Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-05
BAKER AND KELLY.
A Lively Joint Discussion Between the
Hon. John III. Baker and Hon. Free
man kelly--Ihe Latter Gentle
man Handled Without any

NiOfeS Dy congressman
Baker--A Republican
Victory Conceded.
On Monday night the joint discus
sion between the Hon. John H. Baker,
Nj. c., and the Hon. Freeman Kelly
(who wants to be Nj. Co. took place at
the Centennial Opera House. Pre-
vious to the discussion the Hayes
and Wheeler" and the "Tilden and
Hendricks" Clubs paraded the streets
in uniform bearing their torches.
Both Clubs made a creditable appear
ance and were about equal in num-
ber About o'clock the hall began
to fill rapidly, many ladies being al
ready present. The stage was soon
filled with the friends of the speakers
and sitting upon either hand were
the speakers themselves Major Ken
dali came forward and said that by
mutual agreement no applause or
manifestations of approval or disap-
prevail were to be allowed during the
speaking. He then introduced the
Hon. John Fl. Baker as the first
speaker.
He commenced by saying that al
though he had been with his friend
Kelly for whole week in joint dis
cussion he did not yet know for
whom he kelly intended to vote,
and he was in great doubt. also, as to
where he should be placed, whether
among the Democrats. the Indepen-
dents or the Liberal Republicans. Mr..
Baker then referred to the cry of ~fe-
FORM which comes up from Demo
cratic throats, and looking about
himself here in Plymouth he thought
he saw the need of reform" The
material prosperity of Elkhart and
South Bend, as Republican cities,
were compared to that of Plymouth
and reference was also made to the
high taxes Of this county. Here he
thought there was need of reform
We have only space to give the
principal points OF each speaker and
shall therefore be brief. Mr.. Baker
referred to the decentralization of sill
yer, saying that he was in favor Of its
reconciliation as current coin. He
also advocated the issue Of more pa
per money with silver and gold coin
as security to the amount Of $4,000,
900. The scheme of finance advo-
Gated by his friend, Kelly, had no
known resemblance TO any other
financial theory in history. The
Democratic national platform says
that reform is necessary to
REBUILD THE UNION"
The speaker very clearly and elo-
quently showed how the Democracy
had rebuilt the Union in the past and
he thought we had had enough OF
that kind OF rebuilding. Then the
history of the Confederate House of
Congress was given, showing that the
South there was the controlling ele-
ment-that the Northern Democracy
was as clay in the potter's hands. OF
ali the officers appointed by that
House six were turned out within the
first month for incompetency and dis
honesty. He also spoke of the pref
erence given TO the Confederate over
the Union soldier in all the appoint
ments. The st. Louis Convention
"acquiesced" in the amendments to
the Constitution, and We all knew
what that word ~acquiesce" meant
when used by the Democrats. The
Investigations in Congress were
touched upon and reference made to
the fact that George II. Pendleton,
within six weeks of his discovery as
thief, was made Chairman OF the
Ohio Democratic State Convention
a reform" Convention. Bristow's
report CT the stealages and losses dur
ing the Republican administrations
was referred to showing how favor
ably they compared with the previous
administrations. The speaker then
gave a brief history of the Democrat
ic party, its acts and past history, and
closed by an eloquent tribute to the
patriotism and deeds Of the Republi
can party during its sixteen years OF
existence.
During Mr.. Bakers remarks the
bess Of order was preserved, the re-
quest 10 refrain from applause being
honorably respected. 1t was, how
ever, on the advent of Mr.. Kelly that
this rule was first broken over by his
Democratic admirers present, and
continued throughout his speech.
Mr.. Kelly commenced by reading
portions Of the correspondence be-
tween himself and Mr.. Baker in de-
Gliding on the joint debate. This fail
ing to be OF any particular interest to
those present, he launched out into
violent defence OF himself. He said,
in referring to the doubt OF Mr. Baker
as for whom he was going to vote,
that he (Baker) was
STICKING HIS NOSE
into what was not his business.
Democratic laughterl 1t was none
OF his business, for whom he voted,
and he should have not said. nothing
CD about it il he Baker) had not. He
referred to ~this cheap John Of a
money maker" and lacerated Eng