Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-22

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those who are diligently studying in our
higher schools, amidst acknowledgements
and protracted labor, to complete their
course and fill exalted ideas in their SUBJ
sequent lives. His election this fall as
president of the United States would
give the opportunity for him to influence
the character and advance the standing
of young men, as no other political
leader has ever done in this country.
Sherman Crushing Hendricks.
Secretary Sherman is, certainly, dur
ing this presidential campaign, making
the most powerful political speeches in
his eventful life. His statements have
been clear, conclusive and crushing ON
the Democratic orators who have
attempted to mislead the people or to
malign Gen. Garfield. Sherman never
seems to be wanting in hitting the vul-
ncrable points OF his adversaries.
Ex-Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, is
known to be one of the most astute,
capable and plausible of the orators in
the Democr atic party from the St. Law
renee to the Rio Grande. In his speech
at Indianapolis last Saturday he tried to
fasten upon the Republican presidential
candidate crime which, if proven,
would render Gen. Garfield forever in
famous. His charges were substantially
as follows:
He recounted the circumstances that led to
Garfelds visit to New Orleans. quoted Gar
| fields own statements to show that he occupied
! an inner room of the custom-hOuse examining
affidayits and by additional mterrOgatioAs fill
ing them out to suit the requirements of the re-
turning board. His testimony and that of Emil
y Mitchell before the congressional COM
mittee were quoted to show that
he "doctored" witnesses, and enlarged
or cut down their evidence to suit
his plans. After commenting at some length
Oh the wickedness of advocating in congress
the movement to go behind the returns in the
Louisiana case, and then, after coming back
from there, saying that it could not be done in
upon the audience to say whether he had not
proven his assertions. The answer was almost
unanimous that he had.
John Sherman happened to be in the
cars when a Cincinnati newspaper was
handed to him containing the report of
Hendricks $ attack on Garfield. He was
proceeding to Richmond, Indiana, to
address an audience there; and he con-
sidered it of first and vital Importance
to answer so distinguisheda Democrat as
Hendricks at once. He did answer him,
and in a manner, too, which will make
the Democratic partisans of Hendricks
in Indiana quail under the castigations
which he received from the great finance
minister of the republic.
Sherman knows whereof he speaks, be-
cause he was in New Orleans with Gen.
Garfield at the time, and was privy to all
his movements, and can therefore Ger
tify to the verify of his statements.
The great name Of Sherman, when
he makes an assertion, will be deemed
more reliable by any court or any jury
in the world than that of the restless,
scheming and ambitious politician, Hen.
bricks. Secretary Sherman thus opens
his battery:
While on my way hero in the cars this morn
ing noticed in the Cincinnati Enquirer extracts
of what purportcd to be speech made by Gov.
Hendricks last evening at Indianapolis, IN
which he is reported to have said that Garfield
went to New Orleans Immediately after the
election four years ago, that he participated in
the manipulating of the evidence and in prepar-
ing the case for tho returning board, and that
upon the evidence which he and others prepared
tie returning board made returns against the
men that were elected and for the men that were
not elected. Now, was present with Gen.
Garfield at New Orleans upon the occasion re-
ferrecd to, and I, with more knowledge of the
facts than Gov. Hendricks has, deny that the
returning board made returns against the men
who were elected. and for the men who we're
not elected, but, on the contrary, the returning
board, in pursuance of the plain provisions OF
the law of Louisiana, did reject from the cleo
ton returns those from parishes and districts
that were controlled by fraud and violence, and
in doing so did their plain duty in strict &C
says that reference was then made to the testi
mony of Garfield, where he admitted that II
every vote cast in Louisiana was 8 legal one
Tilden was head, and upon this declaration
Gov. Hendricks proceeds to arraign Gen. Gar
field as having disgraced himself; but he does
that Gen. Garfield did contend that the votes
rejected were not legal votes, and with these re.
jected the Hayes electors had the majority
Upon these declaration he proceeds to say
Gen. Garfield is preacher. I do not pretend
to be anything but q wicked lawyer; but there
is not wealth enough in all Indiana to get me tc
do what he alleges Gen. Garfield did. He said
he wouldn't do it for thousand years of the
tenure of the great Office for which he is a can
didate, and yet say to you that Gen. Garfield
did nothing in New Orleans but what did and
other Republicans, whose honor would scarcely
be questioned by Mr.. Hendricks, and what Sen
ator Mcdonald, of your state and Gov. Steven
son, of Kentucky, and Judge Trumbull, of Hi
nois, and other leading prominent Democrats
did on their side. We sought each to present
the facts on the opposing sides connected with
the election. The Democratic visitors had III
vited the Republican visitors to participate with
them in the direct action and agency in con-
trolling the action of the returning board,
which the Republican visitors declined, and both
alike did have testimony taken and arranged, and
reported it to President Grant. While Gov. Hen
bricks says he would not do what Gen. Garfield
did, yet be would gladly have accepted the OF.
fee Of vce-president by the vote Of the state OF
that could possibly be adduced in evidence, was
controlled by murder, outrage and wrong go
shameless and reckless that any man who would
participate in such proceedings, or would share
in profit or honors won by them would, IN the
mind Of every just man free from bias or par.
stolen goods. No doubt he finds some way to
reconcile the position Of the Democratic party
with his sense OF honor and honesty, and do
not arraign him for any violation Of either; but
he is the last man in the world that should seek
to impugn the honor of Gen. Garfield for what
he did at New Orleans. The truth is the Pot
ter committee explored the recesses Of that In
fernal Democratic wrong, and sought, by per.
jury the most gross, to fasten some misconduct
on myself and others, but were compelled by
the indignant voice of public opinion to aban
don their prosecution, and We have heard moth
ing of it in this campaign until Gov. Hendricks
sore from disappointment, seeks to salve hi
wounded feeling by an arrangement OF Gen
Garfield.
Matt Carpenters Text.
Senator Carpenter has just been inter
viewed in Washington concerning hi
health and the campaign. He declares
that his physicians request, that he alb
stain entirely from the excitement OF thu
campaign will be respected, inasmuch al
he needs rest in order to be prepared tx
work hard during the next session O