Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-03
True As aiaspel.
In his speech at Indianapolis. Ind.,

In his speech at Indianapolis, Ind,
Governor Hendricks said:
My. countrymen, we must look
squarely and honestly at this question
of the strife between the two races
During the war, when the Southern
men were of in the field, there were
no instructions. The colored people
preserved the peace at home. After
the close of the war, there was har-
mony between the races until your un-
fortunate policy of reconstruction was
started. In that you undertook to
base the machinery of society upon
one element. and to exclude inteili-
gence. You stripped the white man
of political privileges, and clothed the
negro with political power. The ra-
ces had been harmonious, but at once
and for purpose you placed them In
hostile attitude. You left many OF
the hangers-on of the war in the South
men who went not to fight, but to
plumber. They were your emlsarles |;
they organized the negroes into pc,
litical party. In every neighborhood
they formed them into oath-bound Sc
cret societies, called loyal leagues
They we're sworn to stand together
In these societies, from which the
Southern white man was excluded,
they were taught to regard the white
men as their enemies, and that they
would soon receive their property
Thus they were arraigned in antago-
nism to the whites. The work was
done thoroughly, and by it you held
political power in many States. But
those States are crushed and ruined
now. We cannot, we must not go on
in this direction. The welfare of our
country calls for change. Men must
be placed in power who will relieve
society from these dangerous infuen-
ces; who will stand honestly between
the two races, and see to it that each
is fairly and fully protected in his
rights; Who'll will see that harmony,
based upon justice, is restored, so that
labor shall be secure and capital not
be afraid.
The South is now being covered
with troops. If Gen. Grant would in
vestigate for himself, | would not fear
the result. In many respects l admire
him. He is man Of great ability, and
does not hate people merely because
they oppose his corrupt party. Two
years ago | said that we were fighting
the ring that controlled him more than
the President himself, and now we
have to fear the bad influences that
surround him, He will not investi-
gate. He will take his information
from the most malignant man In the
country-the Attorney General. The
me who are maintaining such baletul
authority in the South crawl into the
office of the Attorney General and do
their work. 1t is a dreadful thing
that our army must be used to perpe-
trate rule so hurtful to the whole
country, such as prevails in South
Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and
Louisiana. Whole communities and
the business and production of the
nuntry are being played upon for po-
lite results. The welfare of the
country calls for a change. Let the
sentiment be felt everywhere, from
the palace of the capitalist to the cab
in of the negro, that complete and ex-
act Justice shall prevail, and then all
will once more bow to public author
ity. 1t was so once; 1t may be so
again. The party in power has failed.
Let us not not be led by hate to utter
ruin"