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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.

A significant feature OF the radical dem.
onstration here last Saturday was trans
parency carried by the Bourbon delegate n
inscribed with the frank avowal of "Uni-
versal Suffrage for ALL" For years the
republican party has denied that it favor
ed nesro-suffrage, and even now some lew
members of that party are so ignorant or
so reckless as to state that the radical par
ty is not in favor Of negro suffrage. By a
systematic course of lying and deception
they have, up to recent date, convinced
the masses of their party that they were
not committed in favor of this obnoxious
doctrine, and by so doing have preserved
their organization and even held their su-
premacy in the land. Since the recent
elections in Ohio and Michigan, where
the question of negro suffrage was by
them made the main issue, and in which
states Schuyler Colfax and almost every
radical of prominence in the whole coun-
try urged and plead with the people for
negro-sufrag it is useless to attempt to
deny their position further, and hence We
see the chief delegation to their grand(D
demonstration carrying banner inscribed
I" universal suffrage for ALL"
We hope to no longer hear men who
vote and ACT with the radical party say
they are opposed to negro-sufrage. Such
statement certainly proves the maker of
it to be very dishonest or very ignorant.
True, it is not plank in the radical p lat
form, expressed in SO many words, but
there is scarcely radical of prominence
in the United States who has not either
voted for negro-sufrage, or argued in its
behalf, and the success of radicalism will
bring, as legitimate result negro-suffrage
to the whole LAND. Eli who are in favor
of it vote the radical ticket, all contrary
minded vote the democratic ticket. The
choice is easily made; every man to his
taste
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
RADICAL NOTICES

The procession at the radical rally last
Saturday vaswell supplied with notices Of
all grades, few of which are appended for
the readers delectation:
"The democrat platform it has gray
back candidate and a green back look"
Some of the 'loil" are becoming quite
luminous, but where is the point?
"Jeff. Davis skedaddled in 1864. See.
mour is skedaddling in 1863"
They meant to the White House, and
they will "see" il.
Honesty is the best policy. BE virtu-
Gus and you will be happy"
The latter part of the above is supposed
to have originated with Gov. Morton about
the time he was dubbed "Moxa," or at the
+" Swedish remedy" was applied to him.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
HIGH TAXES.
one side.
NUMBER ONE.

1t is not our object in particular to dis
cuss the subject whether we of Marshall
county pay more taxes according to what
we are worth, than other counties. but to
show that our taxes are strictly proper,
and that the aggregate cannot be material
ly reduced, except in very few cases,
without dcpreciating county orders. The
law requires the commissioners, at their
June (not December) term in each year.
to levy such per cent on the whole amount
Of taxable property, both real and pcrs' n
al, in the county, and on each poll, as will
defray the ordinary expenses Of the ccun-
ty, with Il margin for contingencies The
- 1907 -
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
NO TAXES.

The tax on incomes exceeding one
thousand dollars scarcely pays 70. its COL
lection at least so trifing surplus is
returned that it constitutes but drop in
the bucket of immense expenditures of tie
government. Yet Jacobin orators daily
assure the poor people that they "pay no
taxes!" That taxes are only paid by
rich men, whose incomes exceed one
thousand dollars per annum. Therefore
" nothing is going wrong and nobody is
hurt" They will hardly succeed, howev-
or in making the poor man believe this
pleasing statement, when he comes to pay
his grocery, hardware, dry goods, shoe.
makers hatter's and every other species
of bills that may be presented to him, and
finds that three dollars now goes no farth-
er than one dollar used to before the
national blessing" was incurred.
Few men with families but that remem-
Der the day when three hundred dollars
per year provided better living than one
thousand dollars per year does now and
few bat that reflect sadly on the fact that
wages and salaries are not now proper
tionatsly higher, and that in these days
when poor men pay "no taxes" it is
daily growing harder and harder to "make
both ends meet" Truly, a little taxa.
ton " especially if it were administered
justly to the rich and poor alike, would be
a better thing!
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

WEsTERvBLT and johnson insist that
the taxes of Marshall county are too high.
Do they dare allege that one dollar that
has been collected has been misapplied or
stolen by any democratic county officer of
Marshall county, and if SO, who is the Of
6cer? Come, gentlemen, the books of
the county are all open to your inspection
and any information you may desire is at
your command.
Never make charge by insinuation,
for that is eowardly, and it is dishonest to
make one without foundation you should
not do that, tor you are both christians,
you know.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
II RADICAL LIE.

