New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-18
HENDRICKS.

Gentlemen of the Ccnvention-YOu have
| honored me with the nomination for Cover
nor Three times three for Hendricks
| thank you for being nominated By this con
ventiOn. had determined not to be a can
| didate, but day before yesterday and yes
! terday morning | was appealed to by gen.
! tlemen whose appeal | could not deny.
| gave them my consent and now l accept
! your nomination. l beg you to understand,
| and that you will make it known to the
| men whom you represent, that my hesitancy
for not accepting the nomination has been
for reasons of personal consideration and
not for want of appreciation. To be presid-
| ing officer of the great State of Indiana is no
! small honor, and to be selected by the rep
| resentatives of the men of this great State,
consider the greatest honor that can be
conferred upon citizen Of Indiana by her
citizens.
Indiana, before the close of the next term,
will contain a population Of two millions of
peopA, and her resources will be more fully
developed. The responsibility of the ex-
ecutive of the law, applied to such vast
numbers, is a responsibility which l APP
proach with diffidence and deep concern.
Always the position of Governor Of the
State is one of importance aud responsible
ty, but in these times greater than ever.
Now that the rights of the States have been
denied, that those rights are being infringed
by central power, and they say that the
people shall have no longer their rights to
a domestic State government, makes the
executive of a State of still greater i'm
pOrrance The State of Indiana, should
be elected, mist maintain a friendly rela-
ton toward the federal government, but, at
the same time, all the rights and power of
the government which are secured to the
State Of Indiana, and which are maintained
BY the United States, must be respected
everywhere. Prolonged cheering.l
Gentlemen, we have before us a sad spec
tacle. The result of the interference with
State government. We have a set of States
south of the Ohio river, whose government
has been given over to those who have
sought to make speculatiOns out of their
affairs. The men of those States, who have
been placed in the condition of bankruptcy,
appeal to the State of Indiana. When we
hear their cries shall we refuse to go to
their support [Cries of No, mol
l do not propose, gentlemen, to address
YOU long. IhaVe only two subjects to which
l win refer. l will first refer to the subject
of civil service reform. l am in favor of
that in the State of Indiana as well as 10
the general government. l am curious to
know whether the people of this country
will be satisfied with pretenses in this direc-
ton any longer. They have been assured,
in platform lately formed at Philadelphia,
that the party now in power is in favor of
civil service reform. That party has had
opportunity for twelve years, and that re-
form has not been brought about. We have
the spectacle of a President saying that he
is in favor of civil service, and the leaders
in the House, confidential advisers to the
President denouncing civil service reform
as a foe to the administration.
The present session of Congress has
closed without any effort at reform. Now,
if the men who nominated me are sincere
in their desire for reform, let them show it
in November. Let every ballot be an as.
surance that offices are to be administered
only for a government of the people. l be-
lieve that my judgment in respect to the
action of the convention to meet at Balti-
more is in harmony with this convention.
lCheers. | desire to say, as the representa-
tive of this convention, that / will abide by
the action of this convention and of the
convention at Baltimore. Applause l
believe that this convention viii result in
such action as will secure reform in the
State Of Indiana and in the government of
the United States. Loud cheers.
| believe, sir say it here-I hear
rumbling that will be heard afar in the diff
ferent States of this country, which SAYS
that the administration of General Grant
will cease forever on the fourth of next
March Cheering, and cries Of "henO Cor
rect The question is not so much
President of the United States as whether
the ring which surrounds him shall control
this government. In October those who
cast their votes for the Grant ticket will
not vote for Grant but for Morton, Chan
dler and Ben Butler. 1t may as well be |
understood now as at any time that the con-
troyersy is not so much between the nomi-
nee of the Baltimore convention and General
Grant, as between the Baltimore nominee
and the One-man power sought to be
forced upon the people of these United
States. Cheers. AID let Inc say here, l
am not afraid of the power Of one ma
When any one man shall stand up and as
sumo the responsibility of what he shall
say, l am not afraid. But | am afraid of
the power behind that mana power not
directly responsible to the people When
the President stands up alone, responsible
for what he shall do, be must bow to the
will of the people. But when men the
President recommends civil service upon, |
and the Senate denOunces 1t, and the next
morning they are received as favOrites at
the executive mansion, then it is a danger |
GUS government. / think the men who sent |
these representatives to represent the |
people will show by their votes next |
fall that the President must admins |
ter the affairs of the government for |
the good of the people, and that there shall |
be no consideration except the good of the |
whole people. Now, gentlemen, you have |
honOred me with the nomination. So far
as can, will work to carry Indiana for
the Democracy in October, and l believe l |
know the result now l believe it and |
know it from the sympathy of my heart |
with your hearts. Go to your homes and |
say to the men who sent you here that l |
will use my utmost endeavOrs against the |
corrupt party now in power. l stand in |
your presence and look forward to October |
for victory, and who doubts that as the |
State goes in October it will go in Novem-
Der 1t is for the people to say to the cor
rupt party now in power, that we will have !
reform in civil affairs, that we will have |
honest government-a government of the
whole people.