Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-18
GRIDIRONING A HYP0CRlrE.
Arrangement Oh Ear-
field.
A Fearful Excoriation.

field. III
Fearful ExcOriatioh' II
The Indianapolis Journal, the a
principal republicans paper i'll Indiana,
owned by Jno. &. New, chairman oi il
the state republican executive com T.
mittee, on Monday, September on, II
editorially reviewed MIR. Hendrlcks' h
speech at Marion. particularly that c
para arraignipg Gen. Garfield fer MS c
co,,nectiou with the LOUISIANA set {
tlemeut of the electoral questloh,
regardiuy4wh hich the Journal sald that
charges were true
Mr.. Garfield was a d,sgraced man,
but if not, Mr.. Hendricks stood III
that light, 1t added that Mr.. Hen
bricks had offered no proof, and his
Charge is not supported Dy any EVIL
dence worthy of belief. This direct
slur stirred Mr.. Hendricks profound
ly, and his Indignation took the
earliest time for expression.
Under previous arrangements john
W. A, Shaw, colered, and editor OF
the Suffragist, of New York city had
consented TO address the democracy |
Tuesday night, September 18th, at
the Wigwam, but he free :: waived
| preceuence, and to Mr.. Ifendricks
was awarded the opening. HIS m
teution to reply to this unwarran'able
attack having become known, ne
found large audience eagerly await.
ing him. They reasonably expected
a noteworthy effort, and i'll every
respect it met their desire. Mr.
Hendricks spoke with unusuai
warmth, and his points fell with tell
ing effect.
GOV. HENDRICKS SPEECH.
The indianapolis Sentinel furnishes
the following verbatim report of the
speech
My FELLOW CITIzENs:-When l
ate my breakfast this morning L nao
no thought of addressing my fellow
democrats and other citizens OF the
> CITY of indianapolis this evening. But
on reading the indianapolis journal l
found that the proprietor of that
!; paper had called my personal Veracliy
in question. l have nothing ts say
to the subordinate writer of that pa
paper; choose to hold the proprietor
responsible for what appears in It,
What l shall say tonight will bt
mainly i'll reply to that article.
shall expect the owner OF that paper
with whom l am Oh personally goo'
terms. to be the gentleman to-morro"
morning to see 10 it that tins rep'.
is as fully reported in that paper to
his readers as his calumny of thi
morning was. Appausc.l L shall
see that a copy of my remarks
which | submit to you, are presented
to that paper for publication. | nov
challenge, before the citizens of thu
great city who support that paper
that il shall appear. Applause.l /
month ago L made a speech at Marion
i'll this state, and i'll the course OF tina
speech | spoke of the very question
able connection that james a. Gal
field, the candidate of the republica
party, had with the great presidentla
fraud OF lS7677. spoke of his con
uection as one double i'll its chara'
ter, and worse than that ot any othe
man now living. spoke of MIN l
connection with the preparation
the case at New Orleans for b
party, and i'll connection with I'll
fraudulent examination OF IT.
Washington and in that double +
spect considered him more respol
sibe for the great outrage upon tt
American ballot than any other livlu
man. [Appiause.l May call yo'
attention to the article rs it appcart
i'll the Journal:
"Mr. Hendricks, in his openii
speech of the campaign, at Ma
ion, used the following la
yuage concerning Gen. Garfield. X
ferrlng to his nomination, he sad ::
1T means the endorsement al
support in the most positive and
tensive manner possible, of the pre-
idential frauds of 1867. lie h
more to do with il than any 9th
man, and was the only man who
cupicu toward it Il double relatlo
After the election Garfield went
New Orleans at the request of Gt
Grant. Without authority OF la
AS a partisan, he went there to
sist his party in making case, a.
after his return to Washington, OF
his associates, he was the only III
who took his seat upon the electo
commission. By every sentiment
fair play, he should have been
cluded from the jury box by his o.
sworn statement OF what he dld
New Orleans. Garfield had chal
of the returns in West Fellcis
lear. Parish. In one of the inner roo
of Packard's custom house he dld
work, examined atiidavits, and, WI
they were not sufficiently iul, he I
pared, or had prepared, a0dltlo
interrogatories TO bring them Wit
the rules adopted by the return
board. Testimony SO revised
Garfield went back 10 the return
board, aud the result WAS that W
Eeliclana, with its democratic
iority, was thrown Out. III WI
lpgtou Garticld's vote was that
gress could not 90 behind the rett
thus made. As agent for his p:
he helped to make returns by ma
ulating evidence, and Is jury
the nation he held such cvldenc
conclusive and binding. In res
TO the action of congress on
question, | have thought and
mat wrongs done to individuals (
swallowed up and lost i'll the gre
7 love. outrage upon the people ana thei
slilutions. But i'll respect to j;
ongue. A. fairfield, other consideraI
,oqr; ,1ms arise. He accepted (perhGps sou
.orum; a place upon the tribunal that W
decide not only questions OF p
s'o' right, but also claims OF imdivit
!, to great offices. lie did that '
'antlng y he had formed d purpose 10 d'
90 against those whose claims were
'ook ported by the preponderaucc o
'pre"u' vote. He was disqualified by
cisco, formed and avowed purpose, ant
till, nv hi. nar,iciDatiOu IN the urepa
nv work For that | challenge
uessed, before the bar OF public opinion
do this i'll the naIne of pnblit
private right i'll the name of ju
6, fair play, and universal law
We seen "This is a specific charge Of co
aetning' n. tnna ton against Gen. Garfield. y
While ing, to begin with, that the elC
gers. of Hayes was fraudulent, an AS
item ton which, rs lawyer, Mr..
dricks must know is not oni
wurrantablc, but false, he assert
Gen. Garfield had more to do W
:vra. than any other man. Procecut
lace! specify, Mr.. Hendricks assert:
ray Gen. Garfield went To New O
!, . as u partisan, without author
law, as if any law were neceSs
ng authorize Il man TO 90 to Nc'
ot loo, leans, and that while there h.
charge of the returns from
Feliciana parish, and IN one
rs.r inner rooms of Packard's {