The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-06-28

For The Palladium.
.- nSiy Receaseceieas, Neso.
In my lad Is1p0k6D a. II last
house where John Smith 1ela goods,
At an early tiss NJ p Of
his older sens, bad = skaz1 i the
house ne~6ts ing on - corner
of Pei STREET ssst a de new
school, houss d IN tals pqsare.
Iwm nov spsak q - olIess 4
have hasd In dor - I may Be
thought = b boastins, but I eould
not ws nit aliuding soif, . show
the kindnzof my friends many
Of these <ap. were of the opposite
political party.I In sqme way, I h&
lieve, fNas ae1er deiAatsd spnle'
of the Offices, the HONOR was the
ENTIRE pay IN very early times I
was 9 iSenSbsr 81 the town council;
no pay Ia this; We sat and drank at
ourscwn expense, and yet it leaked
ont that we occasionally had .
bucket of Ezra Boswers beer Enot
larA drinkers either,] and some
one charged us with drinking at
the towns expense! as now a days,
those who had the honor, must ex--
pect to bear the reproach. Econo-
my was the order of the DAY. At
one time il WAS proposed to pun. .
chase . Get Of chssp chairs, cease
sitting On benches; benches then
were very hard and rough. A
member opposed it rs too extravs-
gam, and threatened to resign II
the measure carried; the chairs
were purchased at : cost Of $3.50,
and he did rezign; that man would
hardly have distinguished between
a dishonest man, and a salary grab
Der, If indeed others could.
Next I think, I was elected a.
country commissioner; the pay for
this not large. I was next, per-
haps, elected in 1887, to the Legis-
lsture, and in 1888, to the State
Senate for three years, hence was a
member Of one or the other branch
in the sessions commencing in 81,
'38, 80 and 40. At an early time
I was sent as a lobby member to
aid in the election of our friend
Robert Morrison as one of the
State board of directors, of the first
State Bank, with q view to getting
a branch in this place. He was
elected and a branch located here
as consequence. 70 q
| At the first race General Harri-
son made for President, my name
was used s. one of the electors, he
carried this State, but failed st
large at that time.
In my last I alluded to the un-
fortunate partnership in the first
foundry here. ! had gone out Of
the firm, and others were to have
paid the debts, but did not, and
was legally liable, and to make IL
equal saw that / must make an as
signment; did SO, treating my two
brothers, who were my securities
on my individual debts, the same
as those of the foundry concern
My friends Robert Morrison ano
Caleb Shearon were my trustees
At that time property rated yer,
low, and as no one could tell Ger
tainly, when, if ever, il would rise
my effects we're used up at q mos
ruinous sacrifice, and I was lef
largely behind ! had been up
; pointed Postmaster by Gen. Harri
! son, but then the Office made barel.
J a living abnve expenses. Wha
} was ] TO do. It was proposed tha'
; / should be a cAn6datesfor County
Treasurer, but if I could be electee
how could I give the required Sc
curity md prun and not Know
about that, l could not Ny f1iendl
Robert MORRISON, Lewis Bunk ,ant
others, assured me thatth name
would be at my cosAmand. I wa
elected, and for three terms. o
: three years each, and Gee for tw'
: years under the new Ia, making
eleven colleotions. For about on,
third of the time the Office did no
do much oytr making living n.