The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-20
A True Democrat.

A few days since the Democracy of
Indiana had a family meeting to bid
adieu to Governor Hendricks, who
goes to Europe with his wife on a three
months tour. Among the speakers
the Hon. Dan. W. VoorIies, "the tall
sycamore of the Wabash Valley" made
n few remarks, on a second call, and
believing they will read we'll in the
Democrats type, we give his closing
words:
This is very kind, gentlemen, to give
me second call. appreciate it with
all my heart. had a certain duty as
signed to me tonight that have done
as we'll as / could-one of those deli
cate duties that is so personal in it's re-
lations that it is difficult to PERFORM
| have followed the banner of the
Democratic party through many and
many a hard-fougllt contest, and l
have never for one moment taltered in
its support because believe it shell.
tered the best interests of this coun-
try. l 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 foster
ing enterprises of an industrial charac-
ter. I look upon it as the party of
equality, and as the natural foe and
enemy of monopoly in all the shapes
and terrible forms in which it has ours
ed the world. And for that reason,
heart and soul I have gone with you
and struggled with you. 1 have gone
down in defeat; in gloom, in darkness,
bitterness and almost death. At times
/ have seen it come up to triumph over
it's enemies. I followed it last season
in contest that will bs memorable al
ways in the annals of the State of In
diana with the gallant Governor of the
State, who has been in your midst to
night. We triumphed; we beat them
on the stricken field of Indiana. 1t
was the proudest day of my life. We
triumphed all over this nation, and in
stead of our friends being in the mi
nority, 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, by quar-
ter of a million majority we said that
Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Hendricks were
President and President of the
United States. [Applause.] Fraud
and falsehood, chicanery baser than
can find words to express, cheated
robbed and defrauded tho American
people of their right to the choice un.
der the Constitution as certain as there
is a God in heaven tonight. No such
wrong can 60 always 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 rare, and full Of
sense of bitter disappointment; but
do not be discouraged, do not be de-
moralized, as your enemies suspect you
to be; do not feel like the soldier who
has been driven from the field of bat.
tie. Once, just once in hundred
years of American history, just once ir
one entire century, have fraud and
crime invaded the judiciary of your
country, and cheated the American
people of their choice of their publ,
officers. 1t has been done but once il
a hundred years of American history
and it seemed to come at the Centen
NAL year, as it was, to emphasize the
fact that it took one hundred years fol
human deparvity to accumulate ant
concentrate itself into a climax of sucl
crime against the rights of the people
as was perpetrated last year. Blu
what / want to say more than any
thing else is: Stand steady. men! Thi.
thing is to be fought out. In one hun
dred years have they done this thing
Never again in 500 years shall the,
have an opportunity to repeat tn
wrong. Applause and cheers.] Ev
cry man is on his guard from this on
Let there be no mistake about this
Henceforth every man will do pickle
duty most vigilautly; to see that tn
verdict of the people, passed in th'
ballot.box, shall be counted, whethe
it is done by the Supreme Court, Flee
toral Commissions, or anybody else
by honest men, and in the long ru'
good will come of this evil. It is
warning for all the years that are il
the future for the American Republic
1t is warning hung up in blazing let
ters in the vault of the sky for all fu
ture generations to be on their guar,
to see that in the name of liberty, 8
long as liberty is worth preserving, n
such crime IS suffered again to b
committed while the pillars of the Re
public endure.
Isay, be not discouraged, be no
dismayod, be not demoralized, for tn
time approaches when this contest be