Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

III Journalism seems TO consist MAINLY
in freedom from any obligation, to OBJ
serve consistency or fidelity to truth.
If James d. Williams is much of an
honest man he will hesitate before ac-
cepting nomination that rightfully
belongs to Wn. 5. Holman.-Indidna
Journal.
New York Herald: This self-stult-
flying platform is framed in the inter-
est of Governor Hendricks, who is the
champion hard money man with rag
money principles. The convention
which adopted such an idiotic tumble
of standardization may appropriate
iy say that Thomas A.Hendicks, lis our
unanimous choice for the Presidency
of the United States.''
g * The Lexington, KY, correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer says the
colored people of Kentucky are decided
in their preference for Morton, whom
they associate with Lincoln and Grant
in their recollections of their emanci-
patton from slavery, and that they will
oppose the appointment of Bristow
delegation to Cincinnati. Among the
democrats, Gov. Allen is reported the
favorte candidate.
The Indianapolis Journal declares
that Sen. Morton never received
higher compliment than that paid him
by the Confederate Senator Gordon,
who said that Southern Democrats had
to fight the world. the flesh, and the
Senator from Indiana, and says: 1.-The
trouble is Mr.. Morton has the brains to
discern the plans of the Democrats and
the courage to expose them. He has
done it often; hence the curses"
The Cleveland Leader, speaking of
the influence of good speeches and able
discussion during political campaign,
calls attention to the joint discussions
between General Thomas Ewing. Dem
ocrat, and General Stewart l.. Wood
ford, in the Ohio campaign, last fall.
and says: 1T would hardly be too
much to say that the majority in the
State was determined 10y the earguments
addressed by Governor Woodford to
the democrats who came to hear Gen.
Ewing.
The Mobile (Alabama) Republican
county convention adopted unanimous
ly the following: BE it resolved by the
Republicans of Mobile county, in con-
vention assembled. that we earnestly
ask the delegates elected to the State
Convention to be held in Montgomery
on the 10th day of May, 1876, to use and
to exert their influence to secure a del
egation To the Cincinnati Convention
in favor of the nomination of the Hon.
Oliver Z. Morton for the Presidency of
the United States.
The Columbus Times says that at a
meeting of the Democrats of Gwinnet
county, Ga, held April 4, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolred: That the course of Hon. B.
III. Hill, our immediate Representative
in the Congress of the United States,
meets our hearty, unanimous, and un-
qualified Endorsement; that his eloquent
and triumphant vindication of our peo-
Pile, and the truth of history. against
the mendacious assaults of those who
maliciously traduce us, entities him to
the thanks of every true Southerner.
Hon. James ID. Williams is we'll
known by many of the citizens of
LaPorte. Gen. Orr and John Suth-
erland have both served on the State
Board of Agriculture with him and
nearly every man who has mingled in
State politics knows "Uncle Jimmy"
and admires him.-LdPorte Argus.
1t is worth something to Mr.. Viii
liams to have been associated with
Gen. Orr and John Sutherland, and
if he had been of as much impor-
tance TO the State board Of agricul-
ture as they were, he would have
needed no introduction. as the far
mer candidate. The Democratic
politicians seem to have known him.
The State Sentinel says: I'm the
Legislature of 1872 the Democrats
cast their votes for Mr.. Williams for
Senator, against Morton, who was re-
ele cted by virtue of the infamous APP
portionment law that gave a Republi-
can majority in joint ballot that ses-
sion." The fact is, the apportion-
ment law which was so Objectionable
to Democrats was passad by the same.
Legislature which elected Morton
Democrats cast their votes for VIII
liams because they knew he could
not be elected.
The LaPorte Argus chuckles over
the idea that "when honest old Un-
Gle Jimmy goes through the State
dressed i'm his home made clothes
and talks to the people about the af-
fairs of the country" that they will
be verdant enough TO believe that he
is lot an old demagogue, endeavor-
ing to stir up their prejudices against
those who wear tow linen and cotton
pants.
The honest old farmer. J. ID. Will
liams, who has been constantly i'm Of
flee for nearly thirty years, did not
vote to have his per diem increased;
but he permitted others to do it for
him, without so much as raising his
voice in opposition to it. Sly old |
fox His friends now claim that he |
ought to be elected Governor, for not |
voting his salary up.
1t takes considerable ingenuity to
make a defeat appear like partial
victory; but the LaPorte Argus un-
dertook it. 1t was rather too big an
undertaking though. The two Dem
ocratic counciImen could not be |
made to apper equal to four Republi-
cans. And then the Republican ma
iority in the city was a little more
than 100.
1t is astonishing that the Demo-
Gratis in Indiana should ever have |
voted for Hendricks for Governor,
with his fine broadcloth coat and |
linen shirts. when they love jeans so
well, and so heartily despise the man
who wears anything else.
If the Democratic papers don't |
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