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PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1911.
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OPINION OF PLYMOUTH EDITOR
ON REORGANIZATION OF
REPUBLICAN PARTY IN
JANUARY.
ARTICLE IN' TRIBUNE
Party Must Eliminate Factional'
Spirit and Get Together If
They "Wish Success
Next Year.
The following is the third article
which has appeared in the South
Bend Tribune on the reorganization
of the republican party in Indiana:
(From The Tribune of Nov. 7.)
Plymouth. Ind., Nov. 7. "The
people should wake up and take the
party machinery into their own
hands."
"The rank and file must realize,
must feel, must know with the ut
most faith that the organization with
which thev are working and of
which they are a part is their or
ganization." "The state ehairman and likewise
tbe district chairman should be the
servant of no man or set of men. '
"A count v chairman should be
"elected to carry on the campaign
-and not to recommend" postoffice ap-
. point nients."
"Üp with the party and its prin
ciples; down with all other inter
ests." The foregoing are excerpts from
tan interview accorded a representa
tive .of The Tribune bv Samuel E.
Boys, of this . city, editor of the
Plymouth Republican, formerly a
well known resident of South Bend.
Mr. Boys is one of the leading and
most influential republicans inPlym
outh as well as in Marshall county.
His concern in republican success w
verycTeep. He believes in the elimi
nation, of factions and a pet to
gether policy throughout Indiana
which will result in a greater feel
ing of harmony among all republi
cans and thereby be a benefit to the
entire party.
Mr. Boys has given much thought
to reorganization methods and in hs
interview makes suggestions which
thinking republicans wil lno doubt
approve most heartily. Mr. Boy3
says:
"The next republican organiza
tion in Indiana should he an organi
zation by the rank and file of the
party. This, I believe, is the surest
way back to a condition where all
the members of the party will take
that interest in the campaign which
will lead to success. The people
should wake up and take the party
machinery into their own hands.
Itiralry Between Two Factions.
"For a number of years there
has been a strenuous rivalrv be
tween two erowds for the control of
the party organization . in the state.
Naturally the rank and file are more
or less disgusted at this strife for
control among the men higher up.
This disgust leads to apathy, to lack
of interest 'in party affairs 'and r
don't care feeling which means stay-at-home-voters,
lack of. party work
ers, lack of enthusiasm for the suc
cess of the partv; all of which in
Indiana means defeat to us, providing
our opponents are alert and en
thusiastic. . "This is why I believe the or
ganization must this time begin, in
a way it has never begun heretofore,
with ,tbe nnk and file and be made
aadi controlled by tie rank and file,
if they art to take that interest in
tbe success of the party which means
Success of republican principles at
the polls. The rank and file must
realize, must feel, must know with
the utmost faith that the organiza
tion vrith which thsy are working
r-.d of which they are a part is
ttzir cri-iticn ; that tuey mads
it end that it i3 carrying cn what
Czj Cit Czzs. rxhlsf I bs!iave,i3
tl:3 crrcrt d- best way to generate
enibur.rrn ..in tha pirty.
'IT;t7 czU ths pecpla control ths
c : zIt'Mzd. zzl the crod feeling
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"The organization of the republi
can party has always been, in this
state, very much an organization of
the whole party, but it must be more
completely so this time thau ever
before. I suggest that the election
of delegates to the district conven
tions which elect the district chair
men should take place in each town
ship and never in the county as a
whole. Here is where the rank and
file can get in their influence. They
must have their say when thev elect
these delegates or they don't have
much saj-; hence the necessity of
bringing these elections as close to
the voter as possible.
"At the time the people elect these
deleffates in the townships the
should pass written instructions fot
their deleühtes to elect as district
chairmen onlv such men as will de
clare themselves openly to make
absolutely no difference in the treat
ment of the two crowds in all mat
ters with which they have to deal;
that thev will be free to act for
what thev think to be the best in-
terests of all the parfy without Inn
ing under oMiga lions to or handi
capped by the followers of eitfier
crowd in any way. If it is posible
to find suitable men who have not
taken part actively with either
crowd, such men should be chosen.
f Servants of No 'Men.
