The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-16
A VERY RUGGED CONSTITUTION,
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
AFFIRMATIVE FRIENDS IN COLORADO AS WELL
AsIN ALL THE STATES OF THE UNION.

AFFIRMATIVE FRIENDS IN COLORADO AS WELL
AS IN ALL THE STATES OF THE UNION.
OF the Hon. NJ. G.. Kerr the Denver Daily
Sentinel says: This honorable gentleman,
who has been soiournipg in the territory of
Colorado during the past two months for the
purpose OF recuperating his health and
strength, we are glad to announce, has re-
celYed very material benefits since his ar
rival first in Denver. His many friends and
admirers, personal and political, through
out the country VIII be greatly
pleased to learn the foregoing fact.
When he first came to Colorado, those who
knew him personally were possessed with
serious fears that the democratsc party
would soon lose its most trusted leader,
and the country one of its most honest and
faithful servants. All such fears are now
totally dispelled. Thanks to the climatic
influences Of Colorado. Youthful Colorado
now puts in her claim to a share of the
honors, with Pennsylvania, the place of his
birth, and with Indiana, the home of his
adoption, in preserving to the nation
the life of one whom, in times like
these, it could lily spare. Mr..
young man. filed many important po-
sitions OF high trust. From 1862 to 1864 he
served as reporter for the Supreme Court OF
Indiana. In the fall of 1864 he was first
elected to seat in the congress of the
United States, and continued to serve for a
OF 1862, it will be remembered, resulted in
disastrous defeats to the democracy all over
the North and West. Mr.. Kerr was a can
didate for the position of congressman at
large from the state of Indiana. Although
HEMADE AN ABLE CANVASS,
he went down in the common ruin. Again
in 1874 he was returned to congress from his
own district, now the third, by q very de-
cided majority. During the entire period
OF his service in congress he was an
active and working member Of one
or more of the most important COM
mittees raised in the House. The i'm
portant duties he performed while serving
on the committee of elections will forever be
remembered by a grateful people-they are
part of the written history of the country.
AS well-deserved compliment to the
gentleman for his distinguished services to
the party and to the country, the democrats
in the House in 1868 unanimously sup
ported him for the position of speaker. At
that time the party could do no more than
1t did, as 1t was in an almost hopeless minor
ity. What was then rendered as acompliment
can now be given in reality as reward OF
true merit and fidelity. In his restoration
TO health good people everywhere i'll re-
jOice with us. Upon that restoration, to-
gether with his eminent ability for the posi-
ton, the whole Democratic party of the
West. build an earnest hope that he may be
elected to the place of speaker of the forty
fourth congress. The country will then have
a guaranty that political professions of dc
sire to return TO an honest discharge OF gov
ornamental affairs is made in good faith. We
learn that it is the intentions of Mr.. Kerr TO
spend the greater part ofthe coming month at
Manitou Springs, from which place he will
go direct to his home in Indiana, whence he
will 60 10 take his seat in the most impor-
tanJ congress which has met since
this government has had an existence.