The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-18

we cah special attention o. our readers
to tho speech Of Gov. Hendricks, Of Iudi-
ana, delivered at indianapolis on the 6sh
instant, published on The first page Of this
issue. Nisa great speech, and must have
wonderful influence in this campaign,
for il has been widely circulated in the
West and North.
In a speech al Marion, Indiana, Gov.
Hendricks charged that Gen. Garfield Oc.
eupied q double relation 10 the fraud Of
1867, in that he srss went to Louisiana
and assisted in turning the vote that was
cast for Tildsn and Hendricks over to
Hayes and Wheeler, and Afterwards sat
upon the Electoral COmmisaiOa, not 10 deal
fairly with Ne question and weigh the law
md Asls according 10 Nh cath Of Office,
but to vote every time 10 sliAch The fraud
be had assisted in psrpetnting. For this
speech be was Attacked BY the IadianapO-
lis Jonmal On the night Of the day the
Journal charged him with fslsshOOd pO-
litisal meeting was held at indianapolis,
and he appeared there TO vindieate himself
and 70 sustain the charges he made against
Gen. Garfield. Gov. Hendricks prefaeed
his remarks BY saying of ! don't this
evening substsntiate every material charge,
l win ask NO man to vote against james
A., Garfield" The Governor then pro-
seeded 10 show Gar6eld's connection with
the fraud which placed Hayes 10 the pres
idency aud gave the defeated aud repudi-
ated Republican party four years Of power
they were not entitled to. Out Of the
mouth Of Garfield did he substantiate his
charges. From his sworn testimony he
proved that upon the face Of the returns
Garfield believed that Tilden aud Hen
bricks had carried louisiana From his
sworn testimony he proved that Garfield,
in an inner room Of the New Orleans Gus
tom House, received the papers relating
to the election in West Feliciana Parish,
and there examined them. From his
sworn testimony he proved that Garfield,
after reading those papers, sent for wit
aesses from West Feliciana Parish, and
singly, vith no one but themselves present
examined them as 10 the election there,
and whoa their stories were not what he de-
sired, framed interOgatOries to draw out
such evidence as he wanted, which inter
rogatories and answers, IN some cases, went
as aofieisl" evidence before the State Re
turning Board. From his sworn testimo-
ny he proved that Garfield, after finishing
bis hbOrs as one Of the visiting states
men" prepared brief on the LOuisiaps
election and presented il to Gen. U. s,
Grant, at that time President Of the United
States, and who afterward called around
Washington a considerable portion Of the
regular army. From the evidence Of one
Of the witnesses whom Garfield examined
in the Custom House, he proved that she
said that the whole story she told Garfield
in that inner room, was entirely and sbso-
lutely false. From the Congressional Re-
cord he proved that Garfield opposed the
passage of the bill creating the Electoral
Commission, because the Commission would
have power to examine into the acts Of the
Returning Boards, and as . member of
the commission, after the bill creating it
had passed, maintained that no examina-
ton could be made, and so voted all the
time, Thus, out Of his own mouth, Gov
Hendricks convicis Gen. Garfield of as
sisting 10 overturDing the vote Of Louisi-
ana, and thus defsaadirg the people Of
the whole county out Oftheir duly elected
President, and of double dealing and per-
jury while member Of the Electoral CON-
mission.
We commend this speech to all Of our
readers, but especially to the citizens Of
Carroll county, many Of whom have heard
Gov. Hendricks on the stump, and have
high regard for his ability and lofty
character.