Some lying scribbler sent to the Chica-
go Tr,June dispatch in which, among
other things, he says:
"Gen. KimbalI spoke Saturday at
Plymouth and Alpha Packard tried to in
cite mob by telling some ignorant mel
that he should not be allowed to speak,
and that it would be good thing If a few
stones were chucked at him, but they were
so closely watched that they dare not at
tempt row."
The author OF the above is an unmiti-
gatei liar and scoundrel, but suppose he
thought his vile falsehoods away from
home where the truth would not be known
might tend in some degree to build up the
failing fortunes Of their party.
/ was in my office all the time Gen.
Kimball was speaking, attending to my
private business, except few minutes L
went TO the post Office to mail some letters,
and on my return spoke for short time
with Cart Boyd and some other gentle
men sitting In front oil my office, and
only left my office to go home while M.
Reeve was speaking.
l have always encouraged, as those who
know me well know, good order on the
part of democrats at radical meetings, but
they need no admonitions Of that kind,
they are not the party to break up politi-
cal meetings, stone professions, aud insult
and abuse women and children. This has
been the peculiar sport OF the radicals for
the last six or seven years.
am informed that it was a certain rad
ical official in this town who sent the above
dispatch. l can hardly believe it of him,
but if he did, it only shows to what
depth of meanness n man viii descend
under the influence IF partisan prejudice.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
AVOIDING THE 1851 Els.

The radica! stumfers, from highest TO
lowest, from O. p Morton to John l..
Wcstervelt, seem to have agreed with one
accord that it is not safe for then to dis
cuss the issues before the people and they
are therefore busily engaged in hunting
up side issues and lodges whereby to
avoid an honest discussion Of the real
questions Of principle before the people.
The divisions of a radical speech of two
hours length, average about as follows:
Forty minutes to the New York conven-
ton and Seymour's remarks to mob in
New York several years ago; forty minut,,
to Wade Hampton and n. b. Forrest
thirty minutes to "what we did during
1.-THE war;; five minutes to the congress
sioual plan of reconstruction. and five
minutes to the present system of taxes and
finances, and il many eases the last two
subjects are ignored entirely.
1t is almost impossible to get a radical
to attempt to justify the position of his
party on the reconstruction question, by
which the states of the south are given
over solely to the control of negroes and
carpet-baggers, and by which they claim
that secession accomplished its purpose
and destroyed the Union. Or, what is
still more of interest to our people, their
infamous financial doctrine by which they
propose to continue their system ofrobbing
the poor and giving to the rich.
Not one in Fifty attempts to explain the
justice or propriety of giving from the ma
tional treasury about thirty millions of
dollars yearly to the national banking
companies of the land or of paying pen
sions, bounties, soldier claims of every
nature, and every other honest debt of the
government in greenbacks and the bond
holder his usury and principal 10 gold;
nor the reason why negroes should vote in
Virginia and no; in Indiana; nor why the
constitution may be totally disregarded in
one case, and must be strictly observed in
another, if it suits their interest; nor the
reason why the nation was put TO the ex.
pense of millions Of dollars in going thro
with the farce of impeaching their own
president; nor the reason why with their
economical administration of affairs and
immense revenues the national debt is in.
creasing at the rate of about two million
dollars per week.
All these trifes are beneath their no
tice. and their attention is exclusively oc
cupied with such weighty matters as TIT
private acts Of ~ Il. Forrest, who live.
some place in Tennessee aud Wade Hamp
tou, who resided in South Carolina. VIVA
somebody said who lives in Texas anC
what somebody who is now in Georgi;
talks Of doing.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

most as odious in its prov isions as the ia.
nous Maine law
Those who desire prohibitory law
should vote for both John l.. Westervelt
and Amasa johnson. They are of the
right stamp to stand up to the rack and
vote for the most radical temperance law
that can be conceived. The fear of the
future will hardly restrain another radical
legislature in Indiana from carrying out
their puritanical.. proscriptivc doctrines to
the utmost.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
WHICH rs ITs

