The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
HENDRICKS ON GARFIELD.
The Vice President De Jure Dissscts
Gen. Garfield as a Visiting
Statesman.
Out Of His Own Mouth the Republican
Candidate Convicted of Manipu.
lating Election Returns.
Text Of Gov. Hendricks Great Speech
at Indianapolis.

Text Of Gov. Hendricks Great Speech
at Indianapolis.
MY FELLOW CITIZENS: When ate my break
fast this morning had no thought of address,
ing my fellow-D Democrats and other citizens Of
the city Of Indianapolis this evening. But on
reading the indianapolis Journal found that
the proprietor Of that paper had called my per-
sonal veracity in question. 1 have nothing to
ssy to the subordinate writer of that paper
choose to hold the proprietor OF that paper re-
sponsible for what appears in it. What I shall
say tonight will be mainly in reply to that
article. shall expect the owner of that paper,
with whom 1 am on personally good terms, to
be the gentleman tomorrow morning to see to
it that this reply is as fully reported in that
paper for his readers as his calumny of this
morning was shall see that copy Of my
remarks which submit to you is presented to
that paper for publication. I now challenge,
before the citizens of this great city who sup
port that paper, that it shall appear. A month
nearly ago made speech at Marion, in this
State, and in the course Of that speech spoke
of the very questionable connection that James
A. Garfinld, the candidate of the Republican
party, had with the great Presidential fraud Of
1867. Ispoke of his connection as one double
in its character and worse than that of any other
man now living. spoke of him in connection
with the preparation Of the case at New Orleans
for his party, and In connection with the fraud
ulent examination of it at Washington; and in
that double respect considered him more re-
sponsible for the great outrage upon the Amer
lean ballot than any other living man. May
call your attention very briefly to the article as
it appeared In the Journal:
"Mr. Hendricks, in his opening speech Of the
campaign at Marion, used the following lam
guage referring to his nomination" Then
follows an abstract of my speech that made ::
This is Q specific charge of corruption against
Gen. Garfield. Assuming, to begin with, that
the election Of Hayes was fraudulent an as
sumption which, as lawyer, Mr.. Hendricks
must know is not only unwarrantable but false,
he asserts that Gen. Garfield had more to do
with it than any other man. Proceeding to
specify, Mr.. Hendricks asserts that Gen. Gar
field went to New Orleans as partisan, with
out authority Of law as if any law were neces-
sary to authorize man to go to New Orleans,
and that while there he took charge Of the re-
turns from West Feliciana parish, and, in one
of the inner rooms Of Packard's Custom House,
manipulated the returns, and prepared aff-
davits and interrogatories to make out case.
If this could be substantiated, Gen. Garfield
would be disgraced. Unless Mr.. Hendricks can
substantiate the charge he is disgraced He Of
fered no proof Of the charge in his Marion
speech, and has offered none since. He cannot
produce any. The charge is unsupported by
any evidence worthy of belief. On this point
we call attention to the following letter, which
we have just received from D. J. N; A. Jewett,
formerly Of New Orleans, now of White Oaks,
N. M"
If don't this evening substantiate every
material charge, l will ask no man to vote
against James A. Garfield Every single
0bar1o tho a1hatanNQ 0f CharQa 4 will
make good to the intelligence Of this great au-
dience tonight, snd you shall be the jury and,
e / do, then tie Journal has said in advance
that S:snelo is disgraced. What did I say,
gentlemen2 said that Garfield went to New
Orleans Immediately after the election four
years ago !; that he participated In manipulating
tho evidence and preparing the case for the Re
turning Board, and that, upon the evidence
which he and others thus prepared, the Re-
turning Board made return against the men
that were elected for the men that were not
elected-that is the charge. / wish to dispose
of one witness that the Jou,nalintroduces first,
and / will not occupy much Of your time in
that task. HIS name is ID. ]. NJ. A. Jewett. He
writes q letter from New Mexico. My speech
was made here in the central part Of Indiana a
good while ago, and no response is made upon
any Of these questions by the Journal until
now, and it is suggested upon this letter OF
Jewetts, written from some place in New
Mexico Isn't it remarkable that Jewett In New
Mexico is the only man that can throw Light
upon this transaction, which took place in the
presence of the nation of $4,000, 900 Of the
people? Where are the other visitors of the
Republican party That went down and helped
Garfield to do that terrible work OF
iniquity at New Orleans? dozen OF
them went down, and they were closely
united in all their business. The Journal says
that I produced no evidence to support the
charge. Oh you had better read the speech
again. In that speech gave the document and
the page of the document where Garfelds OWL
oath convicted him of every charge made
against him. First, o little while about thii
witness. 1 beg your pardon, he is not heard Of
for the first time; he was down in New Orleans
and it seems that was the place where Repub
hcaEs of his sort did congregate. This witness
says that Gen. Garfield and his associates con
Quoted themselves with rare discretion. Fol
example, Gen. Garfield and myself never me
in Louisiana. 1t is manifest that had he de
sired to exert any influence in the preparation
OF the Republican case he would have sought
necessarily, first OF all, my own private Office.
/ don't know about that. / don't know whethe
he would have sought him or not but in tina
letter you viii observe that Jewett undertake.
to say in sentiment and substance, that Gar
field did not call upon him while down there
therefore, he observed great discretion whil,
down thero. That would not question, but
willread you, gentlemen, from this mans Owl
testimony before the committee OF Congress
This same man that the ,Joatvndlcites as author
ity in this case gave his evidence before th
committee, composed of Democrats and Re
publicans, and in that testimony he gives th
reason why he did not see Garfield and tn
other visiting statesmen. / VIII read it TO you
Question-About that time were the visit
ing statesmen down there2 Answer-Yes.
30. Did you have anything to do with them
A. No, sir nothing whatever.
80. Why not? A. did not care to.
90. They were members high in the Repul
hcan party, and high In the councils Of the N
ton, and you were Secretary of the Republ
can Election Committee, and were cognizant
all the facts-what was there in the charact.
Of this or any circumstances which made o r
pulsion and kept you and these visiting state
men apart ? A. Nothing that know of, bl
these gentlemen. As we always had Coroner
inquest held over us after every election,
cared to know as little as possible.
"Q. Mr.. Butler-You purposely avoide
meeting with the visiting statesmen lest yC
might know too much Of what was going on.
that iii A: Without casting anyrefections upc
them, yes."
The witness swears that he avoided KNOWN
anything that those visiting statesmen were doir
because he did not want to know what was goir
on there, as he would probably have to answ
1ndcr investigation afterward. So Will speI
no more time upon that witness. Now for NJ
Garfield himself, and he gave his testimony
fore this same committee under oath
90 Did you visit New Orleans in the mont
Of November, 1876? A. did
40. What time in tho month did you gC
A. I think 1t was about the 18th day of N
Vember that we arrived at New Orleans
The 14th day of November was immediate
after the Presidential election of 1876, and
was there with John Sherman, he was the
with Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, and many othe
whose names | will not delay you to repeat, al
from the one in his testimony he says that tn,
left New Orleans to return to Washington eli
on the LIST day of December. SO you will o
serve that James A. Garfield was at New Q