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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
CraWfiSh Reform.

Whenever a man is heard making
great pretensions of devotion to virtue,
obtruding the virtue and purity of HIM
self on every convenient or inconven-
lent occasion, it is generally safe to
mark him as a man of greater profess
sions than practice. When a man sets
himself up as a better man than every
body else, it is safe to spot him as
hypocrite. When man is constantly
crying reform in politics, and de-
handing that he shall be put INTO office
in order that there may be purity of adj
ministration in government, it would
be eminently safe to keep him out of
office. Did anybody ever hear of sue
cessful reform ticket that did not dis
appoint its supporters, and disgust all
decent people before it went out of of
flee? Some heavyweight reformers
came to the front in Chicago not long
ago. One of them was David A. Gage.
He obtained highly lucrative Office,
and had the handling of vast sums of
money. He became one of the heaviest
defaulters of modern times, and mar
rowly escaped the penitentiary. There
was another man in Chicago not I'M
known to fame, who in an evil hour set
himself up as performer" He was
filled with so much virtue that he could
no longer stay in the Republican party.
We need scarcely name him as BOSS"
Hesing, and now he is convicted fell
on, for defrauding the government of
its tax on whisky. And now it is an
nounced, only few days ago that an
other performer, " elected to Office as a
''reformer" in 1871, has come to grief.
Won Hollen. City Collector of Chicago,
has defaulted in the sum of 100000,
and is supposed to have taken up his
residence in Europe.
Thus is our faith, such as we had, in
refOrmers" rudely shaken.
Leaf by leaf, the roses fall;" and so
these pretentious reformers of politics
have fallen away like the melting
snow" 1t is generally safer to trust
straight, hard, uncOmpromising party
man than one of these brilliant meteo,s
of reform, for he values the reputation
of his party as well as his own. and his
care for it will impel him TO pursue
course of honor and honesty, while the
man who has no party for which he
cares an iota, is destitute of one of the
strongest incentives to purity of politi-
cal life and conduct.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
Republican State Ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR,

FOR GOVERNOR,
GODLOyE s. ORTIZ, of Tippecanoe
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
ROBERT S. ROBERTSON. of Allen.
FOR JUDGES SUPREME COURT,
1st Dist, VIM. P. EDISON, of Posey
I'd. Dist. A. C. VORHIS, of Lawrence.
Sd. Dist, H. C. NEWCONIB, of Marion.
4th Dist, JNO. F. KIBBEY, of Wayne.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
ISAIAH p. WATTS, of Randolph.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE,
WILLIAM NJ. HESS, of Hendricks.
FOR TREASURER OF STATE,
GEORGE T. HERRIOTT, of Johnson.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JONATHAN w. GORDON, of Marion.
FOR REPORTER SUPREME COURT,
LEVIN ID. MILLER, of Warrick
FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT,
CHARLES SCHOLL, of Clark.
FOR sUP'T PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
OLIVER FL. SMITH, of Spencer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The Indiana Journal charges that
Judge Buskirk presented a new and
expensive travelling satchel to his
daughter when she was married and
he also complimented his neice in
the same way, when she was married.
The Judge had "A right to make such
presents, provided he did so at his
own expense; but the Journal says
that the State of Indiana paid for
them, as articles for the use of the
Supreme Judges. Now, if Judge Bus
kirk does not deny the charge, and
enforce his denial by referring the
matter to the courts, the people will
loose all respect for the office and its
occupants. The Democratic party
has sunk a good deal lower than we
supposed it had, if it re-elects Judges
who are guilty Of such low thieving.
A common tramp would not be guilty
of so mean an act for any other pur-
pose than to satisfy the cravings of
hunger.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The party of Independents or the
Greenback party, met last week at In
dianapolis in national convention, and
nominated candidates for President
and Vice President. The nominations
for these offices must have been a sur
prise to themselves; and it seems that
they will have their work to do over
again, although it took them two days
To accomplish it. For President they
nominated Peter Cooper, of New York
who is So years of age, who says he does
not want the place, but hopes ex-Gov
ernor VIM. Allen will be nominated
and elected President. For Vice Pres
ident they nominated Newton Booth,
of California, who it is reported will
take no public notice whatever of the
nomination; but will support the can
didates of the Republican party.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

