The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-09-25
EVANSVILLE DEPARTMENT i.

the central picture of the whole. The Sena-
tor is gentleman Of medium height, of fine
portly presence. and withal good talker.
His head which is large is also notably
broad at the temples and in general devel-
ment indi eates both perception and capacity.
The gentleman is stamped in every move
and word.
The colored people of Evansville and vi
entity have just cause to feel proud of their |
demonstration of yesterday in honor of the |
anniversary of the day of their emancipa- |
ton.
In the early morning salute Of thirty
eight guns was fired.
The procession formed with the Mechan-
les Band. and two companies of the Garfield
Guards leading; then came the carriage
containing the orator of the day, Senator
Bruce, accompanied by Judge Clark, Of
Mississippi, and Mr.. z. f. Horn, and car
risges containing Messrs. Anderson and
Watkins, reception committees. Following
these came several wagons handsomely dec :
Grated, and containing young girls and
young men, singing patriotic songs; and
then several more companies of men.
! On arriving at the Salt Wells Park; the
companies went through several military
evolutions, and showed much proficiency in
drill.
! The crowd at the park in the afternoon
was very large, and promptly at o'clock
Edwin T. Horn. ESQ.,. called the assembly
to order and nominated Mr.. u. M. Anderson
as Chairman.
Mr. Anderson, on taking the chair, thank
ed the audience for the honor conferred, and
then, in neat and pointed little address,
introduced the distinguished colored Sena
tor from Mississippi, Blanche X. Bruce. The
Senator is very digni6ed, and makes fine
appearance. His gestures are graceful, and
the logical arrangement of his argument WAS
quite up to the high expectation of his
audience.
The Senator began his argument by show
ing how important and valuable it was for
his people to remember and celebrate this
day their anniversary of freedom, and it is
more important that when they meet that
they discuss those questions of vital import
ance as a race. They are vitality interested
in all things that affect other classes. The
American people responsible for the
vice, and have the credit for the successes
of the col"red race. This is a nation of poll.
ticans, md for their self-protection and ad
vance e ent the colored people should exer-
else the prerogative granted them by the
Republ, can party. They must ask them
selves this question:: Are the different can
didstes worthy, fit and qualified, and they
should ;ilso examine the records of the par
= ties of which those candidates are exponents
Any policy advanced by the Democrats
could never have been carried out without
great detriment to thecountry. The Dem
ocrats questioned the right to exercise au-
thority over Instructions and rebellion
They questioned the right to maintain q
Union II this had been the decision of the
majority of the country what would have
been the condition OF the country to-day
We would have seen a country of petty ma
tions al war. with each other. By many, wal
was considered ruin and disunion. The Re
E publican party showed its capacity for gov
f eminent in the handling of this question
A The speaker called attention to the black
code and to the Judciae system South. III
stated that all the praise bestowed on Gen
eral Hancock as military man, was also t.
| be bestowed on General Garfield, who wen
} as a civilian to battle for his country, anC
2 that no pomp or glory OF war could hsv,
r any attraction for him.
/ AS to craftsmanship, Hancock's order No
5 40 abounds only in truisms which up t.
9 the PRESENT have been denied by the Demo
r Gratis in practice in the South, while Genera
8 Garfield in public life of twenty years ha
. expressed his views with a clearness an(
force that has placed him in the front ranl
l of American statesman. The statement BY
a the Senator that Hancock if strong at a.!
o is strongest where bis party is rottenest,'
t called forth the loudest applause. Hancocl
}. must carry out the dictates of his party, b,
continued, for all Presidents who have bro
ken from their party have gone down t.
g forgotten graves.
:. Hancock must represent the temper anC
; will of the Democrats. The Senator ably
l. discussed the questions of reconstruction
;. finance and State sovereignty and stated
!, that the mission of the Republican party il
[. not ended while the demon States Right
:, overruns the country, and repudis:ion, by
!. draheaded, arises to bring shame to the land
l. and so long as men are prescribed on accoun
t. of race, color or previous condition. TIL
l. Senator eloquently closed by calling the at
Q. tention of his people to the fact that much
g expected from Indiana.
r. Judge c. w. Clarke, of Greenville, Miss
r. former pupil of General Garfield, and
r. member of his regiment, the 42nd Ohio, fol
e lowed the Senator. Judge Clark is a resi-
If dent of Mississippi. and limited space pre-
$. vents even synopsis of his speech.
1t was an effort however, exhibiting
high order of ability.
The crowd was very large. Good feeling
and good order were prominent features O
D. the day. There was nothing to mar the sue
cess of the affair, and ali went away feelin,
s. it was good to have been there.
A large crowd was out at night to tn
10 concert at Turner Hall. The young peopl
did nicely. The hall was jammed. Nes1
v the hall is a beer saloon and it was sat
sight to see many of our fine ladies guzzlin.
J. beer like old topers. Young girls in thu
first flush of maidenhood were vieing will
their soiled in virtue sister who could drinl
IL the most beer. Some of the good mother
would have hung their heads with sham,
y to have seen the deplorable sight.
Messrs. Horn,J d. Miller, s. Watkins ant
,, z. NJ. Anderson made it very agreeable 70,
the Senator. Several of our most promi
@ nent white citizens cempliraented themselve
by calling upon the Senator at his room.
n The leaders of the party say that we ar,
{. ignored because weak kneed and predjudiceG
Republicans would flop if too much atten
, ton were paid US. Messrs. Miller ant
= Curry and other prominent colored men ga,
that the colored vote is as important as tn,
wesk-kneed Republican and so thinks tn,
}, Leader. RrENzI.
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