New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-27
THE CAMPAIGN N I DIANA.

SPEECH OF SENATOR MORTC II LAFAYETTE-
REPLY TO MIR. HENDRICKS STATEMENTS
THE REPUBLICAN PART TRoNGER THAN
ITS LEADERS-GRANTS EIfAcULArE VIiI-
TUES.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO tt PrBUyB.l
LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 2 = ,enator Morton
spoke in Lafayette Hall last nb but owing to the
weather very sparse attendane came to hear him.
The Senator repeated somewhat / points delivered
elsewhere but spoke in the main bstantaily as fol-
lows:
The country is enjoying general prosperity under
wise Administration which was assIed by scarce any
thing except personal attacks, not by any
propositions of better measures OF govern
ment. These attacks were mostly mado by
men who were distinguished only - takers not as
doors. man who has always succel ded may be called
fool but he is preferable 10 speecl makers WHO have
been failures generals and stasmn q. He reoounted
the leading Of the Government and their effect
on the business interests OF the country RepGin 10
Mr. Hendrickss speech at INDIANAPOLIS last saturday he
said MrHendricSs made the Attending declaration
that he had been favor OF the prosecution or me war
and the suppression OF the Rebellion aud charged me
with having misrepresented him .pon the suhieo lie
S dmTng 'i the frs d' month of tho war he made
brief publication of his views in which he said hnt he
regarded it the duty of citizens to respect ana nai
tain The national authority, and give It an honest ana
support during the contnnanta OF war until IN
aOle CONCLUSION. lie did not undertake 10 quOe sen
tence from this document nor tell where IL coun DC
could hunt it up
Mr.. HESDEICks's WAR RECORD.
must confess that have knowledge OF 1t acc am
surprised to hear of its existence ii he published such
statement during the first month OF the war lthaseS
capped everybodys recollection and not repeated by
him at any subsequent period during the war OF Tor
years afterwari Mr.. Hendricks made many speeches
during the war, and 80 tar as KNOWN ne qua no, ~ an
OF them advocate me Prosec4 pbn,,,, ~
the war, the suppression OF inc h"'t t
and the maintenance OF the Union BY Tore
of arms. On the contrary, ms speeena, WIT
dcyoed 10 condemnation OF the Government altt CRU
cisms OF every measure and II must ne saiata nc
make volunteering Unpopular anu 1920, a. az
sary and when CONSUMPTION came, ne dcnouncel Al az
unconstitutional yIannicai ana " baoocrat H. tribes
Hendricks claims that he was war DJnVcid. men
with public intelligence, and the reepllechons 81 Iheh
contradict recorded evidence OF his opinions I'D hso
shes his mos, intimate friends nc oMeu h S Teeis
10 the United States senate by the ueasOhaps h'Sas
Of 1868 to the fact tnat ne was b6nence
the war. ana had more PoWer inItra In In ma
than anybody else 10 GRIPPE tlc Ann r,J
he war In 1865 that he voted for the Army AH ropla
ton b Ii regard TO TINS can say nv thal suo S
vote for Il in the senate was not necessary any, Uuu
have re1ured more political courage than M lfuuchs
generally has credit Tor TO have gwen VOC, ~ e 10
against an appropriation or t 1t "I e that ~. is the
first time they ever heard OIL mat SO.e sevorai
he has never boosted Of ~ In pcdeitIc his
nomination for Governor, annOuneeu ~ iooopnd
had turned his back upon the past forever h satisfied
only % the future but he seems now 10 D. sftnpt
with turning his back upon ne pdsl, pu. M record
ana appear in the inteIestIg cIaIhyter Vi nc sup-
crat nose abOrs were crowned Win sueoeSs reccyqd
preston OF the Rebellion. all OF when WIZ his old
with surprise ana perhaps mu5u""""
friends the sons OF Liberty
HIS POSITION on THE AMENDMENTS
Another statement in his speech must nave Se'e'',
taxed The creduty aud recollection OF bis al MO- an"
for fear | shall he suspected of msrepresenH MN l
Will quote the passage speaking of n'seli ie sa
"I, more recent speech he has called my fcelty Ill
.,ion IN that said had turned my bact upon tle
mast We stand in the present ana OnY ooA ,,3o o.
ii"re No fairninded understands thls Su1se 40
y ,asarton of the convictions OF night Or III apanu
onment of essential prlneples' ~ anita 10
h 1onstuton for / thought them as tecVe now
mat during a civil war, aud nntll ths pii ss r
thereby have cooled, the pubic hnI - and frane
condition TO safely change the lohdau3i 80 ,h
work Of the government" MT hohmi' ~, T,yc,t,b
country to understand mat ne oto5ea ~ y because
he Thought il was bad tne 10 httcnvt ~ ~ ~ ,eians
Constitution during ciy war anu W1n1 he amend
we're excted. not that he hadany ODJecliohS "
,ents Themselves This preten5lOn Is k plp
to appear in the character o. uar m ed against
and opposed the Thirteenth Allenincn' %e ne nf The
opposed the abolition oil elaNciy ann t"rSapd If ia
tIIne when the amendment was pfOught Io '' ~ ~
PERFECTLY notorious that hc voted aSansG an 81, ouEmt az
every step tho adoption Oh ,no nrevisi'a of il "a
smhversjye of the spirit ana genius Oh UT lhsl'Iu
tons II is also notorious ennnncing nero snffrage
and nnlitIcal equality i'll their consequences lihora
and destructive OF our t be GTeadfnl consequences
ti,ot I. atyi.cd the Democratic mcnDeIs OF ln1
@ -, Indiana IN resign order To prevent Tue fallci-
~ =" ~ tbe anrndmeuts | have no objections 10
w. UcndIicks changing his opinions I'd leSaIu
~, tho var and the amendments, and every e;so'
& t,,ri ms hack upon the past, but whel ne uhueI
tnkes IN ryerse the history OF the tunes ana
a chnrocter which belongs To others, he Plfcs tuoso
Viii whom ne was then IN conflict IN fa.is position.
He and ! were in political cOnnlct tuIinb ~. ny
war and II he WAS IN favor Of ITS lIosscutton
l must have beer against IL, anu I'm. ~.
next step for HIM to take logically VIII be 20 tssetl '
was oppOsed 10 the WAL and doing all In nv power W
aid the rebellion, while be was III favor Oh - "n" mo
efforts were finally crowned with victory
MR. GREELEY IN LEAGUE WITH TUE koUlh'
Senator Morton read rom Mr.. Greeley's acceptance
speech the declaration he less Republican
and they no less Democrats than over, and then reau
Greeleys past opinions of the vice. ignorance ana COT
rupton of Democrats showing what he meant by say
ing they were no less Democrats. The feDei
semmes had just written letter 10 a
friend that he hid not gone 10 brteoy,
hut Greeley had come 10 the captain VI
Inc Alabama which true. Southern Democrats ~
the same and only resort to strategy 10 uNr nc
Renubcan party IT T. takes Democrats only lew uuys
10 abandon the principles OF their whole blstorS
how long will 10 take them II they get INTO
power 10 abandon these new pretensicDs II
principlel The plank IN the Cincinnati platform upon
which this contest really fought m tho SOUTH u it
OF nonnterftrenco BY the General Government III the
airs of the State which Ia understood 10 mean tiat
tbe Administration shall stand neutral between We
Southern Democrats and coOred people, andehecuo to
KuKlux law not enforcing the ameIimentsor any icss
laton carrying them out. Horace Greeley was not