Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-16
An Independent Press.

An independent Press.
The late typographical unpleasant
ness found the Republican prepared for
any emergency. The gentlemen of the
Union had put the Office In the most
;scrupulously neat condition before they
said farewell. and if forever" to the
Republican. So that when certain of
our editorial staff determined to keep
the pot bilin'" they had nothing to do
except to take off their coats and as
sumo the composing stick. We felt a
Just pride in this. There were Ameri-
cans prepared for any need. They
could write editorial and stick it, or,
like the late Mr.. Greeley, could stick it
out of their own heads without writing
it at all. 1t was a splendid sight, these
gentlemen under the flaming gas, pick
ing among the lower case and small
caps. 1t was early and informally
agreed that each editor should get up
his own matter. Our local led off in a
stick and half, IL which he apologized
for the brevity of his work by the effect
of the lake air, said to make reporters
drowsy. Our river reporter made a
sensation by announcing that "the
Crescent City, from New Orleans, blew
to atoms MontezuDaa island yesterday,
and six barges burned !" This explosion
of an island, and of the preceding day,
it was supposed, would be copied extern
sively. Still the work did not go ON as
rapidly as was desirable, and the sug-
gestion was made that it would be bet
ter to put ON few more hands, if to be
had. At this jurcture there came a
friend connected with the country press,
who, knowing the Importance to the Re
publican cause of the unintermitted
publication of its central organ, cameto
announce that he had secured the SER
vices of a swift and sure cempositor.
Every amateur Strengthened himself as
this old typo was announced, and wished
he headed a squad of the same sort.
The new conner was received with all the
ilonors. Our distinguished chief of the
staff, who had been bothered with the
hicks, and who selected his type with
the utmost deiberation, promptly laid
down his composing stick to welcome
this outlaw of the Union. We do not
think we have seen more impressment
of manner than when our chief grasped
the hand of the new printer, and actual
ly gave up to him his own composing
stick. The new printer was introduced
as gentleman from Acadia. He was a
dark and shadowy type of the Gallo
race, and, having taken off his coat, adj
were vacated with alacrity by the gen.
tlemen editors, and offered him with
demonstrations of uncommon polite
ness. Our chief, who regarded the
Acadian gentleman as his special
"sub, pointed out all the facilities OF
the office, and went so far as to present
him with the editorial copy then in his
hand, for composition. He even read
over three times this editorial para
graph to the gentleman from Acadia
As ultimately corrected and published
it read as follows:
"oUR MAGNASINuTY.
I've Shall magnanimoasiy forbear to as
SAL our pugnacious antagonist the Pic, while
it is down and unable for the moment to re-
sist. When. however, like the great original
it shall have got its wind again. we will fight
- an hour by Shrewsbury clock" Till then w
repress our martial ardor. but heartily hope
our fractions contemporary may soon be IL
fighting trim again.
AS it came to the galley, after TIN
manipulations of him of Acadia, it ap
peared thus:
.'oUR MoGRAMULY.
I've shall magnanimously forbear to ASA
our pograine and grea. the Pic, while it
down and unable for the moment to moist
When honorable its great original it shoul
have got its wind again, we Will protest a
hour by the shreaubery loole. Well then W
repren our war bal and or. but heartily hop
or practism colum for any may torn be
fighting trim allure
The countenance of our chief as b
slowly perused this astonishing pervel
sion attracted the attention of all. Il
commenced whistling in low tone
fragment of one of DIR. Watts bes
hymns, intended for the prevention {
profanity. Turning to his first assist
ant foreman, he remarked This fe
low has been snaked in by the Union
and turning, remarked to his expecta1
sub: "Cut." That was all he sale
but the gentleman from Acadia eithe
suspected his rates would be cut sti
lower, or had been so much in the hab
of being tn ned out of printing offices
that without word of explanation, or
demand thtt his work should be inca.
ured from the hook, he put on his Ion
and flowing robes and departed. Or
chief resumed his inspection of tyr
without another word, and there was L
more hilarity in that Office. Each ma
felt that his hour had come, and bel
himself silently to the task. Ere tt
cock had crowed thrice the Daily II
publican was in the hands of the pres
man, and in short time thereafter Il
fancy compositors were awakened
breakfast. We proudly cite the tv
numbers as specimen of independe
journalism, which was much relieved
the adjustment Of all difficulties b
tween proprietors and printers.
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