Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

The Underhanded Efforts Made by the Re
pendent.
Ever since the first issue of the weekly
INDEPENDENT, Oct. 18th, 1894, among
those who have been the most persist
ent in saying quiet little things regard
Ing It's ability TO live in this commun-
ty, has been f. :. Brooke of the Re-
publican. We made this assertion
some time ago, but he Indignantly de-
MED it. We propose again to show to
the readers Of The INDEPENDENT just
the kind of man he is, and state moth
ing but facts. Since THE DAILY INDE-
PENDENT has com menced entering the
homes OF the greater portion of Ply
mouth citizens, he has become con-
vinced that it could not be wiped out
by silent work against it, so some other
mode must be taken. He has finally
concluded that the best way is to start
an opposition daily, Notwithstanding
his frequent utteranceS regarding the
utter impOssiblliUy of such venture
! paying in Plymouth. What he has
done III the past, and even the con-
temptible underhanded work which he
and his tools have done to learn things
regarding the inside workings of THE
DAILY INDEPENDENT, sink into insig-
nicance to his last effort to injure the
only progressive paper in Plymouth.
He cOncocts a scheme. He will quietly
interview the carrier boys Of THE In
DEPENDENT just day or two previous
To his new venture; secure them TO do
the carrier work on his new edition;
and thus SO disconmOde the system
established by THE INDEPENDENT that
dissatisfaction among the patrons of
the latter Will be SO marked that, with
the former boys of THE INDEPENDENT
as carriers for his paper and the utter
chaos resulting from his little side play,
would prove winner for him.
Now some of the people OF Plymouth
of committing such mean. contempt
IDLE trick. We are prepared to say that
before last Friday We would have made
that same statement. But here is the
proof.
When our carrier. Peter Hendricks,
on the South side, informed us that he
wanted TO leave our employ Thursday,
we were in fact not very much sur
prlsed, as his brother is connected
with the Republican force. But sat
urday night we learned more. Mr.
Brooke approached the father of our
: carrier boy, Darwin Boyer, with the
question: 'W hat is Darwin doing
[ now!
: Mr.. Boyer answered: Carrying pa
. pers for TIE DAILY INDEPENDENT
e What did this man do then? lie laid
. in wait until he saw Darwin Boyer and
} here is the conversation:
The Tempter "What are you doing
e now, Darwin"
I Darwin-"Carrying papers for The
= llNDEPENDENI. l..
The Tempter -"Well, you had better
I come and carry papers for me. | Will
1 give you more wages than what you are
getting"
, "How much ," asked the boy.
p The Tempter lot less than $3.50 a
n week, and you will not have To fold
y papers either"
+ The boy, of course, anxious to make
e as much as possible, accepted the
t tempting offer.
Now mark, dear reader this fact:
Ed Brooke knew what Darwin Boyer
t was doing, for every evening since the
e boy had been IN our employ he had de-
e livered paper at the Republican office.
o Then why this remark? The proprietors
S of THE INDEPENDENT have no word OF
S censure for the boys, for they are hu-
e man. But We propose that the patrons
of this paper and all honest, fair-mind-
i ed people of oGr city, shall know, to
Y what subterfuge our opponent has
stopped to bring discredlt upon an op-
ponent's business Tie, of course, may
e deny these charges, for he is good al
a that kind of work, but the evidence is
there To stare him in the face This
makes very little difference in the ser.
vice of THE INDEPENDENT, ds it will
continue along the lines IT has laid out
:. In the past, and the people of ouI
" beautiful city will assuredly certify
: whether they are satisfied with the pub
fishers who had the nerve to iii a want
u in this city.
l. Killed
e An old farmer living near Laporte
e was killed Monday by the soutf
rt bound train on the l.. +. Il W. track