The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-10-27

B1CWHOHD. IND.. OCT. ~. 1875.
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This edition of the PALLADIUM
concludes our labors on it as editor
and publisher-compositor preesman.
roller-washer. &C.. &c.-in which va
rious departments we have done what
We could-aot always to our own en-
tire satisfaction, NOR yet as editor to
the general public's, for whom we
have labered to advance what we con-
ceived to be our mutual interests.
But. in the language of one who did
not csre to make abject apologies for
the past. what have written. 1 have
written" and am willing to submit
the record to the judgment of those
who have had ample time for two
thousand and ten weeks to make up
their opinions.
In two things, we believe We have
been consistent throughout our con-
nection with the PALLADIUM, and
that 10 an intense, unfinching, indy
ing hatred to those twin degrading,
destructive elements. WHISKY and
MODERN DEMocRAcY-the former
spreading devastation and ruin
throughout social life, and the latter
always busy in tearing down and mp
roofing everything that has tendon
cy to build up our country's prosperi-
ty. Whisky means woe. want and
rags, and modern Democracy signifies
agrarianism and repudiation-both
are baneful and pernicious, and against
both we have waged, in our humble
way. an unceasing warfare.
As fitting close to our connection
with the PALLADIUM, we publish the
speech of Senator MORTON, on our
first page, to the soldiers of Indiana,
at their reunion at the State Capital
two weeks ago-it has the ring of the
true metal in it throughout; and, az
part of our last will and testament We
would keep it before the people" that
the Democratic party for years threat
ened, inaugurated and waged bloody
war for the dissolution of the Union;
that the Democratic party was hostile
to every scheme attempted for the
suppression Of the rebellion; that the
Democratic party gave aid and com
fort to the rebels in arms; that the
Democratic party not only discour
aged enlistments into the Union army
and resisted the draft, but also refused
to give the soldiers in the field the
right to vote when they were offering
their lives that the nation might live;
that the Democratic party opposed
every measure adopted by Congress to
restore peace, harmony, and security,
and, in the platform of 1863 declared
shat we regard the reconstruction
acts ESQ called) of Congress, as such.
as usurpations, revolutionary and
void" and counselled another rebel
lion for resistance thereto; that to the
Democratic party alone must we look
rs the cause of all the sorrow, loss of
property and life, the great public
debt and consequent hurdensome tax
alton; and, finally, that the Democratic
party, so notorious for its disloyalty
and dishonesty-so prone to mal-ad-
ministration and corruption, whenever
and wherever it has had a trust re-
posed in it, now thinks the people
have forgotten its past record, and
asks them to again make it the ruling
party Of the Union. We humbly trust
that all this damning record OF the
Democratic party will be kept before
the people-they should not forget it.
We leave the PALLADIUM, In good
more efficient to fight the
good fight for Republican principles
than we have been. Hon. Isaac
JENKINsoN and MARTIN CuLLAroN,
Esq, are the parties to whom We have
disposed the establishment. The
former brings to it a ripe experience
as journalist, and the latter thor
ough knowledge Of the business-in
short, HE is PRINTER, and. if neces-
sary can handle the pen as well as the
stick with equal facility. Without
fattery, we believe them TO be the
right men in the right place, and, as
such, we heartily commend them to
the patronage Of the people Of 'old
Wayne" but more especially to every
Republican in our beloved city aud
county.
In bidding adieu to the cares and
consequent on journalists
life, limited though it has been in our
case, we have had no little pleasure
scattered over the years we have la
bored in the harness. in the approba-
ton of warm friends and their steady.
support, as we'll as the
approval Of ] good conscience
feeling that We have TRIED, at least,
to do our duty. We have this salts
faction-this reward. We have this
to show in our memory's treasury. il
no other wealth of a material nature
has been "laid by for rainy day.
from our application to business. To
our patrons, one and all, we cay,
Good by-God bless you'll
BENZ. w. DAVIS.
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