The Indiana State sentinel., 1876-07-19
nNDIANA,s TRIBUTE
To the Great Reformer.
BAYLEss HANNA,s SPEECH

Il
BAYLEss HANNA'S SPEECH,
ANNoUNCINGIHIs NOMINATION. TO SovERNoR
| TLDEN-A GLOWING TRIBUTE TO HEN
| DRIcKs-BUT CHEERFUL ACCEPTANCE
| OF TILDEN-THE RECORD OF THE DE-
| M0CRACY.
| Upon the conclusion OF Gen. McCler-
nand's address, the Hon. B.yless w.
Hsnns, ex-attorney general of Indiana,
further addressed his excellency as fol-
lows:
Having the honor, Gov. Tildep, tn rep
| resent here the great Northwestern Demo
| cratic state of Iudiana, the home of your
| illustrious associate Thomas A. Hendricks,
1 trust It may not seem improper in me to
add q few words to what has been already
| so eloquently said by Gen. McClernsDd, the
distinguished chairman of this committee.
| Before and during the conveution, SIR,
recently held at st. Louis, indiana, justly
proud OF her great executive, S rusgled a.
siduously and with singular unsnimit7 70
secure the first place on our national
| ticket to her iavorite son. trust nothing
was said or done in the midst OF that
heated struggle that must now be lett TO
regrets and repentance. I believe it YVES
an honorable struggle OF honorable men
| in q righteous and honorable cause, and
nothing more We had learned to love
had made him dear at home, ss his pub
| lie conduct had rendered him lllustrions
| in the estimation of the whole country.
| His long career OF faithful puolic service,
his abiding faith in the genius of consti
tutionsl, democratic government, during
all the weary years OF protrscted civil
| war;
HIS FEARLESS EsPoUsAL OF THE PEOPLES
CAUSE,
at time when usurpstion was scowling
| fercely, and intent upon the blow which
patriotic fury alone averted; his straight
forward, manly, virtuous, fearless conduct
at the capital of his state, on the memora-
BILE day, when the dark clouds of frenzy,
| intolerance, bigotry and hate hung
threateningly above his devoted head
these considerations, sir, and many Others
OF similar import and equal Importance,
have justly rendered Thomas A. Hen
dricks the very idol of the Demo cratic
make him president of the United
States. They felt well assured the
destiny of the republic would be safe in
| his hands. But, sir. when the Democratic
party, speaking through its delegates as
sembled in national convention, In is
tsultless wisdom, and with unsnimity
and determination unparalleled In the bis
tory of Democratic conventions, elected 70
commit, if possible, this precious charge
| to the hands of another, Indiana respon dso
amen. Aud to-day her people, not
only with great cheertulness, but With
| great enthusiasm, sll say amen to the
nomination of Samuel j. Tilden, the &C
knowledged
| CHIEF AMONG THE CHIEFTAINs
of the devoted reformers, who have bat
tied for the overthrow OF RIGGS and con
spiracies, in Office and out of office, and
| for the restitution of honest and econ1m-
ical government everywhere. Indiana,
sir, gladly, ioyfulIy accepts the situation.
In the nomlnstion of Samuel J. Tilden
and Thomas A. Hendricks, she 5eholds
again the complete unihcation of the
Democratic party, re established upon
those sound principles which gave it so
much strength and renown IN the golden
days of it's ancient ascendency. They
| teel that reason, justice and economy are
| to be once more reiDststed through
out the land, and that madns Sc,
| cruelty and prodigslity must be swept
| away, to return no more forever. For fif
| teen years this country has been ruled by
a political power that has regarded its su-
thority superior to the authority of the
| federal constitution. We have wanderers
far swsy-so far, indeed, that the people
| have seen the foot OF military pswer rest
| ing upon the civil law, and yet rave been
so parslyzed by the sud6enness aud horror
| of the usurpstion that tbev have remained
quiescent and dumb. For time they
knew not how to speak. But the lips OF
| all the people are now uusesled.
IN THIS HOLY YEAR,
the hundreth anniversary of American in
dependence, they are disposed to return as
ar as possible to the honest simplicity of
the fathers of the republic. Strict con.
| struction of the federal constitution is the
rock, sir, upon which we stand. There
the Democratic party always stood, there
| 1t stands to-day, ana no power on earth
shall move it from its place. It has always
believed that the foundation and frsme-
work of the constitution of the United
States were amply sufficient for all the
purposes of an enduring republic. And
this belief has been strengthened on every
hand. Experiments have developed it,
reason ssctiops IL, and an impartial his
tory of more than three-quarEers of cen.
tury confirms it. Sir, it has been the great
eet triumph in all the
REVELATIONS OF ANCIENT OR MODERN
CIVILIZATION.
II has prevailed over the jealousy OF mon
srchies and all the msledictions thst
sceptered potentstes have ever uttered
against it. The great philosophy OF Jeffsr-
son approved 1t; the virtuous sword of
Washington established it, and on more
than thousand bloody fields of agony
and death. its dedication to the uses Of
Christ civil cation has been repeated.
IL had its origin in the hearts OF the
| ia hers OF the revolution: it was or
dained beneath the rent and faded flags
OF Monmouth, Kings Mountain and York
town; II was enacted by a convention
where Washington presided, and where
Madison and Liviogstop, Martin and
Hamilton, Franklin and Pinokpey, pro
posed, combatted and confirm I'D: it has
poured its blessings upon the heads of the
gentr tions torn TO its inf crit ncf; it
has afinrdadsh shaltAr To millinns who ha Y.