The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-19
THE DEMONSTRATION AT IN.
DIAEAPOLIS.
Gov. Hendricks Speech.


afternoon the meeting was organized at
Circle Park, where Gov. Hendricks was
introduced and spoke as follows:
COY. HENDRICKS SPEECH.
take great pleasure in expressing
to the chairman aud members of the
State Committee my appreciation of the
value of their great services in this con-
test. The democrats of the State should
thank them For myself | take the
opportunity also to express my congrat
ulations to the voters of the State OF
Indiana.
In the first speech made during the
contest | said to the people | hoped to
receive their votes. | repeated it fire.
quently during the campaign. | said it
earnestly, and some gentlemen thought
it was not the thing TO do. Why they
should have thought - | cannot tell. ]
think when | asked the support of the
people of Indiana, it was proper that |
should say SO 70 them. | did say 50
then, and now have the opportunity
of thanking them for complying with
the request. Indiana to-day is demo-
cratic. Il is democratic by good many
thousand majority--a strong, solid, earn
est democratic State, and, my fellow
citizens, as a result of the controversy,
we have q national ticket sustained by
good majority.
Cleveland and Hendricks have been
elected president and yice-president OF
the United States, and have received
the vote of Indiana Next to that we
have the election of the entire State
ticket, from governor to the close OF the
ticket. We have niue congressman out
thirteen. We have both branches OF
the legislature, aud that means that we
have Mr. Voorhees,. also. We have great
results in several counties of the State,
and if this was not celebration OF a
State victory Iwould refer to the glo-
rious victory that the democrats have
achieved in Indianapolis. OF all the
blows the republicans have received,
the loss of Marion county is the hardest
to them.
As a result of the national election,
wish 10 say to you that the value OF
public securities have already advanced
| Many who do not think rightly said
that the effect Of our victory would be
to reduce the value of United States
securities. Such we see has not been
the effect of the election. Certain here
sizes and mistaken opinions have pre-
vailed.
The republican party has been party
of less than half of the people, claiming
that they alone ought to be allowed TO
execute and administer the laws. This
heresy has been rebuked. A certain set
of men is no longer to be allowed to
control this government. The doctrine
of this government is that the rule OF
| the majority is to be respected, and now
| the majority has caused itself to be
understood. No more will it be said that
one particular class of men can arrogate
to themselves the government of the
country. The majority will rule, and
when the balance shall turn to the re-
publican party and that party shall
have majority we shall respect that
expression OF the people will.
Somehow the republicans did not get
as much money as usual to use IN the
election in Indiana, and the result was
left to the best judgment of the people.
| We see the result. We covered the
whole EARTH 1t has been decided that
the people are capable of manag-
ing their own elections, and from this
time on the United States marshal is
not to deputize any secret agents to in.
terfere with our elections.
Shortly before the election in this
city certain gentlemen addressed note
to the United States marshal. They
wanted United States marshals in this
city. For many years there had been
no disturbance at any election, and
where marshals had been admonished
there was absolute quiet at elections.
| Yet these gentlemen asked the appoint
ment of deputy marshals. | will read
names of gentlemen who have become
immortal because they have thrown re-
proach on the good name OF the city OF
| Indianapolis, United States marshais
| we're appointed. How many and who
we do not know. They came into our
midst as secret agents to carry out
schemes unknown to citizens of the
community, but the people so bore
| themselves on election day that not a
single marshal dared to show his head.
But they were there to rule over you
and to strike YOU down. hope to see
all laws allowing any such abuse OF
power wiped from the statute books Of a
free people. | want to see the time
when, in effect, the people will govern
themselves.
There never has been in Indiana a
| canvass in which there has been so much
SANDER, scurriiity and untruth. 1t has
been filled with charges not sustained
by any fact. | never, so far as | was
concerned. turned to the right or to the
| left of them. knew that many things
that were being said against myself
about my loyalty, about my devotion
to the country, were understood by the
people. We have learned in this con
test that truth is stronger than lies, and
party that hereafter reaches power
will reach it by truth and not by lies.
The Democratic party | believe will
when it comes into power, sincerely
desire reform. The WatchWord of the
party in this contest. as in the contest
of eight years ago with Tilden and Hen
bricks, has been reform-executiye
administrative and revenue reform.
honest construction of the laws and an
honest administration of them. The
revenue now collected exceeds the wants
Of an economical administration by
$50, 900, 600. Because of this the Dem
Gratis say let there be revenue reform,
and let the reform consist in part in
reduction of taxation.
Is it not patent to every man that
there ought to be reform here? The |
Democratic party this year came before
the country with a clear and straight.
forward statement of the reforms they
intend to accomplish in the national |
platform; they declared what reforms
they would have. 1t was:
/. That taxation shall not exceed the
wants of the government economically
2. Taxation shall be fer public pur
poses alone, and not for private gain or
advantage.
3. LII the adjustment care shall be
aiken to neither hurt labor nor harm
,apital.
i. Taxation shall be heaviest on arti.
les of luxury and Highest on articles OF
When at the great convention at
Chicago this banner was put into the
lands of Cleveland and Hendricks, we
COX 1t TO carry before the people to rise ,
II fall with this glorious banner.
That banner / have carried over Indiana
wherever / have gone. / have preached
hat as the true doctrine of the spirit of
axation, and the result has been from 7
600 to 5000 Democratic majority in ]
indiana. This is our doctrine on the $
ubiect of taxation and it is right that Z
he people should understand this
uestion. liz
My. countrymen / cannot express to
on how much and how great an obi
alton / feel to you; ! did not desire !
be nomination for Vice President; i
several voices, You viii be President
our years from now it became my | +
uty to accept it. I went as far as I
ould over the State and spokf to the 1
eopie frankly, as I have always spoken !
n public questions, and to you men, /
lonen and children who are at home,
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