Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-23
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
Tom. a. Hendricks speech.


Indianapolis, last week. The speech, as an
arraignment of Gen. GARFIELD, is feeble
in the extreme, amounting to nothing
1t proves from Mr.. GABFIELD's own testi'
mony, that he GARFIELD went to New
Orleans, In the fall of 1876, IS did many
other prominent men, both Democrats
and Republicans, to see that justice was
done in making up the returns OF the
Presidential election. This no one de-
mics; nor can any one see any harm in
the action. He proves that Gen. GAR.
FIELD occupied an inner room in the
custom house; that he talked with few
persons in the room; that he prepared
few questions to be put 10 witnesses, be-
cause, in his opinion, affidavits had
not brought out sufficiently clear,
all the facts. These are the great
wrongs perpetrated by General GAR
FIELD IL New Orleans, TO which the sore
HENDRICKS objects Numerous leading
Democrats were in New Orleans doing
the same thing 49, conspicuous among
whom WAS Gov. PALMER, of Illinois.
There is nothing criminal or even wrong
in all this, and no one knows it better
than does Gov. HENDRICKS; but that
sensitive man has a raw-really a sore,
that has been gathering for tour years,
and it broke last week, and the discharge
was abuse CT Gen, GARFIELD. HEN.
BRICKS is mad -- mad all over mad
through and through not so much mad
at Republicans as at his own party
friends; mad because he was not elected
in 1876; mad because his party friends
would not give him another chance al
Cincinnati. This anger must have vent,
and it has been spent on GARFIELD iii the
most harmless manner possible. What
he proves against GARFIELD is not even
wrong, as a matter of fact He blames
GARFIELD because he suffered himself to
act on the Electoral Commission. Gen.
GARFIELD was named as member OF
that Commission by Mr.. LAMAR, and ev.
cry Democrat in both toe Senate and the
House voted for him, and he was no
doubt one of the most intelligent and con-
scientious members Of that distinguished
body of statesmen. The entire speech
of Gov. HENDRICKS, about which so much
has been said, is sad failure; nothing
but foam and fury! A discharge of bile
from disappointed demsgogue; one WHO
has been LAID aside by his own party as
used.up individuals one who iancies he
was elected Vice President in 1876, and
hoped TO have had his wound polticed at
Cincinnati, but failed; one who has be.
come common scold, attempting to rival
GEO. w. JULIAN in this respect; one who
Is troubled because his greatness is only
recognized by Tom A. HENDRICKS, OF In
diana! The reading of this great speech
Heaven save the matki-must have
made the Democrats sick 1t was a wet
blanket, after the sound of trumpets that
had preceded it,
Gen. BEN Harrison OF Indianapolis,
replied to the speech of HENDRICKS on
Saturday evening last, and from accounts
received completely demolished that gen
tlemsn. From a special to the Chicago
Tribune we make liberal extracts relating
to Gen. HARRISON effort. The opening
sentence was IS follows:
"Without authority from me" ne said, 1.-THE In
ference seems 10 have gone out that am here TO
night for the purpose OF dealing somewhat
severely with 8 lately prominent lnGaua states
man, (Applause and lalghter) ] desire 10 dis
ella IN any suCn purpose Mr.. Hendricks Mas al
READY been 20 thorou. hy wounded In every re-
specL To quote prominent Democrat, IN the
house of his own friends, that | won d mu h
rather play the part Of the Good Samaritan. II |
might, and pour oil and wIue upon the wouuds
thai he has received at the hand OF his friends
(Applause) But he has recently taken upon
himself s new role. He seems 70 be ambitious 10
20 see whether he or George ". julian shail
carry of che palm. Ia this regard, IN nls speech
lsst Monday night, lie told hls audience thal
when he took hts bresklas. h. u'dut at sll have
Il in contemplation 10 speak that night rus, !
think, superfu8us announcements for ans one
Mr.. Hendricks never slept over W Or he would
not have made it, (Appause1
The charges made by Mr.. HRNDBIcKs
were that the conduct of Gen. GARFIELD
in New Orleans wss highly improper
aud d.shonorablei aud 2i that it was dis.
honorable tor him to be upon the Electoral
Comm Jssion To these charges, Gen.
HARRISON replied; and from the special
we on tie:
Tbe.r charges were so sosnda,ous aud untrue,