The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-23
A ROOSTER AT HOME.
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR IN IN
DIANA.
The Hon. James d. Williams Meets
with Warm Reception and
Opens the Campaign.
HIS SALEM SPEECH.

CUSTOM OF NATIONAL QUESTIONS BY TIE
sPEAKER-A RADICAL FALsEHooD OR TWO
NAILED TO THE COUNTER.
The Sentinel has already repcr' ed in
brief the reception the Hon. j. ID. Will
lisms, our next Governor, met when be
reached Washington county en- route
home from his Washington campaigo
against extravaganza aud fraud in high
places, He met WITH warm reception in
old Washington county as veil he might.
The New Albany Ledger-StandaTd CORE
spondent says:
Hundreds of old veterans of his style
grasped him by the hand ard bid him
hearty welcome. A continued throDg
the people of Wssnir gto1 county greeted
"the poor mans friend" at the hotel until
the hour Of speaking. one O'Clock the
seats provided by the c!mmittee In
one thousand persons were filled.
old grew haired veterans filled all the spScs
in the stand and around the fence; square
and streets were packed with eager hs.eD-
ers, ard tie audience was estimated st
something near 5000 psrso1s.
THE INTRODUCTORY ExERCIsEs.
After several campaign songs hsd been
rendered by the glee club. the Hon. A. b.
Collins, WashingtOn's able rspresen
tative in our last legislature iatro-
duced our next governor as follows /:
/ have the honor of introducing on this
occasion the Hon. James ID. Williams. the
member OF Congress from the second dis
trict of your ssste ana the Democratic
candidate for governor. He wss
placsd upon the track on the 1911
day of April last by the unanimous
choice of the Democracy of tue state
In convention at Indianapolis. He is still
on the tTsck-he viii remain there. He is
a successful farmer ana you all know
that a repisnt Is not successful. l bespesk
for you plsin. candid ard honest sta g.
ment ana discussion of the p Iliticsl ques-
tioEs of the day, and bsspesk TOR MIN a re-
spectiul and attentive hearing.
MR. WILLIAMS SPEECH
Ladies and Gentlemen-I ap pear before you
to-day in response TO the invitation of your
central committee, appear as the candidate
for governor, not OF my own seeking, but by
the decision and voice of the Democracy of The
state. When the announcement was made by
place IN Congress, and had no thought of such
an event. The people oil this great state spoke
out their choice and selected me as their stan
meet as mary OF the people face to face in that
posi- ton as circumstances will allow.
WHEN HE CAME To THE STATE.
During the year 1873, when quite lad, /
passed through your county, with Others OF
my family, on our way to Vincennes. My
mother had often spoken of chestnuts, and
the boys were anxious to gather them. re-
member the circumstance we'll PassiT g
over the knobs in the month of No
vember, We gaih ered quite lot of them
and carried them 10 our camping place Ia
a blanket; In hulling them our fingers were
pretty osoly stnc put We enjoyed the fun,
nevertheless. The next morning, when ready
to start on our journey, The blanket was put
on a pony, viii n we rode turn bout, and rs
some of the burrS stuck TO the blanket, ana
the rough side was placed next to him he sig
nified his dispeaSure By kicking up rather
vigorously. The blanRet was turned rough
sid up and tn rider acted In q like man ner.
Now we are turning the rolzh side of the
blanket to the Radicals, and they are very un-
easy, and are kicking out in every direction
cape. There are very few persons here that
were here in 1878. L here to discuss he
questions that divide the people of this coun-
try. Would ike 20 discuss cur stale matters
but as have net been connected directly with
state affairs for the past eigh cen months.
will eonfine my remarkschiehy to
NATIONAL QUESTIONS.
Great stress is generally put on politica
platforms. That is right and proper when cor
rect principles are intended to be carried out
If not, they are but empty words. 1t will b.
proper TO show which party has acted in &C
cordanee with the principles enunciated, ant
which comes the nearest suiting the people O
this state. Cur state platform starts out will
the promise and determination of reform, re
trenchLaent anc economy. Democrats advo
affairs. Is that right? Have we a tempted u
carry out those pro esstons? Preachers TAX
the r texts and attempt to carry out thel
meaning. generally, but sometimes the,
fail. The Republican have promised reform
even they admit il IL needed. they have ha,
contro. Of the government Tor the pa Il sixteel
years. and in most OF the states this party lha
had the absolute management. Has there no
been Continued complaint from the people
Is there not reason for II? For several year
the PEG lie have known that all was not rIght
our rulers have been charged with CORFU tioni
but we ha no opPortnntsy to prove their M S
deeds and DeculatiOnS until the asst Congress
got into power. 1t had not been in sessi u
long until Ii was di covered that many THING
were wrong. 1t was soon discovered that
THE SECRETARY oF WAR
had been guilty OF gross wrongs nd actual mi
feasance ia cfzee. Hewas not content with Sc
0o0 per annum, what the law allowed him 70
his services, and concluded he must have NOR
m ney-lonestly If he could gee it-dishonest
IL IF he could get 1t no other way. Pos
traders positions we're at his disposal. Tines
posr-trader positions were located out on tn
frontier amongst the soldiers, far removes
from the cities, where such goods as the
needed were sold at exorbitanL prices, AM
price TO the men who were defending tn
honor OF their country. The wife of Belknap,i
Is said, first suggsse ed the Idea or speculation
In these positions. and demanded from thOs
appointed from IS, 10 TO $1,000 per year
Who was cheated out OF that money? Tn
soldier that risked his health and his life fo
the coEEfry. The history of this disgrace u
and dtshonorable affair a. still fresh In you
memories. They tell. 1 am no. much in tn
to the third chapter Of f Genesis for str On
case in point. The man was tempted by wo
man, woman by the serpent and thence thei
fall. Their only excuse, like Il lgnap's, wa
they were beguied by the serpent II the mi o
listers Throughout the country would onl
preach fro "a that text once q month, n
doabt they would do great good.
AN ECONOMICAL CONGRESS.
Al the beginning OF the last Congress Demo
Gratis determined 10 cut down expenses an