The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-23
JUDGE WILSON..TELEGRAM.

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been but single claim set up IOr ms TO
nomination to Congress. - is'egrams o'
March 8th. SC
Perhaps thss abcte. is true-h"s rsshsr
hard ON the delsndefs Of our II. G.
It's hewevsr submitted that sbe present
supporters Of the Judge. are not quite in a.
ri .iculous and anomalous condition, as The
republication of the kilograms fulsome lau-
dations of him, show its editor to be.
But now comes the high-toued christian
editor and tells his readers, when ne was
engaged in praisiDg the Judges efforts and
ability, that he PLAINLY saw and keenly felt
that be, the said editor, was not lying-of
course not, only innocently practicing on
the creluiity Of his patrons. Good, from an
ethical point Of view!
Here arises the natural question, how are
We TO know when this vsracious editor is
seriously truthful aesa
~ This is the pulling conundrum. lo,
Another query arises, who are the paid
,henchmen7 The writer has punished some
printers ink, in trying TO say handsome
things of Jerry-but not one csat,-one cent
10 the pile-not one cent in money, houses,
tenements, hereditaments, CASH or in pros
pect has ever yet been realized by him, nor
yet has any promise Of Office or of, hcnor
been vouchsafed- and as the subscriber has
not told two different tales about it, your
readers. Mr.. Editor, are honorably bound to
believe the statement.
Now as the Telegram editor, has vcluntari-
ly forfeited his right to be believed in this
matter-and hence is hardly competent
v itness as to the Judges abiiity and his
capacity for adjusting theconaicting elements
hereAbouts-and % the writer has been au-
thorotitvely informed, .ex cathedra, that
what he has written don't amount to any
thing, Why the only alternative remaining is
10 introduce intelligent. disinterested testi-
mony which is respectfully commended to
.l,e capacious Judgment of the liale ludepen :
dent and big Telegram.
The following letter-which speaks for it
self-was received from Judge Bingham
chairman Of the House Judiciary Committee :.
Il is indeed plainly perceived and keenly
felt tina. Mr.. Bringham's intellectual dis
comment is far inferior to that OF the Edito-
rial tripods, herein before alluded to, but
still his opinion is submitted with the gzeat-
est Difference to our stupid CITIZENS!
Mr.. Claypools unaccountable failure on
the evening of the 9th, at Phillips Hall, will
Of course be duly explained and in fact, it
will be clearly demonstrated, that v hateye y
one present, including the capac ious editor,
admitted it to be feeble exbibition-and that
his want of ability so cope on the Hastings
were due to mere optical illusion original
ing from the draining of Beaver Lake, ph
steal indisposilion, or 10 the fact that not or e
of Mr.. Cs. numerous friends had the
thoughtfulness to introduce him to the au-
diencei
WAsnINGroy D. c., Ma rch II, 1872.
any DEAR SIR: am in receipt Of you,
letter Of the 9th inst, and in reply thereto
take pleasure in saying that your Represen'
tative, Judge Wilson, is a valuable member
OF the Committee on the Judiciary, attentive
70 duty in the House, and have no doubt
commands the respect Of the House.
The ability with which he has thas far dis
charged his duties, gives assurance that hi
vii be highly useful and in aueptial mem
Der. Respectfully,
! hH Your obediept servant,
| JOHN A. BINGHAM"
| Perhaps the Telegram man knowing his
own weakness in that line, may suspect Mr.
Bingham Of joking, but the above is seri
Gus, genuine letter-the original of which il
open to the inspection Of the literary critic:
of the Telegram and Independent.
1t would seem, that in the opinion of SOM
editors teachers Of the people-the honora
bic position OF Congressman was merely de-
signed to punish or reward certain aspi rant
for political preferment, and that the occasion
Tor selecting candidates is simply an invita-
ton to Q sort of bear fight, In which the ad
vocates of the respective solicitors Of tn
electors SURFACES, are invited to pour fort
their supposed private grievances, and lamen
their imagined wrongs. ~
Tac writer respectfully submits that tn
Office is really only for the exclusive benefi
of the people 10 be represented, and he, WHIT
combines in his person, the most and 6ttes
qualifications, is certainly the one to advanc
the bes, interests of his /. constituents. A
right minded, intelligent individuals, ri
unite in sentiment that . Representative
should be Of unimpeschable, unsoiled char
acter-untainted with the vice of intempel
auce, or any Of its concommitant eviis-ws
informed in the principles Of our Gorerr
ment-i Unidentified in his feelings and So mpa
thies with the prosper. ty of his state.-fead
aud able. when opportunities invite, - nj
hold, defend, and protect the into ests confdt
70 his care; and Of such habits, as to give
reasonable guarantee that he will be clearl
attentive to his duties, and faithful in the di
charge Of all legitimate demands upon hiu
Frequent changes of Representatives., wi
out good and sufficient reasons, except 4
gross neglect of duty, or palpable.and pro-
ed ipcompstency, itrequires no argument
show cannot fail to work injuriously to IL
represented. eng or
Il For illustration, takeAhe example OF Stat
, having distinguished Representatives, a
!. what do We find
Massachusetts, perhaps. furnishes thefaio
notable lesson. Her Butler, Banks, Dave
: HoaI, and Hooper, are continued for seri
Of years, and with what result? The mo
re,icnced, the mote valuable. evidently,
Representative bee ONES.
I A very safe criterion of members abil
n and fitness, is furnished BY the estimate
which he is held by those eonfesse Dig CO.
peten. to form an intelligent. and disints
ested opirion-by persons serving with hiG
X and persons TO whom We all accord soar
G ness Of Judgment and integrity of purpose
Judged BY this standard, the writer cor
. IDENTIFY submits to the candor Of an
I4..l a.,hl;n tho marifs of orr nceSl