Daily globe., 1880-06-29


Steele county are more than pleased with the
nominations at Cincinnati and feel just pride
in the position occupied by our State delegs-
tion. The Republicans arc unusually disap-
pointed and depressed.
Democratic Ratification at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 2S.-The Demo-
cratic ratification meeting of the nominations
made at Cincinnati, was held at the wigwam,
where an immense audience assembled. Ex-
Gov. Hendricks presided. Speeches were made
by ex-Gov. Hendricks, Hon. W. 81. English,
the nominee for Vice-President, Senators
Mcdonald and Voorhees,, Hon. franklin Lam
ders. candidate for Governor, and others. Mr..
English said;
NV friends and fellow citizens: l need hard
ly to say that l am glad to see you, and that
fully appreciate and cordially thank you for
your friendly greeting. ] attribute your en-
thusiastic demonstrations merely to desire
to express in an emphatic manner your faith
and confidence in the great cause l have In
part been chosen to represents great cause
before which the petty ambitions and
iealousies of men shrink into insignihcances.
I also attribute the remarkable unanimlty with
which was nominated to the second highest
office in the gift of the people, not so much to
any merit of my own as to the confidence and
admiration which the national convention en-
tertained for the vote OF Indiana, which
was known to be my native State, and
State pre-eminent for her answering
fidelity to the great
PRINCIPLES OF CoSTITUTIoNALt LIBERTY
advocated by the Democratic party. such
nomination was none the less compliment to
me personally and it fills me with the pro-
Infit fha rny m % MI a
compliment to every Democrat in Indiana and
in some sense Of every citi-
zen of the State For, whatever
else am | am still an Indiana production,
a growth of hoosier soil, q native member of
the great Indiana household, and believe
there is high authority for saying that HE
who provideth not-for his own household is
worse than an intidel. SO confidently rely
on the sympathy and support OF my native
State.
Gentlemen: Circumstances which are not at
all to Gov. Hendricks discredit, but which no
agency of ours could control, prevented his
nomination. It was not his fault nor the
fault of any of his Indiana friends.
His not being nominated hss not
stands today higher enthroned than
ever in the hearts of the people and will IN
doubtedly stand high in the confidence of the
next Democratic administration. After his
name had passed from before the convention,
and not before was my name presented Tor
Vice President How unanimously it was ap-
proved you all know, and am proud to know
that it was most cordially approved by
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS HIMSELF.
Having been SO nominated l feel that the
unanimous voice of the representatives of a
majority of the American people is not ayerse
to be disregarded by any mans personal con-
sideration. Therefore, I choose to say frankly
to you, my neighbors and friends, that when
the nomination is formally rendered expect to
accept it. and have not one particle OF doubt
but that shall be elected. 1t am shall at
tend to the public affairs as zealously as ever
attended to nv own and it will be the aim of
my life to discharge every duty honestly and
faithfully and to the very best ofmy ability, not
as biggoted partisan, but in that broader and
better sense of partisan statesmanship which
labors always for the right, always for the
maintenance of the correct principles OF JET
fersonian Democracy, always to protect the
happiness and prosperity of the people.
/ believe that the best way for party or
nan to achieve success is to deserve it and that
he serves his party best who serves bis country
best.
For myself | hope the canvass will be
conducted in that decency aad order betting
an enlightened, law abiding, liberty loving
L
fair and honest election and
the fairly expressed will of the people will
be faithfully carried into execution. That
General Hancock will be the choice of the peo-
ple for President, l have no question
whatever. He will be elected because he
ought to be elected. l believe the
best interests of the country require that he
should be elected. He is man in every way
fitted for the exalted position. He has
nntrOdden
snow uptn the mountain top. He is a
grand clear headed, clear hearted man, brave
soldier, q great commander, a respecter of law
aud order to civil rights. You could not be in
his presence five minutes without feeling that
he is a man fit to be the ruler of great
people. The only charge that the Republicans
have made against him is that they imposed q
painful duty upon him, and he performed it as
it was his sworn duty as an officer to do, and
that's all. We not only have the right man
for the place, but the time has come when
there ought to be change In
the administration. The Republicans
have been in power l6 years with the approval
of the people and nearly four years under Hayes
without their approval. Twenty years would
be long enough to corrupt any party. We
have no law of entail here which perpetuates
wealth in any family or power in any one man
or in any one party.
The great and good men who formulated
our system of government and our traditions
were Jealous of strong government and long
leases of power. change now could
not fail to be benefcient to
the people. The day Gen. Hancock
is elected the gospel sectional hate and jeal-
ousy SO long preached by the demagogues Of
the Republican party will be forever closed.
The hateful bloody shirt will
be buried beyond the power Of
resurrection and the bright and glorious
banner Of peace and good will throughout all the
| land will float on every breeze. Gen. Hancocs
| not only ought to be elected but he
will be elected. Greater harmony ex
| lists in the Democratic party than has before
| for quarteraof century. We were badly
| discouraged and disheartened here in 1876, and
| vet we carried this State and that election bJ
] over duurter of million votes, although We
werc cheated out of the fruits of the victory Yes
| the history records the truth. 1t will 60 int
history and down the stream of timeto future
! ayes that we Democrats, thu
| peers of any statesmen IN any
land, were fairly elected President and Vice
President by the people. That they Were
| cheated out of their high offices, and thu
places were held for four years by mel
| who were not the choice Of the people
That the men who rerpetrated thi
| great fraud were in vast numbers rewarded TO
their corrupt and disgraceful acts with office
| which of right belonged to other and bette
! men. The worst political crime o