Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-22
The Greenback Herald Candidates aud
the People.


The Herald gives notice in the last
issue that it will, in its next issue,
show up the candidates OF the other
parties, and We have no doubt that
its efforts in that direction, judging
from its past editorials. will be anus
ing to those who have no feelings of
pity for its editors.
Last week they tried to make capt.
tai out Of the assessment Of personal
property for few Of the persons
here. and in order to assist them we
will look at few items they do not
publish. We shall first look at the
record of few of the gentlemen most
largely interested in the Herald es-
tablishment, and see how they stand.
We begin with the city editor, T. J.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
David McDuffie, one poll, twenty
one years old-or about that-candi-
date for Recorder. A clever, bright
young fellow, no experience financial
ly, politically or otherwise. probably
never voted yet, but supposes he is
fully competent to dictate to men
who, by labor and experience, have
with their own earnings built up the
county, paid its expenses, and now
furnish the money to keep up a free
government, under which his person
is protected and where he can say
what he likes, and try to abuse men
into voting him into an office, where
he can set in an easy chair with his
legs under q table, in a comfortable
room warmed by II furnace, and get
two thousand dollars year for an
average Of six hours writing per day,
paid by taxes on property earned by
men who toll. many OF them outdoors,
monthly, and have only what they
earn from day to day by their own
management. What superior claims
has he on the tax payers OF this coun-
ty, that he should ask such a favor at
their hands? No doubt he is very
sincere, and thinks that he is right
But time has disclosed to many such
young men that they were resting un-
der clouds OF error, and while he may
never be Recorder, we hope that be
may yet become an intelligent and
useful citizen, whose talents will be
exerted in a better cause than that In
which he is now engaged.
Michael w. Downey. one of the edi-
tors Of the Herald, was, when he pos
sessed nothing to recommend him
elected to the Treasurer's office by
the Democracy OF this county. He
served four years. When he came
out he had thousands OF dollars to
his credit in bank, and large amount
OF other property. He returned FOL
taxation in 1867, when he went into
office, $40. In 1871, when he went
out OF office, he returned $500. Ii
1872. when his friends say he had
thousands In bank, SS05. In 1878
when he wants to go to the Legisia
ture. $50. In 1S7i-'5-'6 and 7 he haC
only a poll, and the city duplicate
shows that delinquent for 1875. 1875
and 1877. His father died and lief
several thousand dollars in propert,
and no debts, aud made him executor
with directions to pay 500 each Il
his two youngest children, and divide
the balance equally among all thu
children. We are informed that h'
filed no inventory, made no report
paid no legacies, rendered no account
was removed by the court and sue,
on his bond, and still he renders n
voluntary account and makes no pay
ment His money and property hav
disappeared, until he now returns TO
taxation $50. For years he dram
whisky and beer copiously, leaving
his business go to ruin while he spen
most OF his time in saloons. He de
veloped no faculty to acquire prop
erty except while in charge OF tn
public funds. and as soon as he wa
out Of office, rapidly descended to hi
original position OF worthlessness.
J What interest has he in communi
: ty, or what faculties has he shown
/, that the people who gave him MOI
, than fifteen thousand dollars in sa
airy, interest on public debt, tax r.
demptions, &C., should make him
/ Representative to make and chang
: laws? Is he the kind OF man the
want to show what kind CT men the
3 are? Do they want to say to I'll
, State, "Bohold Representative liL
unto ourselves! We fed and clothe
8 him, made him rich. He has waste
what we gave him,-spent on wome
and wine, and having found him
8 failure In everything else, we sen
q him to make and alter laws to COVER
t and control the people and proper
of the State"
y NORMAN s. WOODWARD
went to California. and came bac
with gold dug out OF the ground
He neither planted nor harvested, b
got it quick where nature left it. I
bought farms and mills and lumb
!. and horses and cattle. He trade
. and dickered, and finally came to Il
= city, built a fine residence and fu
q nished 1t sumptuously, then built
brick block and filled 1t with me
chandise; owned and rode in a gil
banded carriage, sported race hors
kept a piano, was and Is yet thrift