Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
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1t is truly marvellous how far pollt-
ical animosity will go in this day and
age. 1t has become so pronounced that
even brothers will fall out and forever
be mortal enemies over little differ
ence on political lines. Church rela-
tionship, social equality, and everything
else that pertains to the betterment of
mankind is cast to the wind when it
comes to securing political pap.
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Last Friday an incident occurred that
can fifty demonstrate the point to which
men will go in their mad political
scrambles. In Wellington, Kansas, y.
A. Richardson, editor of the Daily Mail,
and Robert Simons, of the Caldwell
News, had for some time been at dag
gers points over the Sumner county
printing. 1t has been the bone of con-
tention for many moons, and, last Fri
day, resulted in the fatal shooting of an
old friend of the senior editor OF THE
INDEPENDENT, who was an innocent
looker-on at one of their periodical
scraps. These two editors met at South
| Haven, Kansas, where Charlie Brans-
comb, editor of the New Era, OF that
place, met with them at the depot. The
same old quarrel was renewed, and,
pulling their revolvers, they COM
menced plugging away. Unfortunate
ly their aim was not good, and Brans-
comb fell MORALLY wounded; all on
account of struggle over little polit
ical patronage.
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Last Saturday, in our own little city,
occurred an incident which, although
not proving destructive to life, con-
clusively shows how men in the heat of
passion so far forget their better and
more manly principles and enter into a
scrapping match equal in all It's bear
ings to disgusting street fight. In the
main, it makes no difference who was
in the wrong, the evidence stands out
in bold relief that the desire for polit-
ical office led to the trouble.
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Each of the beligereDts in this fist
cuff, so far as THE INDEPENDENT
II &c fria of h1
owing to the position of this paper, we
propose to give in an unbiased. and, as
nearly as possible, an unprejudiced
account of the affair. Our c0ntempOr.
airy of the Republican would, for polit-
ical reasons, cover up, while our distin-
gulshed brother of the Democrat would,
for political purposes, be inclined to
spread it on little too thickly. So
the only way to receive such, or, in
fact, anything of a political nature, in
true light, is through the columns of
the only independent paper in our
city.
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Conclusive evidence goes to prove
that the trouble that ended in fight
last Saturday between Major w. NJ.
Kendall and Attorney j. w. Parks
originated some time ago, and, without
doubt, is struggle for political su.
premacy between two factions in the
republican ranks. This breach gives
conclusive evidence of the inability of
the would-be leaders to adjust matters
peaceably. 1t first gave evidence of its
activity this spring, when Major Ken
dali was DESTROYS of going to the ma
tional convention as delegate, and his
opponents, among whom he is reported
as stating were Ed S. Brooke editor OF
the Republican,. w. Siders and j. w.
Parks, who, it is reported, worked
against him at the convention which
elected delegates to the district con.
vention.
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This, no doubt, was one of the rea
sons which caused Major Kendall to
put on his fighting harness and work
against Mr.. Parks at the convention
Saturday and endeavored to secure a
delegation to Rochester favorable to
Hon. w. B. Hess. 1t seems that while
Kendall was working for those dele
gates that he was in favor of he was
approached by j. w. Parks and &C.
cused by the latter of working for men
who were not representative repub-
licans. The major, it is said, emphat-
ically denied the accusation, and i'm
mediately became warm under the
collar. Uninterested lookers-on said
that Mr.. j. w. Parks at this stage of
the game became very much excited
and reiterated the statement, and, it is
stated by some, shook his finger under
KendalPs nose. At tins point it became
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