The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-09-07
From Harpcr's wcckiy.l
The Vice Of the Democratic Ticket.

As the letter Of Mr. Tilden In it, effort
to please the rcpudiating element Of hi,
\ party shows how powerful be believes Il
to be. il is worth while to see what kind
/ Of public man his associate. the represen.
| tative Of that sentiment, is, since In case
\ Of Democratic success the government
might fall into his hands Mr. Hen.
dricks has made no distinctly favorable
I impression upon the country. although
he has been Senator and Governor. and
long engaged in public affairs. Trained.
like Mr.. Tilden, in the school Of pro.
slavery politicians. he was the inconsid.
cradle ally Of the aggressions Of slavery
and the dcbauchery Of the national mind
and conscience lie was a faithful sup.
porter Of the degrading Democratic cf.
fort to stihe freedom in Kansas aud 10
dishOuor the national name
During the war he was a Copperhead
Governor Morton. In his heroic contest
with the rebel Legislature Of Indiana.
had no support from Mr.. Hendricks, who
was elected By that Legislature 70 the
Senate Of the United States lie left his
church when its minister preached a 10y
al sermon exhorting his people 20 sus-
tain their government And early ia
the war he said in a speech.
~ the war, being prosecuted. shall have the
destroying the peculiar system 81 labor In that
section, then would advise the Northwest TO
look out Tor itself
II was just at the time that Mr.. Tilden
was engaged in publishing tracts 10 dis.
credit and denounco Mr Lincolns con.
duct Of the war Mr. Hendricks jealous.
ly aided this work by addressing meet.
ings, the calls OF which summoned "all
who are in favor Of peace, all who desire
to be free from the death grip OF this
wicked, tyrannical. and imbecile Admin.
istration. its arbitrary and illegal arrests.
and its draft and conscription laws. by
which peaceable citizens are dragged
from their homes and all the endear.
ments OF domestic life to butcher and be
butchercd. 20 come out and hear this ad.
vocate Of peace and reunion" And in
this vein he spoke. In February. 1865.
at such a meeting. he denounced Mr.
Lincoln for making the contest an aboli.
ton war. IL was the antislaycry men
who were guilty.
n Congress would take q bundle ~ switches
and switch them all cut of the White House, %
would b. we'll for tho people; but until that D.
crs Ia cur churches. your sons may 70 out 10
the baitlc-lcld; bat our county j. not o. be
never % Dc resurrecicd.
Colored regiments had been author
ized. and he exclaimed.
The crowning act Of inIusiice has been COM
plctCd. They have passed bin in the House
oi Representatives 90 arm an army % negroes.
the President when be shall have signed it.
will have offered direct insult O. every white
suit that every proud man viii resent.
Naturally the audience responded.
Kill the niggcrs" and Mr. Hendricks
would be. Of course. n jealous guardian Of
the equal rights OF both races lie al.
vised his hearers. II anybody camo into
their neighborhood without law 10 nr
rest descrtcrs, TO attend TO that gentle.
man at once and the response was.
Wen attend 10 them. old feilowF' lie
did not advise enlisting for lac said that
he would not recommend any one 10 do
what he did not mean TO do himself
And he continued:
I am ready to compromise at any time.
am ready to say o. the people % the south, |
rights, aud, = you desire them, 1
additional guarantee" if there o. any man I
who desires 10 continue fighting aud spending
the peoples money aud iivcs, do not syiapa-
Congress will not meet until next ne-smhor. |
and until that time the government viii be un- /
der the control of the Abolittunista. Nc may hu 1
that events will settle ihc question before that
has been since the President issued his prurla- l
nation, % is going against ~.
going 10 ~ taken back or not am rning 10 /
vote 10 take % back the nrst opportunity st. |
'Cherrs.l 10 was wicked thing 10 have issued. /
The pe0pla suy TO Air. Lincoln. "Yuu must l
stand by the Constitution you have no right /
lo make an abolition purpoee 81 this war /
Mr. Lincoln snys 10 the people, "Nuu are not I
loyal I am loyal" me says, ''Nuu BELLOWS. you |
men In workshops and on farms, III tut yuu /
in dungeons u you do not De siiii when shake /
my head"
These we're Mr.. Hendricks views and |
words while his country was engaged in |
a mortal struggle with slavery and trca- !
son. i there any good reason why be |
should be selected from forty millions Of
people TO be the possible head Of a gov.
ernment which he did his best TO dcs. /
troy2
When the country that he had sought
TO destroy emerged victorious from tho
war. Mr.. Hendricks ~ Senator denied
the power OF Congress or Of the people 10
abolish slavery by constitutional
lie voted against all the
new amendments lie was one Of three
who voted for proposition that
no colored man should vote unless he
was worth $3.50 in his own right or in
that of his wife. Such was his notorious
TO the war aud TO emancipa-
tion that the Indiana soldiers would not
suffer him 10 speak at a banquet 10 Gen.
eral sherman or at reunion Of vctcr.
ans. Since the war he has been known
only as Democratic aspirant for the
Presidency, apparently for the reason
that he lived in a Western State. and
would be acceptable TO exrcbcls. Copper
heads, and infationists.
Last year Mr.. Hendricks went into
Ohio TO advocate the election OF Cover
nor Allen upon a platform Of rcpudia.
tion But hc was 30 evidently mindful
Of the nominations Of this year. aud %
fearful lest he should commit himself.
that he dissatisGcd both sides OF hts par.