Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

The reduction of the public debt
since June 80, 1875, has been ST, $685.
2s6. Tie reduction in March was 81
24O, 500.
Gen, Butler has commenced thor
ough canvass of his district with view
of entering the Congressional contest
next fall
Tie Committee on Naval Affairs has
taken about fourteen volumes of EVIL
denc- ,and while numerous minor irreg-
ularities have been shown, as yet notli-
lug has been Developed. rejecting Oh the
personal integrity of Secretary Robe
son.
R,cklort Republicaa-Jo unal: The
Louisville Cour,er is now engaged i'll
un L.lndrrs, whom il thinks wou dn't
MAKE such IL bid Governor after all.
IL has heard from the Democratic Vat
lean.
Mtl,soa Courier; The scandals wo-
ven 10y INSCRIPTIONS m~mbers of the
press around Gen. SclIenck's character
ARE breaking like gossaIner threads IN
the face of his direct and candid state
ments before the investigating commit
tee. Gen. Schenck has been greatly
maligned and misrepresented.
LaGrange Standard: We expressed
the hope last week that Governor Hen
bricks hands were clean of all dishon-
orable jobbery, but there are some
things about the water works specula-
ton at indianapolis. that hook decided
ly suspicious, and as yet, 50 far as we
have seen, unexplainable, consistent
with honor and good morals.
1t is nearly twenty years since Hon.
Robert e. Winthrop gave utterance to
these words, but they are applicable
to-day: while We have big rogues
among us who merit the obloquy which
Is poured out upon them, hundreds of
worthy men are maliciously malIgned
and public office is Stunned 10y those
who ought and who would assume Of
fetal duties but for the unjust howlings
of partisan complainants.
Mr.. Robson may not he great sail
or, but he is an honest, sensible, level
headed business man. He may have
made some small mistakes, errors
of judgement in managing the
details of his extensive departing mt,
but the PEOPLE may rely upon the fact
that he has been honest. Ii there have
been frauds-which remains to be prov
ed-tliey have heen committed without
his aid or Clereland Lead
er.
Danville Hendricks county, Union ::
We see by the indianapolis Journal
that Hon. John Coburn. in response to
a card signed by several hundred Re
publicans of Putnam county, has con-
scented to the use of his name as can
didate for Congress from this district.
Gen. Coburn has many warm and de-
voted friends in this county who will
rejoice to hear of this, and he can car
~, in our opinion, Just as many votes
next October as any other man that
could be presented. We should honor
men of such probity and fidelity as he
has proven himself i'm his public SER
vices. Let us send such men to Con-
gress.
The Chinese residents Of Chicago cell
ebrated Washington's birthday not on
ly by refraining from all washing, but
i'm the composition of patriotic poetry
of which this is given as sample:
Was name allie same Geoagbe
Do heap big washee allie day long;
Bime-bye he glow velly much lahge
Mclean man callee him wash-a-ton
Senators have their little idiosyncra-
cies, like other mOrtals. A Washington
correspondent says that Senator Thur
man uses red bandanna handkerchief
and blows the loudest nose i'm America.
On one occasion Senator Jones, Nevada,
who early in life had been brakeman
on a railroad, dropped to sleep at his
desk. Senator Thurman, whose seat is
near the bonanza statesman, solemnly
waved his red bandanna and gave his
nose a terrific snort. The sleeping
Senator sprang to his feet, and seizing
his desk commenced twisting it with
all his might. He afterward explained
that he Thought Thurman IS blow was an
engine whistling down brakes" and
the red handkerchief signal of dis.
tress, hence his wrenching of his desk.