Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-16
HENDRICKS.
TilF OLD GOVERNOR is AROtSED - A
SPEECH THAT Will. CREATE A
PROFOUND SENSATION.
Special 10 Cincinnati Enquirer.

ut tiIS political opponents who were be-
ginning TO regard Mr.. Hendricks dead
factor in politics were almost thorough
ly disabnscd Of TINT idca tonight.
To-day's Journal eltoria,ly reviewed
Mr.. Hendricks speech ut Marion, par.
tcnlarly that part arlaigning General
Garfield for his connection with the
Louisiana settlement Of tho Electoral
question, regarding which tho Journal
sail that if Mr. Hendricks charges were
true Mr.. Garfield was disgraccd man,
but il not, Mr.. Hendricks stood in that
light. II added Tint Mr. Hendricks had
offered no proof, and his charge il not
supported by my evidence worthy Of
belief. This direct slur stirred Mr.. Hen
bricks profoundly, and his indignation
took the earliest timo for expression.
Under previous arrangements John
W. A. Shaw, colorcd, and editor Of the
S"Amgis,, Of New York City, had con-
scntcd to address the Democracy tonight
at thy Wigwam, bnt he freely waived
precedence, and to Mr. Hendricks was
awarded the opening. Ills intention to re-
ply to this iinwarrantable attack having
become known, TIC found large audience
awaiting him. They reasonably expcc-
ted u noteworthy effort, and in every
respect it met their desire. Mr.. Hen
bricks spoke with unusual warmth, and
his points fell with telling effect,
Governor Hendricks said he had no
intention of addressing his fcllow-Dem-
ocrats tonight until no rcad in tho
indianapolis Journal of today rcflcc-
tion upon his veracity ia connection
will, Il speech made by him at Marion
about u month ago, in the course Of
which he spoke Of the very questionable
connection that General Garfield had |
with tho great Presidential tranh Of !
1876. 81 spoke 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 tho
preparation OF the case ut New Orleans
for his party, and tho fraudulent cxan-
ination Of it at Washington City, and
IN Tint double respect considered him
more responsible for that great outrage
upon the American ballot than any
other living man. The Journal said:
'lftl,s referring to any charge against
Garfield could bo substantiatcd Garfield
would bu disgraced. Unless Mr.. Hen
bricks can prove this charge, he is dis
graccd." If don't substantiatc every
material charge shall ask no MIN to
vote against Gen. Garfield; and if
] do, then the Journal hns said in ad-
vance that Garfield is diSsraccd. said
that Garfield went to New Orleans i'm
mrdiately after tho election four years
ugo that TIC participated IN tho manip- {
n'ating of the evidcnco,and in preparing
tho case for the Returning Board; and
that, upon the evidence which he and ,
others prepared, the Returning Board ,
made returns against the mctt that were {
elected, and for the men that were not C.
Referring to the letter of one .jowctt,
published in to-day's Journal, denying c
the charge made against Gen. Garfield j
in connection with the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, tho Governor read from II
the sworn testimony Of Jcwctt, showing L
concIusivcIy that his relations with Gar I
field were such ny to entirely destroy il
tho force OF his statement The Governor.
by Gariicld's own evidence then verified
his assertion that, in one of the inner
rOoms of Packad's Cust0mhousc, he
lid his work Of examining atiidayits, u
md when they were not sufficiently u
nIl, he prepared additional interroga- II
ions TO bring them within tho rules /"
'doptcd by the Returning Board. The !"
'vidcncc Of Emily Mitchell was also u
lnotch in substantiation of tho Gov y
rnor's charge regarding tho manner p'
md privacy of Gariicld's move W
Hcnts while at New Orleans. The tcsti c'
nony of Garfield before the Congress dt
Ional Committee was freely quoted p'
'"m, showing how he had doctorcd M
cnlarsing their evidence, or I'll
aking from it as the necessities of the III
ccasion required. Reference was then th
'adc to the testimony of Garfield, yo
here he admitted that ifcvcry vote cast i
Louisiana was II legal one, Tildcn p'
'as ahead. hI
''Fhis is the man, Republicans that III
'n propose tho American people shall I'll
ACC in tho chair that Washington occu. W.
ed. 1t will never DO done. No man "'
it'll record like that over did take u"
at chair; and in tho kind providence ut