The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-28
then permanent specie basis and the prosper.
ity of the country will be restored.

ity of the country will be restored.
THERB.Is ANOTHER HIrDRASCE
In the way OF specie payments, and thAt is the
extravagant expenditure Of the national gov
eminent don't know about your city. IshaIl
not comment uponithe people of Philadeiphia
and say what 1 would do in their masters. 1
was Informed by a gentIemaD to-day that the
expenses OF Philadelphia are eight millions a
year, and the debt is being increased i've mil
lions. don't know how that is. You ust be
a ; very & prosperons p people to stand that Laugh
sorely II our ordinary expenses were more than
a little less than million year: LLaughter.l
penses of indiana. with population or two
millions, are liliie less than one million, and
people OF Indiana think il. Fifty cents n head
must say, on consideration, that that is a
taxed eight millions with a population OF 75O,-
OOO people, you must pay little more than so
cents head. But with that 1 have
peop.e of Phradeiphia. that is their b1si-
ness. But with what President Grant and
is my business. believe that ON the average
there has been collected, since the close OF the
war In 1855, sS,5OO, ,0O0.WO by the United States
every year three thousand five hundred mil
lionsI Why. IL confuses me express it--an
amount nearly twice the present national debt.
Before the people OF Pennsylvania should con-
tinue the party in power IL would be better first
TO get an answer TO the question, what has been
done with this money? Coming down 10 last
year, according 10 the treasurers statement, the
for Sr STdnsTy @s @
me what was done with a hundred and forty
nine millions last year? Where has II gone
Some gentlemen has Just Informed me that the
eight millionsl lLaughter When 1 see yo1r
beautiful streets and squares, the rivers on
either side, which environ your.cty. am
ALMOST TEMPTED TO LEAVE INDIANA
for this fairyland. But twelve millions year
among 10000 people L am afraid of that.
Tan Haf rl,a fl1a of he
government were from fifty 10 sixty. millions OF
dollar. What has become OF it7 They said
they could not appropriate any money for the
Centennial. They couldn't afford 10. Laugh-
teri recently asked friend, member of
| congress, most attentive member, one OF its
most careful men, Judge Holman tcheefs)-l
asked hin "A few weeks ago how much the pu b.
vica be managed as well as II Is now. His an
swer was, at least forty millions yearl Just
save forty millions OF COLO In the national ex-
| take US In the dir ction OF resumption OF
specie payments. IApplause. The next I'M
fet them tell that dark story before they al
| for q renewal of power. Shall we take the In.
TERROR depariment-especlally the Indian SER
| vice2 When Judge Campb was member OF
one OF the purest cabinets that ever presided
over the American government (cheersl the In.
ine expenses were Iw0 ana a half millions. I'm
| Lincon's adm nlstratlon, AZ will be seen from
his message OF December, 1865, they We're littlt
the depa tment OF Indian affairs shows then, tC
have been 1868 .0O last year-nearly three dollars
tor one as compared with incolns administra
tior and fully three dollars TO one "a mpareC
with that o. President Pierce. Where has th'
money gone? Tell me, you good men, who arr
afraid OF the Pope and some bad influences IN
that directiouf lT.aughterI citizen of Phila
delphia has told some things-a SIR. Welsh, wh'
is not a democrat, but, from what hear O
him, "A very hont rable man-and there has been
cogmittee appointed To whtewash the Who'll
SUBJECT. lLaughter.l They say that the anhir
are not so bad as MIR. Welsh thinks-not so ba'
that they may no, have been worse.
THERE HAVE BEEN MISTAKES MADE.
But there Is no mistake made when we ask VIII
the Indians cost three times as much as whel
= they were more numerous? When a republican
! calls upon you TO stand in line and toe the re
publican mark, ask him the question, what hi
become OF the Iudian money? Mr.. HencriclS
} then proceeded TO quote from some OF MI
, | Nelsh's let ers and comment thereon, and RI
peated the interview betws en- Red Cloud an
he did not II the Back Hills for sl5,O0 withl
thirty days he might get nothing for them. OIL
Red L oud arose, and lifting his hand TO HEAVIER
: exclaimed, "GTeat heaven, have me-cv on me
Pity mel! The prayer of a savage. purer tha
/ the intrigue ofan American statesman know
change, but hesitate Ia join the democracy ii
making IT, They might as well come 1rst $
; iicans are encouraged by their succ. IS in dhiC
IL Is a great enoours cement Indeed, that with a
tue pOWerOf party ulSclpllne ana money! re
publican state that usu illy gives itO0 reput
lican majority isooly saved by paitry 900.
A PLEASANT EPISODE.
Here Gov. Curtin attempted 10 retire froI
the platform, but the audience detected it an
! there were loud cries for him TO return. FINAL
! Gov. Hendricks crossed the stage and advancin
towards Mr.. Curtin took him by the hand an
led him back. At this moment the audienc
rose en- masse and greeied the demonstratio
| with the widest enthusiasm, which lasted seV
! | eral minutes. Mr.. Hendricks conc uded with a.
exhortation 10 Mr.. Wells and other honest re
npblicans TO join the democracy IN change
The republican party has been in power To
long. II the democrats do not administer affair
better. then he had trust In the integrity OF Tn
people to again change It's servants and place IN
!, public aha rs where they ought to be-in tn
, right hands.