In LaPorte county, suit was COM
menced against Jacob Vile, to enjoin
the payment of certain county orders,
which had been issued to Vile to pay
him for expense OF negotiating
$4,000 loan for the county. The
County Treasurer, Auditor and Com
missioners were also made defen-
dants TO the suit. The Treasurer
says that he negotiated the loan with
Vile and got the money, and also got
800 for his services. Vile sold the
county bonds to Boston house, FOR
which he demanded a commission
and also, Ian additional sum of 5000 ex-
pended by Vile and Judge Noyes in
an unsuccessful trip 20 eastern cities.
The County Auditor, by order of the
Commissioners, issued orders on the
Treasurer for all that was demanded.
The money was drawn from the Treas
ury before the injunction was served.
When the case came before Judge
Stanfield he decided that the orders
should not have been issued. That
Treasurer Mecum was the proper
person to negotiate the loan. That
he had done so and been paid for it.
But as the orders issued to Vile had
been paid the suit to restrain pay
ment must necessarily fail. This de-
cission is claimed by the Democrats
in LaPorte as a Democratic trump.
And it is-A triumph of political
trickery over the rights and interests
of the taxpayers.
Exultation over such a triumph, il
thoroughly understood by the peo-
pie, will be properly appreciated. 1t
is but justice to Treasurer Mecum to
say that he did what he could to pre-
vent the unlawful use of the county
funds; but he had the Auditor and
Commissioners against him. The
tax-peyers of Marshall county should
look well to the election of officers
in this county. There is complaint
of high taxes, and yet an impression
is sought to be made that Marshall
is out of debt 1t is reported that
large amounts of money have been
collected that are not needed to pay
the county expenses. Let us have
change of county officers and an
overhauling OF accounts. The peo-
pie of this county have some rights
which they will never make available
until they get rid of the court house
ring.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
To the Democracy OF Marshall and Full
ton Counties i'm Convention.

GENTLENEN:-The contest for the
nomination for Circuit Judge of this
district has resulted in bitter per
sOnal controversy betw zen Mr.. Cor
bin and myself which was COM
menced by him without provocatIon
on my part, and without reason on
his. Mr. Corbin's evident intention
in issuing his infamous circular, was
to crush me socially and politically at
one foul blow, struck in the dark.
His unprovoked and outrageous at
tack has left but one honorable
course for me to pursue, that is, to
fully vindicate myself before the peO-
pie and to expose his baseness and
treachery, regardless Of all other con-
siderations.
No one deplores this unpleasant
condition of affairs and its possible
effects more than myself, but l can
not consent To swerve from plain
and positive duty to myself and to
the people of district, from consider
ations of mere policy. 1t is sufficient
for me to know my duty and to do it.
Therefore | decline TO go into any
convention as "A candidate for the
nomination, but L hereby announce
myself as candidate for Cir
cult Judge of this 4lst Judicial dis
trict, subject only to the votes of the
Who e People OF the district, as they
may appear when counted from the
ballot box in October next. / shall
trust to the honesty and candor of
the voters TO hear and learn the
whole truth, and to their sense OF
right and moral integrity to do equal
and exact justice between us, know
ing full well that the people will hon
or, with that high and important Of
flee, the man who is then shOicn to
be the most capable and the most
worthy. Respectfully Yours,
A. c. CAPRoN.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

1t was not all lovely in the Ohio
Democratic Convention which met at
Cincinnati OF Wednesday of last week.
The committee on platform was a
d0uble-headed affair, and presented
two reports, which may be designated
as the Thurman and Allen platforms,
respectively The former was the ma
jority report. but the latter was adopt
ed by the convention by vote of 1858
to 300, whereupOn the Thurman dele
gates withdrew in disgust. The split
is on both men and financial principles
making so wide a breach that it will be
difficult to close it up.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

Chicago, New York or even Washing
ton, for from 81 to SO per week, and
they insist always upon putting two in
a room at that. L saw statement in
one correspondent letter that good
board could be had here for S5per week
and | know several persons who have
been industriously hunting the author
of that fiction for the past week. But
these things will all be forgotten one
hundred wears hence.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

