Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-06-08
Marlnont.
BY "oRA PRO NoBIs.
MARMoNT, Ind, June 9th, 1876.


The weather is cool since the
rain.
-Whooping cough is what bothers
the children now.
Why is our store kept open on
the Sabbath day?
We have potato bugs by the pint
or any other measure.
Mrs. J. Snyder, of Ohio, is visit
ing relatives in this community.
What about the cherries that
promised such bOuntiful crop while
in bloom?
The Marmont school closed rath-
er abruptly Whoo2ing cough is said
to be the cause.
Mrs. Emma Medbourn has CON-
pleted her first term of school. She
has made good record.
We would be pleased to know by
what authority certain persons are
closing up and cultivating Cass street
in this villege.
1t sometimes occurs that people
make their acts of affection not only
child-like, but very disgusting to by
ISLANDERS, as was the casa the other
J,,- ,..;fa rafttrna1
from two days visit.
Mrs. Boswell, Mrs. Porter and
Thos. Houghton, who were chosen to
represent the Marmont Union Sab
bath school in the County conven-
ton, held at Plymouth Tuesday and
Wednesday last, were highly pleased
with the proceedings.
For the past week or two, office
seekers have been as thick as mos
quitoes in a whortleberry marsh. OF
all detestable cormorants, leecheS
and parasites, the fawning, hypocriti-
cal office seeker is the worst TO be
despised. Yes, we meet them on the
road. and it is How do you do, how
do you do?"-with a smile on the
face that reaches from ear to ear.
After they are elected they will hard
ly treat the laboring man with re-
spect. Had not office-seeking be-
come kind of professional business,
based upon trickery, and the rank
and file monopolized by many who
are void of true patriotism-"men in
leading strings" slaves of party lead
ers and reckless demagogues,-som
sympathy should be extended to the
disappointed thousands who swell the
throng of dupes. 1t would be but
charitable to sympathize with those
who are ignorant of the political ma
chinery of party politics and have
been led there by the promise of
some member for whom they voted,
a promise made only for the purpose
of obtaining their votes. Office-seek
ing and office-promising are among
the canker-worms preying upon our
body polite, and are causing serious
mischief The aspiring candidate
who thinks more OF self than for the
good and glory of his country, OBJ
talns many votes by selecting num-
Der of plant, plausible dupes in his
district and promising each slice OF
succeeds they are encouraged to
make a journey to headquarters
where they go only to be disappoint-
ed, and often spend the last dollar
they can raise, thus bringing distress
and suffering upon themselves
When virtue and genuine patriotism
predominant, offices will seek good
and competent men, who should an
swer the call as matter OF duty, not
of pleasure or profit. III corruption
intrigue and duplicity are the order
of the day, it is useless for good men
to enter the arena of applicants
they will be showed out, have theiI
names traduced and their feelings
mortified. Let them rather aid In
clearing out the sesspools Of politics
as the only means of safety for them
selves and our blessed country.