The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-17

THE GREAT STATESMAN At HOME,
The Vice Presidential Nominee Addresses u
Large and Enthusiastic hhli'
noation Meetingat ln-
dianapOlis,

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July ia large
Iy attended Democratic meeting 10
ratify the nomination Of Cleveland ANA
Hendricks was held here Tonight
Messrs. Hendricks and Mcdonald were
escorted 10 the place Of speaking by u
nav polltical labor organization known
as ths "Autocrats." The meeting was
called TO order by Austin II. Brown, and
William Ii, English was made chairman,
Mr.. Hendricks was received wltha burst
OF genuine enthusiasm, when seelned
to inspire him, and he spoke WIN more
than his usual ease ana nuehcy' hlsre'
marks were as follows
MY FELLOW CITIzENs' You are almost
an mad as they were IN the convention
AT Chicago, [Great cheerlngl | thought
they would not stop up there NJ al ana
| Thought there was no limit 10 the
crowd of people, bat | tlnd there IL
larger. almost, here. | am very much
encouraged and delighted TO meet you
on this occasion. You come 10 celebrate
and 10 express your approval OF the
nominations that have been made NJ
Chicago. | am glad that You are 30 cor,
dial ln this expression. This Ia a great
wear with US. Every fourth year we
slect TWO great officers OF the Govern.
ment, This year Is our great year, ana
every man, whatever his party associa'
tlons may be, is called upon 70 recon
slider all the questions upon when no II
disposed TO act, and having reconslaered,
10 cast his vote In favor OF what no DO.
iieyes To be right. The Democracy OF
Indiana appointed me one OF the dele
gates 10 the convention at Chicago. l
sDent nearly week In attendance In
that city, and now return 10 say few
things 10 you, and only a few things, In
regard TO that convention, ~ was the
largest convention ever held In America.
Never has such an assemblage OF people
been seen before. IL was q convention
marked In its character for sobriety, do
liberation and purposes, ltselecteu Two
men to carry the banner ana Leaving
that convention and going out Defore
the people, the question Is, VIII you help
carry the bannerY Great cheering and
cries OF Eve will do it,"l l do not ex:
pect-I have no right to expect-that l
will escape the criticism, and II may DO
the slander, OF the opposite party. have
NOT In my life suffered very much from
that, but come before you, Democrats,
Conservatives, Independents, all men
who wish TO restore the Government TO
the position II occupied before these
corrupt times, and TO oil such men
mako my appeal for your support for the
high office FOR which have been nomi'
mated by the Democracy at Chicago,
[Great cheers,l Governor Cleveland Is
the nominee for President, a man pro.
mottd TO his high oilice by the largest
majority ever deciding an election IN
that State. He Is u man OF estao..
lished honesty, and II you Will
elect him TO the Presidency OF the
United States you will not hear
OF star routes In the postal services OF
the country under his administration
lCheers.l
Iwlll tell you what we need-Demo-
Gratis and Republicans will agree upon
that-we need TO have the books OF tho
Government offices opened for examina'
tion, Cheers and cries "thats itF'J DO
you think that men In this age never
yield TO temptation [Laughter.l II Is
only two weeks ago one OF the secre'
taries at Washington was called before
the Senate committee 10 testify In re.
gard TO the condition of his department, |
aud In that department was the Bureau |
OF Medicine and Surgery, In that de- |
partment an examination was being |
had by committee from the Senate, |
and IL was asceTtained 10y the oath |
of the secretary that SITS at the |
head Of the department that the
found during the last year,
AZ far az IL had been estimated, was
1868 coo; and when asked about II
he said that he had received u letter
q year ago informing him Of some OF
those Outrages, aud short time since
somebody had come TO him aud told him
there were frauds going on IN
the service, but members OF Congress
had recommended the continuance Of
the head Of the bureau with such earn.
pstness that no thought II must be all !
right, and now II turns out that the
public IL $63,000 out, and how much more
suspect, no mali can now tell. But
wha, Is the remedy To have Pfesi.
dent that will appoint u head OF the
burpau that will Investigate the c0ndi.
ton OF the books and bring the guilty
parties to trial Cheers and cries OF
THAT'S it"l My iell0w'citl2ens, | be
Iieve for such u duty as this, for the
purpose Of maintaining the United
States Government for the people Of this
can commend TO your conf
ience Governor Cleveland Of New
York, [Great cheering.l
Not long since there were troubles In
The local government OF the city Of
Buffalo, and the conservative people OF
hat city nominated Governor Cleveland
rs a candidate for mayor, not upon u
D0r y ticket but upon a citizens Ticket
With the duty assigned him OF correct
Ing the evils that prevailed IN the gov
.rnment Of the city Of Buffalo He was
elected and entered upon the duties Of
,he office, and made corrections In the
Of the affairs Of that city
10 clearly, 10 well defined, that the
,folle of New York took him up and
made him Governor Of the state, and
that IL the way he comes before you
now. [Cries Of "Hurrah for Cleveland, ~
le who corrected all evils In u badly ad.
ministered city, and who goes from that
service into affairs Of State govern
nent and makes corrections, there will
hen step into the National order and,
into tho affairs OF another
government, bring about reforms there.
Great cheering,l
Ny fellow .citlzons, / did not intend to
peak 30 long to you. Loud cries Of
go ahead" and keep II up."l The
Convention at Chicago did not realize
III that we expected. For myself ! had
10 expectations. In no respect, In no
Jense was / u candidate for any Office
whatever. We did not realize all that
ye expected, but believe that IL the
ate OF humanity almost everywhere
md under almost every circumstance.
But have we realized that that should
,ncourage ~ to make an effort for good
yoyernmentY [Cries Of "That is the
Not that | want the office
al H.. Al r.. I. | /,