Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-16
ARGOS.
ARGOS, Ind, y
FL. J. A1AcoMBER

ARGOS, Ind, Nov. IA, 1876.
The past few days have been days
Of intense anxiety and excitement.
We have passed through several ex-
citing campaigns, and have seen and
felt the political pulse beat wildly,
but every thing was cold and calm
compared with the painful interest
and intense anxiety OF the past week.
On Wednesday the Democrats were
wild. They run up the flag, shouted,
yelled, screamed, laughed, cried and
jubilated in divers ways. Republi-
cans felt gloomy, and searched vainly
for an oasis in the political desert
While the Democrats were saucy,
and some OF them impudent, the Re-
publicans conducted themselves
with commendable GOODNESS and pru-
dence. In the evening the electric
fash was brighter and we grasped
the sweet comfort. On Thursday the
brightness increased and we began
to feel hopeful, while the Democracy
gave evidence OF fear and trembling.
The Republicans were cool and
quiet, however, and chose TO cele-
brate certainty il they celebrated
at all. On Friday morning Hoham
beat the telegraph and declared "Til-
den elected, without a doubt" Then
came Wednesday over again, and a
strangely colored flag hoated over
the Democratic headquarters-the
saloon of Coplen & Hoham. The
Chicago papers did not exactly con-
firm Hoham's report, and several OF
the leading Democrats soon mani
tested symptoms of general debility.
Republicans We're posted in the stu
alton, but kept cool. Saturday was
gloomy day for our Democratic
friends. Pain, anxiety and eagerness
were plainly visible and they wanted
something to stir them up. They
got it at 10 o'clock at night. 1t
was in the shape OF one Of those very
reliable associated press dispatches
passing over the wire, declaring that
Tilden had carried South Carolina
by at least $50 majority. 1t was
enough. Great Godl how the tenn
pest roared. Shouts and yells, inter-
larded with streaks OF joyful profan-
ity rent the very sky. Headquarters
were closed, but it was only the work
OF few minutes to get them re-
opened. All was confusion. Our
venerable friend, Krause, who had
been alternating between the bed and
the street-in bed when there was
bad news for the Democracy, on the
street, smiling audibly, sometimes
vociferously when the reports were
favorable-didn't want anyone to say
"if," for. said he, I'VE haze elected
Tilden." Firing of anvils and whoops
and yells were the order OF the night.
1t was terrific. They tied Grape TO
the door knobs of a few Republican
houses, and at about | o'clock Sun
day morning the last yell died away
in the distance. They were happy.
Sunday morning, we learned that the
Indianapolis Journal had issued an
extra, with the flag OF victory at its
head, and we felt like enjoying the
Sabbath day. Democrats heard the
news, and it had the effect of sending
several of them to church,-to follow
the advise OF the "old man of the
Times perhaps. Yesterday they
were distressed in appearance. and
almost convinced that "the game
isn't out till it's played out" Repub-
licans in the meantime, the tension
having been relieved, are pleasant
and undemonstrative. "Time enough
yet; keep COOL" is the general order
The Democrats had designated to-
night as the time for having tre-