Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-06
Lane and Hendricks.

The candidates for Governor recently met
at Fort Wayne, and addressed the people
there. The following is the Times report
of Col. Lanes reply to Mr.. Hendricks:
when Col. Lane rose to speak, he was
received with strong demonstrations Of fa-
vor. He had not spoken ten minutes be.
fore the house was in a perfect uproar of
of applause. He said it was true that the
Democratic party had been in power in the
State aud general government for long
time. and that they were responsible for
much Of the legislation of the country -
They were responsible, he said, for a Sc.
ries of measures which bankrupted the
country in 1887 and brought disgrace up.
on US at home and abroad. They were re
sponsible for repeating the tariff of 1912,
which brought another stagnation on the
prosperity of the country; they were re-
sponsibls for repeating the Missouri Com
promise in 1854. which re-opened the sla
very question after having solemnly de-
clared in their National Convention, and
in their Presidents message tina: they
would oppose the agitation Of the slavery
question in or out Of Cong ress, come from
whatever quarter il might. That act had
occasioned all the troubles in Kansas and
had been the means of much Of the agita-
ton now existing in the country. They
were responsible for attempting to force the
Lecompton Constitution on the people of
Kansas, against their wishes several times
expressed at the ballot. boxes. They were
responsible for the English bill. which pro.
vided that Kansas might be admitted as a
Sta.e with her then $4,000 inhabitants, il
she would adopt a constitution pro,e citing
slavery; but if she preferred freedom she
should wait until she had $4,000 Of pop
ulation.
1.-THE democratic party was responsible
for the Utah war. which had cost the gov.
eminent some $40 900 900 to get the army
into that Territory, and many millions an
uually since to keep 1t there; but which
had failed to quell the Mormons, or to in.
stitute safe government tor the people Of
that Territory.
THE democratic party was responsible
for having adopted as their creed the doc.
trinc Of popular sovereignty. and soon af
ter 10 have procured the bred Scott decis.
ion in the Supreme Court. which declares
that slavery goes into the Territories in
spite Of the popular will, and by virtue Of
the authority Of the Constitution. aud that
Mr.. Buchanan had since declared that
Kansas ws- as much slave State ~ Geor.
gis. ft
1.-THE democratic party was responsible
for many other things equally valuable
with the legislative acts, aud other doiugs
just recited. For example: il was rrspon.
sible for having kept man by the name
Of Florence in Congress. from Philadel.
phia. by the votes Of men professed to be
employed 10 the navy yard OF that city.
and who we're actually paid for such uses
out Of the United States Treasury, but
who nevertheless never did days work
for the government.
"They we're responsible for having sent
one thousand men from New York city. 10
Connecticut 10 vote the democratic ticket
in that State. at the late election. and who
we're paid for their time and services out
Of funds wrongfuIly taken from the public
treasury.
ut was responsible for having increas.
ed the expenditures Of the government be.
yond all precedence. running up the
amount for 1860 10 tho enormous sum OF
ssi 100000 with contingencies for add.
tional sums. making the aggregate bat n.
little less than 800, 900 900 and that tho
present democratic administration IL un
the most corrupt and extravs
gaat that has ever been foisted upon the
people Of this country"