Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-01
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or of the Republican:


The REPUBLICAN does not seem to.
seek a controversy with Mr.. Barna-
by Of a personal character, and its
epitomized statement of two weeks
ago was doubtless OF a favor TO the
guileless gentlemen who seemed to
be at loss to know who TAX Pay
er" was driving at" / do not pro-
pose to criticise Mr.. Barnaby's reply
which was printed last week, to any
great extent L say to him that,
which every intelligent reader of
this controversy has all along deci
ded, i. e: 1t makes no difference who
"Tax Payer" or observer" may be,
so long as either one of them char
ges facts concerning the wrongs OF
this tax ridden community. Ifeither
one OF your incognito correspondents
had written from a cell in the Peni-
Tertiary. that would make no differ
ence; the truth is the truth notwith-
standing its mean PRONUNCIATION. I
am surprised that Mr.. Barnaby, with
his profound sagacity, and far reach
ing financial knowledge should at
tempt to justify any action in such a
shiftless way. The readers of news
papers are not fools that can be
caught by such chaff-
To his insinuation that you found
"Tax Payer" on the ragged edge, etc.,
and that you tempted him to say
what he has said, I do not think that
you need reply. For it makes no
difference what induced the commu-
nications that he has made. The
only question being, are the state
ments contained in them true? From
my standpoint it seems that Mr. Bar
naby is the man who is on the rag
ged edge, and before he comes down
he is likely to be hurt. For there
has come the settled conviction that
there is some kind of swindling being
done in the management OF county
finances, and Mr.. Barnaby can't get
rid Of his share in the matter by any
Righteousness.
A friend at my elbow who may be
TAX Payer or not, on reading Mr..
Barnaby's last communication, ex-
pressed some surprise at his frequent
reference to "debits" and "evil spir-
it's" in such close connection. He
also wonders il Mr.. Barnaby is not
turning to be theologian; which he
thinks would be a most natural re-
suit since his attempt to swallow the
Bourbon college building. which be-
longed to the q. b. church. He sug-
eests that in all probability the col
lege is sticking in his throat and can
neither be got up or down. This
may account for his frequent biblical
illusions. To many of the charges
made against Mr.. Barnaby he says
not guilty" and this brings strongly
to my mind case in court. When
the criminal was charged with
crime or misdemeanor, and he was
asked what he had to say TO the
charge. he stood up and said Not
Guilty" So the greater the crime
charged, and the stronger the evil
dence Of his guilt the more certainty
there is that he will. by his law
yer say Not Guilty" Will Mr.. Bar
naby say that he did not say that he
would not accept the report first
made by Mr.. Banks. Disher and
Klinger on the Barber ditch which
had no assessment against the coun-
ty, and did he not tell Barber, Banks
and Disher, that il they took 5000 or
more of of Barber and put it on the
county he would accept the reports;
and was not the report so made? and
did not you Mr.. Barnaby then accept
the report with 5000 or more taken
from Barber and put on the county.
1t is believed by many that you did
this thing, and unless you pro-
duce the affidavits OF these parties or
produce other evidence than your
plea of "Not Guilty" will be unavail-
ing to show your innocence.
One Who KNOWS.