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

the homestead act as applicable to
the disabled soldier, telling what he
| thought was right and what he would
/ do
IN CASE HE WAS ELECTED,
etc. He seemed to get somewhat
mixed when he said, on this subject,
that ~the railroads were not required
to go and settle (?) on the public
lands" He proposed bringing down
the number of representatives to 80
instead of 800, and to reduce their
wages one half. He said that Mr..
Baker asserted that "there was rot
one there like me, and that is what
L am complaining about Inordi-
nate laughter by the M. A. o. p
There are 25,000,000 of us hard work
ing people who earn the money while
about 300 of you fellows down there
Washington spend it and keep us
turning our backs up to the sun.
Laughter and nod of approval from
M. A. o. p.
"Now gentlemen, I tell you I kind
er want you to vote for me-[Demo-
cratic laughter and Republican his
ses1 / want to see what a farmer
would do down there" Then he
complained that Mr.. Baker had done
nothing for this peculiar" labor dis
trict, but thought he might have
kept on trying to do something. In
referring to the Southern claims he
said that he believed the carpet
baggers" down there were the very
fellows that bring in these claims.
He asked, very triumphantly. "who
requested these traitors to walk into
Congress?" Then he grew pathetic
and heaTt-rending in asking why the
Republican party could nottrust these
rebels, and dilated on Mosby and
Longstreet.
Then occurred what was, perhaps,
the best thing OF the evening. He at
tempted to prove the unfairness OF
Mr. Bakers statement in regard to
the percentage of stealings on the
81 900, of the different administra-
tons, quoting from Mcpherson (Mc-
Peterson he called him. This be-
came terrible i'm effect under his elo-
quent demonstrations. But when Mr..
Baker followed he showed the decep-
ton Of Mr.. Kelly by quoting also
from Mcpherson, showing that he
had kept back nine-tenths of the
truth. This turned the tables" COM
pletely on Freeman and he sadly
winked while M. A. o. Packard hung
his head.
In getting up to reply Mr.. Baker
at once plunged into the midst Of the
enemy, and in the course OF the first
five minutes he laid out the skeletons
of at least half a dozen Democratic
lies as fathered by Mr.. Kelly. The
greatest sensation was produced
when he read an affidavit of a farmer
detailing conversation he had with
Mr.. Kelly in which the latter said
that ~he knew the charge (about the
one EARNED soldier was false
FROM BEGINNING TO END"
but that the exigencies OF the cam
paign required it's use. During its
reading Mr.. Kelly slowly shook his
head, but he didn't escape the casti-
cation laid on him by Mr.. Baker. In
the fifteen minutes allowed this gen.
tleman, he completely demolished all
the fairy Democratic castles Of Bro.
Kelly and his closing periods were
powerful and intense bursts Of elo-
quence.
Major Kendall then pronounced the
meeting dismissed, when M. A. o.
Packard jumped to his feet and call
ed loudly for three cheers for Free
man Kelly. These had not yet been
finished when Major Kendall called
for three for John Fl. Baker and it is
safe to say that louder and longer
continued cheering was never heard
in that hall. In vain the NJ A. o. p.
gesticulated and wildly swung his
haiti was of no use; he had
RAISED A STORM
of applause that he could not silence
and he skunk away as one who comes
out second best" Che parentheti-
cal references to this gentleman
above are given simply as a sort OF
political barometer OF the rise and
fall OF Democratic sentiment on
that night. While Mr.. Baker spoke
NJ. A. o. p. was constantly afflicted
with the gaps" and was interested
in viewing the gas-jets, but when Mr..
Kelly came on the stage his face
beamed with smiles of contentment
and approving mods OF assent were
given with a true Methodist feIvo }
The meeting then dispersed with
great enthusiasm for Baker and
the general verdict that he had bad
ly worsted his competitor, il such he
can be properly called. The torch
light Clubs then marched through
the streets and around to the Ross
and Vinnedge Houses to serenade
the speakers. At the former Mr.. Ba-
ker appeared, and his remarks called
forth the heaItiest applause. Every
thing passed off satisfactorily and the
Republicans have no regrets at the
result OF the joint discussion. Have
our Democratic neighbors?
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