"The conventions, which elect the
district chairmen should likewise
instruct the men they elect that
when the state chairman Is chosen
that important officer of the organi
zation should consider himself free
Trom obligation to any set of party
workers, hut he must consider him
self the servant and the leader of
the whole republican party. The
sfnte chairman, and likewise the
district chairman, should be the ser
vant of no man or set of men. lie
should be a man in his own right,
a general in th game of politics, a
natural leader of men, a man in
whom tTje "whole party has confid
ence, bof fT as "To his ability as n
lender anöT as to Ins friendship for
o-d faith in the people: a leader
who knows enough to consult with a
large circle of republicans of the
hest judgment and who are closest
to the people.
"He should not be ehwen because
he will favyor this or that candidate
fv the norinntin to state office or
for congress or for any post office.
Tr- should be chairman to help the
rank and file of the republicans
make the kind of a platform thev
ant and nominate the kind of a
ticket they want for the next cam
paign; to help elect the candidates
tbp partv chooses and after they are
"looted to heln them carry on the
government in the wav the people
want it carripfl on and to help the
legislature enact those laws which
will be of the most benefit to the
whole people,
"Just as the district and state
chairman are elected, pledsed free
from any obligations, so should the
county chairman be chosen. This
thinsr of electing a countv chairman
because he will be fo- Jim Smit
for the postoffice at Crossroads vil
Jage lias done an immeasurable
amount of harm to the party in In
diana. Wihle elements of strength
are to be found in it. the weakness,
especially in times like this,' are a
hundred fold more.
"A county chairman should be
lected to carrv on the campaign
and not to recommend postoffice ap
pointments. The great rank and file
of the party cares little, who runs
the postofuees so long as they are
well conducted, but they do caro
about the laws that are enacted and
the la ws that are enforced. Thev
want progress in our state and na
tional governments ; they want econ
omy and efficiency in all depart
ments of state.
What Should Be Done.
"I am aware that this plan will
yeem to many quite idealistic and
theoretical; that it is what we
should de, but what ; we probably
will not do. However, I believe it
is the way out for ? the next cam
paign in 'Indiana and that with the
proper influence from, the state and
district leaders it can be carried to
a successful conclusions Visitations
by. leading , republicans should be
made to everj', precinct in the state
to arouse all the republican voters
and urge them to attend-the organi
zation meetings especially and all
the other caucusses of the party
whenever they are held.
"To the objection that an organi
zation made ias proposed would
trek cohesion and a common under
standing for the campaigns, let me
say that I believe the most neces
sary thing in the party now is a
burying of the rivalry between the
two crowds. The plan ' proposed is
the surest method by which that
rivalry can ba submerged and finally
eliminated. Up with the party and
its principle, down with all cihsr
interests. "With strong leaders and
with the inspiration of republican
accomplishments and purposes, the
crgarui-tica prepczed will coca ct
into trim fca victorious czLzii.r
OVERBALANCED.
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CITY COUNCIL
BOND OF COUNTY TREASURER
REDUCED FROM TWENTY
TO TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
HEW LAMP AT VIADUCT
Conncü Decides to Pay For Horse
of William Reed Injured Last
Summer By Obstruction
In Street.
City Council convened at seven
o'clock Monday night, with Mayor
Howell in the Chair and all Council
men present. After reading of the
minutes of the last regular meeting,
and approval of same, the rerular
call of business wa;s taken up. Ben.
Fetters petitioned to .tap River
street sewer, which request was
granted. Cora Barnes asked to be
allowed o tap Walnut street sewer,
aud permission was given. Mary
Schlarb asked fcr the .use of streets
tJ rriove the office building that now
stands in front of the Sanitarium
to Water street, and an order ws
made granting the rermest under the
usual precautionary requirements
A petition by the "Wide Awake Hose
Co. to have the Fireman's Hall reno
vated was referred to the Fire De
partment committee for report.
City Treasurer's report shows the
following: .
General Fund on hand Oct.
23, 1911. ..-...$707958
Collected licenses ...
Collected Sewer tr"s
5.00
2.00
2.00
.Collected Miscellaneous
Collected Ccmeterv lots
80.C0.
Total $7163.23
'Pisbursem nts
4S2.35
Balance on band C3
General YTater Works Fund,
Overdraft Oif. 23, 1011 07727.CD
HOLDS A VERY
QUIET MEETING
Ketten .n New York World.
Disbursements ... lOb.70
Total overdraft Nov. 1.3,
1911, ;..$7833.70
Special Water Works Fund "
On hand Oct. 23, 1911 i. $1081.43
Collections r431.62
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Total ...$1513.05
County Treasurer's report asfol-
lows:
Second Installment taxes ..$5528.8.")
