Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-30
HENDRICKS ON hANCOCK.

| why the Great General Should and Will nss
| Elected.
From Hendricks's indianapolis Speech.
| We have presented to us ticket for our
consideration and our support. That ticket
was made last week at Cincinnati, and the
question is, shall it be elected. (Cries OF
Yes, yes."] Of the result say to you
tonight, l have NO doubt that General
Winfield Scott Hancock and William III.
English will be elected. (Applause.
Why, If had doubt before l could have
none now, when l see this vast crowd Of
ladies and gentlemen here to attest their
appreciation Of the strength and excellence
of that ticket. General Hancock is dis
tinguished in war as he is in peace. Asa.
warrior he was distinguished in Mexico ::
as commander he was distinguished in
the late war. No man stands above him
as military chieftain, and when the war
was over, and the administration sent him
down to New Orleans in command of Lou
isiana and Texas, he attested his qualitica-
tiOns as civil ruler.
Thinking men-1 dare say many of you
have thought that the contest for free cleo
tiOns was made first at the extra session
of Congress last year. In that you are mis-
taken. The fight for free elections is more
than century old among Englisl,-speaking
people, but i'll the politics of this country
it is older than the extra session. 1t is
found for the first time in Louisiana and
Texas, when General Hancock made the
contest for free election. [Applause.] In
his order issued in 1867 lie declared the
military power in Texas and i'm Louisiana
should not all interfere with the elections,
and went further and directed that no SOL
dier should approach the voting place un-
less to exercise the lawful right to vote
himself (applause), and when any Repub-
lican gentleman asks me why l support
5. Hancock, he being military
man, l say that in the civil government
that he maintained in Louisiana and in
Texas he did assert those principles which
will preserve the liberty of this whole
My fellow citizens, this election is q very
important one. Here in Indiana We a.e
IN October state, as it is called. We are
to vote first in October, Indiana and Ohio
also, and it is of prime importance that
Indiana shall speak boldly, plainly, strong
y in October, so that all the other states
hat are to follow in November may know
low the freemen stand in this contest. We
nave got to fight the battle first we have
got to meet the officers of this administra-
ion. Under the pretence that it will not
'llOw its officers to interfere in political
Iffairs it does most cOrruptly-I believe
more cOrruptly than any administration
he country has ever known-,nterfere
With all its Office-hOlding army.
That army is now hundred thousand
trOng-a hundred thousand partisans un-
Ter pay. Already they have been called
lpon to contribute their $6 apiece al
eady this order has gone forth To cOntrih-
tie this enormous sum of money. When
is known that the presidential election
loes turn or is to turn upon the pivotal
tate Indiana, how much of that money is
o come here to corrupt our free election?
IN L trust to you, men. You have stood
p in the spirit Of persecution when they
ave prevented our civil and business re-
atoms because of your Democracy. You
ave stood when soldiers were here to
hreaten and disturb you, and now. when
hey send money to influence the election
a Indiana, trust. with the greatest CON
dence, that VIC will maintain a pure cleo
ion and the supremacy Of the Democratic
arty.
Shortly after General Hancock issued
lese orders in the name of popular liberty
ley turned him out of command, and sup
lied his place with commanders that would
srve their purpose better. They turned
i'm out of the command Of Louisiana and
exas because he was the stalwart CHAM
ion of popular rights, AMI the American
eOple will put him back because he is the
hampton of popular rights. [Appl;.llse.