The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-21


Some of them do not have the experience
which has so qualified Mr.. Hendricks for
such position, but it Is not our purpose 70
consider the question In the spirit oil
rivalry. 1t is sufficient to say that in the
positions of responsibility In which he has
been placed, from the court room to the
Senate chamber, he has always shown him.
self equal to the occasion-slwsys comm q
up fully tn the requirements OF the occs-
sion. lie Is man of simple tastes and
habits. Should he be elected president, he
would take with him to Washington
of himself and family do much to correct
the false standard OF responsibility there,
and make 1t possible for a government
official 10 live In that city without trench
ing upon his private fortune or robbing
the public treasury.
Such is the gentleman whom the state OF
Indiana has honored with her preference,
capable, experienced and honest. From
his youth up he has lived in Indiana, and
has been identified with her development.
can not be questioned that he sympa-
thizss powerfully with everything that
effects ker welfare. In respect to the whole
country, as to any conflicting interest that
NAV arise is it suitable and proper tbs;
our candidate should be taken from thif
state. Her location Is central. Her
population come from all sections of the
country and from abroad, and is conserve
tive and free from sectional psrtislities
and prejudices. Her interests are ideDti-
fed with every part OF the country. Her
productions are wanted in the E sst, Wesi
and South. The productions Of her capital
and labor are not confined to a few in
terests, but are numerous and diversified
Her greatest interest Is agriculture, but
she is largely interested in many varieties
OF manufactures, in almost everything
that is made of iron and hard wood, in
the products of wool and of cotton, in the
great mines underneath, and ss a great
producer and purchaser she is interested
in the commerce upon the seas, upon the
rivers aud upon the roads, as over her
roads great commerce passes between
the West and the East. Indiana is inter
ested in the currency, and would feel
most sensitively any policy that would
impair the public credit, impair the
value of our money, or so reduce the
supply as to destroy enterprise. Other
sections, more extreme in their location
and more special In their interests, can not
such a state, all of whose interests make
her conservative and just. Other consid-
erations being equal, 1t is but fair that the
great houors should be distributed among
the sections and states. 1t would not be
right for either OF the great states OF New
York or Virginia to claim always to fur
nish the president or the candidate. 1t
would come to be felt as humiliation by
other states. Indiana now ranks among
the Just and powerful states OF the Union.
For sixty years she has been a state In the
Union, but she has never been honored
with the nomination of one of her citizens
by either party. Neither has the great
Northwest, of which she is so important a
part, ever had, since the government wss
founded, but two Democratic nominees for
the presidency. One of these two
Judge Douglass-was not the NOMINEE
of the united party, 80 it may be said that
Gen. Cass was the only Western man ever
for the presidency by tie
Democratic party. Circumstances hereto
fore have given to the Atlantic st the
nominations of the Democratic party
Nov, If the West has suitable man, az d
one who can receive the general support
of the party throughout the country, is it
not expedient and just that she should be
allowed to enjoy the honor? Surely it
will not be understood that we would sscii-
fee or endsnger the election tor the honor
# the nomination. We believe that Mr..
Hendricks would more likely be electt d
than nominee from the Eastern states,
but it is suffi cient for US to claim that his
election would be as probable. 1t is claimed
that New York must be carried to
elect. We do not altogether agree to
hat, but-psssing it by-csn Gov. Tilden
more likely carry the state oil New York
han a suitable candidate from another
state? Unless there be something specially
Objectionable in the candidate, to say that
he cannot carry the strength of the party
in New York is to impeach the nationality
OF the party of that stale, and attribute to
1t local and selfish devotion, rather than
fraternity with the national Democracy.
Toe party of that state which helped to
elect Mr.. Van Buren,, also gave its great
voice to promote Mr.. Polk to the
same high position. We concede the
weight that should be given to
a question OF availability at this
time, but when the delegates
are asked to make a nomination solely
upon the hypothesis that Governor Tlden
only can carry that state, there are two
facts that should be carefully considered.
A mistake right here ia easily made. Is