The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-07

EDS. DEMOCRAT:-
Last weeks Republican contained an
article from this place over the sigma
ture of Citizen, in which the writer of
these items is willfully and knowingly
misreprescnterl If Citizen knew what
he was writing about, he knew he was
communicating falschood, and if he
did not know, he should have informed
himself before rushing frantically before
the public as the champion of few IA
natics. If Citizen desires to measure
swords with him in personalities" he
can be accommodated He makes
a desperate effort to say something witty,
and in doing SO, only proves that he is a
greater numbskull than people have
generally taken him to be. He is
man OF but one idea, and for that he is
indebted to the kindness of his parental
ancestor If his father should tell him
to dcmolish the Rock of Gibraltar by
hurting putty pellets at it. he wculdun
dertakc the job believing he could sue
ceed because his father told him so.
The whole article, from beginning to
end. is tissue of misrepresentation"
ana is not worth a reply. Every state
mcnt made III the article to which he
takes exception is substantially correct,
as all who read it, and knew anything
about the facts, can testify. In the first
place committee of made ridiculous
exhibition Of themselves without any
cause or proyocatiOn, by the course they
pursued with the justices Of the peace.
We admit they are, in the main, sober,
civil citizens but how they came to be
inyeieled into that performance Is be
yond the comprehension OF good
many sober, civil citizens outside of
the committee of IL. When such men
attempt to rule the courts by force of
numbers, regardless Of law or evidence,
it is time the "sober, civil citizens"
"mcn who give moral character to the
place" should step in and say "thus
far shalt thou 90 and no farther" The
committee made failure in this respect.
and became kind laughing stock"
to sober, civil citizens" generally, and
the work they sought to accomplish was
nipped in the bud at the very begin
ming. The men who give character to
the place lost confidence in the move
mcnt, and the performances that have
followed have not been Of such a char
acter as to inspire them with any hopes
of good results.
The object of the movement was not
for the purpose of reforming the drunk
ards, but for the purpose of strengthen
ing the waning fortunes of few polite
al asprants for corporation
honors. That IS the tissue" and
the sober, civil citizens, the men who
give character to the place." may as
we'll prepare u meet it, or acknowledge
that their = mission is ended, wrap the
drapery Of their couch about them and
lie down to pleasant dreams"
But ON his subject have already
encroacheI on your space more than its
merits demand, and | shall not again re-
fer to it, unless compelled to do so.
John Soice, of our neighboring vii
lagc Of Bremen, paid our town flying
visit one day last week.
A regular communication of Bourbon
lodge No 227, +. & \. NJ, be held
Tuesday evening, 18th inst, for the
transaction of important business and
work on VI. NJ. degree. a general at
tendance of members is requested. Wis
iting brethren invited.
Imp'd O, II. Thursday evening
all members expected to follow the
hunt
The c. rs will give pram-atic en-
tertainment at Davis hall, on the eve