The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-23
GRAND DEMONSTRATION.
en- OVATION TO LANDERS.
WHAT MULTITUDES OF PEG
PILE
The Streets Full of Tilden and
Hendricks Guards and the
Sidewalks Lined with
Spectators.
TIE SPEECHES.

POWERFUL ADDkE- FhoM AhE hON.
FRANKLIN LANDERs-OTHER SPEECHES
AND GRAND DEMOCRATIC DEM0NsrRA-
TON GENERALLY.
The return of the Hon. Franklin Land
ers yesterday was made the occasion of
demonstration in his honor which showed
the hold he has taken upon the hearts OF
the people Of his district. Seldom has
congressman been permitted to give an
account Of his stewardship who could so
truthfully say that ne had redeemed
every pledge, that he had kept
every promise. He returns to
be greeted by constituency which has
DO word OF censure, but is wild with de-
light that IL has iound a man whom it can
trust and whom il Will feel proud to re-
turn to his ssst in the next Congress. l.
was expected that he would arrive by the
Pan Handle evening train, and 1t was ar
ranged thst the Tiiden end Hendricks
GusrGs should turn out and escort him TO
his home, after the citizens had given BIN
grand demonstration a. the depot. His
unexpected arrival on the morning train
DISCONNECTED ALL THESE PLANS
and rendered necessary an entirely new
arrangement. With no time to advertise
the change, with rain falling and clouds
surchsrged with moisture, threatening to
Utluk6 ll0 thIlu, Will 6UOc
mouth deep in the streets, with the cutters
full OF running water, with everything to
discourage snd nothing To encourage ex-
cep. the promised speecnes, a dense mass
OF humanity packed itself into Circle and
Meridian streets in the evening, reaching
more than quar- or around the Circle
and clear back to Washington streets
Prior to the arrival Of tue distinguished
speakers who were TO make the regular
addresses, D.. Williamson WIS called out
and addressed TIE crowd. The Tilden and
Hendricks Guards, three companies, and
the Sixth and Thirteenth ward escort
clubs, turned out in uniform TO escort the
orators from the residence of Mr.. Landers
They formed in front of the Hendricks
Club room, marched past the Sentinel
office,
AROUND THE CIRCLE
north on Meridian street to Pratt, east on
Pratt to Pennsylvania, south on Pennsyl
vania to the corner of st. Clair, where MIR.
Landers resides, taking escort control OF
the carriages trey marched west on ST.
Clair 10 Meridian, and south on Meridian
to the speaking stand on the Circle,
opposite the Sentinel Office. They are 4
fine looking body of men, nearly all OF
them voters. in which they diff ar from the
bloody shirt brigade of the Hayes and
Wheeler Guards The Tilden and Hen
0rlCkS Gu1rQs are unlIOTm6O In q white
shirt with blue trimmings, and blue caps,
belts, and necs ties, and miners lsmps.In the
center OF the shirt iroDt is embIazon ed the
legend, "f. and H." The xth Ward club
wore blue shirts with white fronts in the
center of which is emblszo1ed the fig
ure Sc" TOeir caps and lamps are simi-
lar TO those OF nlden and Hendricks club
There were 60O of them in line, by actual
count, and altogether they presented q
0liffarinO and w i0h
will not soon De forgotten, while their
drill and march were marvels of precision
and accuracy. Arriving at the stand the
meeting was called o order by Col. Hughes
East, who nominated Col. Matson, OF
Greencastle, for chairman. The crowd
having ratified the nomination the colonel
said:
COL. MATsoN SAID:
Friends and Fellow-citizens-I am greatly
honored by your selection of me to preside
over the proceedings of this meeting. 1 take
IL as compliment To the county in whose
pure Democratic air / breathe and live. The
TO our disting uished representative, who mas
Just returned 10 his home, a formal welcome
from his constituent This grand snd imposing
and enthusiastic demonstration a more
earnest welcome than can be expressed by
words. APP ause.l This much, however, 1
will say that no man ever returned TO his con.
sttuency after the ardupus and tedious labors
OF an unusually prOtracted session of Con-
RreSss with a DrlBQLeT record OF OTOnlSeS Kept,
and Of honest and faithful efforts 10
carry out the princi pies uoon which he
was elected. (Appsuse) Turning to Mr..
such, sin that when the party which first nom-
inaied you went in convention TO consider the
question OF the selection of successor, there
was unanimously res lived that the manifest
will Of the people OF this congress
sional district was that Franklin LADDERS
should go back again into the House of Rep
resenialives. (ApplauseD So you see that you
are expected To go back into another Congress,
stood, as the friend of the iaborins people of
the whole country-as the enemy OF monopo-
lies, and of all class legislation. (Applause J
well In the future as you have in the
past. Several voices: YesD Yes y
ali of you without distinc ion of party will
join with me In giving % our disttnR nj she d
representative a cordial and hearty welcome.
Cheers.
THE HON. FRANKLIN LANDERs' SPEECH
After my long absence am much pleased
again TO be at home. The manner in which /
have been sustained by public sentiment
among my consti uents. com oosed of all par
ties, has been sxremeiy gratifying to me, and
this grand reception accorded me on my arri-
assurance that on do not consider me recre-
ant TO the great trusts which you have so gen.
erously placed in my keeping. This has com
pleted the full measure of my ambition. You
point, the position was not Al ali desirable TO
me. having been born and raised in thi- dis
trict, never having lived out OF iT, hsvint
hewed out my own fortune In your midsi,
have always been ambitious to know
that i possess the confidence of those
with whom I have so long associated.
Believing. as did, that the legislation OF the
country had been shaped in the interest OF
capital, and II carried out wou lead 20 a mon
eyed aristocrscy, and degrade that very class
from which praDg- the laboriBg class of the
country-mv earnest ambition has ever been
10 occupv position IN which I could attack
that policy and pose n. During my canvass
i endeavoIed 70 po Z out the various acts ha
have been raised by congress designed, as
thought, to incrr aee The money power In this
country, at the expense of the / boring and
tofling millions. did not expect that this
uolfox u0uld red a 20 Our lahOrin0 men an gOOn