On Friday last the Peru Republican
issued an extra, giving full particulars
of the suicide the day before of Capt
b. F. Daily, saloon keeper of that
place H. seems that some months
since he had disposed of some counter
felt money, was traced by a detective,
who got into his confidence, worked up
the case fully against him, and then ar
rested him. In IA few minutes after the
arrest, while his stricken wife was beg
ging the detective to let him off, he
shot himself through the heart, and
died in few seconds.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The Independent party have made
their ticket whole again. Hon. Arson
Wolcott is promoted to be the candi-
date for Governor. which is certainly
an improvement on Landers. Richard
Gregg is made candidate for Lieut..
Governor, in place of Wolcott, promo
ted Uriah Coulson is named for Au-
ditor, in place of Bundy. declined, and
WIN. \. Peele takes the place of Lind
sey, for Judge of the Supreme Court,
Lindsey having declined.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The staid and sober Philadelphians
are excited over the Sunday closing of
the Centennial Exposition grounds.
They rather favored the closing at first,
but now they have bethought them
that the crowds of strangers will fly
away on the wings of excursions on
that day to Baltimore and the sea coast,
and other places where every dollar
spent viii be a dead loss to Philadel-
phia. The saloons and the hasheries
would thus gain heavy loss, which
would never do, and they all clamor for
an open Exhibition ON Sunday.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

Several Democratic newspapers in
the state are taking TO task pretty Sc
verely their brethren of indianapolis,
for their gerrymandering blundrr. We
should be glad to believe they are sin
cere IN their condemnation of that raid
on decency. But we very much fear
that the censure arises from the lack
OF success on the part of the Indianap-
Oils managers, rather than because of
the act itself. If the scheme had sue
ceeded, we should have heard no CEN
sure, but instead, great Growing over
d democratic victory.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
Uncle Jimmy's Cores
pOndence Between Messrs. Cobb
and Williams

On the Goth of April, the day after
the Democratic State Convention, the
Hon Thos r. Cobb, of Viucennes, as
Chairman of the convention, address
ed the following letter to Mr.. Will
liams:
VINcENNEs, Ind, April 20, 1876.
To the Hon. I'D. Ujlljdms:
DEAR SRI respe ,tfully inform
you that the Democratic party of In
diana in State Convention assembled.
over which 1 had the honor to pre-
side, did, on the 10Th inst, at Indian
apolis, UNANIMOUSLY nominate you as
their candidate for Governor at the
next October election.
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS r. COBB,
Chairman of the Democratic State
Convention.
On Thursday morning Mr.. Cobb re-
ceived the following letter from Mr..
Williams:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 20. 70
To Hon. T. II. Cobb, Chairman Demo
cratic State Contention, Fincennes.
Ind:
DEAR SIR-Yours of the Goth inst,
came TO hand tlis day informing me
of my unanimous nomination as the
Democratic candidate for Governor
OF the State of Indiana Knowing the
gentlemen who composed the con-
vention to be intimate personal and
political friends of mine, l cannot re-
fuse to accept. Very truly,
j. ID. WILLIAMS.
The foregoing is copied from d
Democratic paper, just as it has been
published all over the State. There
is not a great deal OF it, and yet there
is considerable IN it, We had been
told by Democratic papers that Uncle
Jimmy was well known all over the
State; but name of them have said
that the gentlemen who composed
the Democratic State Convention
were intimate personal and political
friends of his, but Mr.. Williams says
that. Now, how does it happen that
he held such familiar relation to
them? 1t can't be possible that they
were all knights of the golden cir
cle," because some of the delegates
were too young when that order
fiourished-but there were "A good
many old ones there.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

There is railroad station near In
dianapolis called '-MOrehouse. y Tie
name is painted on a board, VIII CHI is
nailed OH post. and there is not a
house in the vicinity. The name is a
very suggestive one, it suggests that
more house is needed to make town
there. We note this as the origin of
the name.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
G.. r. CLANCY, Secretary.

A despatch in the indianapolis Jour
nal of Saturday last, stated that Gen
Willis, a German" second territorial
governor of Minnesota, formerly of
Indiana, was lying at the point of
death at st. Paul. OF course, most
persons would understand that the dis
patch alluded 10 Gen. Willis A. Cor
man.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

1t is not every city that can enjoy the
luxury of having two mayors at one
and the same time. But then Chicago
is generally ahead of most other places.
When she is IN the fire business, she
out-Moscows Moscow; when she is in the
building up business, she surpasses all
creation, and now since she is in the
Mayor business, it takes two to satisfy
her inordinate ambition to be ahead of
other cities in everything. Let no one
suggest that it takes two sometimes to
make one first-class IAN, or mayor.
We do not make any iuch suggestion.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The Republicans of Marshall coun-
ty. Indiana, will meet in mass Con-
ventiOn at the Court house yard, in
Plymouth, Ind, on Saturday, June
oath, 1876. at o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for the follwing offices
Representative, Treasurer, Sheriff,
Surveyor, Coroner, three Commits
sioners, and County Assessor. Dele
gates will be selected 10 attend the
Congressional, Senatorial and Joint
Representative Conventions. 1t is
hoped that each township will be full
ly represented.
All who are opposed to the profit
gate manner in which the Democrats
have managed the public affairs of
this county for the last 20 years, are
respectfully invited to- be present and
participate in our deliberation.
By order of the Committee,
W. NJ. KENDALL, Chairman.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The Window Reporter states that
the grasshoppers are Matching out in
the southwestern counties OF Mime
sofa in swarms, and that fears are en-
tertained of general destruction TO
the growing crops.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

