The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-02

"The gates are down around the court
house square, and hogs, sheep, goats
cows, calves, and colts are running around
'permiscously." Who's business is it?
That square would be an ornament to the
city if the hoop poles, broken limbs, old
pots. rotten wood, etc., were removed and
the grass permitted to grow; but as it is
'twould insult calf to offer him free
pasture in it. Who'll buy property here
with such broken down, rheumatic kind
of court house and square exposed to
view? Hey. Who'll do it?"
For the DExocRAr.
Mr.. EDIToR.-In the DEMOCRAT of
March Goth, IN an editorial under the
head Of {" the prospect" you take
very gloomy view Of the political
horizon, and it seems view not warranted
by the circumstances surrounding the case.
Is it just to assume in advance of their
action that the democratic national con-
vention will ignore. the great financial
question of the day.. simply because they
meet in the city of New York Isit the
part of wisdom, or prudence to assume in
advance oftheir action that the democrats
chosen by the party to represent them in
the national convention will not prove as
true to the principles they represent. in
New York, as in Chicago, Cincinnati, or
Indiana polls? If the democracy of the
north west fear the contamination of their
delegates by the moneyed influence Of
Wall street, then they had better at once
retire from the conflict on which they are
now entering; because if they are made of
tho mould that cannot stand the pressure
of New York, it were useless to send 9TH
ers to represent them at Washington,
for with all its vices, to compare New York
and Washington is like comparing heaven
with brothel Again, you say the DEM
ocratic press of the east seeks to ignore the
bond question, and is in the interest of the
bondholders. In that assertion you do the
democratic press of the east great injus-
tice. Where will you find papers truer to
the interests of the people in their strug-
gle with the money power, than the New
York Day Book, Freeman's Journal
Bridgeport Farmer, Franklin Gazette. and
hundreds of others that might be men
toned Where there is one democratic
paper in favor of paying bonds in gold, at
the east, there are fifty opposed to it, and
| will venture the assertion without fear Of
successful contradiction that in no part of
the country can you find nobler or truer
set of men than the editors of the eastern
democratic press. Many of them proved
their devotion to the principles they ad
vocate, by choosing the dark, loa.hscme
dungeons of Forts Warren and Lafayette
rather than renounce them. Why should
we fear New York? That great metropo
lis of this continent is the only place Of
Importance in the north that has Away.
proved faithful. When others faltered OIL
failed she held the democratic banner alof
and cast it's folds to the breeze. OF al
places she is the most worthy Of being
honored with the national convention, ant
| am firm in the belief that not only will
your gloomy predictions prove upfounded
but that the democracy of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, and New Hampshire will be tound
standing shoulder to shoulder with the
northwest, under the leadership of George
II. PendIeton, and with the motto upon
their banners, equal laws, equal taxation
and the peoples money for the public
creditors There is time enough foI
signing when the battle is lost and hope
has fled. But now, while truth and jus
tice are marsbaling forces for the fight, let
there be no such word as fail But brave
men to the front, stand firm, and God de-
fend the right.
Yours, in hope,