The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-18
The Worlds Interview with Mr..
Hendricks.

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indianapolis sentinel
The New York World nf the 9TH inst.
publishes lengthy interview with Hon.
Thomas 4. Hendricks. which il else-
where reproduced. and which Is well
ralculafed 10 create q profound sensation
in political circles Throughout Tho ROM
try. N will be observed that The inter-
view takes an unusually wide range.
and Is. 70 some extent. autobiography
hui every word has direct bearing
upon fhe present aud future welfare OF
tho country. The utterances Of Mr..
Hendricks evidence that masteriv poise
for which he is distinguished. The pru-
dent politician. the profound statesman
and safe leader. is every " here displayed
That Mr.. Hendricks thoroughly under
stands the situation Is placed beyond
controversy. That he has analvzed the
logic Of events and is IN. RAPPORT with
the most thoughtful Of the country can
not be gainsaid. Prudent people will
arplaud Mr. Hendricks for HE emphatic
refusal 70 speak OF Mr.. Tilden. with
whom In 1875 he was associated on the
presidential ticket: nor will thew be less
satisfied with the virtual announcement
that he will not consent TO occupy A
snroni place on the ticket Of 1880. The
World. in ifs editorial comments npon
fhe Interview with Mr.. Hendricks. init
mates fhaf Tilden's nomination as the
Democratic candidate In 1850 has for its
Significance not more the vindication of
that distinguished gentleman. than the
eventual presidency Of Mr.. Hendricks
for. remarks the World:
Mr.. Tilden. though a man Of much
loss experience in public life than Mr..
Hendricks. IL an older man alike in
wears and in constitution. and nothing
is more probable than that ne would find
the strain and pressure Of the presidential
Office so severe as to make il imperative
upon him 10 withdraw from II very early
in his term. Mr.. Hendricks knows this.
~ his courteous rcticence on the point
clearly indicates. as well az any man. and
he knows therefore that all the people
who are working to-day for the re-elec-
fion Of Mr.. Tiiden are really working.
whether they know II or not. 10 rnf Mr..
Hendricks NJ no distant fiav into the (
White House. Yet Mr.. Hendricks. With
a plainness Of sneech never before used
nv him. and not 30 common AZ IL ought
10 he among orr public men. announces
through our columns TODAY his deiermi-
nation on no account tn accept the second
nlare on the presidential ticket. WIN he |
announces this. the tone and tenor of the
Interview sufficiently indicate. while
Nr Tilden san incarnation ofNew York
in the Democratic politics ~ the country.
with no nafional or Federal experience or
connection about or behind him. Mr..
as renn'e are ton apt ~ for
re-. ia national Democrat bv inherit
amer rs well as nv training. lie is the
lprhcw Of = senator Of the United
-laFas who took part in the legislation
81 The country in the great DAYS Of the
Democratic past. He filed high Fed
eral Office himself under one OF the
sh'est Federal administrations Of our
history. He sat IN the United States
Senate when the evil legislation which
me Democratic Congress Of to-day Il
taking piece by piece ont Of the violated
framework Of our government. was
madly hammered and driven into that
framework bv rash and violent hands In
eyes Of Mr.. Hendricks The fraud issue oil
1875 il but part and parcel OF the
greater issue or local self-governmentl
against over-hearing Capitalization.
while the friends and foes alike Of the
Eastern candidate who was defrauded
Of the presidency In 1876 ARE quarreling
for the control Of the peoples right and
duty to avenge that wrong. the Western
candidate who was defrauded or the
vice-presidency In 1875 rises with the
graf masses ofthe American Democra-
CIV to q higher and more commanding
position. from whirh " Il giv - him 10 see
that the people had better be trusted FOL
take that right and that duty into their
own hands. and be called up in their
own wav and through men and meth
ode ~ their own selection. 10 re-estab-
lish the reign Of liberty protected by
law throughout the land.
There u no mistaling the outlook.
The coming events which are casting
their shadows from'fhe Atlantic TO the
Pacific. and from the lakes 10 the gulf.
point 10 Thomas A. Hendricks a. the
Democratic candidate for president in