The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-27
Hon. Tnomns =. Hendrie.s-Isso.

Jackson Miss Clarlon.l
With a Zeal as CONNIE ndabie as it is natu-
raj, for the reason that IL is founded upon
devotion to principle aud not blind man
worship. the democratic papers OF Indiana,
with entire unanimity, are declaring for this
distinguished Indianan for president in 1880.
TIE press outside the states in which the
prominent mpPtitors for the nomination
reside, will We presume, desistsfrOm becom.
ing the partisans of any of them; but Will
bide events and leave for time to'iDdicate
the proper man TO be chosen. There are
some things. however. that may be taken for
granted. One is, that the candidate will be
selected from the west The last three can
ddates supported by the democracy came
from the east. Two of them, Messrs. Sey-
mour and Tilden were democratic nominees
proper. Without a murmur the democracy
of the west rallied to their support, and the
Indiana democracy, under the lead OF Hen.
bricks, did not p rmit the democratic ban
ner to trail in the dust so far that state
was concerned. At the last election, Mr..
Hendricks accepted the second place on the
ticket. though he was warmly supported for
the tirst-not because it. was bis own desire
or that of his friends, but because they were
assured that it wonld give strength, and il
unQusstionably did, to the Tic gL 1t need
not be said that Indiana was never regs7Oed
as a doubtful state in that great struggle.
The eye of the country was fixed upon Hen
bricks, and his presence, like the white
plane of Henry OF Navarro, was the symbol
of victory. Nor we're these expectations
disappointed Ohio, California, Pennsyl.
vsnia, Illinois and other states for which
fair promises had been made by their rep
resentative men, cast their votes for the re-
publican ticket; but Indiana carried to the
forefront of the victorious democratic col
umn, the banner which he bore.
When the democratic convention makes
its selection of a standard bearer in the next
contest IN which the clash Of the contendiDg
hosts will shake the very earth to its centrr,
these facts can not fail TO enter into the con-
sideration which will determine the choice.
The record OF Mr.. Hendricks from dem.
ocratic standpoint is unas- ailable. He is
not an extremist. Nor "a time tme-server.
Nor mGn of cToche is and inconsistencies
But a statesman of finely balanced facul les
who persues sstraightfor ward, bouest course,
and Is as faithful to the line OF duty as the
magnet to the pole.
There is another consideration. In the
last presidential election a stupendous fraud
prsctced upon the people. Mr.. Hen
bricks was not only not implicated In any
way with the creation of the agency by which
that gigantic wrong against the rights of the
people was perpetrated, but he was one of
The men who were excluded from the Offices
TO which the country had assigned them.
In their eloquent address to the people in
vokIng their wrath upon the crime against
their liberties the democratic members of
the house of representatives. appealed IT,
them, saying: Let it not be understood
thai the country silently acquiesces in the
wrons-let TO hour pass I'm which the
usurpation is forgotten-iet the agitation be
uncessing in order that adventures msy.not
again attempt the experiment of installing a
usurper in the highest office within the gilt
of the American people" Assuming that
Mr.. Hendricks associate on the ticket, Bow
ernor Tilden, is out of the list of probable
candidates, what more signal method of re-
buking the fraud than for the people at the
first opportunity to elevate 10 the ehief
msgistrsoy one OF the very men In whose
persons the principle of representiye gov
eminent was struck DOWN.