Gen. Kimball, state treasurer, says the
state debt of Indiana is about SO, 900, 900.
T. B. McCariy, auditor Of state, says it is
over 100000 Does somebody lie
Ifso, which one is it Both are "trooly
loil" and even, that far, but as Kimball
did misstate our county tax, in his speech
at LaPorte, about fifteen thousand dollars
nearly one half Of his whole statement
we guess he is the boy that tells the fb
about the state debt. His mathematics OF
his morals seem to be in bad state OF
repair, and it strikes us he is rather riekety
for state treasurer in either event.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

By every possible dodge the radical or
ators of the day avoid the real issues BE-.
fore the people. Local matters. Sey-
mour's speech to the New York rioters.
Frank Blair's intemperance. Farrand's
pecuniary circumstances. A history Of
the southern delegates to the New York
convention. The way Pendlston was
cheated out of the nomination. Anything
rather than to he placed on the rack nd
compelled to confess their fna ncial faith
and views on reconstruction the only
issues before the people or tina It the people
care one atom about
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
STOP THAT LIE.

Gen. Nathan Kimball, radical candidate
for state treasurer. made the statement at
LaPcrte in public speech last week that
the county taxes Of MARSHALL county were
s35, 900 and that the taxes of LaPorte
county were only about one half rs much
as those of Marshall county.
The expenses for tie usual purposes of
Marshall county last year were sonnet hing
under t~enty thousand dollars, and by
kimballs own statement the taxes of La.
Porte county were about eighteen thous-
and dollars, and, in fact, were much more;
therefore, instead of being seventeen
thousand dollars difference in the taxes Of
the tive counties, even by radical authori-
~, there is less than two thousand dollars
difference An exaggeration of about
fifteen thousand dollars ia made as to the
taxes of Marshall county. Now, what
unblushlDg, Wholesale lying. and by a
public man and a man who asks the peo-
pie Of Indiana to place him in position
showing confidence in his integrity and
vcracity.
Ifby such falsihcations he hopes to
+. bolster up the waning fortunes of the
Jacobin party We pity his ignorance. If
he made the staten believing them to
be true, then his manner of reckoning is
too glaringly incorrect to justify the people
in iutrusting to him The keeping of their
state accounts and funds.
Is he dishonest or is he incompetent?
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
For the Democrat.
EDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC
DERT
you know

MEssRs EDIToRs: 1 am not a little sur
prised at your attempt to prove the incOr-
rectness of the statement that the principal
of the national debt has been reduced. To
show that 1t has not been reduced, but on the
contrary increased, you go back to the date
of March 3lst, 1865. Why did you not go
back to a still earlier period of the war?
Your differen would thereby have been
much increased, and it would lave been just
rs fair. The war, as every one knows, was not
over ut that date. Lee did not surrender uH-
til April 9th, 60, and the last robcl force not
till late in the month of May following. AT
ter all this the armies were to be disbanded,
paid off and transported to their homes
The expenses of the few months at the clos
ing up of the war greatly increased the debt
The debt in question was that sum which re-
NAMED to be paid after the war was closed
and the armies disbanded. 1t was THIS sum
that was declared to be reduced, and not any
portion.of the debt that one might choose to
select at a date previous to the close of the
war. That this is the proper starting point
to estimate the increase or decrease OF the
debt, and that it has been greatly reduced,
present the following statement from the
message of President Johnson of Dec. 3d.
1866 During the fiscal year ending the
Both June, 1864, the last year of the war, the
public debt was increased $941 800, 531, and
on the 31st of October, 1865, it amounted to
81. FAC, 1854 $50. On the 3lst day of October,
1866, it had been reduced TO 81, 551 $40, 006,
the deminution, during period of fourteen
months, commencing Sept. 1st, 1865, and end
ing October 31st, 1865, having been $206, 1919, :
545" As this statement is from the highest
Ofiicia! authority in the government, / pre-
sumo it will not be called in question.
Now let us take the debt at the point to
which it had been reduced Oct. 31st, 1866,
and find by subtracting the amount of the
debt as given in your article for July 3lst,
1868, and see whether it has increased or de-
creased i'm amount since that time. IL was
Oct 81, TO-. .................. $2,ool .3lO,OO6
July 81, SO, ......... 2,523, 534, 4SO
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
g O. i"

