Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-26
Once More.


week said:
There was free use Of slang in the
issue of the Republican preceding the
election, which we had no time or in
clination to notice last week, bat will
refer TO now that the people who do
not read that paper may know what
manner OF a paper it is. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that every reference
made by the Democrat TO the Repub-
Hcan, was couched in respectful Ian
guage. To show the course pursued
by the gentleman who presides over
the Republican, note the following
paragraph. --..------..-----... 49,.
"We proffer the Democrat the full
benefit OF its base, dishonest and dis
honorable charges against MIR.
Swank." nr1 f.a.s .f.o.---
We would answer: There was
no use whatever OF slang" In the
REPUBLICAN preceding the election or
in any other issue since We have had
control of the paper. The quotation
given from the REPUBLICAN is correct,
but il does not contain u single word
OF slang" Slang is defined as
slow, vulgar, unauthorized language
Now the words "base," dishonest.
and "disnonorable" are all good, An
glo- words none better can be
found in the English language. we
believe In polite and plain language;
we are an advocate of calling things
by their right names. Therefore,
when we employed those terms We
meant to express just the idea con-
tanned in them, nothing more, moth
ing less. We believed then that the
charges as made against MIR. Swank
were ~base, dishonest and dishonor-
able, and as we have seen no reason
as yet to change our judgment. The
charges were "base." because I'M
worthy such a newspaper; "dishon-
est" because the same charge had
been floating around all summer and
the Democrat had not concluded to
invest In 1t; @dishonorable' because,
no attempt was made, In making such
public charge against another. to
ascertain the facts for certainty
Now there Is nothing in the above
extract whatever to justify the Dem
ocrafs charge OF the"free use ofslaDg,'
and we challenge that paper to point
out q single resort TO it in the REPUB-
LIcAN since Aug. Gath, 1875. But the
Democrat proceeds to say that the
statement made by the REPUBLICAN
admits the truth OF the charge made
by u.s." 1t doesn't do any such
thing. And now in order that the
people may see what kind OF an apol-
ogy the Democrat has to offer for
such an unfounded charge read the
following from the Democrat OF the
18th inst: e1F h-.-at e..
The Republican gives a good re-
port OF Geo. Swank, as related by
himself, which Is as good story as
Tweed could tell II he were inter-
viewed. We hope, for Swank's BEN
eft. that his story is true, and, rs.
nothing is to be gained by further
controversy. we are willing to let the
matter rest. We will admit that we
were misinformed in regard to the in
dictment for manslaughter; but we
published it just as we received il,
and we're fully convinced that 1t was
correct at the time. Whatever may
be the real facts in the case, we hope
that Mr.. Swank may continue TO be
as good manlin the future as he
claims, himself, he has been in the
past flr,,fs as.9 81 r..
That Is the apology CD which a
public newspaper makes to the man
whom it has unjustly charged with
criminal intentl
The Democrat says that 1T is hard
ly necessary to say that every refer
ence made by The Democrat TO the
REPUBLIcAs was couched in respect
ful language That is TO be taken
we presume, in a @PickwickianT
sense, in view Of the following; The
Democrat In a recent issue has re-
ferred to the editor Of the REPUBLI-
CAN as Natures curiosity he knew
that he would introduce any spe-
cies OF fraud that vas necessary,
etc.; that IF he is that ignorant. he
has got the wrong position on the pa
per, and should at once be promoted
to chief engineer OF the saw depart
ment;' that "a man may be Repub-
lican. and yet stooPto an act by the side
Of which the worst crime in the
whole catalogue would shine like a
diam ond." ..r- .g..lr
We do not wish to continue this
controversy, and, having stated the
facts In the case, shall let the matter
rest, feeling that we have done no in
justice to any man. n .fat..,
"Mighty Interestin' Readin'."
A copy OF James Parton's celebra-