The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-09
F1IRNESS.

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The Republican Of last week has an
editorial and long communication on
the subject of corporation affairs, and
both articles make bitter complaint
against the DEMOCRAT of uniairness.
and with sundry chaste and appropriate
anecdotes show wherein we lack both
decency and sense.
We have complained at the inehicien
ey OF inaction of the present corporate
government. whenever we have had
just cause for complaint, and instead Of
showing our complaint unwarranted OF
making any improvement in their man.
agement of affairs, the organ of the COR
poration contents itself with finding fault
with our grumbling disposition.
These officers made a great parade
when they took charge OF the interests
of the town. They had defeated the
Democracy because of the ineffciency
or dishonesty of the Democratic Off
Gals: and now tI.cy proposed to be both
remarkably efficient, honest and eco
nomieal. They repealed all the old
laws, and enacted an entirely new set.
Everything must be changed, all had
been wrong always heretofore, and must
now be perfected.
How much improvement has been
made, every citizen knows. Nearly half
the laws enacted cannot be enforced by
a town corporation, and the remainder
are in no way superior to those hereto
fore enforced They do not attempt the
enforcement of their laws. The streets
are cleaned by common consent. only.
HOGS, horses, horned-belled-cattle, I'M
muzzled dogs and dead animals, all enjoy
the freedom of the town as Of yore.
Sidewalks were never in worse condi-
ton. and the nuisances that formerly
afflicted the town still exist.
The correspondent Of the Republican,
and champion of the present board of
trustees, says, in speaking of the present
laws:
"None of them are unfair or unjust !;
and a constant assault. in indecent Ian
guage, on the corporate authorities, Is
not going to aid in making them respect
ed or obeyed if valid, or repeal them if
invalid; and unles the writer's for the
Democrat are wholly irresponsible in
property and morals, their interests lies
in endeavoring to build up and MAIN
tain a good corporate government, and
in intoxicating obedience to public author
ity, while seeking by fair discussion to re-
form where evils exist and sustain where
reformation is not required. Three
months of continuous personal and
abusive slang-for it deserves no better
name-on one subject, is enough for
any community and paper that con-
tinues it to the exclusion of almost all
other matter, can be fairly charged with
lack Of decency or lack of sense
1t seems to make great difference
with this charmingl honesty and in
genious correspondent, "whosc OK is
gored." 1t was very right, just and
proper, last year, for the very men that
now want the illegal laws observed by
common consent,-it was all very well
then to resist the laws and seek to destroy
the corporation; at the same time it is
admitted that the old board was honest
and acted from no rong motives, and to-
day the taxes of thefe same gentlemen
are unpaid The only ground for resist
ing the collection last year, was on a
technicality-not because the tax was
too high, or because the money was mis-
applied Now 'changc comes DER the
spirit of their dreams" and We shall OBJ
serve these new laws by consent, ant
without complaint, because we will be
the better for it; and must not exercist
our own judgement, even, in determin
ing this point.
AS to the charges made of the various
sums of money missing, or in the hand
of the old board, to-wit: 5000; $500
and 81 700 unaccounted for, We leay
toa correspondent next week. Tn
charges are silly, in the extreme, am
we can hardly see how a f;ig minde'
man could stoop to such trickery. ]
all he says were true, it would be tn
duty ofthe present beard to bring actor
and recover the money.
The correspondent seems deeply in
ierested in Mr.. G.. H. REEVE, and dis
courses as follows:
They seem to have particular spit