The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-13

an undying love. tArpiausel And know Of
no locality In the United States where the
OF OF ths PS5ty where the
better understood or more earnestly Wor-
shipped than in the county of shelby.
call for a lengthy speech from me ASH said
before, 1t demands from me bow, the express
sion OF the feelings which your partially on
L expect 10 see other lands within the
next three months. expect TO see
countries that are governed by laws and
institutions TO which we are strangers and
in respect to which hope we shall always be
strangers. lApplausel. And it was with
pleasure that i anticipated the opportunities
OF making comparison between the
institutions of my own country and of the
condition OF the people under those
lands and OF the condition of the people
under those institutions From England we
In France we had a friend in the time of the
revolution. lApplause.I II Lafayette
who stood side by side with George Washing
ton. lApplause.l From Germany and Ireland
we have powerful element in our own
society. These countries hope to see. But in
advance could never hope to see a country
whose institutions are TO be compared with
our own. But the value of our institutions de-
penis S , upon ne care with which the people
into chance and out of the guardian care of
the Judgment and will of the people they
worse than the institutions OF other countries.
lApplause.l And If you would allow me one
single expression of the duty that devolves
would be this: That you and /, with
out respect to political faith, should
aWs and the ne inssi qns5Sgtion 1Pd
country, and allow no political authority and
no political scheme whatever to defeat the
constitution or of the laws of the land. Jap
plause.
| expect to be absent about three months.
That will not give me an opportunity to see
very much of the world, but IL will
be the first time that 1 have
ever looked upon any sky except that of
America. 1t will be the first time that have
ever looked in foreign lands upon the people
governed by their institutions, and In that re-
prize very highly. I thank YOU nv
fellow citizens, and l thank YOU
pressions of regard and esteem that have re-
ceived from you tonight. shall never forget
this night SO long as memory presides in my
brain. Applause and cheers.l
Mr.. Voorhees, being called upon again.
said:
This is very kind, gentlemen, to give me a
second call, and 1 appreciate IL with ali INV
neart. 1 had certain duty assigned to me
tonight that have done as well as l could:
ole of those delicate duties that is so personal
i'm its relations that it is difficult TO perform.
party through many and many a hard fought
contest: have never for one moment
"a stdt, Ia , its support, because believed
look upon the democratic party as the party
OF the people, the party of the interests of the
country, the party to build up enterprise and
give labor to those out of employment by
fostering enterprises Of an industrial charac-
ter. look upon it as the party of equality, as
the natural foe and enemy of monopoly in all
its shapes and terrible forms in which il has
cursed the world, lapplausel and for that rea-
and struggled with you. L have gone down
in defeat, in gloom in darkness, bitterness, and
almost death at times. have again seen it
come up 10 triumph over its enemies. 1 fol-
lowed IL last year in a contest that will be
memorable always In the annals OF the state
of Indiana. With the gallant governor of the
state, who has been in your midst tonight, we
triumphed. We beat them the stricken
field of Indiana. 1t was the proudest day OF
my life. We triumphed all over this nation,
and instead of our friends being in the minor
ity, and instead of it falling into the power of
our enemies TO say that we did not represent
the majority OF the people of the United States,
the people of the United States by a quar-
ter of a million majority. said that
Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Hendricks were president
and vice president of the United States. TAp-
plause Fraud and falsehood, chicanery
baser than can find words to express, cheated,
robbed and defrauded the American people
of their right to the choice under the constifu-
ton az certain as there is a God in Heaven to-
night. lCheers.J No such wrong can go al
ways unredressed; the hour approaches when
that battle is to be fought over again.
Wrong has triumphed, and 1 know how
the hearts OF the democracy feel on this
subject by my own. 1t was sore and full of
sense of bitter diSaPpOintment. But do not
be discouraged, do not be demoralized, as your
the soldier who has beeu driven from the field
of battle. Once, just once in hundred years
OF American history-just once in one entire
century-have fraud and crime invaded the
judiciary of your country and cheated
the American people of their choice
been done but once in hundred
years of American history and ii seemed to
to come at the centennial year as it was to
emphasize the fact that it took 100 wears for
human depravity to accumulate and concen-
trate itself into a climax of such crime against
last year But What want to say IN more sI than
anything else is, Stand steady, men this thing
is to be fought over. Once in 100
never never again in 500 oG Years 'n shall they
have an opportunity to repent the wrong!
Applause and cheees Every man Is on his
about this. Henceforth every man viii do
picket duty most vigilantly 10 see that the
shall be counted-whether it is done by sU--
preme judges, electoral commissions, or any
body else-by honest men; ana in the long
run good win come of this evil. 1t is a warn
ing for all the years that are in the future
for the American republic. 1t is a warning
hung up In blazing letters In the vault OF the
sky for ali future generations to be on their
guard to see that in the name of liberty, so
long as liberty is worth preserving, that no
such crime is suffered again to be committed
while the pillars of the republic endure. say
Be not discouraged, be not dismayed, be
when this contest between the highest inter-
ests of men, democrats as well as republicans,
who know how that election went, and fraud
is to be fought over again. Truth is stronger
in mans heart than falsehood, and every
democrat in the land and every
conservative man will feel strengthened and
nerved by the truth in his heart
to set things right and correct this mighty in
Justice that has been done, and in our sphere
we will do our duty in Indiana in the next
contest which takes place, and the beginning
of which will be sounded in the next u
months from now. .s,.
lam not making political speech tonight,
but will promise on this: have made some
severe canvasses in my day. When the roll
called a year from now expect me to answer
do not meet the people of Indiana in
nearly sss every county as sny man nan ever
for their consideration about the public service
81 IN my rnxxer IL will be hecanse life and