The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-06
OLIVER P. MORTON.
Infamous Abuse of His Memory by MaIig-
nant Slanderer.

Infamous Abuse of His Memory by a NaIig-
nant Slanderer.
Indianapolis Sentinel, Aug a. ,aai, 5sss
Oliver p. Morton has been dead a number of
years; so long that any attempt to resurrect him
for campaign purposes will, we are satisfied. have
damaging effect not upon Mr.. Hendricks,
whom Morton hated as the devil is said to hate
holy water, but upon those who. like the dead
Morton. cherish the anlmosities which distin-
guished him, and with the virus of which he in
oculated the most despicable of his followers.
In 1876 Oliver P. Morton physical wreck,
appeared at the Academy of Music in this city
to make one desperate effort to crush Mr., Hen
bricks and save Indiana from casting her cleo
toral vote for Tiden and Hendricks. The mis-
cradle man had been deprived of the use of his
limbs His spinal column was diseased. His
condition was such as to excite universal sym
patty. A CHASTITY pallor oyerspread his face.
He had the appearance Of man whose death
warrant had been signed, and in whose presence
the death sentence had been read. He had
the appearance of a man whose organs re-
fused to perform their functions, He was
then close to his grave. But he hated Hendricks.
The fires of his implacable enmity were never
permitted to languish. On the very knees of his
soul Morton limped, like a wounded Gheber, to
the fires where he was forever, in fancy, roast
ing Hendricks. and there, on the 18th of August,
1876, Morton, the incarnation of malgnity,
limped to the Academy of Music to make one
more desperate effort to kill Hendricks The
miserable man could not stand-he had to sit
down; but he was alive, and had right to speak
in sitting position. 1t was noticed on that
occasion that Morton, in his opening remarks,
was bland. His face. if not divine, was human
in its expression, but the moment the name Of
Hendricks was mentioned then Morton was
transformed. His expression was fendish. His
eyes glowed with the fierceness of abasilisk.
His features were distorted with rage, and, al
| together. he presented the appearance of mon
ster. The production of that occasion is now
dragged into the campaign and made to do duty
again against Thomas A. Hendricks.
Oliver p Morton is dead What a shocking
shame to dig him up and force his petrifed
tongue to hiss, through his skeleton jaws vile
SANDERS against Thomas A. Hendricks
1t is said to be proper tospeak well of the
dead. Possibly. But it islequally proper for
the dead to keep their slanderous jaws closed
and their slanderous tongues still. Oliver p.
Morton is not in this race. He is dead and it
is to be hoped, in heaven The dirty Republican
press must not seek to materalize his corpse.
He had his day Let him rest. If, however,
the Republican press desire to introduce Oliver
P. Morton as a witness against Thomas A.
Hendricks. then let it be understood that the
corpse before the campaign is over, will be anx-
ious to adjourn the proceedings and retire.
Oliver P. Morton, in 1876, while alive, did not
and could not iniure the reputation or standing
Of anybody; and now the old ISLANDERS that he
uttered stink worse than ever. If the Repub-
licans have no more regard for Oliver P. Morton
than to introduce him into this campaign, there
will be no more consideration shown his corpse
than will be extended to any other Republican
stumper who may try to place the Plumed
Knave in the White House