Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
9.arnOslt Items.
MARMoNT, Ind. Oct. 10 1874

AAu.S OCl. lS, 1914.
Mr.. MILLIKAN:
The health is good in this community
The weather dry and delightfully."- pleas
ant.
The farmers are now busily engaged in
gathering their corn.
judging from the number of guns we
heard "go loose" yesterday, the prairie
chickens must be suffering.
Now is the time to make cider. and tbs
people are at ii.
lhe big frosts we have had, also neces.
Slate the gathering of winter apples.
The potatoes have mostly been dug and
disposed of-the crop is small.
The school-teachers here about ara
brushing up for the Plymouth Institute
Well, the election is over, we net ma
enemy and they "gObbled us up." | pre.
sumo that we will not only have lots of
money, but be instructed in political econ
omy. In the language of James Madison
! without knowledge, the blessings of
liberty cannot be fully enjoyed, or long
preserved"
"A Republican government without
knowledge and virtue, is like body with
OUT soul, mass OF corruption, and pet.
riiactlon food for worms u [John Ad-
ans.
1T is necessary then to promote as an
object OF primary importance, Institutions
Tor the general diffusion of kpowledoe
In proportion as the structure of gov
ernment gives force To public opinion. the
people should be enlightened. ."-Gcorge
Washington.
10 secure the perpetuation of our re-
publican form Of government TO fn.ure
generations, let divnes and philosonhcrs
statesmen and patriots unite their endeav.
ors to renovate the age, by impress,np
the minds of the people with the impor.
tance OF educating their children. Sam.
uel Adams.
Now that the Democrats have won
the reins of power and government. lin
TINS State at least), We shall live in antici-
patton OF seeing better times, for Demo-
cratic officers neuer appropriate ANYTHING.
or WORK TO elfinterest, but always for
the benefit of the people at large, and es.
poctd@y Jor the poor. Of course there
wont any of them accept the $500 DIV
when they get to Indianapolis; but they
VIII immediately abrogate the law that
llxes their pay at $500 day, and restore
the $500 pay law; and, tue five per cent.
State tax Will be restored; also, the door
who have, lOi these MANY wears been
oppressed and taxed by the Republican
party to support the rich, shall he free
For all will be changed, the rich will be
made to "shell out" abundantly. which
will all be given to the poor Frre trade
will also be established. and there will be-
no protective tariff to enhance the prica
OF anything that is manufactured in En-
rope, or elsewhere abroad, but go (espec.
tally If you are pOor) 10 Plymouth. and
buy silk dress for exactly what il cost
To manufacture the silk in China. And
of course home products will be nauch
cheaper. In view of these considerations.
why would not any poor man vote tho
Democratic ticket?
pursuant to an announcement. tba
Marmont Normal School, gave an enter
tainment, on Friday evening, and at quite
an early hour the church was filed with
eager spectators, anxious to see the cur
tain rise. The exercises opened by sing.
ing, which was conducted by John Bus
well and Ozias Duddleson, as orpanist.
Time and space will not permit giving a
detailed account IS per programme, as The
exercises were quite prolix. Suffice il to
say, however, that the participants.
acquitted themselves well. Mr.. Marsh
man, Miss Elizabeth Duddleson. and
MISS Bell Morris read ESSAYS, and Miss
Frank Morris, Miss Mary Duddleson and
Miss Ellen HOughton, read selections.
There was tableau and q number of
comic scenes performed, which ELECTED
loud applause. JUNO.