The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-09-15
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Messrs. Holloway s. Davis: Sirs: Il does seem
to me that there is something radically wrong IN
compelling witnesses to attend Court lay after 4 ?
without compensation. For five NAYS in success
sion L have been kept here q witness for no
other reason, | suppose than have always had
small balance in Bank | at first imagined
that listening to and watching the progress Of the
trial would compensate in some measure for the
pecuniary loss 10 be sustained bat the second
day of the trial proved that even that poor salts
faction would be denied the witness as they are
forbidden under pain of being held in contempt
of Court to come within hearing of the testify
ing WITH ess. The means of enjoyment to a strict
" temperance man somewhat limited Exclu
ded frcm the Court room by order of Court, from
Dutch Jake OF principle, my principal source
of amusement is that which was suggested to
Douglas in the Wise Donelly letter to kick up my
heels on the public ound. This entertainment
is occasionally varied by giving ear to the poll
tics Of the county officers and the electioueernr
going under the shade of the locust trees 10
front of the pablo buildings
1t will doubtless surprise you, Messrs Editors,
as it did me to learn that county having sixteen
bundled Republican majority tina. three out of
four (sherf5 not countedJ of the county officers
are Democrats Yet such. If opposition to the
Republican ticket may be taken as proof, IS the
case.
1t is whispered here that the Clerk, Treasurer,
Recorder OF the county, and Postmaster of Cen
trevle, are now acting in loving concert in en-
deavors to defeat Sol Meredith. To accomplish
this all wavering and doubtful Republicans are
.hitched 10" By one or more of the persons above
alluded TO, and made to believe before they can
escape, that Sol is an isuoranlus wholly unfit and
incompetent to perform the duties of Clerk, and
that Bill Schlater is far superior Clerk to any
that Indiana can furnish
Bill Schaer may be very good Deputy
have no wish 20 dispute that he is, but as a IA
tive Hoosier | spurn the idea that when he first
entered he Office, he was superior to any one of
a hundred young men that could be named, born
and raised in Wayne county. Is Old Wayne de-
fceHt in men OF good business capacity and must
she import her County Clerks from philadelphia,
or Washington?
Sol. Meredh's qualifications for business
too well known to be attacked openly by these
men. What they do in this way is done in Sc
cret. y large majority Of the citizens Of Wayne
know that Sol has filed the Offices Of County
.heritf and United States Marshal with eminent
ahi;ty, and has discharged any public duty he
ever Undertook with great energy and entire cor
Tbe Raeubl;cans in this town and township ap-
near to be eeing the whole ticket with geand
unanimity. Sohf Of the citizens with whom
have conversed saythat just after the April ell
ectian. some Of Bjfzsli friends little sore
and dissatisfied. hut that The dissatisfaction is
growing less and less daily. Tey begin TO view
! it in this Eight. On The one hard good Re
publican who has ever labored for tnsgood OF
the party. On the other hand Democrat Nsoss
business and delight it has been TO nali:-n Repub
lican men and principles Ga their side IS an ole
resident of the county, whose whole life has beer
identified with its interest. Opposed to him is
recent Importation from Philadelphia, with nc
claim, whatever on the people of Old WAYNE 70
an Office II il is very necessary, say the-. tina
very young man should have the Office, Why 10
t give ii to one OF our own Young men one tina
has grown Up with usf
General politics are but little talked Of here :
The citizens seem to manifest interest 10 ii
, Temperance question than any other, and are fl
ing the jail with violators of the License Law
They are also preparing 10 resist the applicaio
f of Dutch Jake" for license.
5 was introduced to Judge Elliott to dav. al
, walked with him from the hotel TO the Coul
. House, He sp hes kindly and pleasantly abor
: the necessity Of excluding the witnesses, that
/ fhaf forgot the troubles of
A WITNESS At CoURT.