The joke which the radical juveniles
attempted to play off some days ago, by
stealing the ropes and flag from their pole
east of Brown Bres.' drug store, and laying
the blame on democrats, was exceedingly
|" stale, fat and Improbable" Try again,
boys, and get off something that will have
moro of an odor of freshness"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

WE have not heard yet during the
campaign whether Mr.. Colfax proposes to
furnish &c little temporary relisf-not
for elcctioneering purposes"-to his friend
Schiller, formerly of Stark county. Twcn-
ty-five dollars might be quite " relieving "
to Schiller in these hard times, aud We
advise him to at once apply to the liberal
Colfax, who used to DO the fair thing by
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

A PROHIBIT DRY LIQUOR LAW.
1t is probably not known to very many
of the voters of Indiana that in the legis.
tune Of 1861 a most odious temperance
law, amounting in its provisions to a pro.
hibitory liquor law, was passed in the SEN
ate by a strict party vote, aud in the house
of representatives only lacked four votes of
passage, thereby making it the law Of the
the state, if the governor did net dissent.
Such was, at all events. the case and but
for three or four timid republicans who
feared for their reelection, We would to-
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

A NEW work on mathematics is being
compiled, by which twice two makes four
and twice four makes two, to suit the oc
cassion. The work is for the use of radi
cal candidates exclusively, and Gen. Kim
ball and j. i. Westervelt each have ad.
vance proof sheets.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03
INQUEST EXPENSE.

The allowances for inquest expense are
all made by law.
JURY EXPENSE
The expenses of jurors were sSl9 Is.
Each juror is allowed I'll % per day and
mileage, which lea es but a small margin
after paying board bills.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

S 27,775, 500
Thus we see that there has been n reduction
during the one year and nine months since
Oct. 31st, 1865, Of twenty-seven millions, sew
en- hundred and sevcnty-five thousand, five
hundred and twenty-six dollars
Now, by adding this amount to that given
by President johnson as the reduction of the
debt during the fourteen months commenc-
ing Sept 1, 1865 and ending Oct. 81, 1868, ri
W shall and the exact amount OF the rcduc
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

yAanouSr has gone radical by an Gin.
re s.ad <.o;..ri$x !, thanh tl,s IarL
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

,, Every dollar of the insane expense was
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

$2I775, 526-$2a4, 155,O91, We find that the
principal OF the debt has been reduced since
the war more than two hundred and thirty.
four millions of dollars.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03


tiouery is apparently high; but the law
requires the commissioners to furnish the
several county officers with the necessary
blanks and blank books, regardless of the
cost. IF the board were to cut down one
of these stationers' bills, he, on appeal,
could easily prove that he had only charg-
ed the usual rates, therefore it would be
folly to subject the county to useless
expense.
COMMISSIONERS EXPENSE.
The law allows the commissioners each
SO per day, which amounts, during the
year, to s2l6 for all the time they spent,
and for all curses received.
CLERKS EXPENSE.
The clerk of the court was allowed
STAT 20. About two-thirds of these al
lowances were made by the judges the
balance by the commissioners. The law
specifies how much he shall receive for
filing papers, making record, etc. He files
an itemzed statement, to which he swears
before his allowances are made by the
commissioners.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGE EXPENSE.
The common pleas judge gets 1862 90,
which is Marshall county's pro rata share
of his salary.
CRIMINAL EXPENSE.
The expense of criminals was very large
$3.50 II. The law fixes the rate of
boarding and taking care of criminals; all
the sheriff has to do, is to itemizo his bill
and swear to it. 1t is then the duty of
the board to make the allowance.
PRINTING EXPENSE.
The law fixes the amount that the
printer IS entitled to Tor publishing the
delinquent list. The county pays the
printer, and the treasurer collects from
each tract of delinquent land which had
been advertised, its pro rata share Of the
cost.
INSANE ExPKNsE.
=, Every dollar of the insane expense was
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-04
RADICAL. STEW.

