Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-05
Freemen Of Indiana.


Next Tuesday you are to do your
dutyl On that day all the citizens OF
Marshall county, and OF the. entire
state, are to cast their votes accord
ing, to the political light they may
have Shall it be the light which
precedes, the approach OF night, or
the light which heralds the oncoming
OF brighter day? We are not
going to make any partizan appeal.
We can only wish, with every honest
citizen of the state, that the full poll
OF the whole state may be honestly
and fairly made, for then and then
only will the result be true reflex Of
public opinion. The great majority
of the voters of Marshall county will
cast their ballots for Governor for
Harrison or Williams-few votes
will be cast for the greenback candi-
date, Mr.. Wolcott. Now as to these
two prominent candidates. Judge
We, fellow citizens, whom you will
serve. The facts are these:
The Republicans present Gen.
Benjamin Harrison, and the Demo-
Gratis James d. Williams. Let US
compare them briefly. Harrison, a
man Of large and solid mind, Guilt
waited by educational training and
mental activity; Williams. man OF
dull intellect, without cultivation or
capacity for improvement Harrison,
with high legal attachments and abil-
ity to express his ideas; Williams.
with no legal ability and no power Of
expression. Harrison, plain and un-
pretent:ous, wearing such garb as is
usual for public men; Williams,
parading in the garb OF a demagogue,
assuming that his peculiar dress will
be accepted as substitute for brains
and ability. Harrison, brave
soldier in the great struggle to pre-
serve the Union Of our fathers; Will
liams, sympathizer with treason
and the alder and abettor OF disunion.
Harrison, not a politician and never
an Office seeker; Williams, a life
long politician, office-seeker and
Office helder-ralways in Office or a
candidate for Office Harrison's po-
litical enemies have not ventured to
charge him with dishonesty and cor
Iruption: but even the political friends
of Williams do charge him with brib-
ing delegates to secure his nomi-
nation to.congress (and he has never
denied it, with dishonesty in his bust
ness transactions. Harrison would
be representative governor of our
young,ivigorous, progressive State.
while Williams fifty could only govern
a State groveling in ignorance and
doomed to decay and dissolution
Harrison is able TO meet on equal
terms the, leading statesmen and
brightest intellects of the times. Will
liams. with, an education far below
the requirements of our common
school system, would inevitably
bring disgrace upon Indiana, Har-
rison goes among the people fearless,
independent, able, self-confdent;
Williams is placed in charge of a
guide and instructor to control his
movements, exhibit his clothing and
apologize for his stupidity. Harrison,
in point Of personal fitness for the
Office OF Governor. has no superior
in the state; Williams, in the same
respect. is inferior to one half the
voters in the state he aspires to gov
ern. Harrisonis open hearted, frank
and generous; while Williams Is pes
nurius, exacting, misery, and has
grown rich by expressing the poor
and needy.
Here are the men, and those who
have seen and heard them speak will
recall whether We have misrepresenred
them. They are as near opposites as
could have been selected for candi-
dates for the governorship and being
such there need be no difficulty in