Delinquent taxes 112.41
Total.. $3641.20.
A letter from the Chicago Bridge
and Iron "Works was read, and it
! was ordered that the turnbuckles
that were sent here to be used by
the man sent to repair tbe structure
that supports the Water Tank, be
returned to them by expiess pre
paid, and that a letter of thanks be
written to them for sending their
mechanic here to overhaul the tank
and structure, free of cost to the
city.
In the matter of Brad South
worth and Mrs. John M, Shoemaker
on south Michigan street, it .was
shown that tie water taps for these
two houses were put in before the
Michigan street pavement was laid.
That in grading the street the cut
made at this point was so great that
it left the?e two pipes with insuf
ficient covering to keep them from
freezing. There were two ways
presented to the Council of remedy
ing this trouble: To take up the
pipes and lower them, or to allow
these people to let the water run in
severe weather so they will not
freeze. While the Council recogniz
es that the first is the only right
way. and the same will be done as
soon as possible, the weather con
sidered, yet an order was passed al
lowing these two parties to let the
water run if the weather should be
severe, uniil such time as the pipes
can be lowered, they to pay an aver
age fair rate based on their pre
vious vtsaire. .
J A tap was reported as about to be
made to allow the water to be pip-
ed into the Box Factory, whers coils
of hose would be attached for use
in fire emergencies. As the ordinance
declares that each and ''every tap
made for whatever: purpose, shall
have a meter attached,. it. was order
ed that at this tap a proper meter
! he placed. In eases where the city
is to receive a revenue from the sals
of water, meters are put in at the
city's expense, but as in this case
it is not intended to use the water
onlv in case of fire breaking out.
and as no revenue can come to the
1 city, therefore the owners of the
Box Fadcry are asked to pay for
the meter' and its setting.
The Marshal .reported that he had
called attention of Dr. D. C. Knott
to the condition ofthe fence around
bis lot at the corner of Center and
Garro streets, and samo had not
been repaired but was a menace to
passers. The Street Ccrr.rrlzzizztT
tt:ts crdcrcl to build a proper fsncs
at this place, and present the bill to
Dr. fcnott. '
Complaints have been made of the
danger at the Third street viaduct
on account of the darkness, aud it
was ordered that a different distri
bution of the lights in that locality
be made. A light will be placed at
Third and' Garro streets so as to
light the north end of the viaduct. A
light will he placed at Fifth and
(iarro street, so as to lijrlit the
Fifth" street crossing, and' a light
now at Third and Washington streets
will he carried west to Fourth and
Washington streets. This adds one
new light.
A communication was presented in
which it is shown that a horse be
longing to Wiliam Reed was injur
ed some months ago by articles left
in the street by'Myer Franklin, and
a bill of $25.00 was presented to the
city. City Attorney Hess, reported
that the citv was clearlv liable in
the case, but as to the amount of
damage he would not say. That
could only be determined by a suit.
The Council deemed it unadvisable
to enter into a lawsuit for the
amount of $25.00, so ordered the bill
paid, and that step be taken to
punish Mr. Franklin for allowing
his goods to encumber the streets.
'The bond of Jesse) McXeeley as
Street Commissioner was filed in
the sum of $200.00 with F. E. Gain
and L. J. Hess as bondsmen, and
same was accepted by the Council.
A communication from George A.
Maxey, County Treasurer Elect, in
which it was shown that the amount
of bond heretofore required, name
ly $20.000.00 was too high when it
is taken into account that the new
laws require him to make deposits
each day, and the amount of bond
to be given to the citv was fixed at
$10,000.00.
The resolution for acceptance of
the assessment roll for cement side
walks that had. been constructed by
Contractor Lee, was re?d. and pass
ed by order of the Council, there be-
mg no one present with any re-
monstrance.
It was set forth that at the time
of the elevator fire last summer that
Mr. Benny Zook, who is -located at
the Pennsylvania pump house, did
most excellent service for the city by
j attu-hing hose to his pumps, and
thus materially aiding the work ot
the firemen at a most critical time.
The Council wishes to recognize
this most worthy young man for his
thought fulness and skill, and order-
ed a special committee to draw up
suitable resolutions and have pub-
lished and presented to him, and
placed on the city records.
