Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-24

III nOOh VI DESTINY.
The question Of great interest nov
before the oters of Centre and W.
townships, OF this county, is tn
Plymouth, Kankakee and Pacif
Railroad question. We herewith
present the weighty reasons on til,
side in favor of the proposed tax tc
aid in fuilding the projected roat
from this point west through this
county. 1t is a question of genera
interest entirely removed from any
political considerations.
As a faithful journalist, we con.
slider it our duty to advocate what
we honestly consider will be for the
best Interests Of our town and coun-
ty. There my be readers of tho
RepuJlican who differ from us, but
our columns have heen oren for
them. We accord to those who diff
Ter from us on this tax question the
honesty and sincerity they deserve
However. this hour appears to us to
be the hour OF destiny for Plymouth
and Marshall county, in one very
important fact, th,a offnancial pros.
perity and material development.
The speech made ut the railroad
meeting last Saturday afternoon by
j. Cushman, Esq. had the ring of
the right metal and the audience
went Into a rapture of applause at
the close of the telling speech. This
speech went right to the roint and
hit the na;Lsquare on the head. It'll
presented Plymouth as il is, with the |
people Fleeing from the plains
and Plymouth as it might be with
the true sptylt of enterprise.
There is certai My great differ
ence between a dead town going to
seed. and live town awakening
ike a giant from long sleep for
great work. We have nothing 10
ose, and il anything can be gained
must BIZ risking something and
'ushing ahead. The points made
n favor ofthe proposed tax we con
ider, III the main. perfectly sound
md reliable. There are probably
20 voters in Centre or West town
1 Ups who do not desire to have the
'rol o ed road built. There are not
many at least. There arc some.
owever, who are opposed TO the
ax in aid of the building of the
Dad. One has one objection, AMI
mother different objection. We
link these objections are plsinly
nd fairly answered by those in IA
or ofthe tax. We are certain. that I
the projected railroad fails and !
ONE ether point is made the east
rn terminus, the final blow will be I
truck at the growth and prosperity I
t our town and county. We have '
othing else to fall back upon if we t
liss the opportunity to become |
abroad centre.
We have acted on the "fearful" I
olicy long enough. r we had i
dop.ed a progressive policy years h
go we should have long since pos |
.ssed better roads. better school {
uildings, better public buildings; Q
ld 1t would n. t be So hard for us h
ow to "see the point" when the de Q
sive hour for action is upon US c
we break the ice now and begin q
different education, we shall lift
urselves up out OF poverty and ruin. r
his question is, in one important
snse, Test question on the subject
{ progress as against fearfulness ! 4
nd selishncss. Shall we get out OF
he old 'rut' of the sleepy, lido no. f
hing line, or must We fall back OH
ur oars and sleep profoundly anoth- $
twenty years?
We believe that this question pre- |
ents to the voters OF Centre and \
Vest townships the principle OF pro- b
reSs. In addition TO all the weighty
easons why the tax should be voted !,
here lies beneath all these reasons
necessity Of a spirit Of enterprise I
hitch vote in fovor of the tax s
lust certainly express. Machine G
hops; the sale OF lumber; the sale of {
es; the labor demanded in building !
ne road; the Increased valuation of
md and taxable property; the ad-
antages of outlet and com petition; {
he security Of other connecting
Dads running to this point, and the
racks of country north and west