The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-04
NO 81
reviewed the work
ngress, saying the
the party in power.
of the last session OF

House reduced appropriations
$40, ,000, 600. The, Senate resisted some Of
the reductions, and in order not to impair
the Government service, the House was
compelled to yield somewhat the result
being S0,000,000 reductions. He nsked,
VIII You stand by the House .or sustain
the Senate and Adminisrratio 2 81
Mr.. Hendricks said it was clear that the
leaders of the party viii not allow their
party friends to be punished The pledges
OF reform were distinctly made at st. Louis,
but not in the Cincinnati plank. On the
contrary, the Cincinnati platform declares
the national Administra ton merits commen-
dation for its honorable work in the man
agement Of domestic and foreign affairs.
Who will abolish the thousands Of useless
offices? /? Governor Tilden will encounter
no political embarra in correcting this
great evil. Not so with Governor Hayes.
This reform requires thousands of places Of
profit to be made vacant, now filled by his
supporters. Mr. Hendricks here elaborated
on the reform work done by the Demo
cratic House, and claimed that Belknap's
crime would never have been brought to
light but for its investigations.
Mr.. Hendricks said: "Have you been
quite content to hear the House called the
Confederate House,? 1t is true there are
many from the South who support the De
mocratic party Is that offensive to you?
They are chosen by the peoplein pursuance
of the Constitution. Would you have it
etherwise?39 p In what respect have the
southern Democrats IN tie House offended
against the rights or the honor Of the North?
Surely you viii not say. that they
have offended you in voting to
reduce the national expenditures S30,000,-
600? Dealing fairly with this subject, will
you not admit that it was liberal, it was
honorable, on their part to support the Cen
tennial Exposition rather than suffer the
honor Of the country to be tarnished, and
our pride humiliated by failure, after the
Congress of 1871 had committed the coun-
try to the enterprisep Was it not liberal
aud honorable on their part to vote for
the equalization OF bounties among the
soldiers Of the Federal army !? Their
own constituents could not share therein,
and yet they supported the measure. The
House has been denounced and declared re-
Yolutionary because reform measures were
put upon the appropriation bills.
He next spoke Of Governor Tilden's re-
form record. Neither political nor personal
friendship can stand in the way Of his
cuOlGS w puIly 1nu " SuCapOu IAC PoulC
service. No other citizen can bring such
evidence OF his ability and zeal to accom-
plish what the people so much desire. That
fact gave him the nomination; and con-
viction Of that fact on the part OF the peo-
pie will elect him President. All the cor
rupt influences OF the country are against
him. Falsehood and detraction will do their
work night and day, but the people will
stand by the champion Of their cause.
Regarding the hard times he said !:
:" When the laborer OF the North asks why
he can get no work he will not be satisfied
with the answer that there was bl0odshed
at Hamburg; that there was a bloody riot
at Newark, n. j., or that man was driven
from his house in Mitchell, Ind, by band
of armed men and wounded. In such o case
as ours the only remedy Of the people is in
change. 1t cannot be worse. 1t will be
better in many respects. 1t may be
better in every respect. Retrench-
ment in public expenditures will
surely relieve the industries Of the country
of Il portion OF their burdens, and the adop.
| ton OF system Of economy and OF wiser
finance will restore better times. When the
change has taken place, and the people shall
have placed in power an administration
pledged to radical reform, pledged to re-
storation Of par value Of currency without
artificial contraction, by economies, by Off
cial retrenchment, and wise finance, and
pledged to administrative policies and mea-
sures for the benefit Of all people, and not
for the benefit OF class or party, hope will
revive and confidence be restored, and we
will experience the blessing OF returning
prosperity
ANOTHER REFUSAL FROM SEYMOUR.
UTICA, September 2.-Senator Herman,
Hon. Scott Lord, and other prominent
Democrats went to Deerfield this morning
and received from Governor Seymour q
refusal to withdraw or modify his absolute
declination to allow the use OF his name rs :
candidate for Governor.
NEGRO CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF TEN
| NEsSEE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, September 2.-Mr
Yardly (colored), Of Knoxville, practicing
attorney of that city, and late justice OF tht
peace, announces himself as candidate fol
Governor because the State Republican
Convention, to which he was. a delegate
failed to carry out his views ON q question
vital to the Republican party. and voted
down every proposition in the interest Of
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