Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-12

ganization wich know is democratic and
l sball hope to see it the successful and
dominant party | would have been Glad
10 have Il recognize the disbandment at
Baltimore and take a new name; but be
cause ii did not is no reason should re-
fose to act with it. It took new depar
ture. denounced King Caucus" and Sc
lected pure men, and men Of my own faith
to be voted for. see no inconsistency in
my position
Therefore, SO long as am private cit
lZen, asking no Office, seeking no prefer
ment, expressing but my individual opin-
ions in respectful language, charging no
pay for what | write or say, attacking
no opponent save by wav of argument
having been hard working democrat ali
my life, editing no newspaper and seek
ing to control none am but expressing
a legitimate right and the Democrat shows
a spirit OF intolerance and unfairness that
is anti democrat and fit only for such men
! as Greeley and Ben Butler, when it as
| sumes as fact that | wrote something
published by some one else, and asserts
that | edit paper which advocates prin-
clples | have always fought and am still
trying TO prevent being enforced in admin
istration of government.
II the editor of the Den0crQt finds high
| toned enjoyment and gentlemanly sws-
faction in his personal and libelous attacks
on me, | have no wish to balk him in his
search after pleasure: but | must think
that persons whose minds appreciate fair
ness and justice will blush for an editor
who claims to reflect the public opinion
by such course.
As an individual, speaking only for nv
self, | see no difference between the poll
tics of the democrat and republican Il hev
both stand on platforms made by re-
publican conventions and thev both ad-
vocate the election Of republicans to office
and both support as candidates men who
have been lifelong opponents of the dem
ocralic party and its principles and claim to
be republicans If the Democrat denies
this il denies the truth.
Horace Greeley told the committee who
went from Baltimore that he was as much
of a republican as he ever was and as
much ofa demOcr as he ever should be.
And the Chicago Tribune which was
largely instrumental in organizing the
Cincinnati movement and excluding dem
ocrats from all participation, declared
Immediately after the Baltimore Conven-
ton that the Cincinnati movement was
ing off the Democratic party and has full
! " succeeded
| heard Gov Blair, say in his opening
of the Campaign at Eaton Rapids Mich
igan that there has been no change in
fhim or his republican friends He and
! they were the same republicans they ever
were and the democrats after twelve years
OF opposition have confessed the republi-
can policy to be right and ceased opposi-
ton, abandoned its own organization
| and come over % the republican platform
and its nominees" These kind of facts
the Democrat calls Democracy, is sup
! porting and abusing me because | refuse to
follow IT, Butssbejng arepQblican paper
at this time and being democrat, per-
haps, it is consistent that it should SLAM
der and libel democrats, and ON the whole
| do not know that democrats have a
right to expect anything else. After all,
If was an editor | should not abuse any
| body for opinion sake, and it being a
| free country yet, am permitted to repeat
| that the Dent0crM knew il was publish
| ing falsehood when it charged me with
being editor Of the Republican, and knew
/ that its whole article was based on as
sumptioDs. | will make another pro-
| phecy, and that is, that the Democrat
will make no votes for Greeley by the
course it pursues toward me.
To my old and time tried democatic
friends throghout the country, l say
ever have been and am true to our faith;
and while may make different PROPOSE
tions which belive will aid toward better
organization, it is only for the purpose
and in the hope of perpetuating our polit-
ical principles for in their practice only
can we have civil liberty and prevent that
spirit of intolerance by which the Demo-
crGt would force US to vote for republi
can like Greeley on platform made by
republicans like Julian, and force US to
go against the conviction of our better
judgment G. II. REEVE.