Following is the list of allow
ances made:
S. E. Boys $ .0.1
Jacob Foltz 4.25
1 1 eo. U. iirown 8.50
Carl Reynolds 8.50
L. Pelton
2.00
4.2t)
Stud'baker Mfg. Co
Luther Hoham
Henry Ulrich 8.50
icuxj uixztn ö-U
. lirestone 8.50
If i. TK, n a.
(
Oft Thompson
2-00
Suoeberger, current etc 126.33
Snoeberger. Electric light... 361.66
A. 17. Underwood 8.50
Marks & Harley 13.08
Chas. Weigle 29.75
George Bowel 1 2.00
J. M. Peterson 2.00
I? obert . Watso '2.00
Jesse McXeeley 32.40
Albert Perry 7.00
.oepn oiass 7.00.
Sfinr 1 ,fe v nn
Otis Kebert
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5.4
George Wallace 2.00
Clarence. Lee 59.53
W. II. English
O. B. Klingerman . .
Weil ' Bros. ........
J. B. Clow & Son . .
J. B. Clow' & Son . .
J. B. Clow & Son ..
.. 29.10
.45
..s 16.93
.. 36.00
. . 72.00
.. 761.04
J. B? Clow & Son 28.75
Illinois Malleable Co. ...... 17.28
H. Mueller Co.
34.19
C. O. Yearrick . . . .
Ilarry Ilohara
Chas. Sutter
William Reed
79.251
8.50
7.88
25 00
There beinr no further business a
motion to adjourn was. passed unan
imouslv. -
Llarriage Licenses.
Oral A. Kensinger' to Susie L.
Nicholas.
Fred Murdock to Pearl A. Ackles.
Fred D. Gottschalk to Eva L.
Eaglebarger.
- Lawrence C. Zehner to LonZena
Stephenson.
Harold C. Mav to Nina P. Metealf
I)f c,cl Got schalk to Ruth Bendy.
f to" . p,anfar? f 7 oIfdo' ",
to Blanche Clark of TeeSwUm.
Walt?r A. Gall to Lola D. Rinsr-
genberg. Mr. Gall is a farmer liv-
6T' aT,
us uuue is lue aausnier or lacODi
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mnesenoers 01 near uremen.
The Repulican for Job Pristir,
COP ST01SIPT
SUFFERS DÄW1ACE
Tornado with Rain, Snow and Biting
Cold Unroofs Barns, Tears Up Trees
and Plays Havoc With Corn
Shocks. Very Cold Weather.
Good Work at Brightside School.
The writer had the privilege of
looking over a set of the usual bi
monthly examination papers made by
the pupils of the first and second
grades in the school at Brightside.
Many people have the idea that be
cause children are in such an in
stitution, that thev must be below
the ordinary in intelligence and ap
prehension. To be sure these chil
dren do come from the lower ranks
and there are- little negro children,
Pollocks, and every conceivable sort
there. To get much that is good out
of such a mixed lot seems hardly to
be. expected, but these papers reveal
altogether a different condition. We
have not seen in any school papers
we ever had the pleasure of-looking
over, any better work. The papers
were on reading, numbers, history
and spelling. Of course some of
them were rather crude, but the big
majority were fully up to any stand
ard. In a class of second grade
spellers a list of twenty-five words
were given such as are applicable to
every school in that grade and the
very lowest one was 84, while sever
al were marked one. hundred- The
average was well up to ninety-five
for the entire class. This we think
will be a good mark for many of
the schools where similar" -work L?
done with surroundings that are sup
posed to be . more favorable. It
speaks well for the children them
selves. It speaks well for the
teachers, and it speaks well for the
whole institution. Mrs. Work is
careful to give each child a chance
to do his best. Last summer before
the regular school year began, there
were hours in the day when the
regular routine of the institution
gave time for certain of the chil
dren to be in school, and instead of
j waiting in idleness for the school
j year f0 begin, Mrs. Work employed
1 n CrWISMol toitllAt. f" 4llAC7A a1i1
I it fvviui ß iuac iiicoc iuir
dren each day for given hours. The
- children were not forced or driven
: t0 the WOrk, but it was made pleas-
ant and agreeable to them, and
endeavor was made to advance them,
so that they will, as opportunity. is
found, be ready to go out to homes
that may open for them, prepared
and equipped to please those who
take them into their homes. Mrs.
