The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-20

l took in counseling and encouraging
t certain radicals and others to resist the
collection of taxes, under the plea o.
illegal assessment, more especially since
Hon. Judge Osborne could not fnC
, papers presented by Mr.. Reeves, show
ing up the illegality of the old board
This mortified the gallant attorney Of
: the radical party so that he came home
from LaPorte with his head and tai
down like whipped hound. an
willing to forgive him for the injury
attempted on me, when acting in an of
fetal capacity, but never for allowing
himself to be nominated by radical
convention aud run on their ticket
against regular democratic ticket.
Mr.. Reeves may aspire to seat in
congress or on a radical board Of trus-
tees, or wherever he pleas es, but the
subscriber has registered a certain
strong expression in sacred place,
never to vote for the late champion of
Democracy G. H. Reeve, for any Office,
and further, | shall take the liberty to
explain my views wherever L go.
"The soul of renegade democrat
is so small that a dozen of them might
be put into the hull of a mustard seed
and they would not touch sides, bottom
or top. z. ReeUe.
Good
"They are sosmean that his Satanic
Majesty would not shake hands with
them through mud fence with pair
of tongs" &C IT, Rcece.
Better.
What constitutes renegade dem
ocrat? Voting with, aiding in any
way the opposition party. Who did
any of these things Pc. II. Recve.
Best.
"Out of your own mouths shall ye be
Judged -ScrPt"re.
Any person who has heard G. II.
Reeve make speech will recognize the
above couplets as his. Every man who
is a democrat from principle, and who
sincerely loves the ancient Ia dmarks
of true democracy, will desplse the in
dlvldual who from personal spite or
any other motive whatever, would,
Judas-like. betray his party into the
hands of its enemies. This doctrine
has been taught by the man who did
the deed. Judas received thirty
pieces Of silver for betraying his best
friend. Benedict Arnold received a
commission in the royal horse guards,
but G. II. Reeve does the job because
of his great disinterested benevolence.
He would excuse himself to the public
or rather to the democratic party, for
the radicals refuse to recognize hi m
now that they have got the loaves and
fishes of the town, He knew nothing
of his nomination. Prominent radicals
declare that he was consulted and gave
his consent to use his name on their
ticket. But stronger evidence, il
n eeded confronts him, in his refusing
to denounce the attempt at using his
name in such connection.
Oftentimes excusing of fault
Doth make the fault the worse by the excus G
| AS patches set upon a little breach,
Discredit more in hiding of the fault
Than did the fault befoe il was SO patched" -
The causes of complaint against the
old board were Matched and brought to
light in the base passions of very
mean set of radicals, whose chief de.
light consists in slandering and misrep.
resenting the acts Of democratic office
holders. They have neither the abili-
ty nor inclination to discharge the du-
ties of any public position of general
utility. Being thus debared by nature
from the benefits Of public pat
homage, they seek to distinguish them
selves by their ignorant interference in
the affairs of others With this class
of persons Mr.. Reeve was found acting
long before the corporation election
was held. He, with this class of men,
refused to pay taxes, and organized for
the purpose ofresisting their collection.
Reeves was their counsel Some of
them openly refused to pay, and the
marshal seized their goods. Reeve
counseled again manufactured evidence
with view to overthrowing an old
statute of the state, as we'll as the cor
poration authority, and whilst engaged
in this highly creditable pettifogging
operation the radicals patted him and
chuckled behind him, At the prospect
of destroying the prestige OF the demo-
cratic party IN the town. G. ii. Reeve
must have knnqwp the designs of the
radicals against the democratic party.
He is net so dull as not to understand
words plainly spoken or printed, and +
do know that he encouraged the feeling
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