Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-05-26


The Mishawaka Enterprise asserts
that at the election Of 1868, when
General Packard was elected, he
was no " load " 10 the Republican
party. The only real objection that
seems to be urged against the re-
nomination Of General Packard, is
the assumption that Re will Be q
load to the party in the coming
election. The. Enterprise shows
that he was net IN $685. and that
the objection is pure assumption.
The Laperte Herald tries to make
out that General Packard ran be
hind his ticket" in 1868, and con-
siderably behind the vote given for
Colfax. 1t then argues that il Pack
ard should lose HAS votes between
1868 and 1870 the real party major
ity in this distric. would dwindle
down to just 70. The Herald then
asserts that in Marshall county, in
Jasper, Fulton, Pulaski. White and
Laporte, the opposition to General
Packard is .. fierce, fixed, and every
day growing" From this assertion
it concludes that expediency re-
quires tina. a quietus be put upon
Packard If the Herald is as cor
rect in its statements with regard to
the Other counties named ss
it is with regard to
Marshall county, we ask to be ex-
cused from easily jumping to. its
conclusion. There is some opposi-
ton in this county to the renomina-
ton Of Packard, but it is limited in
point of numbers, and exceedingly
quiet so far as public expression is
concerned. We believe that tbs
vast majority of the Republican
party OF this county has no dispo-
si.ion whatever to throw aside Gen.
eral Packard on the ground of ex-
pediency-in order to conciliate
certain disappointed individuals,
and catch Democratic votes. 1t is
honestly believed that the honest
conviction of doing right, uphold
ing faithful representative, would
do more to keep off a "load" from
the Republican party in this district
at the coming election, than any
other course that could be adopted.
This we believe to be the "ferce,
fixed. and every day growing" SEN
timent Of the party in this county.
Perhaps the Hs,aHs reasoning is
sound in principle. but We fail to
see either the soundness of princi-
pie or the souEdness of the asser-
tions and the assumption. The
Rensselaer, Union, however, not only
agrees with the Heralds reasoning,
but gives the alarm with a ven-
geance. But the alarm that the
Union sounds seem to have more
of the "big injin" in it than any
comprehensive views and well
weighed facts. The position taken
by the Union and the Herald would
very naturally carry public senti-
ment, to some extent, with them :;
but we think that such public se1ti-
ment would not be the means of
adding a large number Of voters to
the Democratic ranks. If such is
the tendency there must certainly
be more of "spite work" about the
movement than solid political prin-
ciple. This predicting the defeat
of the party if our personal wishes
are not complied with, and this
proclsfming that a large number
will go over to the Copperhead
ranks if General Packard is renon-
inated-looks altogether unsound
In principle, and strongly calculated
to do more mischief than good.
We fail to see that the opponents Of
General Packard have made out
even q fair show of case. We
think the "load to be carried by
the Republican party of this dis
trict, consists just at present of the
three "shriekers - the Herald,
Union, and Spy.