The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-29
PLYMOUTH, Sept. "a, 1870.
EDS. DEMOCRAT

EDS. DEMOCRAT:-
have heard the Republican harp so
much this campaign on "court house
swindle," loss of peoples money
loaned out to party favorites," " official
corruption;" :" clique" &C., &C., that it
seems to be high time for it to come to
some definite point, or else back down
from an untenable position.
Court house swindle Will the
astute editors of that marvellous sheet
tile the public more about the swindle ?
In what part of the building of the new
court house is it concealed Is it in
the contract ? 1t was let for $50, 900
under the highest bid. Is it in the
process cf building The architect, who
is one of Chicago's best citizens, and
good Republican, says that SO far the
work on the building is the best he has
seen for long time. Is it in the mate
rial used? The best of Judges say the
material is the best they ever saw used.
Is it in the cost of the building? The
Goshen editors say it is a finer building
than their new court house, and is cost
ing over $4,000 less Are the build
ing committee engaged in swindling If
50. how, and in what manner? As to
loaniig the building fund, the facts are
these: Only a trife over $4,000 was
loaned much Of that was loaned to Re
pubilcaus, or for their benefit, fact
which can be proven by one Of the ell
itors Of the Republican, who was him.
self a recipient Of sucl a favor; the
money was all loaned at 10 per ccntum
With ample security; much of it has
beer paid, and not one dollar of it will
ever be lost, as the editors Of that sheet
we'll know; and all Will be paid before
the building is completed the first sug-
gestion that the building fund should he
loaned was made by the Republican un-
der the contr,l Of Mr.. Mattingly.
Does the R'pu5licon wish to go back
IN its own record, and now repudiatc
what four years since it advocated? Such
course may be good tactics to catch
few votes. But is it honest? As to the
corruption Of the county officers, will
the editors name the officer, or single
official act Of any one of the county of
ticer that has been corrupt? It il easy
10 make charges in . wholesale manner.
VIII these editors point cut the person
or the act. and give proof to sustain the
charge? They must do this or stand
before the community in the light Of
willful slandeIers. He who steals NV
purse, steals trash but he who steals
my good name takes that which doth
naught enrich him, and makes me poor
indeed" OF all crimes, SANDER is the
meanest. Compared with the slanderer,
the lowest thief becomes respectable. Do
these - Christian" editors wish TO be
branded as sianderers of their fellow
citizens? If not, let them prove their
charges Of corruption or retract like
honorable men.
Clique" Where is it? OF whom
is it composed Let them name two
men who belong to it. Any man with
sense enough to 60 in when it rains, or
to eat when hungry, who has lived in
this town for one year, knows that the
< clique" is myth, a terrible phantom
conjured up in the diseased brain of
been harped, piped, shouted, bawled
and sung for the past fifteen years, until
the".only wonder is that harp Of a sin
gle string should keep in tune so long
But one of two conclusions can be ar.
rived at in regard to these veraciols ed
itors in the course they are now pursu.
ing. They arr either fools themselves
or (more likely imagine their readers
are. X.