Year: 1872

y
place between Wilson and Good
ing, Judge Wilson unearthed the
great Howler's record. He said:


Judge Gooding has had great


dea! to say to-day about corrup-
ton. will after while, refer to
some of these charges particularly,
He began the campaign by a per
sonal attack upon me here in this
Court House, in speech he made
before your Democratic conven-
ton. He had q written speech,
but he laid aside bis manuscript OF
say that had Stolen his seat in
Congress- and that 1 had robbed


him of $4,000. He has repeated
this virtually to-day; and now here
in the presence of many of the


Democrats of Rush county who
heard the speech I have alluded to,


lp:opose to consider the question


whether or not Judge GoodiDg is
in position to charge corruption


upon the Republican party, or


theft or robbery upon me. But


before proceed to arraign him


before this tribunal of the people


of Rush coUnty, l want to say a


word about this seat in Congress


which he says l stole from him.


The official count gave me ma
jority Of four votes, and upon that


TIE Governor issued me o certifi-


cate of election. Upon that GER


tificate / took nay seat in the


House He contested the election,


testimony was taken, the case was


submitted to the Committee on


elections, which he has to-day and


often before characterized as


packed committee, and six of the


committee reported in my favor,


finding that by reason Of illegal


votes III favor of Judge Gooding
: my majoritNiwas greater than the


official count showed. Three OF


the committee reported in his IA


vor, and upon these reports the


case was argued before the H ouse,


and decided in my favor by q


large majority.


/ simply make this statement to
show you how much ground there


is for his declaration that I have
, stole his seat and robbed him Of
his salary.


Now, let US look into this mat
ter of corruption.


We all agree that we want no
corruption in Office. You Demo
Gratis, before me to-day don't want
corrupt men in Office. Will any
of you vote for corrNt man? II
there is any one here I want him
to hold mp his hand.


Well, we will agree upon anoth-
er proposition. Any man who will
knowingly, without legal or eqita>


BILE right, take, or attempt to take


money out of the public treasury,
and use his own affidavit for that
purpose, is corrupt man. If any
man thinks differently let him say
SO now.


And we will agree upon another


proposition. A man who will thus


take money from the public treas
ury, or attempt to do so, is unfit to
hold any Office or trust or profit.


II any of you think differently let
, them say so now.


My fellow citizens, do you think
, that lawyer who attends to his
. own case ought to be paid out O.


the public treasury


e Suppose that he and some one
h of his neighbors had been opposing
c candidates for one of yoar county
J. offices, and he got beaten and then
/ contested the election, and they
). had q trial before your County
@ Commissioners as to which wal
q entitled to the Office, do you think
d that your county treasurer should
q pay him fees for his own, service.
" in attending to his own case? O.
r course not. II any taxpayer here
e thinks that he should pay taxes tt
e pay such one fees for attending
b to his own business, let him stans
IS up here to-day SO that we may SCI
4 who he is.


l. Aud if you should find a mai


trying to get money out of tn
r, county treasury for such a pur
.e pose, and filing an affidavit that i
y was a just claim, you would no
ls regard him as very safe man t
y have control in any way of you
y treasury, would you? If any ma,
ID thinks SO let him stand up her.
'e to-day. You would not regard hiu


as a fit man to be trusted with an
IN Office of trust and profit, woul,


you? If any Of you thinks 8


stand up that we may see you.


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