Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-09-05
DOMney e. Co.


We have heard many expressions
of pity from prominent men in Plymr
outh, that David McDuffie should be
associated with such man as Dow
ney, but the feeling Of pity is fast
giving place to disgust. Only few
days ago a man residing in a
neighboring town in whose veracity
we have confidence, came into our
office, saying that he had just spoken
to Mr.. McDuffie about the injustice
done to certain men by the HeraldS
pretending to publish the amount Of
personal property which they listed
for taxation, and making that amount
twenty five times less than Is shown
by the record, and that Mr.. McDuffie
claimed that he was not responsible
for the publication OF the list; was
sorry that it had been published. and
that it was Mr.. Downey's work, etc.
In last weeks Herald appears an
article, no doubt written by Downey.
but which is intended to convey the
impression that it was written by Nc
Duffie, in which he says: I'VE expect
ed this able financier to take offense
when we published his name in the
tax list" II Mr.. McDuffie allows him.
self to be used as a stool-pigeon for
Mike Downey, he must expect the
contempt Of all decent men. We
have no doubt that there are men in
Marshall county who do not list all
their property for taxation, and some
of the figures given by the Herald
may be correct, but when, for politi-
cal effect, it Is stated that men have
listed from ten to thirty times less
than is shown by the records, people
are necessarily compelled to disbe-
lieve all that they do not know to be
true; and it really looks as though
the Democratic ring might have hired
Downey and McDuffie to publish ly-
ing statements to cover up rascality
For instance Democratic speakers &c
over the county and show from the
records that statements made by
these men are absolutely false, and
arguing from these premises, ask the
people to believe that everything
done by the Democratic party is done
just as it ought to be done, because
Downey & Go. say that they are cor
rupt, and Downey & Co. are found
guilty OF falsehood by the records
where there is any record, therefore
the Democratic ring should still b,
kept In office. eN ~
To this argument we wish to sa.
that the Democracy OF Marshal
county twice elected Michael "
Downey to one OF the best offices il
the county; that Downey charges tn
man now holding that Office will
loaning forty thousand dollars Of thu
peoples money for his own benefit
that the Inference to be drawn from
| all these articles is that Downey be
| lieves the present Democratic officer
are doing just what he did when h
was in office; that the Democrat
Commissioners are allowing them {
do this for the same reason that the
allowed him to loan money to Indian
apolis bankers; and that IL the Dem
ocratic party OF Marshall county re
tanned such man as Downey In OF
fee two terms, and has had absolut
control Of the county offices for TWEEN
ty years, it is time that a change wa
made, and men fresh from the rank
OF the people chosen to fill thei
places; and every one should recollec
that this can be done only by electin
the Republican ticket Both the 9th
er tickets are the choice OF ring, tn
one under the management OF Dow
ney & Co. having been selected in
midnight caucus previous to tn
convention, and the other compose
of the old Office holding element re
siding In the city OF Plymouth. Re
member that every man on the Re
publican ticket VIII, II elected, com
fresh from the ranks OF the peopl
and that their election now will secur
the recognition Of the just claims
candidates OF all parties in the futur
and may result In great reduction {
expense to the tax payers.