Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-05
CAPRON VS.. CORBIN.
The History of Judge COrbin's NOM
inatiOn--The Charges Against Him
of the Most Corrupt Character
Judge COrbin Refuses TO
Deny the charges.

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Deny the charges.
To the Editor of the Republican,:
SIR had heard something about
the charges made against Judge Cor
bin, and last week, when it was an
nounced that A. c. Capron, Esq,
would speak in the Centennial Opera
House on Saturday evening, / con-
cluded to go and hear him. Mr.. Cap
ron being lawyer of ability and a
leading Democrat, l expected to hear
an able address, full of argument up
on the subject of true political re-
form, as viewed by Democratic law
yer.
Mr.. Capron commenced by stating
that corruption abounds in every
part of our government, local state
and national, to a greater degree
than at any former time and deter
mined effort was being made by the
honest people to bring to light and
punish crime. He attributed this
fact to the party nominating system
adopted by both parties He said
that it was easier for a bad man to
procure a nomination from his party
than it was to secure an election by
the people without the assistance Of
a party nomination. That bad men
are frequently nominated and elected
by their party, who could not be
elected as Independent candidates de-
pending upon their own merits, I'M
assisted by party. Independent can
didates, who are bad men are never
elected to Office. True reform could
not be affected unless good men were
placed in Office. Good party plat
forms are no security against corrup-
ton so long as bad men are elected
to carry out the principles enuncia-
ted by them.
Mr.. Capron then told how party
machinery had been worked to de-
feat him. He was a candidate for
Circuit Judge, and wanted nomina.
ton from from the Democratic party.
Horace Corbin, the Judge by appoint
wanted nomination from the same
source. In Fulton county the Demo-
Gratis hold primary election for the
nomination of party candidates, in
the same way that elections are held.
Candidates have their names printed
on tickets which they distribute to
their friends. Just before the Demo
cratic primary election was held, and
while court was in session in Roches-
ter, Corbin circulated the report
among his party friends, that Capron
had Withdrawn and would not be a
candidate, and had his own name
printed on every ticket that was is
sued by every candidate. By this
trick Corbin got nearly all the votes
in the county. But this was not all
Corbin published scandalous circu-
lar against Capron and others, which
was done for the purpose Of injurine
the reputation of Capron. Corbin
having secured the entire vote of Full.
tom county, and so manipulated the
Marshall county Democratic conven.
ton that he had secured some OF the
delegates here. Capron withdrew
from the contest for a nomin alton
and announced himself as an indie.
pendent candidate.
Mr.. Capron made some charges
against the official conduct OF Corbin
which should not be passed over
without due consideration. He
charged that Corbin, when a member
of the Indiana Legislature, sold his
vote for money. That he was pail
for voting against bill In which a
railroad company was interested. He
said the charge was publicly made by
Mr.. Mattingly in the Marshall Coun-
ty REPUBLICAN ten years ago, that
Corbin had never denied it, He also
said that since Corbin has been Judge
he has altered the Judges court
docket, so as to defraud the plaintiff,
in case in which Corbin was defen-
dant, out OF large sum OF money.
He made other points OF the same
character, which shall not enumer-
ate, believing that have said enough
TO give Mr.. Capron's estimate OF
Judge Corbin's character for honesty.
III Capron tells the truth, Corbin is
not only unfit for the Office OF Judge,
but he should be spurned from the
presence of all honorable men. II
Capron lies, Corbin has the ability TO
establish his innocence, and should
proceed at once to do so.