Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-22

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him than you could learn from a
article. Go to the U. s.
Revenue records, at South Bend, find
how much he returned for taxation
under the revenue laws; find out all
about him that you can, for he must
be honest, you know. He is certain
ly large hearted and generous in the
extreme. for he is a farmer and the
poor mans friend" You can ask
Oglesbee, and W. W. Hill, AID the
men who have been nearest him how
he farmed. They never spoke to us
about it, but they certainly know
much OF this great farmer. Ask
Charley Wilcox and Lee Southworth
what they know about the pigs and
chickens that were sent out to his
farm. He is your farmer friend, and
you want to know how he became OPP
ulent and was selected as the labor
ing mans candidate for the Lepisla-
ture, that you may profit by his ex-
perience. These men form almost
the body and limbs OF the Herald
which is trying to convince you that
all the men who are not asking for
Office are knaves, while they them
selves are honest, high minded, pure,
and truthful, wise and prudent men,
who have only the good OF the poor
idborinJ man at heart and his inter
est to serve. It may seem to you a
little queer that they should all be
candidates for office, that they are all
seeking the votes OF the laboring
men to put them in position where
they will not have to work. But
Downey and Woodward don't want
the six dollars day. 1t is only to
do you good that they wish to 60 to
the Legislature. Their past career
as you will learn by asking those to
whom we have referred, you will con-
vince yourself on this point. While
you are working for dollar a day
you will have the satisfaction OF
knowiL g that you are helping to sup
port the poor mans friends. 1t may
seem little queer to some of you
that these warm. hearted friends and
reformers never found out that all
their neighbors were a set OF knaves
and fools. and that every thing was
going wrong until they wanted an
Office, or at least that they should all
want Office as soon as they found out
that they had been wrong all their
lives; and you may think it a little
strange that they have no property
to tax, or at least return so little. 1t
may seem TO you that IL everybody
was like them 1t would be a tough
sort of government with slim means
TO pay expenses, or property TO get ii
out of. You may think that labor
ing men would have poor chance to
get work and less chance TO get any
pay for it, il nobody had any means
and all wanted Office as bad as they
do. You may say to yourself, "by
some means this county has grown
to twenty-six thousand people and
has property worth more than eight
millions of dollars at half valuation
of what Is asked for It, There are nc
industrious poor who are suffering
How did it all come about and W,
never find out that all the property
owners are knaves, thieves, and rob
bers of the poor, until these mer
came TO the front, told us so anC
asked for Officer" You may thinl
that ii will be hard matter to sus
tain a government il all become Xix,
these men; pay no taxes, and worl
only to get an office. You may thin
that it is well enough for the farmer
and other voters to look around
make some inquiries, and get at tn,
facts before taking every thing al
truth that these fellows say, and fin'
out whether they have the wisdom
and experiecne and have shown sucl
love OF country, and OF their fello,
men as will make them wise, pruden
and trusty leaders and teachers, die
tators and public officers, and unit
that is shown, stick to the old organ
izations that have so far naintaine
government and lett US ia a tolerabl
condition. But IL you ask all thes
things and hundreds OF others tina
will come up unbidden, we fear 20
will never vote the Greenback ticke
SO you must not think for yourself
must not ask any questions? Yet,
is true that men who principally cor
troll public affairs are men who hav
property to tax and that can be in
iured, and that being the fact the
necessarily have the best interest G
the public at heart, lest they be il
jured themselves. 1t Is not probabl
that all the wisdom and honesty is I
be found in such men as McDuffi
Downey and Woodward. II Downe
& Co., had possessed all the wisdol
and honesty to be found in this cour
! ty it seems strange that it has M
, been made manifest before now.
r is quite clear that from the vel
| start Of their public efforts as refo
mers and teachers they were anxiou
TO get the fat things OF the Office
, which the wisdom and taxes OF othel
have provided, and that it is their il
tention to vehemently abuse ever.
one who will not vote for ther
, Every farmer will tell you that Il