"Work, and everyone who nas any
part in the work of rearing and edu-
PfliJnrp til PCO Tn rwn i,n fYrf ntiola Ii 1
; pnt;i t ,i r,M?co -p
I any work that will fit them to go
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fight life's battle. We are glad to
make mention in this way 5f the
very excellent work done by these
pupils. It shows the efficient labors
of the teachers who have charge,
and is proof that, given a chance,
manyof these children will compare
well with those in more favored cir
cumstances. BIRTHS
uau?hter was born to Mr. and
-Mrs. Marvin JMaurer of Polk town
ship Monday night.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fil
son of In wood, on Sunday morning,
a nino and a half pound boy.
A ten and a half pound daughter
was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Keller living on the Lamson
farm. 1 '4
On Friday, Xov. 10. there was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scheure
man, living in the Linkenhelt house
Isomer. Laporte and Plum street, a
; ntaeIei as Mabe,Strunk
-laughter of William Strunk, the
Pittsburg railroad mail clerk.
seven, pound girh Mrs. Scheureman
Crd of Thisis.
We desire to thank our, friends
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and
the assistance rendered curing the tu nriT , , r
utuuuvia lui lue ivjuuuCTa aitu T T 01 1 . .
Saturday was warm really too
warm, and people who are sensitive
to the heat thought of removing
heavy underclothing. There was a
strong wind all day, and hats that
fit loosely were seen flying in many
directions, causing merriment for
the "other fellow' ' of course. In
the evening it began to rain, and
this section experienced a regular
thunder storm with lightning ac
companiment. The wind shook
houses, and branches were broken
from trees. However the town seems
to have been protected, or Jfie full
sweep of the wind did not strike
Plymouth. To the west, south and east
much damage was done. In the
region of the Berlin farm fences
were blown down, doors torn from
barns, and at one place after tak
ing off the doors the wind was so
strong that the shingles were blown
off and strewn for acres about the
place. Corn fodder was distributed
all over the farms, corn cribs were
turned over, trees were uprooted.
William Murphy says that at his
place out on the Pretty Lake road
six fine apple trees were uprooted,
and other daniqge done, fences down
and buildings unroofed. He says
that the telephone poles are down
and twisted in with trees, on the
road side, and general wreckage is in
evidence. On south Michigan road
Mr. Yearick reports loss iu he. same
general way. 'and going east to the
Jacobv neighborhood a like storv of
damage comes. Forest trees were
torn out, as were the orchard trees,
barns were unroofed,' at one place a
buggy was smashed by the fall of a
building. Frcm every direction we
get the same reports of the storm
amounting to a hurricane in its fury.
No loss by lightning is reported,
but the wind was the cause of
trouble.
Will Van Vaetor's barn south of
town was blown eight feet off its
foundation. Jake Lee's, and John
R. Jacoby's wind mills were . all
blown down. Mark Jacobv 's ma
chine barn roof was blown off. At
Geo. Jamison's, . part of the barn
roof was blown off and falling on a
buggy demolished it. The chimney
was blown off the house, and there
are only seven apple trees standing
in a good orchard, of about 50 trees.
These trees were all young and
strong, and it is believed that the
wind must have been more in the
nature of a cyclone than of a
tornado. Mr. Jamison's loss was
very heavy and the worst we have
heard of.
Mrs. Weedling's barn northeast
of town was unroofed as were also
the barns of Gottlieb Grimm and
Henry Strawderman. Nathan Lee's
barn roof was so badly torn to
pieces that it is ruined. . '"
Then it turned cold, and there was
a change of between sixty and seven
ty degrees before morning. Sunday
night the murcury went down to but
nine above, and in consequence the
unprotected water pipes are frozen,
and the plumbers are having a har
vest thawing out, and repairing the
damage. As a general thing people
stayed in by warm fires all oiay Sun
day, but the wind was of that search
ing sort that finds every crack and
crevice, and many fires could not be
made, warm enough to keep the face
and the back warm at the same time
If this is the beginning of winter, it
certainly struck a good heavy blow
at the start, and we can only hope
that it spent its force in one blow,
Infant Parry.,
Friends here have been informed
of the death on Nov. 7th of Miriam,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Alfred. B.
Parry, ' of Idaho Falls. Idaho. Mrs.
Parry will be remembered here a3
Jennie Stephens, daughter of Mrs.
J Jennie Stephens, whose husband,