The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-20

low, Judge Joachimson, Gabriel Meter,
Smith M. Weed, Hugh ]. Jewett Judge
Brady, Commissioner Brennan, Judge Rob-
ert S. Green of New Jersey, Julian Myers.
Morris Goodheart, General Roger A. Pryor,
Colonel Wagstaf, Ex-Distnct Attorney
Britton and Henry Kingsley of Brooklyn,
Judge Brady, Corporation Counsel Dewitt
and Ex-Mayor Hunter of Brooklyn.
The reception committee was composed of
Messrs. August Belmont, Aaron ]. Wander
pool, John t. Agnew, John McKeon, John
II. Hoffman, John G. Davis Douglas Taylor,
]. Watts Bangs, Edward L. Gaul, Henry w.
Allen, F. R. Coudert, Augustus Schell, Sam
uel s. Cox, James c. Spencer, Peter B. Olney,
Robert B Roosevelt. As the guests came.
from o'clock till after 10, they passed
under an illuminated monogram of the club
over the front door through to the handsome
parlors which were elegantly draped with
American flags There we're no other decor
atoms in any part of the house, the whole of
which was thrown open to the company.
At about 9:15 Mr.. Hendricks came with
his party from the Fifth Avenue hotel, and
as he passed mp the broad stairs the band sta
toned above played an operate air, and the
company greeted him with cheers and clap
ping of hands. Shortly afterward Mr.. Til
den entered leaning on the arm of Mr.. John
T. Agnew, and was similarly received. There
were no set exercises, excepting a few
speeches which were made from the small
dais at the east end of the parlors on the
second floor. Thither the company went a
little before 10, and without ceremony Mr.
Tilden was escorted in by the reception COM
mittee. He was dressed in evening costume,
and was apparently in most excellent health
and spirits.
sERENADE AND Speeches.
At little after IL o'clock the guests of the
evening were notified that Graffula's band
- do 10 oriva 10
which had been arranged in their honor by
the Young Mems democratic club. cal
cium light had been set up in the middle of
the street opposite the door of the club
house, and the band was stationed there sur
rounded by double Gordon of police, who
with difficulty kept back the crowd that
thronged the avenue.
Mr. Tilden and Mr. Hendricks were escort
ed to the front steps, where the serenade was
formally rendered to them by Mr. VIM. A.
Van Wyck on behalf of the Young Mems
democratic club in short speech. He then
introduced Mr.. Tilden to the citizens. Mr..
Tilden said:
FELLOW CIrIzENs-I am suffering from a
severe cold, and have been warned not to
appear out of doors this evening, but think
no harm can come of appearing before such
an assemblage of democrats. 1 thank you
for this honor, and l say be of good cheer.
The will of the people shall prevail. Be
firm, be constant, trust to the will of the
democracy and of the people"
This short speech was interrupted by
veciferous cheers, which were repeated
again and again as some one in the crowd
shouted. Three cheers for President Til
den."
Colonel Gaul then introduced Mr.. Hen
bricks, who returned his thanks for the sere-
made, which he took to be tribute to the
principles of the democracy. 1--WE were
beaten, they say, in the commission" he
said, "but we were victorious before that
with the people. There was never a season
when reform was so necessary as last year.
We have forced the party at Washington to
pretend to adopt our principles. In Indiana
there was no pretense that the right of local
self-government was to be restored but so
powerful was the will of the people that the
party at Washington were forced to adopt
this principle. No longer are armed troops
TO march into the legislative capitals of the
country. That thing will never occur again.
No man is to be made rich by the money
collected by taxation from the people, and
Andrew Jackson's doctrine shall prevail
that not dollar of the peoples money shall
be taken excepting to carry on the peoples
business" Governor Hendricks then spoke
at length of the community of interest be
tween the east and west, and prophesied that
while the flag fioated every state should be
equal. The democracy, he claimed, was
fighting winning fight, and future victory
was certain. The time was at hand. when
work for fair compensation would be plenty.
''Td rather" he said in conclusion, "have
the Endorsement of quarter of a million of
the American people than that of the Louis
lana returning board-applause-or of the
commission which excluded the facts and
decided the question on a technically"
Cheers. hearty and long prolonged, fol-
81 H. fos-
reused, and some one sang out, The old
yell, now, boys-three cheers for Tilden and
Hendricks"
Governor Robinson then in response to
loud calls made a short speech, again max
ing way for Mr.. Dorsheimer, who said: II
know you will do what may be done to right
the wrong perpetrated upon the country,
upon the voters, upon President-elect Til
den. Citizens of New York, you know well
what fraunds are. You have suffered from
them. We have seen fraud entrenched in
the national capital. We have seen speak
er of the house of representatives receiving
a consideration for the decision of a parlia-
mentary question. We have seen a cabinet
minister driven from his place for fraud.
have no words to portray the degradation
into which American politics have fallen
under republican rule. But all these things
are only steps towards the browning fraud
by which Mr.. Hayes was seated in the presl-
dental chair. But when / see gentlemen
holding commissions from a fraudulent
president--[cheersl-I can only think that
they have become oblivious to the distinc-
ton between right and wrong. But
yet believe the hearts of the peo-
Pile are uncorrupted and unstained.
The triumph Of Hayes was only possible be-
cause democrats were off their guard. They
were so because they knew such fraud would
be impossible to thrive. They trusted in the
honor of their opponents. But we have
learned something, and think that the man
who is ected in 1880 will be insugurated-
whoever stands in the way. But trust we
shall not have to wait until 1880. Why, if
Mr.. Hayes holds his position until 1880, he
will go out as an honestly elected president
would. That is not enough. / think this
question will be settled before 1880. Zap
pIause.l Fellow-citIEens, you have had the