Trouble in Ga1Istin-InJunetfOn
During the session Of the present Legs
iature, the city charter Of Gallatin was
amended, and the citizens seem TO think
that the amendment is illegal, and oonse-
ouently null and void. On the 7th of De-
cember the municipal election took place
under this amended charter arrangement.
The Radicals elected the entire municipal
ticket by majority of one hundred and
fifty, the Conservatives making the best
fight they could They are dissatisfied with
the election and pronounce IL illegal, as
the amendment was, under which 1t was
held. They applied to Judge Campbell,
Of Springfield for an injunction agains
the officers elect taking their seats, which
they have done to-day. The injunction
was granted. The citizens in their appli
catien state the ineligibility OF the officer
elect upon the grounds Of their being non
residents and other alleged irregularitie
of election, besides the unconstitutionalitl
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-04
Hetrenchmen. in Ctay Expenses.

To THE EDITORS UNION AND DISPATCH !;
Seeing that our city fathers are in mud
die about the means TO run the machine, /
propose to state few facts and make a
proposition for their consideration.
Is there any reason why persons em-
ployed by the city should receive more
pay for their services than those employed
by private citizens2 think not. Yet this
is done by the city. Take the waterworks,
for example The city is paying the Chief
Engineer at these works $500, and furnish
ing house for him to live him. The AS
sistant Engineer is paid $500. Now our
very best engineers are paid only 500 per
month on our river steamboats,. For fire.
men at the waterworks and the engineers,
etc, the city pays wages to the amount of
S6lS0 per annum. propose 10 furnish
two first class engineers, and firemen suf-
6cient to run the waterworks for the sum
Of $4,000 per annum-and thus save to
the city $3.50 on the expenses in that de-
partment alone.
am a citizen and practical engineer
myself; but do nor want any Office, nor
would receive any but ! make the propo-
sitlon in good faith, and csn give any ne
cessary security that l can carry it out.
PRACTICAL ENGINEER.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-04

BANKRUPTs.-During the week closing
January Sd, the following persons have
filed papers with the United States District
Court Clerk, and have been referred to the
several Registers
David H. Grant, Montgomery county.
Alexander Eason, Hartsville, Sumner
county.
Jas A. Lucas, Summer county.
VIM. H. Martin, Gallatin, Sumner
county.
J. Il. Thomasson, Huntsville, Sumner
| county.
W. c. Fakes, Wilson county.
Thomss II. Anderson, Sumner county.
Three hundred and ninety-one cases ~
| to date
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-04

cline. According to the mark yesterday
evening there were ten feet two inche4
water in the canal, eight feet two inches on
the falls, and fully seven feet water in the
channel down Inc middle chute making
decline Of one inch at the head Of the falls
during yesterday, though plenty Of water
for all classes Of boats. The river is now
in an unobstructed navigable condition,
but the amount Of business usually done
on high stage Of water has thus far fallen
short considerably, much TO the disappoint-
ment Of or river men.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-04
RIVER AND WEATHER
ARRIVED.
Talisman, from Cairo.
DEPARTED.
id, for Caney Fork.

The river continues to rise fast, and was
foil Of drift wood yesterday. There is
sufficient water on the Shoals now for first
class steamers. The weather was quite
warm and pleasant yesterday, and the snow
was melting rapidly.
The Palestine, from Louisville, and
Bertha, from Cincinnati, are due here and
will, perhaps, be at our wharf to-day
The Alpha leaves for Louisville this
evening.
The Talisnan sets her prov for Cairo
this evening" at O'clock.
The A. Baker Is advertised Burksville
and Rowena at P. NJ. today.
The Louisville Journal Of yesterday says
"The river came to a stand night before
Last, and yesterday it commenced to de-