The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-27


the building the audience was on its
feet and by common impulse men
cheered and waved their hats, ladies
waved their hands and handkerchiefs
and the band Joined IN the general ac-
claim.
Judge Van Wyck, at 1925, called the
10 order and in brief terms in
troduced ex-MaYOr John W. Hunter,
who was received with cheers, and with
warm compliments to Indiana and Thos.
A. Hendricks. amid tumultuous cheers,
presented that gentleman, who advanced |
and spoke as follows:
HENDRICKS SPEECH.
Ladies' and Gentlemen-On this occs-
permit me, will you not, to speak briefly |
of Indiana [Cheers.] Indiana sends greet |
ing to the democracy of New York and |
very especially to the Democracy OF
Brooklyn and Kings county [cheersl, |
and begs to assure them OF her sympathy |
in the great cause for which they have |
fought together. Indiana and New
York today Join hands, and it is to be |
regretted that it has to be over two great
states. Pennsylvania and Ohio. II Is no
slight matter to you men of New York,
you, the people OF the seashore, that as
great a state of Indiana, so rich, SO pop
ulous, sits midway among the states, is
so firmly fixed in favor of the principle
of free government and perpetual union.
What shall say of the general result az
Ter speaking of IndianaS Let me first
finish about Indiana. She has elected
the electors of the president and vice
president of the United States. She has
Democratic governor, nine congress.
men out of thirteen, large majority in
each branch of the Legislature, unusually
large, securing the return to the United
States senate of our faithful representa-
tive, Daniel W. Voorhees,. She has elect
ed the entire state ticket and attached
10 the Democratic cause many counties
OF the stste, so that the state of Indiana,
to-day and for the future, is Democratic.
1 do not join GU to night for any pur-
pose of rejoicing over the fall of our op
ponents. Enough to know they have
fallen. Laughter and cheers join
you to rejoice, not that their flag has
been tralled in the dust, but that ours
flies In triumph over the land. Not
that they suffer the pangs of disappOinI-
ment and defeat, but that we, the repre-
sentatives o. democracy, the politics
of the people, are successful. This Is no
ordinary triumph. It's specially great.
We have overcome not only the voters
that opposed US in politics, but we have
ONGICOUQc the iuIluSLCO anu POhSI "a
the largest official organization almost
ever known in the world. One hundred
and twenty regiments of Oftice-holders
have been in the field in this political
contest, and they, too, have not been suf-
| ficient to carry the day in favor of that
party. l rejoice with you, my country
| men of Brooklyn, because q party has
come into power at last that favors q
peoples government. rejoice with you
that there has been found q party at
tached and held together alone by their
love of liberty for twenty-five years.
| 1CheeTs One quarter of a century the
Democratic party has suffered only de-
feat, and after that long period of con-
slant defeat, 1t has achieved the greatest
| victory of its existence. Sucn a party
cannot be otherwise than useful to the
county. so devoted to what it believes 10
be right and true, and cannot
fail to be of service to this great country
In the future. And, my countrYmen, to
you, men of Brooklyn. it is considera-
ton of great Importance that the respon.
sibility rests largely upon you, as WEI
as upon US out in the west, how this
party shall bear itself in Its period o.
triumph and success. Whether it shall
be as grand in the dsy OF success as II
has been patient and wise and faithful
in the hours of defeat. Great cheer
ing 1t is to me q source of the great
est pleasure to meet you, my fellow citi-
Zens of Brooklyn, who, like Connection
and Massachusetts, have followed thu
r teachings of Thomas Jefferson and tn
+ great Democratic party. But ! an ais
sorry that after the result, an attemp
/ has been made to infuse into the mind
[ of our colored voters that the success O
the Democratic party meant the destruC
: ton of the rights and privileges of ou
: colored voters. This is great wrong, m,
! fellow citizens. AS tree and independ
ent voter, the colored voters entered thu
{ Democratic ranks. and as free and in
:. dependent voter, he will remain unde
: its broad banner and principles. w
q have been for nearly the last quarter c
( a century suffering with great paiienc
:. the Tebuffs of the party In power ths
?. with the statement that We we're not
o to be trusted, but on the fourth day {
0 this month millions of our fellow couI
J. trymen declared that we we're trusted
+ The name that they who were our Ops
nents delighted to call US is the "Ol
y Bourbon party" Aye, accept the nam
f. 1t was French name given to that rae
g who fought for the right. l thank III
o Independent Republican party and thos
q of the ministry, Of the bar and of th
e other great professions who have ston
l. by our side in the hour
I, trial. 1 knew, year after year, that tn
l. truth is mighty and must prevail. Ye
n the truth has prevailed. will again r
IS peat it. it has prevailed. The people
n the United States have taken up II
E, great question of reform in ali and ever
u department. II dors not mean that ii
? change that has taken place means d.
II strucIion of our institutions, OF q mel
change in the administration of the GO
K ernment Yes, there will be q chang
q, but no destruction. When the Dem
Is cratic party took hold of Cleveland an
10 Hendricks it was lIkened TO the cry
c. the traveller in the sledge who was 70
d lowed bv wolves, but Cleveland an
" Hendricks came out of the battle bett.
le than the traveller. am ashamed I
say that the the campaign just clos
20 was ceItaiRly the most remarkable
le and faIsehood But I kne
! when heard all ihis going round tn
b 1t would rot avail, and did not go o
v of my way to say Just one word, but in
re let matters take their course in Indian
IL and 81 II came out all right. I do u
rs wish 10 speak II terms of dIspArageme
10 of lhpse who must feel tue paDgs of d
e feat, but will ask the Republican par
who gave them the authority 10 sit
= jud gmsrt on the party of the people Al
10 say that IT was not safe to trust the go
eminent in our hands. This, my Fl
low citizens, hiss been answered by q
voice of the people of the Empire stat
n as we'll as the oibeI states, in no unmi
~ taxable terms Let us be as patient no
II 10 the hour Of triumph as We have be-
ut III the long years of trial We
so they tell us will be responslb
for the future of this great cou
try. Yes, and We accept the gre
responsibility that will bring peace al
20 good government 60 the people Of Il
United Ststes lCheersl II was Oh