Michael Schiele, Republican candidate for Trustee of Harrison township, has few equals in Clay county, all things considered. He is honorable, liberal, well qualified, and always has a kind word for every one he meets. In fact, there can be nothing truthfully urged against him.
“Town and Neighborhood,” Clay City Reporter (Clay City, Indiana), 14 March 1890, p. 3, col. 1.
Genealogy Lady 
hmmmmm….I wonder what “liberal” meant in that context 🙂
Yes because I think Republican and Democrat have shifted considerably over the last 200 years, and what they stand for.