The Osceola times., 1878-03-02
SPEECH OF EX-GOVERNOR HEN.
DRiCKS.

SPEECH OF EX-GOVERNOR HEN.
DRiCKS.
The Presidentsnl Fruua Ds.n0 asera. 1.
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In his speech before the Indiana. state
democratic convention, Gov. HeH1ricks
said that one of the Louisiana criminals
has been tried and convicted. Tie pres
ident and John Sherman say be should
not have been tried. Why not His
guilt and that Of others Is shown by the
verdict. 1t Is high crime against the
nation and threatening the stability of
free institutions. What are thefelations
between the president and John Sher-.
man aud the accused that authorized or
permit an effort on their part to infiu-
ence the judicial proceedings in a state
court after long and terrible contest
1t il settled that state elections and state
legislatures must be free from military
influence and control, 30 it also must be,
understood that the president and his
cabinet cannot directly or indirectly In.
terfere with judicial proceedings under
state authority. The state courts must
be wholly free and independent of fed.
eral control, except where the constitu-
tion and laws give to the federal ;judic-
iary an appellate supervision. 1t Is to be
regretted that the facts developed upon
trial are of such q character as to create
anxiety ON the part OF the president and
any Of his cabinet but they cannot avoid
the effect upon the public mind OF an
exhibition OF that anxiety, and of un-
seemly denunciations of the state au.
thorities. While it is true that the title
of Mr.. Hayes to the Office of president,
and Of Mr.. Wheeler 70 the Office of vice
president, has been settled under the
solemn forms of law; and while 1t Is our
duty, in my Judgment, to recognize the
title, because it Is In. the interest Of the
public stability and tranquility to do 20,
1t is still none the less true that an Inn
perative duty demands that fitting
punishment should he visited upon tho,
public criminals through whose Asgi-
tious crime that judgment was obtained.
Because judgment s final and con.
elusive forms no reason why immunity
should be secured to the criminal through
whose perjury 1t was obtained if this Is
true Of simple property judgment,
rendered in court of law, much more
is it true of a m0nstrous crime against
the elective sovereignty of nation.
The very fact that IL was successful
furnishes the strongest reason why
the condign punishment Of its per.
petrators should cover it with
perpetual infamy, and manifest
TO all future conspirators against
the liberties of the nation the
danger Of attempting its repetition.
Since the Inauguration Of President
Hayes have regarded the repeal of the
resumption act as hopeless. He was
pledged to resumption. Every vote cast
Tor him was for resumption. II John
Sherman, at the head OF the treasury,
holds his position he will enforce the
strictest and hardest execution of the
law, and it is understood that any bill to
repeal the clause will now be vetoed.
have therefore said that, To my belief
the resuMption law has been the source
Of the greatest calamity to the business
interests and the prosperity Of the coun.
try. II has had the bad effect OF causing
men to hoard greenbacks and the hanks
TO withhold and withdraw. circulation in
fear Of heing crushed by forced redemp.
tiop In gold. A favorable foreign trade
has promoted q return to specie payment,
and If the balances shall continue in our
favsr expect to see our paper money at
par with gold at.an early day. viii the
restoration of silver money mitigate the
evils of contraction, caused by the re-
sumption law (? That il now the hope OF
the business men of Indiana 1t is not as
a cheap money that the people demand
its, restoration, but as legal.tender and
coin a. contemplated by the constitution.
When restored 1t will become again a
standard and measure of value. Before
its demonstration silver was at par value
with gold, and when restored think 1t
will rire again to tho same level. need
hardly cay to you that the value OF any
class or description of property greatly
depends on the imports I uses to which
it may be applied. Silver was money.
They stripped 1t OF that, its most i'm.
portant use, and now say that 1t is worth
eight per cent. less than before, and
therefore 1t cannot be good money. L.
that . fair argument.2 As 4 material for
the manufactured ware, silver will have
only the value which that use can give
1t. But when stamped with the quality
of money, and made legal-tender for
the payment OF all classes of indebted.
ness 1t becomes the active agent of trade
and commerce, measures values and dis
charges debts, and in such use becomes
correspondingly more important 10 30.
ciety aud more valuable. Were gold
stripped Of the quality Of money, what
would b the eject tpon - veloe.
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