The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
MANY BANDS
SMALL CROWD
FOR DEMOCRATS
GOVERNOR MARSHALL AND
CONGRESSMAN BARNHART
HERE FOR BIG DAY OF
CAMPAIGN.
Automobile Parade Through City at
Noon Was Feature of Days
Doing''-Marshall Speaks
at Court House.

Five brass bands held forth on the
streets of Plymouth Thursday, which
was perhaps the most convincing ar
gument that this was Democratic
Rally day. The chilly, damp wealth
er, was demoralizing so far as
crowds were concerned, leaving the
lllustrious spell binders with the
consolation that their hearers were
of better Equality, than quantity.
Musical organization representing
the towns and hamlets of Walkerton
Argos, Etna Green, Bremen and Gull
yer were here, and in every case re-
presented the largest delegation
from every town and hamlet so re-
Old Polk township, sent
perhaps the largest delegation, which
Of one hundred and twen-
ty-one according to the number of
tickets sold at Tyner. The failure Of
a crowd to collect was deplorable,
and discouraging, and indicated
either a lack of interest among De.
mocrats of Marshall county, or a dis.
gust. The people who were here,
had no end of fun, watching the
bOw-legged man beat the snare drum
for the "Etna Green, Silver Cornet,
Brass and Reed Concert Band, -
also many other funny things.
Congressman H. A. Barnhart,
candidate to succeed himself, arrived
on the Vandalia at IL :08 from South
Bend, and was met by the bands,
and reception committee. Governor
Marshall arrived from indianapolis,
at IL :33 OH the l.. E. & W., from
Indianapolis. This train was late,
did not arrive until near noon. From
the Lake Erie and Western sta
tion, the automobile parade formed,
which was participated in. by about
twenty-five autos, from this city.
The various bands were stationed on
street corners, ard the air was filed
with stirring strains, and the gaso-
line wagons, whizzed by.
Speaks at Court Honse.
Governor Marshall spoke in the
Court House yard, Thursday after
noon. The step to the building FORM
ed the rostrum, and seats were ar
ranged in the yard below
The speaking was begun at 200
o clock. The crowd which gathered
at the court house is estimated at
1200. State Representative Adam f
Wise introduced Congressman Barn.
hart, who in turn presented Gov.
Marshall in few words paid tri-
butte to Marshall, saying that the
carrying of Indiana by Marshall,
was triumph of Democracy, the
like of which this state has never
known. Barnhart said that he con.
sidered the size of the crowd re-
markable, in view of the forbiddins
weather. The speech of Marshall
which followed, was concerning state
and national issues.
In his opening remarks the COVER
nor made reference to certain preach
rnents on honesty and the square
deal in public affairs. 81 am here"
said he "tO address you on a few OF
the principles of our government and
political problems that confront the
people of Indiana today. I am not
here to give you superfuous and m.
necessary advice on honesty and the
square deal. 1t is my judgment
that the people of Indiana are al,
ready honest and give the square
deal. But there are those who are
travelling over the state of Indiana
telling the people to forget the past
just wipe out the past and con-
slider things from the present and
future outlook. But this is imposs.
ible. The past is link in the chain
of history that must be considered. -
The governor then dealt with the
"new natiOnalism as it has been
proclaimed He did not believe in
any new nationalism. because the
people had moved along in a salts
factory way for more than l25 years
Under our present form of COVER.
ment, and he did not believe that the
people wanted change of the sys.
TEN and a trustee under God. or 9
steward of their affairs. We started
on the theory that this government
rested on the inherent wisdom anc
lpatriotism of the individual citizen
and he had never heard until tn,
present time that we should turn tt
a monarchial form of government O,
TO an approach to such a form Of
government.
The government did not believe il
following men, for if the people d,
so. they will lose the rights whicl
are guaranteed to them by our form
of government. ~ don't ask Won I,
follow me" he said "I want every
BODY to watch me-"
Referring to the tariff, Governo
Marshall said that all economic evil
can be traced directly or indirectl,
to high protective tariff. As n,
example, he pointed to England.
free trade nation, which, he said
! The governor thought tha yo;oo =