The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
MARSHALL COUNTY IN
CREASES Mu0R|HES
Gain in This County Is Attributed to the
Gross Mismanagement of Republi-
can Party by Clique Who Sacrificed
Party for Personal Prestige

By greatly increased majorties, the Democratic ticket "a elected in
Marshall county. The average of majOrihes by Democratic candidates is
a high water mark, for a decade in this county.
An analysis of the situation, will reveal a cause. A prominent Demo
|crat, stated this morning, that in his opinion if Marshall county had been
without a Central committee, and without a Chronicle, that the Repubi-
can commissioners at least and probably several of the other Republ-
can candidates would have been elected.
Spite work, rule r die and childish ignorance, in the managing of a
political campaign, by the Republican Central Committee, and the off
spring Of would be machine rule, namely the Plymouth Chronicle, served
Just so long a S the old machine in Marshall county, endeavors to dict
ate to Marshall county Republicans, and ignore all others, just so long
will the Democratic majorities continue to increase.
Every Democrat conceded that thiselection, presented more possibilities
for Republican victory, than vel before in twenty years.
With the court house disruption, and general mismanagement by De-
mocrats in office the voters generally manifested a discomfort which
should have resulted in a renovation in Marshall county, similar to what
the election throughout the nation did in the National Congress.
What could be expected, when The Plymouth Chronicle, the would be
Republican leech, and machine pap-sucker, striving to regain prominence
lost in the death of Congressman Brick, instead of aiding to form a
strong Republican organization, one which could carry Marshall county
traitorously entered the lists and in the guise of neutrality, with the
assistance Of the old post Office gang obtained control of the county or
ganization, elected DR.. Long county chairman and Samuel E. Boys
ference of real Republicans evolved the decision that such an organiza-
ton could never succeed with intelligent Republicans of the county.
|LOring and Boys acknowledged that their gang organization would not
ring true with the voters and both promised to resign so that neutral
Republicans could be chosen to direct the ship. THEY DID NOT RE-
SIGN, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MARSHALL COUNTY
PAYS THE TOLL TO THEIR SELFIsHNEsS AND IGNoRANCE
OF CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT.
The fact that the Tribune did not attempt to control the organization
Of the committee under the understanding of a neutral committee, and
the underhanded methods adopted by the old machine gang, who seemed
to be of the opinion that it was up to them, ito do, or die entered
the fight underhandly, and took control of the committee.
Every sensible Republican knows that there W as dscord in the Demo
cratic party-three months ago, and also konws that dicord would have
continued, had not the Republican chairman and the Plymouth Chroni.
policy was to let the Democrats fight and elect the Republican ticket To
attack either faction of the Democratic party meant defeat for n Re-.
pubhcans while the advocacy of Republican principles without taking the
side of either Democratic faction meant Republican victory or at most a
decreased Democratic majority. The aid given Democrats by the Repub-
hcan committee gives the Democrats the largest majority they wei had
in an off year.
By way of conclusion, the Tribune prOphesies that until neutrality is
established in the local Republican management, so long will the Demo
cratic party continue to pile up majOrties, and pluck the plums of Mar
hall county's fruitful garden.