The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-08-31

AC OOA0t DISCUSSlOM0a
1t is hardly necessary to occupy
much space about the discussion
between Wilson and Gooding at
the Court House last Saturday,
A large portion of our readers
were there and heard it through
ard the discussion itself has been
discussed ' pretty generally by
everybody in this section
The Court House was densely
packed with Democrats and Re-
pubiicans-many ladies also being
present. Good:ng opened. His
Speech was TRADE of abuse
against the Administrations
charge after charge of corruption
being made, but not single one
of these charges did he attempt TO
substantiate. He simply uttered
them, expecting the audience to
take his word for their correct
ness. Tue only propositions he put
forth were on finance and centrali-
cation. Congress had voted to ap-
propriate the funds arising from
the sale of public lands for the
benefit OF the public schools, and
Gooding don't like the public
schools for the reason We suppose,
that Horace gave, viz: that where
schoo. houses ore thickest Demo
Gratis are thinest, and vice verse.
He is in favor of speedy return
to specie payment, and also of
issuing two hundred millions
additional greenbacks. He claim
ed that there was not specie
enough in the audience to buy
cigar yet he was in favor CT in
creasing the currency, thus ad-
vancing the premiums on gold,
and then resume specie payment.
He favored taxing the bonds and
abolishing the National Banks.
That much is what we suppose is
what Gooding would call argument
The balance ofhis speech, "a we
have said, was made up of reck-
less and improved charges against
the administration,
Judge Wilson replied to every
charge OF Gooding, proving them
all false and unfounded. He did
not do SO by bare assertions as
Gooding had made them, but fur
nished documentary evidence, and
in some cases Democratic at that.
How Gooding lodges the financial
questions will be found in a cor
rsspondence elsewhere. 1t cannot
be truthfully said that Wilson
lodged Gooding's questions, or
what he calls his argument, for
Wilson replied, and most efectual-
ly too, to all that Gooding said,
and after proving him false wit
ness, he pronounced sentence on
him from the stand where he Twill
son had SO often sat as our Circuit
and Common Pleas Judge. He
then paid his respects to Gooding
personally, showing up portion
of David's record, and especially
did he show up the manner of a
man Gooding is, by q thorough
ventilation Of his attempt to gel
$500 from the Treasury, last win
ter, for his own case. 1t was BY
far the most complete and effectual
case of skinning we ever heard o
and the frequent and long contin.
ued shouts of applause Wilson re
ceived, showed plainly what the
audience thought OF it. Judg.
Wilson surprised his many friend.
here by the force and vigor of his
speech, and by the complete man:
ner in which he used up his rant
ing, believing opponent.
, Gooding's fifteen minute speech
at the close was tame affair, anG
he looked as ii he would rather no
occupy it. He mostly consumed
that time in reading Republican
recommendations he had received
a few years ago, when he wante,
, Lincoln to appoint him minister +
Peru. These extracts showed hov
completely he had fallen from
, gra"e.
: Republicans are well Statistic,
g with the discussion, while Demo
/, Gratis lock crestfallen They cam
out to see Gooding skin Wilson
but the SHINING was on the othe
. side, and Democrats are no.
O mum Conncrsv:lIe Times.