The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-08

OFFiCE-Bissen Building, corner Laporte
and Center Streets
Entered at the Postofice at Plymouth. In
dians second-class matter.
Plymouth, Ind, November s, 1905.
I'VE would rather see the Republi-
can party in hell than to have Hen
bricks rule its. E. Boys. Guess
they will.
No Republican State chairman or
Republican Congressman will ever
again be able to organize a bolt to
destroy the Republican party of Mar
shall county Their followers have
had an object lesson that they will
not soon forget.
State Chairman James p. Goodrich
will be known in future as the great
est political fool that ever occupied
conspicuous political position. 1t is
probable that Jim" has just sense
enough to be proud of achieving such
distinction.
Goodrich managed to defeat Crom-
er in the Eighth congressional dis
trict and Fred Lands in the Elev-
enth. Democrats could afford to pay
many Thousands OF dollars 20 have
Goodrich and Riddick manage the
next Republican state campaign.
The decision of election commits
sioners is a blow TO the Democratic
party of Marshall county from which
it will not recover in many years, and
the worst of it is that Democratic
leaders who are honest and in no way
responsible for the decision, will suf
fer most
Democratic papers have been pub
fishing the names of Republicans who
will vote for Shively. Several Demo
Gratis have asked US if we intend 20
publish the names OF three prominent
Democratic leaders and officials in
this city who work for the election
of Brick 1t is not necessary to pub
lish their names.
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When Bricks's machine from St.
Joseph county went to Warsaw to
nominate him for congress, the name
of Charles o. Merica was presented
Mr.. Merica in a nice speech asked
to withdraw it, but the machine
wanted to humiliate him and they
yelled 1Vote, vote, vote" Kosciusko
county voted Tuesday
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An attempt has been made to de-
ceive the Democratic papers of this
district by sending out report that
the supreme court held that earn was
coEnty chairman. Neither the SUI
preme court nor any other court has
made any such decision. The deci-
sions of the courts have all been fav-
orable to Hendricks.
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Indiana's fool Republican state
committee furnished real sensation
last Wednesday by sending out in
structions to the Republican voters
of the state to stamp the rooster and
vote the straight Democratic ticket
This is only one sample of Jim Good
rich's political intelligence, and is not
the worst blunder he has made during
the campaign
The bolt of Goodrich and Brick in
Marshall county lost votes for the
Republican ticket in every county of
the state, because Goodrich had to
use all the money of the state COM
mittee to prevent his own defeat and
humiliation as state chairman and
the defeat of Brick in the district
he had. made uncertain by advising
and assisting a Republican bolt
Other counties were left without
moneyto get their voters home from
a distance because Goodrich found il
necessary to spend $4,000 in Mar
shall county to keep his boilers in
line
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Every sentence of the supreme
court decision sustains the Republi-
can Reform ticket That decision was
made on presentation of one side
of the case only, and it only decides
where committeeman and other Off
GERS must stand to be in harmony
with and have control of the organi-
cation, and every sentence sustains
the men who have stood by the Re-
publican organization since January
IS. 1t 5 decision in favor of Hen
bricks. 1t declares that the men who
stand by the regular organization, no
matter whether they be many or few,
constitute the party. Judge Bernetha
and all other courts will decide the
same way.
Congressman Brick was elected
two years ago by a plurality of 6907
and this great majority was given
him almost without an effort on his
part. This year he and the state COM
mittee have spent more money in the
district than in all previous cam
paigns combined since Brick was
first nominated in 1898. Fairbanks,
Beveridge, Hemenway, Hanly, Secre-
tary Shaw, Speaker Cannon and
John L. Grifiths were all brought
into the district to save Mr.. Brick
from defeat. This was made neces-
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