Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-23

performance then Vas given there
list night, by the New York comedy
company. The play, Married and
Divorced" is an interesting play, and
its merit is we'll brought ont by Clara
Wildman, the principal lady charac-
ter, and in fact every part was well
I played. The orchestra is worthy of
+ special notice. To the lovers of mu-
sic it was rare treat. Another en-
tertainment will be given tonight,
when the hall should be crowded.
BY way of explanation in regard
to communication in this issue,
signed Gregory, we will state that
| in the B )urbon Mirror OF the I'd inst,
there appeared an article which bur-
lesqued some of the fabulous state
ments made in the Centennial edition
Of the Democrat, which caused the
| editors of the Democrat to publish in
last weeks issue very Assured and
silly reply, which disSusted even their
own friends. 1t would have been far
better policy il they had omitted it en-
tirely, and not try to defend or cover
+ over the faults TO be found in the
+ Centennial edition. for it was badly
managed affair, and cannot be rem
died.
A rather serious alteration took
place last Saturday evening be tween
/ Ned O'Brian and Pat O'Brian. father
and son. 1t appears that the OBrians
have been working on the p. F. W. &
C. railroad, and last, Saturday being
ay-day. the old gentleman had drawn
the salary OF his son (who is about
eighteen years OF age), which amount
ed to $40 and had given. according TO
his statement, about Sl5 to his son
Pat. Pat returned home in the eve
ming and demanded more. His faith
er refused and begaa TO expostulate
with him for squandering his money
and drinking, which exasperated Pat
to such an extent that he saw fit to
knock the old gentleman down with
the sugar bowl and kick over the
supper table, breaking up everything
in the ranch. On being elected from
the house, he made an attack on the
door with a spade and harked it up
fearfully, after which he absconded.
The old gentleman has received some
severe cuts on the head. He made
complaint before Justice Kelley, who
issued a warrant for Pats arrest, but
he cannot be found.
The old adage that We hear often
repeated-~People who live in glass
houses should never throw stones
come to our mind when We read the
following extract from the Plymouth
Democrd. which appeared in last
weeks issue:
"The scurrilous filings which the To-
cal editor of the Republican has seen
lit to make at the editors of the Dem
OcTdt in connection with their efforts
10 make creditable showing OF the
history. and business and social in
terests OF Marshall county, are not
worthy OF extended notice, and We
shall make none; but in the last issue
of that sheet, the patrons OF this pa
per are made the subjects Of criti
cism; and although they probably
care Is little about it as We do. there
is one point in the criticism which we
will notice. That point is contained
in the item criticising the action OF
certain Republicans who patronize
the Democrat, whenever they feel
like il. and iutiwating that tkey
would better demonstrate their Re-
publicanism by patroniZing the Re
publican newspaper. Is it not the
perfect of cheek, for the young
man who presides over the local de-
partment of that paper, To lecture old
Republicans who have stood by their
party through evil and good report
for many years. or their fidelity to
the principles OF that party, when the
probabilities are that he never voted
straight Republican ticket lila his
/ life, or gave AN hours time, or dol
/ lar in money, for the furtherancc of
Republican principles IA advocated
| by the Republican party? A more
/ impudent assumption than that he is
/ IL proper person To lecture them on
party fidelity, was probably never
witnessed. Republicans patroniZr
this Office because We make it 10 their
advantage and their pleasure TO do
SO. They get what they want. at fair
rices, and are treated respectfully
! We make il rule To extend the same
courtesies, socially and in business
way, to Republicans that we do to
Democrats; and il is not strange.
when they receive better treatment
from rs than they do from their own
party organ, that they should patron
ize US. That relic of political big
otry and blind adherance To party,
right or wrong, that dictates that a
Republican shall take his county or
gan" and that Democrat shall taxi
his county organ" without any ref
erence 10 their merits, is one that has
become obnoxious TO the more sensi-
BILE and enlightened men OF both par
ties, and deserves 10 be laid away
with the rubbish OF the past, never
again to be exhumed. Men OF all
parties, when they patronizc news
paper. have the same right TO exer-
else their own preferences. as when
they go TO dry goods merchant or
an attorney. We claim that privilege
ourselves. and are willing to grant il
TO others"
We herewith republish the item
that called forth the above:
"Our faith in men who claim to be
good Republicans. and have support
ed the party from its organization,
aud who also claim hey are too poor
to take their party paper, and all the
while are paying their money 10 sup
port Democratic paper. is not very
deep and think they are everything
but what they claim TO be-good Re
pubIicans.
Like all cyclists. the editors OF the
Democrat take everything" home
to themselves, when we never men
toned the name OF their paper nor
gave them cause to suppose that we
; had any reference to 1t. But suppos-
: / z we did have reference to the Dem
} ocrat is not our statement true? and
are there not Republicans in this coun