The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-17
Plymouth Democrat,
THURSDAY, SEP. II, 1868.

OH ~, lCOC.
Voters of Marshall county, on the 13tt.
OF October you are to cast your BAL
lots at the most important election ever
held in Indiana. Important not only as
state election, but because it will 60 very
far toward deciding the presidential cleo
tion in November. AS Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana go, so goes the nation
In November; that is admitted by all par
ties. Now, how are you going to vote?
Have you decided that important question
In your own minds, or are you still in
doubt? Do you fully realize the impor-
lance OF your vote, and the great respon-
elblllty resting upon you? If not, then
we beseech you to pause a momeat and
consider. Remember the republican par
~ which has been in power for the past
eight years is now on trial before the coan.
try, and you are among the jurors. On
this trial you should as honest men Law
aside all prejudice and decide for or against
that party upon facts alone. Remember
that the admissions Of criminal are the
strongest evidence against him. Now
what have some of the leading republi-
cans admitted against that party? Let
u, zee:
During the war John P. Hale. repub-
lican senator from New Hampshire, stand
ing on the floor of the United States Sem
ate, made this declaration:
-" L tell you, sir, | believe, and | De.
clare 1T upon my responsibility as SEN
ator OF the United States. that the liberties
OF this country are in greater danger to-
Gay from the corruptions and from the
Prohigacy practiced in the various depart
ments OF government than they are from
the enemy in the field"
At later period, Mr.. Dawes. repub-
iican congressman from Massachusetts,, on
the floor Of congress, said:
"Thc gentlemen must remember that
In the first year of republican admins
tration, which came into power upon pro-
LESSONS ofretrenchment and reform. there
Is evidence that cannot be doubted abroad
IN the sand, that somebody has plundered
the r15lic treasury well nigh in SIM
gle Year as much as the entire current
yearly expenses of the government during
the administration of James Buchau-
an"
Don Piatt, republican editor of Ohio,
says:
From the hour of Lincoln's first in
auguration up to the time of his death
the thieves were all in Office 1t was i'm
possible almost to lay hands on an official
and not touch man made rich by his po-
sltlon. This was especially the case with
the monied officers. Honest men stood
sghast at the impunity with which steal
ing went on. All cries of shame at the
Outrage seemed unavailing- All opposi-
tion was thrown away. Thieves were
turned out to be succeeded bv
thieves, and colossal fortunes were made
in an hour. The amiable old president
cracked jokes over the rascalitv, and said
that IN his appointments he had to run his
hands into sack Of fifty snakes to find
one eel"
These are specimens of thousand radi-
cal confessions made by honest men of the
party, in moments when they could not
.;control their indignation upon look ing
around and surveying the sea of corrup
zion surrounding them. Why to-day Cal
:<licott, who was speaker of the New York
Legislature, and the leading republican of
nat state, is serving out term in the PEN
itentiary at Sing Sing, where he was sent
for stealing while he held the office of
fcollector of the port of New York. By
{confession, the republican party, without
any other proof, stands convicted of be-
ing the most corrupt aud profigate party
3that ever disgra.ed a free government.
Voters of Marshall county, think of it,
Sand If you approve their conduct, vote for
their candidates: If not, then let your
ballots be cast against them.
: A PR OFESSION4L DODGE.