The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-12-05
Gov. Hendricks views of Ma
tional Politics, as stated to
an Indianapolis Demo
cratic Club.
4 Defense of the Brigadiers in Con-
gress and of their Acts Of
Legislation.
Al Assun,pt! or the Presidential Once hl
iir. Hayes Denounced ~ High
Handed Robbery.
Az ENTHUSIASTIC ASSEMBLY.


lricka club ut Washington hall. The
meeting was presided over by Capt.eJ
W. Dodd. President of the Club, aud
among the large and intelligent audi
ence were Gov. Williams, Gen. Man
son, Atty. Gen. Woollen, William l..
English, Judge David Turpic, Judge
Martindnle, Prof J. ID. Stuart, Hons.
Lewis Jordan, &. A. Byfeld, j. }.
Cooper, j. u. Ryan. q. w. Ross and
otI.ts. Governor Hendricks spoke for
AN hour and a quarter, and was listened
to attenliveiy throughout. After a few
preliminary remarks, he referred TO
ruE REPUBLICAN VICTORIES
of this year. Regarding Maine, he said
that Grant carried it by thirty thous.
and. but this year the Republicans were
less than the Democrats and Nationals.
In California The party lines we're bro
ken down 10y the Chinese question, and
Ohio, which was Republican State,
had simply gone Republican. The Re
publicans were elatcd over the latter,
because without carrying it they could
not look for any national success what
ever VIII you Democrats" ho said,
"who never feared or faltcrcd for tho
future bc discouraged ! Seven years
ago was the only Democratic Cover
| nor elected ia a Northern State. This
State went Republican in 1864 bY
twenty seven thousand majority. We
have reduced the majority again and
again until now, with whatever hesita-
ton We may speak Of other States,
understand the State of Indiana, and
have no fears" Governor Hendricks
charged that the Republicans had an
/ organization called the emigration so
ciety ia Washington City, which had
for one of it's purposes the importing
Of colorcd voters in this city, and dwelt
ON the chcHpening of the labor Of the
State by this process. In regard to
STATE SOVEREIGNTY,
he said
We Democrats stand ly the Union
with all the power that the ConAtitu-
iiafs delegates by the States with al
| tlie rights that the Constitution re-
serves to them. You all know that
during the progress of the war Rt every
political meeting you heard the appeal
made TO the citizens to volunteer to pre-
serve the best goyei ument in the world
that government that received the
support and sanction of the great men
that established it, Madison and Mon
roe and such mighty men as Jackson
aid in the war, wherever n national gun
w al fired, its meaning was that the
government was TO bc preserved with
4 all the rights Of the States delegated to
them by the Constitution.
referring TO the
GRANT BOON,
Gov. Hendricks said
? | don't want man on horseback Il
represent the institutions of our coun
try. They want to reverse the idet
that our institutions rest upon the con
sent of the people, and establish in il
stead the idea Of physical force.
there is dispute amongst us, how shal
we decide itl Shall VIC invoke tn,
sword and bayonet to decide, or shal
We, according TO the civil idea, brinj
our controversy into couIt and have i
: settled therel Is it not strange tina
this great Republican party, TINT c.aim
!. it is 80 sure OF victory in the future
has now appealed to this idea for sue
cess They tell us they are going +
\ nominate Grant. OF that / have n
/ doubt. TO succeed they have to trea,
under foot the traditions of all genera
tions since Washington left the Presi
Dental chair. The Republicans ar
very mad about the Brigadiers in Cor
gress. They are not mad becaus
Hayes has Brigadier in his Cabine
or that there are five Brigadiers in tn
United States courts, administering th
laws of the country.
THE BRTGADIERs IN CONGRESS
have abolished the test cath, restore
the silver dollar to its place in the GU
reney Of the country, have stopped IL
enormous payments to fraudulent 10,
atty and Of fraudulent claims, and l
duced the expenditures $30,000,000
Eyear, and have made the issue tin
elections must not be controlled |
I troops. What have the Brigadiers dol
that any man can find fault withl
n In referring to Hayes veto Of the S
1f pervisors bill Gov. Hendricks said th
:. man who
70 GOT INTO OFFICE IN THE WAY HAYES D
ought to wear his official robes mode,
ly, and ought not to veto bill invol
: ing no constitutional question. Oh
Congress ought certainly to have Il
right to repeal a law passed by anotht
In conclusion, Gov. Hendricks sal,
After all, the only place where t
y. American citizen expresses his acts, |
opinions, and his power is at the ball'
op box, and that little ballot that he dro
in there is the written sentiment of t
times and is the power that he has a
citizen of this great republic. 1t m,
e. not be interfered with. 1t must
preserved l think you will preserve
= 1t is not always that Hayes will be
toing things-at least we have got
subject for effort. We have got son
thing to werlz for. We have got /
y freedom of the ballot, the freedom
by legislation, and the maintenance of
nd institutions of our country as our ia
~ ers framed them, and as modified by
ke I amendments to the constitution
SIS prevent, defend and preserve and
r,rond ~ know that in 1876 tha or