Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-17
Hendricks ,areat speech.

The following Is the text Of the speech
delivered ut indianapolis, by cx-tiov.
Hendricks last Monday night, speech
that produces the complete evidence of
facts that cast lasting disgrace on james
4. Garfield:
Mn Fai0p- Citizens. When ! ate my
breakfast this morning | had no thought
Of addressing my democrats and
other citizens of the city Of indianapolis
this evening. But on reading the Indian
apols Journdi ! found that the proprietor
Of that paper had called my personal YER
acity in question. have nothing to say
to the subordinate writer of that paper. |
choose to hold the proprietor Of that paper
responsible for what appears in it. What
shall say tonight will be mainly in
reply to that article, | shall expect the
owner Of TINT paper, with whom am ON
personal good terms, to be the gentleman
tomorrow morning to see 10 il that this
reply is M fully reported in that paper for
his renders, ns his ealumny of this morn
ing was. shall see that u copy Of my re-
marks, which submit to you ARE present
ed to that paper for publication. ] now
challenge, before the citizens of this great
city, who support that paper, that IL shall
hDH'Wls ~ HNuliJ NkbD "
speech at Marion, in this state, and in the
course Of that speech | spoke Of the very
questionable connection that James A.
Garfield, the candidate of the republican
party, had with the grcnt presidential
fraud Of 1867. spoke of his connection
M one double in ita character, and worsc
than that of any other man now living !
spoke of him in connection with the prep
nrntion Of the case nj New Orleans for his
party and in connection with the fraudu-
lent examination Of il nj Washington; and
in TINT double respect ! considered him
more responsible for the great outrage
upon the American ballot thnn any other
living man. May call your attention
very briefly to the article ~ il appeared IN
the ,Ionrndi:
Mr. Hendricks IN his opening speech Of the
campaign nj Marion used the following language
referring to his nomination, Then follows IN nh
strnct Of my speech, that nndc: "rhis is
specific charge of corruption against ucn. DIR
field. Assuming, tn begin with, tint the election
of Hayes wnS fraudulent, M assumption which ny
lawyer, Mr.. Hendricks must know IL not only
nnwnrrunnhlc hut lnlse he asserts TINT Ucn.
Clarified md more to do with II thnn amy other
man, Proceeding to specify, Nh Hendricks ny.
serts TINT dem Garfield went to New Orleans ns
partisan, without authority Of INV ns II nny
Inv were necessary to authorize man to 20 to
New Orleans aud that while there he took chnrge
If the returns from West fclicnnn parish; aud IN
oln Of the inner rooms OF Pncknrtls custom
house, manipulated the returns, aud prepared
nildnylta mud intcrrugntorlcs to make out u ease.
IT this could br snbstnntintcd, Ucn Garfield
would hc dsgWced. Unless Mr.. Hendricks cnn
-ubsnntutc the charge h. is dsgmced. He
offered no proof Of the charge ia hs Marion
speech and hnA offered NONE since lie rnn not
produce any Tho ehnrgr Is unsupported by any
evidence worthy Of belief IN this point W. rnll
attention 10 the following letter which we hive
Just received from u. ]. NJ. A. lcwctt, formerly Of
New Orleans, now Of White ouks, ~ NJ,
If ! don't this evening suhstnnliute
every material charge will ask no man
to vote against James A. Garfield. What
did say, gentlemen ! said that Garfield
went 10 New Orleans immediately after
the election four years ago; that he pnr
ticipntcd in manipulating the evidence
and preparing the ease for the returning
board, and that upon the evidence which
he and others thus prepared the returning
board made u return against the men that
were elected for the men that were not
clcctcd-thnt is the charge. wish 10 dis
pose of one witness, whom the journal intro.
duces first and will not occupy much of
your time in that task. His name is ID. j.
NJ. A, Jewett lie writes n letter from
New Mexico. My speech was made here
in the central part of Indiana good while
ago, and no response is made upon amy Of
these questions nv the JouriW until now,
and il IL suggested upon this letter Of
lcwctts, written from some place in New
Mexico. Isn't il remarkable TINT ,Icwctt
in New Mexico IL the only man that can
throw light upon this transaction, which
took place in the presence of the nation of
i5,0O000O of the people, Where are the
other visitors of the republican party that
went down and helped Garfield To do the
terrible work Of lniquity NJ New Orleans?
A dozen ol them went down, and they
were closely united in all their business.
The Journal says TINT ! produced no evil
dencc 20 support the charge. OH YOU
had better read the speech again. In that
speech gave the document and the page
of the document where tiarhcld's own oath
convicted him of every charge | made
against him. First II little while about
this witness, beg your pardon, he il not
heard of for the first time, he was down in
New Orleans and il seems that was the
place whore republicans Of his sort did
congrrgate. This Witness saws
Gen. Clarified and his associates conducted
themselves IN Louisiana with rare discretion For
example, ten. Clarified md myself never met in
Louisiana, II Is manifest that had he desired Ia
tNVN NlN lhHurnct III tue preparation nl the ~
publican cnsc he would have sought. necessarily
first OF all, my own private oltcc.
don't know about that. don't know
whether he would have sought him or not
but in that letter yon will observe that
Jewctt undertakes to say in sentiment and
Substance that Garfield did not call upon
him while down there; therefore, he oh
served great discretion while down there,
That would not question, hut will read
you, gentlemen, from the mans own tcsti
mony before the committee of congress.
This same man, whom The Journal cites as
authority in this cuse gave his evidence
before the committee composed of demo
Gratis and republicans. and in that tcstimo.
ny he gives the reason why he did not see
Garfield and the other visiting statesmen
! will read il 10 YOU.
Question About TINT timp wcrr tie visiting
statesmen down there
Answer Yes,
q. did You haze anything tpdn With them
\. No sir nothing whatever.
Y. Whynotl
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