The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-09
I.the reiexram /. Liars

Is the Telegram Liar
From the Counersville Timer.
The Richmond Telegram has
seen cit to oppose the denomination
OF Judge Wilson. and has given as
dts reason that tlse Judge is a weak.
xacilla,ing mada politically !; that
he made a veryspoor canvass two.
years ago vas no. able to cope
successfully on the hustings with
Judge Gooding, and that his re-
nomination will insure defeat to
the grary in rhis district TR0
years ago the Telegram was one
OF the first papers to advocate the
Domina.ion pfsJ Judge Wilson. and
warmly and ably. supported his
election 1t continued as friend
to the Judge upsto the removal OF
aJniian and the appointment OF Da
vie IS Postmaster 1T Richmond.
I hen it became dissatisfied, anil
has since beer decidedly untriend-
lYto WILSON,. We vcntnred to call
s its attention TO this, when it re-
torted that all through the cam
i'i,aign. two years ago, it plainly
saw and kcenIy ielt Judge Wilson's
We ak ne s, etc, but ms true party
paper it was not gpiDg to expose
said defects, and di ! all 1t could 10
cover them up and deceive the
Democracy! 1t preferred having
him elected, and tell what it
knows about Judge Wilson' after
wards and il did so We modest
~ used the Teiegram's own words.
and could not avoid the natural
conclusion THAT it lied two years
ago. when it was praising Judge
wv ifson. as It all the time lainls
saw and keenly felt the Judges
weakness. Tie Telegram gets mad
al this 1t can't abide the impu-
dence Of young man c. Hing it q
liar-even though the charge be
true-and puts little chip on its
aged shoulders, and dares Judge
Wilson to knock it Off at the same
time in,ima;ing that somebody
else has also lied. and il stone
throwing once begins in earnest,
there will nc fearful demolition
of glass houses.
Now we are not taking anybody's
say so IN this inatter-nay, we are
not even going to give our own
opinion, but are using the Tele-
gram exact language, and, if the
extracts which we propose giving,
do not prove that it either lied
when Judge Wilson was first can
didate or since, when it plainly
declares that Gooding beat him on
the stump. and that all the time it
plainly saw and keenly felt Will
sons weakness, then we do not
understand the meaning Of tile
words. and the old gentleman who
! controls the columns of our Rich
,nond contemporary has most adj
: nirab!y made use Of TIE art pro-
claimed by n great French states>
+ man. that words are used to con-
ceal IDEAS - A ga 20
And il the Telegram is not sat.
isfied we will continue in this exr
tract business, as we think we car
find much better endorsements Of
Judge Wilson as an available can
dida.e, pure, straightforward and
honest man, instead Of the weak
vacilloting thug it now proclaims
him to be- 3
| On the 23d, Of December, 1869
The trciegam said: r.
~ 49, Judge Wilson, o.
|. Connersviile, a man OF e,nineni
ability, pure aud upright life. and
! in ev, ~ respect an acceptable and
avsilable candidate as the success
sor of Mr.. Julian, =
and it ought to be an easy matter
to nominate so acceptable mar
| as Judge Wilson by an overwhelm
ing majority. The contest onl,
needs to be fair and manly.
On the 18th OF February, 1870
!. in speaking CT Mr.. Julian calling
| The press of this district q sub
siderizei press, it said:
| Now we venture tue assertion
that not one Of the papers in this
district, that fav re- the nomina.
iion of Judge Wilson. received .
single cent sior, expressing sucl
| preference. For ourselves, W,
have not received that much.
So it will be seen shat if tn,
Telegram was lying al this tim,
it was doing it grasui'ouslv, rs ",
have its own evidence that til,
Judge did not give il cent. Il
its issue OF March 18th, 1870, W,
find the following:
Tho statement has been hawket
about by Julian's advocates, tina
Judge Wilson was Instruments
| in bringing out and circulating tn
Lacy-L,le aflidavits. The fact /
that Judge Wilson did just til
opposite He prevented thei
| publication in at. least three pa
/ pers. and wouldsnever have allow
! ed them to come to light had ]
/ 6eenin his power to control tn
4 matter We doubt very muc
whether Mr.. Julian would hav
taken the same pains TO suppress
document Of similar import. wer
it equally damaging TO the pros
! perts of rival s'8s
Thst;is an excellent tribute t
8 the Judges honesty and fair deal
ing, aud it NAV he such instance
that have convinced the Telegram
that lie is weak. and no politician
u Lndoe w ii5nn'a first sneech