The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-17

six States lave Democratic Governors. and,
or Tuesday last the Democrats
blundered Hoadly into Office. which
gives the Democratic party twenty-seveu
OF the Governors. leaving the Republicans
only eleven. The Democratic party has
''bilindered' clear majority of sixty-three
in the Lower House OF Congress. aud blum
dered'' the Republican party in the Senate
down to a majority of two. The Captain
thought tie laundering outlook was cheer
full and il kept up would biunder Demo
cratic President into the White House IN
1885, and a Democratic Administration into
power at the same time. The Captain thought
the Democratic blunder'' in Ohio settled the
question OF the Republican party, aud the
cheers that saluted the declaration showed
Conclusiyely that his audience was in full
accord with him The Captain, at the close
of his happy effort received farewell cheer
from the audience. which, being interpreted,
At the conclusion OF Captain Myers adj
dress there was call for the representative
OF the.
INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL.
who happened to be present to take "a quiet
part in the proceedings. He went to Shelby
vile To see and hear rather than speak. He
had, with others, heard from Ohio and hav-
ing incidentally heard OF the Shelbyville
Publication. boarded big Four train.
and with Captain Myers aud Lieutenant
CTittenbeTgeT determined To witnessed the
celebration. The occasion was in the high
est degree enjoyable. There were many
pleasant greetings and kind expressions re-
lating to work in the ranks OF the grand old
Democratic party were heard half hour
with Hon. Scott Ray. in the handsomely
furnished sanctum of the Democrat, and
pleasant chats and walks with Hon b. ;
Sutton, made the lSrief time before the speak
ing began pass pleasantly. In addressing the
meeting. pleasant illusions were made to His
Excellency Governor Porter, who con
tributed 50 generously to the Democratic
victory i'm Ohio. His Excellency. by the
majesty OF his elOquence, the arrangement of
his facts and figures, his familiarity with the
past, his knowledge OF the present, together
with wonderful prescience, that IS to say,
ability TO see through hole in a ladder has,
IN six speeches added an aggregate gain Of
Ia; votes To lIoadly's majority, an average
of 2U1.6tGGGG66C66 votes 10 the speech. This
exploit has earned for the Governor the ex-
prcssiye and suggestive appellaton OF the
''six-shOoter." The speaker made pleasant
reference 10 Governor Porter's dec
laration that the q o. r. D. he
lieves that the suppression OF wrong
doing is not best for it. lie also referred Ia
the TACT that the g. o r. p had been for many
years asking the people to believe that all
the blessings that Heaven OF late years mas
vOuchsafed to the country were specially or
dered by Dorsey, Hubbell. Il H. Hayes, John
Sherman, J. Madison Wells, Malone aud
other distinguished Republicans. including
Arthur, Judas Brady and Mrs. jerks.
But the people are, said the speak
err ''Outgrowing such nonsense. The Re-
publican party has not placed on
the thousand hills the cattle that
Craze upon them nor did the Republican
learned to doubt the declarations of the
Republican bosses. and are abandoning the
ranks OF the Republican party. Hence the
victory in Ohio, and hence the rejoicings in
old Shelby" The speaker felicitated himself
because il was his good fortune TO take part
in the Shelbyyille shout OF JOY over the
Ohio victory, to see Thomas A. Hendricks
surrounded by his admiring neighbors with
whose good name, prosperity and fame, he
must be forever identified. The speaker said
he had been at Mount Vernon, he had
walked the PATHWAYS where Washing
ton walked. seen the trees he
had cultivated the Potomac whose
majestic flow Washington had admired. He
had seen the room where Washington died,
and the tomb where his ashes await the res
direction. lie had stood beneath the shades
of Ashland. forever associated with the fame
of Henry Clay. He had read of Monticello
which though off OF the great lines of travel,
is to be forever in the line OF the
highway of sublime thought and pur-
pose because it was the home Of
Jefferson. lie had read OF the Hermitage,
and ''by the Eternal would like to stand
uncovered ut the tomb OF Jackson ant
breathe an atmosphere imp:egnated with
the spirit OF devotion TO Democratic prin-
ciples which forever hoversaround the sacred
spot. ] am now. said the speaker. in Shelby
Vile. This vast audience will disappear from
the face of the earth; other generations will
come, live and move and pass away. Years,
massing themselves into centuries, will re-
treat as other years advance. Your blocks
of granite will crumble under the battling
banner of the elements aud the gnawing tooth
OF time, and still the name of Shelbyyille
shall live, because it will forever be assO-
ciated with the name and fame OF Thomas
A. Hendricks.
The celebration was in all regards sue.
cess, and old Shelby and old Shelby Demo-
Gratis are entitled to great credit for holding
jubilee meeting over the Democratic victory
i'm Ohio.