The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-20

sary TO refer personally to the balarce o.
the state ticket. The present state offi Ger.
wDo have been nominated on our ticket
pave proven by two years services that
they come mp to the
JEFFERsoNIAN STANDARD OF HONESTY AMI
CAPACITY,
and the new man on the ticket have the
reputation OF possessing all the quail
idcaiions necessary for the proper
discharge OF the duties of the oflices for
which they have been named. Nv friends.
the election is almost upon as. All can
say Is, II you are not thoroughly organ
izsd and prepared for the contest, celay
no longer, for 1 am satisfied that the peo-
p g are determined upon q Grange, and il
will be our own fault il we do not win q
glorious victory on the tenth of October
Oae more thing and / am throu b. Our
Republican trends of the Indianapolis
Journal, land call them friends because
am 90 tn kindest personal relations
with every man connected vii b the p8psr)
of lst, h4vs proclaimed shat Governor
Hendricks was against the war in 1861.
Now, am not the Particular cham pion OF
Governor Hendricks, but when hear of
any OF my fellow ci liens accused wrong
'uily 1t Is my du,y to defend tn m. hence
| denv the cfargA OF the Indianapolis jour-
81.
and G. disprove this old and stse charge
l will real you Cover or Hendrl kiss let
or to the Indianapolis Journal, on April
"a, 1861:
GOVERNOR HENDRICKs's LETTBR.
indianapolis Journal, Thursday, April rs, 81
INDIANAPoLIs. April "a.
Mr. FDIToR-My attention has been called
TO an editorial la the Journal OF this morning,
in which 1t is stated that at a union meeti z
held at She byville a few evenings since a
committee was appointed to wait upon me,
with the request that should speak; that,
being called upon by the committee, refused
TO SPEAK, saying had no hand in originating
the difficulty, and would have nothing to do
In extrlcaung the country from Its perilous
coalition.
The writer has been wholly misin-
| formed never heard Of the apo ntment
| OF such committee. and suppose none was
apo nted. NO committee waited upon
me with such request. Had 1 been so hon
ored, certainly would have responded. 1
have never withheld my views upon any
question of public interest from the people of
| Shelby county. Upon all occasions, when 1t
| 1 ms In relation to our present troubles. Since
| he war commenced l have uniformly said
that the authority of the 'vernment Of tue
| United States Is not questioned in Indiana,
and that regarded it as the duty OF the oiti-
| zens of Indiana to respect and II sintain that
| authority, and to give the government an hon.
est and earnest support in the prosecution oil
| the war, until. in the providence OF God, IL
may be brought to an honorable conclusion
| AMI the Ssing SOf peace restored to our
country, postp ming until that time all CON.
| troversy In reIa ION TO the causes and re- pom
| s1biliiies o; the W No man will feel a deep
/ er sole tude In the welfare and proud bearing
OF Indiana soldiers, in the conflict OF arms 70
| VIII CHI they are ca led than myself
Al ow me TO add that in my Judgment, that
| citizen = newspaper is not serving the
| ing 10 give partisan aspect to the war, or by
seeming to pervert the cause of the country To
party ends. Respectfully,
| THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
The above letter demonstrates that your
candidate tor vice president. is. and has
ever been, a ru union man and better
union man than many of those who charge
him with disloyslIy. Or course have nc
reference in this allusion to those gallant
| union soldiers, Longs rect, Mosby d Co,
4 whose sins OF commission as well a.
of omission, have sll been wiped Tut by
the leaders of the Republican party, By
| their giving their votes and a hearty sup
port to the admins ration OF Grant, Nor.
| ton, Cameron, Hayes & Co., and i mem Tor
/ Hayes last because ne is the least OF all,
mere hgure-head for the use or the meI
| who control the Rspu blicau party.
| thank you heartily for the kindness and
attention with which you have listened tC
my remarks, and also for the friendship
past. Hoping that shall stand with you
AZ all times in advocating and maintaining
correct principles Ia the management o.
| pubic affairs, 1 now bid you all a kind
gnod-nigst