New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23
PORTRAIT or MR. HENDRICKS
DRAWN ~ TWO Truly RiGnrEors iNDHrENDET
KEFORuFRs.

DRAWN ~ TWO IRUIY RIGHTEOUS iNDErEhDEN
KEFoRuFRs.
To me Edttor Of The rrtbHhe
SIR As no one can vote for Mr.. Cleveland
without voting Tor Mr Hcudricn-. deem u scsspDable
10 remind the Independent ,otcr OF what ur iIendrckss
record Sand IA Orde. he unbiased aud truthful
shall coufne myself 10 quoaons from Inc Neo York
Times and Mr. Carl Schurh Hear what Mr. -churZ says
~ his sca;hsDg letter TO he Editor 81 the Aetc York Sadn
Ze,ttig. the Translation being published me Nev-
York tunes Of Iuly ~ 1876.
He.,!ricks for tie Vi,e-Tscsisncy VINO l. Mr. Hen
lric,si You y0ur'eif, ~ your Wspapcr. call him q
ciarlctcriess politician Who has views ~ b..
the nnaucat question But you also know, Well - T.
that lac was the avOrt" candidate Of the intaiionis-,
aud Thar settles his position on the financial Question
sha!l supper, candidate who Will rpeseni the soft
should he tramrlmg on my honest convictions were
inow 30 say YcS.n In case Of the succession ONT
revival OF me iphdt0nisto plans would follow
But It may bee said the negro is free aud there 10 now
danger OF the soft money can stl support
Mr.. Hendricks the Civl Service reform platform
What reformets expect from tie DrmocrAtc party
on that score eau be better expressed 10 Mr. schurLs
own language in his speech delivered at Cincinnati,
August g. 1870. and reported b. Hc Nou York Times 4
September /. 1876. follows:
T. trc, ask yoi canddy. aud especially those OF nay
independent friends who although animated Win the
Gratis Is there IA the Democratic lary auV Influential
element tuAt would urse Democratic President to al
-
partisan would earnestly support ham u 10
ddi II there Is such an influential element whore
Hall, 81 anti rdmisauy, Ia Nrw-lorN
And in the lr,irr to The Ncr lOr SUITS Ictaag' al
ready mentioned, he -a1S:
Mr. rllIcu il not a man 20 withstand th' howl ~ tho
hungry huul ul DrunciItic politicians WhOdrr ANXIOUS
To feed on the spoils oi the GoVeinmrnt,
really other WAY for Mr. -c'lurh 10 make
this picture s.ntlbo to reform friends than by
moving To strike ont the words how of hnnsry horde
OF Democratic politicians" and feed on .pois.' ana
substituting therefor the words "oy ot pure. honest
Democratic ,ta,c4mcn and reform tue service" ITe
Will not have to change the men. Tor most of thrm arc
still living in the party aud wor,iug with him. but
simply change obnoVious adjective aud descriptive
nouns.
II the Prophet hm-cf conduit rc.i.t the horde how
can expect hi, mantle To do
Mr. Icndrchs's record IL asO well described la TIE
Neio- Yort T,Dics OF July ?. 1876:
The southern Democrats were allowed to share with
the nilapui-ts the delight Afforded hy the nomination ot
Mr.. Hendricks. His financial opnion- has" Niutdi ms
sympathics win rebels during the Wa aud win the
enemies Of reconstruction siHce tho wnr iHve never
changed lie Va~ sent 10 the sen q" 10 81" ir Work OF
the indiana Coppcthrads, and he did 10. IT. present
nomination II ~ much victory for ih"m 1nd ne ~
recoacahcs Of the south or M" 1dNo'te- ~ r'S-
money and the liquidation OF the national debt
And further speaking Of tho union 81 rldru the re-
former and UcnIrtcks the spoil-nan, The AeN York
Times says cdtorially, July ., 1875:
How viii this union he rcgrdcdb y non p,'S, voters
by Liberals aud Independents Thrlr expectations II
they cherished any must have been souN t,i before
th Infamous bargain between rldeu and Hendricks hid
been closed. They watched Tlcu With uul" 90 less
houc and they bchcd him tying hW@olf ." Iendiicks
the iupcrHouhtor Of a that Is c0rfup trl uupu ped
ia the Democratic party; uus writing him-'lt down =
fraud his zeal Tor reform sham ana s tt2ud ot ths
deccnclos Of politics hollow mockrry.
Aud this WAS said by the leading rcformcrs In 1879,
when Mr. Hendricks was last before the people IA eau
dlac n he has done anything since 10 me Ii"s
or Mr. Sclurz TO relieve INN from those terrible ls'
nunciations. would be glad To hayo It specified
Washington, August 10. 1881. G.