The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-04-27
Fifth Ward and Elder.
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Allow me > aay. few words more
about the 9Th y ard, and to notice little
what was said in Your last paper by FL
der The charge that wilfully misrep
resented the facts in the case, demands
my attention, probably more than any
thing that he said. ] have no expecta-
ton Of ever accomplishing any good by
this means. misrepresentation, and had
J l not been the instrument through which
this petition for creating a new Ward
was presented to the council, I should
not have appeared in print upon the SUBJ
jectiat ALL. And when did appear, it
was only to give notice how our petition
had been handled in council, and our
rights tempered with by Elder in carry
ing the petition in his breeches pocket;
he, Elder, being chairman Of the COM
mittee to whom the petition was referred.
Let us see if did swilfully misrepresent'
the facts. At the last meeting Of the
Council, committee from a public
meeting waited upon the Council to try
to have them take some action upon the
petition. and the question came up as to-
where the petition was? The Mayor,
after celebrating in manner that look
ed like his last sleep, decided that the
petition was in the hands of the commit.
tee; whereupon Elder asked further
time to report them. From the state
ment Of beth Young and Elder, did
not 'wilfully' misrepresent the facts.
The highth Of my offending, must have
been that stated that he had the peti-
ton in his brooches pocket, when it
might have been at Charley Leive's, OR
in bis hat, or some other place. It was.
put in his possession, is now in his pos.
session, and will remain in his posses.
sion until it will be too late to submit 1t
to vote Of the people by any action of
the Council--the action Of the Council
being by strict party vote not to meet
until the next regular mceting-at which
time it will be too late to act upon the
question Of submitting it to vote CT tn 8
people at the Election on the 4th of May
The question being settled that made
no 'wilfuP Misrepresentation, and the
object of Elder, Young & Co, being so
perfectly transparent and evident that
sober men cannot fail to see it is for
and in the interest of Democracy I
leave the subject and say in answer to
Elders attempt at irony an ridicule,
the highest estim ate that l have ever
placed upon any of my acts, either pub.
lie or private, is that they were honestly
performed and that have always been
sober when performing them. These
may be, and, Judging from Elder con
duct in Council, are, ingredients that
he is totally unacquainted with. shall
not do SO foolish a thing as to vote for
myself as Dictator, there being no va
cancy in that office-Elder, himself,
holding over yet another year. But
do expect to be that other kind of fool,
and vote for the new Ward petitioned
for; even though it may not have been
submitted to the people by any act of
the city Council. Law abiding citizens,
pursuing lawful object by lawful
means, complying with all lawful re-
quirements should not be defeated by
such chucke-A eaded 6lotes as Jim Elder
even though he may be in position of
authority, he is not, therefore, supreme.
And I say now, in all candor, that the
action of the majority Of that committee,
with j i'm Elder at its head, are guilty OF
the high crime of tampering with the
rights of men. The plea that the petit
ton was not in the committees hands,
it having been withdrawn by one of the
petitioners, is simply contemplate
Elder gives the lie to his own statemen,
by asking further time to report upon it.
Young makes him liar in deciding il
to be in his hands. The petition was
| Withdrawn by Mr.. Payne for correction
by the consent Of the committee--cor-
rected at once, and returned to the com
mittee by the city Clerk. Nobody bat 9
| perjured fool would ever offer so con
temptabIe a plea. In consideration oil
| which / hereby issue this my second
'pronunciamento.'' S. r. WIGGINs.
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