By some oversight an editorial ar
ticle in the last REPUBLICAN entitled
"The grand Inquest" was placed on
the fourth page of he paper, instead
of the second page, where it belong
ed. Standing on that page it would
be mistaken for a selected article,
and as we do not want to be accused
of copying an article without giving
credit, we make this correction.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
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We offer extraordinary inducemenfs-
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bass Pianos. with Rosewood case and carved
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The Mankato (Minn) Rerieir calls
on the farmers to spare the black
birds. They afford better protection
against grasshoppers and insect pests
than any human ingenuity can de-
wise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
70 CoNsUmPTIvEs..

The advertiser. having been permanfly
cured OF that dread disease. Consumption
by simple remedy. Is anxious TO make
known 10 his fellow sufferers the means Of
cure To all who desire 1.-THE will send copy
OF the prescription used. free OF charge) with
the directions for preparing and using the
same. which they will find SURE CURE for
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Parties wishing the prescription will please
address. Rev. +. A. WILSON.
ls4 Penn St.. Williamsburgh n. Y.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

The Cincinnati Enquirer of last Sat
urday published biographical sketch
of VIM. Allen, he that rose up, and on
attempting it a second time, was set
down. The Enquirer wants to make
the good old gentleman the Democratic
candidate for President, and it really
thinks he is going to be the candidate
of that party, and more wonderful still
be elected. And this is why. When
Jackson was on the way from New Or
leans to Washington at one time, he
stopped at Lynchburg, Va; and there
he met Jefferson, who was then Presi-
dent of the United States. VIM. Allen
also was there, and the Enquirer would
have 10 believe he was quite young, on
ly small boy in fact. But he was a
very bright boy, and Jefferson and
jackson took him up on their knees
and held pleasant converse with him.
Hence and therefore, why should he
not be President? Must it not have
been that there were three presidents at
Lynchburg at that time-Jefferson and
Jackson, and who was the third but
VIM. Allen?
"When shall we three meet AGAIN.
When Allen, President has been.
Jefferson was President eight years;
so was Jackson, and shall not Allen be
also?
This is the logic of the Enquirer, and
stranger things have happened.
l Waeh All hail, Macbeth hail to thee
thane of Gamis
2 E'fch All hail, Macbeth hail to thee
thane Of CawdOri
3 Witch All hail. Macbeth that shalt be
king hereafter.
William, Senator; William, Governor;
and now he ''l0oks into the seeds of
time" for the presidency.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

Save money, save trouble, save
cracking Of plates, and save burning
out by buying your stoves at Berkey's.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

Speaker Kerr resumed the chair in
the House of Representatives yester-
day, apparently much betterin health.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
TRAINS NORTH.

Close connections made at Goshen and Elk
hart with l.. s. 4 NJ. 5. Railway. at Milford
with the Baltimore & Ohio Railway: nj War
saw. with +. IT. w. a. c. Railway: at North
Manchester with the Detroit. Eel River and
Ill K X. at Wabash, with T. W. a. W Rail-
road At Marion with Pittsburgh. Cincinnati
a st Louis Railroad and at Alexandria with
trains OF the Lafayette. Muncie a. Blooming
ton R'y. for points East and West
a. q. WELLS. Gen'l Sup't-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
For President of the United States,
OLIVER p. MORTON.
FoR ELECTORS ATLARGE

GEN. BEN. HARRISON. of Marion.
GEN. THOS. III. NELSON, of Vigo
FOR ELECToR THIRTEENTH DISTRICT,
FIELDING PRICKETT, of Noble
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
RAIL ROAD DIRECTORY.
PITrsBURGB. IT WAYNE q CHlCA&o o.
On and after April 10th. lsss. trains v1ll
lows:
TRAINS GOING WEST.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

On and after June 2sd. 1878 trains VIM
run on this road tsundays excepted as fol-
lows. -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
JASPER PACKARD, EDITOR.

THURSDAY, MAY, 25th, 1876.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25

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