The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-25
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsH1NaroN C1TY, Jan. 10, 1873.

LErTEB FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 13 1878.
By some mysterious direction !
was greeted bya few copies of the
Richmond PALLADIUM during the
past month, sent to my address in
care Of the pension Office. They
were like old acquaintance in a
strange land, with news from Indi-
ana, from old Wayne, from home
and friends. So glad was I to get
them that I read everything in
them from the leader ON to the adj
vertisement of Doeley's Yeast Pow
der. I find the PALLADIUM is like
whisky, it gets better as it grows
older. + can remember it thirty
years ago, in the palmy days OF
Whigery, of Free Soil, Buffalo Plat
forms, Abolition, Fugitive Slave
Laws, Southern dictation, North,
ern submission wars, dreadful car
nival, and the peace of freedom to
the nation and all the inhabitants
thereof. In all these vicissitudes I
remember the PALLADIUM was found
fighting unker the banner of Tenn
perance, Progress and Freedom.
Since the origin of the Republi-
can party no paper in Wayne coun-
ty has been SO uniformly consist
emit While the Telegram" has
faltered and vacillated. the g Hum
ming Bird" plumed itself and died,
the Radical has wasted it's fire
/ on radical decisions and finally
joined the camp of the enemy, the
old PALLADIUM has stood squarely
by every measure and administla-
ton approved by the Republican
party. Such a record should COM
mend itself to the friends of Re
publican principles, and the circu-
lation of the PALLADIUM widely In
creased. In connection with the
PALLADIUM in old times I am re
minded of my old friend, D. P. Hal
loway. I heard him deliver an ad
dress a few evenings since in the
largest hall in Washington. It was
temperance address worthy the
subject and of the man. All the
temperance organizations in Wash
ington have united into what is
called Temperance Alliance, and
of that Alliance Mr.. Holloway was
chosen President So he may BIZ
said to stand now as the honorable
chief of the temperance hosts O
the national capital. He spends
much of his time in this work and
has won for himself, in and abou
Washington, hosts of friends. Few
men in Washington stand higher
in Washington than Mr.. Hollowa,
and few deserve more respect. FL,
voluntarily resigned the Office o.
Commissioner Of Patents pure
ly on question of principle, sine
which time he has steadily refused
all Government offices, CHOOSING
rather the independence of either
! and successful business man. TIL,
business firm organized by Mr.. II
| under the style of Holloway, Blan
chard & Mason, Solicitors of Pat
terms, is regarded here as among
the very best and most reliable il
Washington, and business mel
throughout the country can find III
safer or more successful representa-
tives at the seat of the government
In this connection I am glad t.
state that in Washington no Stat
in the Union stands fairer or seem
to have more friends than Indiana
The public men from our State ar
known here in and out of Congress
with SO much favor as those iron
any other section of the country
| Our Senators stand in the first ran
among the great leaders of the Re
publican party and command
large share of political influence
among the members of Congress
I may mention Judge Wilson, Gen
eral Shanks, General Coburn, Judg
Holman and Niblack as anon
those whose abilities and faithful
ness have secured for them envis
bic positions among the represent
atives Of the people. Yours,
/ w. J. c..