Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11
S'OIfax.

1t is refreshing 10 read in the Journals of
The party that once elected Frank Pierce
President. such paragraphs as the follow
ing from the Chicago Times:
The American people-thosc that i'll
habit the West, at any rate-need lot bc
told who Schuyler Collax is He is poll
tician OF the smallest calibre of any that
ever gained by ioadyism or good luck, a
newspaper puff beyond the county he lives
in. With Grant, the man OF no principles,
at the head, and Colfax, the man of no
brains, at the tail, the Jac9bin ticket is a
very perfect arrangement"
We doubt whether the distinguished
Democrats whom Mr.. ColfaX has from
time to- time sent to grass in his district,
will feel complimcnted by the deprecisling
style in which the Times speaks OF him.
When he first became 4 candidate for
Congress the district was Democratic.
His opponent was Dr. Graham n. Fitch,
one OF the ablest and most popular Demo
cratic politicians IN Indiana, who was
elected by the meager majority OF two
hundred vr;es. His parry subsequently
sent him to the United States Senate, bu;
be never sought another encounter with
Mr. Collax. In 1854, this IMAM Of 10
brains was again a candidate, and was
elected by majority reaching into the
thousands. AT every election since held,
the people of the old Ninth District have
chosen him for their representative. The
Democracy have repeatedly put forth Their
ab,cst men against him, but only to have
them defeated David Turpie, who has
been twice nominated by the Democratic
party for Lieutenant Governor. and orice
sent to the Senate of the Uunited States
by Democratic Legislature, three times
contested the district with Mr.. Colfax, and
was three times defeated.
John G. Walker, a distinguished leader
of that active Democratic organization
krown as the "Sons of Liberty" and the
''brains" of the concern, tried one race
against Colfax, but the venture Was SO un-
satisfactory that he never repeated it.
This man without brains has been elect
ed six times successively to Congress, in
one of the mos, intelligent districts of this
State, which makes his term of continuous
service twice as long as that of any Other
Representative ever sent from Indiana.
Mr.. Hendricks, whom the Chicago
Times doubtless considers man ofbraiEs
was twice elected 10 the House Of Repre-
sentaiives by over thousand majority,
but was beaten at the third effort by nearly
as much. Mr.. Voorhees,, too, fell before
serving half the length of time that Mr..
Colfax has been in Congress; indeed, there
have been almost enough men elected to
Congress from Indiana to form a full
company Of infantry, since the first cleo
ton of Mr. Colfax, and he is the only ono
who has been continued in Misplace during
all ih;t period o.- t...--.... ..,-.a
1t Is odd that a man of no brains has
held his place in Congress so long, and
strange that he has for half the period o
his service been the presiding officer Of Tho
House of Representatives, which is sup
posed TO contain quite largo number o
members who have braihs- tt.ff
Even Copperhead editors supposed ht
had some ability, until afier his nomina
tion for Vice President.-Ind. Journal