The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-10
Judge wilson-Telesram-x, Y, &c

It SEEMS 10 us, that the course of the
-ditor Of the Telegram, towards Judge WILL
SON, is not only remarkable, bat anting In
consideration and in fairness. That editor |
has perfect right to oppose the re-nomi.
nation Of Mr.. w. and, il he kaous anything |
against him that is disreputable in any way
and that would unfit him to be a LEADER of |
the party. and representative Of the peo-
1T is his bounden duty as faithful SEN
tinel and as a honest journalist, to publish
the facts, and thus save the party from
making discreditable selection that might
result in defeat, or, which is quite as bad,
being mis-rep resected in Congress. All this
is the Telegram editors clear, unloubted
right. This manly course he has not pur-
sued, and, from the programme marked out,
il is not at all likely that he will adopt it.
In his leader of last riday, he lands Judge
WILSON. for high political AMI judicial at
tainments and for his uprightncss and purity
ofcharacter as a mamie asserts that a more
intimate acquaintance with the Judge, mas
but confirmed tbs opinion he had entert aimed
of him as stranger; and, tlercupon, he de.
clares, in the same paragraph, that our
present member of Congress, is the peer Of
tie best man in Congress. One would
naturally conclude, that man thus eulogis-
ed as possessing capacity, honesty, and
faithful ness, was the very man above all
Others, that should occupy the responsible
post Of a repres ,ptative of the people, and
especially Of the Republican Party. But as
the sequel of that article shows, that sort of
man does not suit the editor of the Tele.
gram. He does not exactly rortry the kind
of asnondescript" he wants for "leader;",
but We presume that one wh0 is an adroit,
poltician-one who has the wisdom of q
serpent, miuns the harmlessness of the dove
-one who is up to "fnesse''-(we believe
it's called, j-one who& SO graphiclly described
in . memorable campaign song,) can
-"Wire in and wire out
You cannot tell, when on the track,
1fhe's going on or coming back!
Would suit this extremely tastidious editor
to agnat's eyebrow!
He complains, however, that Judge
WILSON, has greatly disappointed him, from
the fact that he supported him at the las,
election, in preference to Mr.. Julian, because
of his belief shat the selection of the former
would harmonic the Republican Party in
the District moro tian the latter. The editor
has tried Judge W.lsON, a nd he has sigaally
failed in meeting his fond hopes and ex-
pectations; A farmer who would SOW tn,
seed o. the Canada Thistle over his farm
and then complain of the prevalence of this
pest, would act quite as wisely as has ou
neighbor Of the Telegram. He permits hi
columns to be used by * anil other ir
responsible correspondents, 10 malign ant
abuse Judge Wilson,by the meanest of all in
situations against him as an untruthful mar
faithless, vascillating, unreliable, &c. a
suffers these assassins of private character
under the cover of 1t IS eh1,g d. to ;njet
their poison iuto' community through III
Telegram AMI after he thinks the virus liza
done its work, he complains .aAt Juds
Wilson has failed to produce harmony; whe
the editor himself has done everything in h
power to bring about the very thing he con
plains of I'D.
But enough. We take the liberty, in cor
clusion, Of calling the attention of our rea,
ers to the remarks of our correspondents, "Y
Cd our first page, and "People." in anoth'
column of to-eay's Palladium, touching Il
subject of the disaffection existing in Il
fourth Congressional District of-Richmon
towards Judge Wilson OF course. we q
not responsible tor any "e,lgiug" that "Y
and "People," insert in their articles-it is
the FACTS and TRUTHS therein stated, th
we invite candid consideration of the pu
y lic-and, ~ We hope the Telegram and Ind
pendent no less than ourself have {
success of the party at heart, At the ne
clection-we appeal to the editors of DO
these papers, to their sense of justice n
fair play-to give their readers the BEL
eft of "tother side of the picture''-iu
mater Of Judge Wilson's objectionable Dir
on which these two "Independent" joqrns
have arraigned him, to the end that the ps
ne-tbe vesitabie people-may have all I
facts in the case. Listen to all sides, 10
only safe meaps Of arriving ct truth"