The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-17
Food for Reflection.

4 VON4 HUI 40CABVNtkVhO
When politicians fall out, and consid-
cradle feeling is manifested in the dis
cussion of matters Of disagreement, it
not unfrequently happens that good
deal of truth is brought out which might
otherwise have remained untold. The
strife for Office, the disappointments OF
ofice-seekers, and the rivalry of differ
ent political elements, cause heated dis
cussions, which sometimes cause ugly
things to be said, out of which some
facts may be cleaned.
Heretofore the only OBJECTIONS in po-
litical circles worth naming, have been
in the ranks of the democracy 1t has
excited great wonder and admiration in
the minds of our opponents, that we
could endure such bitter and unrelent-
| ing dissention in our party, and yet
maintain the party organization, in
many instances receiving increased vigor
and power from the iiveliest ofquarrels.
But recently the party of great moral
ideas has had premonitions of an i'm
pending storm in many localities; and
the near approach of an important pc.
litical canvass has caused many of the
party leaders, as vel as the rank and
file, to grow FESTIVE under the rule Of
some of their leaders, and eyince Il dis
position to say and do naughty things
in certain contingencies.
In the 10th congressional district,
represented by Hon. VIM. WILLIAMS,
of Warsaw, the fight, whether he or
somebody else shall be his successor, is
growing lively, and already the malcon-
tents have told deal Of truth of each
other, which would never have seen
daylight had matters progressed salts
factorily and tremendously.
The Hon BILLY has, until recently, |
considered his denomination certain
ty. having made speeches, written let
tiers, secured appointments, and worked |
assiduously'to that end. But his rivals |
are not mapping while he is doing these
great and mighty things in his own be-
half, but, on the contrary, are making it
decidedly lively for him. He has no
doubt secured a majority Of the radical
of his district; but some of
them he has not, and they are given to
much plainness of speech concerning
the gentleman and some of his acts.
The Elkhart Rcuic1c is not in love
with its r, preventative in congress, and
makes use of very plain English in the
expression of its views. The following
article is taken from the last issue of
that paper:
SELLING CADETsHIPs.
In this connection the question nat
urally arises, if it is dishonorable to sell
in time of profound peace,
in what light should the man be regard
ed, who, in time of war, and when the
life OF the nation was at stake, sold CON- :
missions III the army to the highest bid
der? The appointees Of Whitemore 4
Co must undergo rigid examination
before they can go;n admission to the
schools at " est Poiut or Annapolis, and
afterward become proficient IN the stud
les of those schools before they are grad
uated. But the men to whom commits
sions were sold in the volunteer army
might be the vcriest poltroons and i'm
beetles, and their incapacity found out
only when they had committed some
fatal blunder involving the lives of
many gallant men subordinate to them
1t was charged by the Democracy, dur
ing the last campaign, that William
VI. c. from this district, did
shame aly sell commissions in the Tooth
Indiana regiment, which he organized.
The Republican party paid but little
heed to the accusation, because it was
believed to be ''loorback" got up for
partisan purposes; but recently the sto-
ry has been revived, and evidence in
troduced which leaves little room to
doubt that that honorable O. gentleman
did really put up at auction the patron
age at his disposal in the organization
of the regiment mentioned. Let the par
ty nov proceed to an investigation of |
these charges, and if Williams is guilty
Of the least Of them, movement for his
is clearly III order