radi.
cal party, of which it forms one of the
chief corner stones. These facts suggest
themselves upon reading in the last week S
Republican a communication from Tyner
City, attacking the character of James L.
Fife, by an anonymous scribbler who signs
himself 90 Man about town, No. =" While
we are not the champion of Mr.. Fife, yet
We cannot but express our adherence of
the sentiments actuating the author Of that
infamous communication. 1t was caused
by the performance of a noble act on the
part of Mr.. Fife, and the man who under
such circumstances could pen the letter
referred to, could perform any act however
mean it might be. Those who have read
the communication in last weeks Republi
can will not be at ali surprised when We
inform them that Man about town, No.
two" is poor, pusianimcus, dirty, low
lived dog. That he is guilty of hiding in
his neighbors' smoke houses at night, and
peeking through their windows to see
what he can discover. That he is a liar !!
comard, and slandcrer ! whose base
lies made one honest woman a maniac
That he is swindler ! aud in every way
so mean that even his republican neigh
bors would not associate with him, until
the exigcnces of the campaign compelled
them to procure his services, to do their
dirty work. In fact he is the scavenger
If tie radical party IN Poll township.
Again these reflections are called up by
having just learned of another radical out
rage in Polk township-which, by the
way, seems to be afflicted with radicals of
very dirty stripe. Week before last the
democrats raised very beautiful hickory
pole at the Barber school house, which
was cut down on the day Of our grand
rally here last week. This is the second
pole cut down by radicals in that town
ship during this campaign. We have no
complaint to make, for radicals eau do tn
democracy no greater service than by just
such low, dirty contemplate acts as that,
because they disgust honest men who be-
long to their party, and cause them to
leave them for their own credit. Yet the
man Cor sneak we should call HIM who
would perform such dastardly trick is
beneath the contempt of honest men. He
is foul reptile, no would il opportunity
offers, rob hen roosts, or steal the coppers
off from his dead mothers eyes, and then
sharpen knife on her tomb stone to kill
his father with Such things are the fit
material Of party which boasts of a
drunkard for their chief and spoon thief
for their right hand man, and a set Of ly-
ing hypocrites for their candidates gener-
aly.