The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-02
Coming to the Surf ace.

EDIToR PALLADIUM AS you are the only
editor in this city who sustains Judge Will
son, our worthy C, I take TIE liberty OF
case and what think of the results.
That "Mr. Wilson is an honorable gentle
man and the peer of any man in Congress,
as an able and highly respectable Judge,"is
fully verified by the fact that he is member
Of the Judiciary Committee in the House q
position which of itself gives credit and
character to the man, and involving an
amount of labor that only superior minds
can accomplishment Mr.. Surface also adj
mits it together with other good traits0and
at once assures US that we arc fortunately
represented except in physical defect which
disquali6es him from hunting up the stray
sheep of the fold and preventing "break
over the BARS" when a wolf essays to enter,
n which case the merit of being good man
and "the peer Of any man in Congress" is
subject 10 be set aside, and shepherd Sc
cured to look after the interest of the wolves
perhaps. That Jerry Wilson has tailed
to do his duty to his constituent. generally,
is not asserted but he failed to comply with
the wishes of three or four aspirants for Of
fice-yet competent persons obtained the
office, who are not personally offensive or
politically hostile to the party, and why
should they disrupt it or disturb its harmo-
NOUS action, when any measure is to be &C.
complished in which the public are interest
ed7
That Judge Wilson is dsvotins himself TO
the best int rests of the government, as in.
dustriously as any other member of Congress,
cannot be denied and that cur state will Sc
cure through him what is claimed of the
governm ent I'VE have no reason to doubt, and
that the claims OF the hundreds of soldiers,
for bounty and back pay ari of widows and
orphans for claims of like character-pen-
sion claims, &c.,--involving great labor aud
research, and correspondence with obscure
people without induence-whose eacriices
are rarely appreciated, except BY the benevo-
lent minds OF just such men as Jerry Viii.
son, who have it in their power to render
service in such cases; a duty this govern
ment can scarcely rspay-justico to the
ma med and careworn soldier, the destitu to
widpws and orphans, made so in defense Of
this country, and the maintenance Of the
Republican party, is never lost sight of by
our worthy representative /; eren though he
neglects to respond to tie numerous appeals
for political effect, or personal consideration,
for want time all this our cares pondent
is knowing to, and time will develope
the fat to the people of the 4sh District
whether the infsrority Mr.. Surface refers to
will be lost to memory. The truth is Mr.. S.
overlooks high moral and intellectual quail.
ties, contrary to his own req ,irements of
public servant, for reasons which he.w uld
condemn in others, and it is by no meanse
certain he will not yet revoke wha. he has
said when he reflects on the injustice aud
Inconsistency of his course. Since he is by
no means certain that adverse results NAV
not leave us to mourn over q horse swap, in
the middle Of a stream that is running rapid
y against US.
We certainly do not wish to exchange
Jerry Wilson for charlatan or demagogue
and il the best Republican who has been
named as his successor could By any posi-.
bic strategy succeed, there is no apparent
superiority in any one of them, aud the knees
of the unfortunate non inee will doubtless
give way before the race with Gnoding is
ended, ifa change is made by the Republic an
party.