Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-02
PLAYED OUT.

The Indiana Legislature has in
the language of a Democratic men,
Der OF the House "played out"
The Democracy through the assist
ance of few dssflscted republicans
having obtained a majority in the
Senate were determined to force
through what is termed the Appor-
tionment Bill by which i. is pro-
posed to redistrict the state for
Representative and Senatorial pur
loses. By article four section four
Of the constitution of the state of
Indiana this apportionment can on.
~ be made once in six years, and
end having been made three years
ego, thirty-four republican members
father than exercise doubtful con-
stitutlonal powers, choked down un-
der the previous question on gag
rule, without privilege to offer
amendments thought that it was
their plainest duty to resign and go
home. 1t is now. laughable to notice
the dilemma of the Democratic
members remaining. They are com
pletely fnddled, not knowing what
to do, more than the infants lost in
the desert would to find Its mother.
Some are in favor of returning lone
Others for adjoarning from day
to-day, until the end of the session
that it may close by expiration OF
time. A portion are for sending af-
ter abssntees, and all admit that the
Indiana Legislature is played out"
"np stump"
Amid this confusion and intense
chagrin. for the majority side ofthe
House, there are but few to sympa-
thize. The Democracy alone are to
blame The gallows erected for
Mordecai hanged Hannah. The De-
mocracy forgetting truth, with blind
partisan zeal, sought to destroy Re-
publicanism, and became themselves
engllphed-whipped with their own
rod.
We are no advocate of preventing
obnoxious legislation, as a general
rule, in this way; we can only sane.
ton the course in the way we justify
murder in self-defense. We think
that members, battling manfully
for the right, as om Republican mi
nority were doing, should stand firm
and that nothing short of the saliva
ton Of the State and her interests, |
where no other means were left to |
secure these ends, should justify |
men to abandon their posts And
now We expect Democratic journals |
and politicians, oil over the broad |
land, win pour out their Walls of
wrath On the Republican members,
and the. Republican party for their
gross abuse of privilege; and will no
doubt tell the people that :lle resign
ing members and their party are re.
sponsible for the obstruction OF
neetful Legislation, and for all the
evils that befall our State.
While We are nc advocate Of bloc
kading legislation, either by a resig-
nation, or withdrawal, except in
the emergencies before named, we
nevertheless think it would come
very ill-timed AMI with bad grace
for the Democracy to utter single
sentence or word denuneiatory of
the Republican course. If so, they
should before doing. repent IN sack
cloth and ashes, without which a.
basement they had better be context
to remain silent under the deadfall
erected for Republicans; but which
now hangs over their own heads,
lest the least touch of the trigger
hurl upon them weight from which
ages will never relieve them.
Seeing the bottomless pit the De-
mocracy have digged for themselves
and that they are now launching into
it headlong, as fast as their unfor-
tunate minions move along, it is
not surprising that one of their
more wise than the rest,
should arise from his seat, "mighty
in power! Majestic in appearance,
and with all due respect to Speaker
Mack: sLet ia talk sense
fact we are defunct." 1--WE are
played out" ''We are up a stump"
That, "a ~,