St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-13
HENDRICKS AT HOME.
His Speech at q Ratification Meeting
In Indianapolis Last Night.

ANOiANAPoLIS, July H. A largely attehueu
Democratic meeting to ratify the nomination OF
Cleveland add Hendricks was hold here tonight
Msssrs. Hendricks and Mcdonald were escorted
to the place Of speaking by the new political Ia
Dor organization, known As ''Autocrats." The
meeting was called to order by Austin H. Brown.
and VIM. H. English was made chairman. Mr.
Hendricks was received with burst Of genuine
enthusiasm, which seemed to inspire him. and
he spoke with more than his usual fuency
His remarks were as follows:
MY fellow citizens, You are almost as mad as
they were in the convention at Chicago.
thought they would not stop up there at ALL and
l thought there was no limit to the crowd OF
people there, but ind there il almost as large
here. am very much encouraged and delighted
to meet you on this occasion. You come to cele-
brate and to express your approval of tho noml-
nation that was made at Chicago. ana glad
that you are cordial in this expression. This Is
great year with US. Every fourth year we elect
the two great officers Of the government. This
year is our great year, and every man. whatever
his party associations may be, 10 called upon to
reconsider all questions upon which he is dis
posed to act, and having reconsidefed to east his
vote In favor of what he believes to be right.
The Democracy Of Indiana appointed me one OF
the delegates to the convention at Chicago. L
spent nearly q week in attendance in that city,
and now return to say few things to you,
and only few things, in regard to that
convention. 1t was the largest convention
ever held in America. Never has such
an assemblage of people been seen before. 1t
was convention marked in it's character for So
briefly, elaboration and purposes. 1t selected
two men to carry the banner, and leaving that
convention and going out before the people, the
question is, will you help carry the banners
tGreat cheering and cries of ''we will do it. ~
do not expect have no right to expect that
will escape criticism, and it may be Islander, of
the opposite party. have not in my life suffer
ed very much from that; but come before you,
Democrats, Conservatives, Independents, II
men who wish to restore the government to the
position it. occupied before theee corrupt times,
and to all such men l make my appeal for your
support for the high office for which have been
nominated by the Democracy at Chicago. (Great
cheers.)
Gov. Cleveland is the nominee for president, a
man promoted to that high Office by the largest
majority ever deciding an election in that state
He is man of established honesty of character,
and if you will elect him to the presidency of the
United States, you will not hear OF ar routes
on the postal services OF the country. Cheers !
will tell you what we need. Democrats and
Republicans would alike agree upon that. We
need to have the books in the government offices
opened for examination. lCheers and cries OF
that is it. Do you think that men in this age
will never yield to temptation! Laughter 1t
is only two weeks ago that one OF the secretaries
was called before senate committee to testify IN
regard to the condition Of his department
and in that department was bureau Of mcdi-
cine and surgery. In that department exam
nation was being had by committee
from the senate, and 1t was ascertained by the
oath of the secretary who sits at the head of the
department that the defalcation found during
last year, as far had been estimated, was $685.
900, and when asked about it said that he had re-
ceived q lette; year ago informing him OF some
of these outrages, and short time since some
body had come to him and told him that there
were frauds going on in the service, but mem
beers Of congress had recommended continuance
of the head of the bureau with such earnestness
that he thought it must be all right, and now IL
turns out that the public Ii S6S, 900 out, and how
much more no man can tell But what is the
remedyY To have a president that will appoint
the head Of bureau that will investigate the
condition Of the books, and bring all guilty
parties to trial. ICheers, and cries Of ''That
is it'll My fellow citizens,
believe for such duty as this,
for the purpose of main tainingthe United States
government for the people Of the country, can
commend to your condolences Gov Cleveland,
of New York. Great cheering.
Not long since there were troubles in the local
government Of the city Of Buffalo, and the con-
sentative people that city nominated Gov. Cleve-
land ~ candidate for mayor, not upon party
ticket b 1t Upon citizens ticket with the duty
assigned to him Of correcting the evils that pre-
vailed In the government OF the CITY OF Buffalo.
He was elected and entered upon the duties Of
his office and made corrections In the manage
ment of the affairs OF that city clearly and SO
well defined that the people of New York
took him up and made him governor
| of tho state, and that is the
way he comes before you now [Cries
,shu. TO- ua phn
all the evils in abadly administered city, and who
goes from that service into the affairs Of state
government and makes corrections there. will
then step in national order and proceedings into
the affairs OF another government and bring
about reforms there. TGreat cheering.
| NY fellow citizens. | did not intend to speak
this long to you. The convention at Chicago
did not realize all that we expected. For my
self had no expectations. In no respect, in no
sense, was a candidate for any Office whatever.
We did not realize all that we expected, but
believe that is the fate of humanity almost every
where and under almost every circumstance, but
have we realized that that should encourage US
to make an effort for good government. Cries
OF THAT is the beginning.'' Not that want
the office to which i was nominated, for you
know that did not desire that, but somebody
| must be vice president to on the ticket with
the candidate for president, and when the ticket
is presented to you, you are called upon to pass
throughout. 1Cheers and cries Of ''yes, will
support it. That Is the question. VIII you
support it. Cheers and cries OF 1--WE will. V
And asking that question l want to ask you an
other. Do you not, all Of you, Democrats and
Republicans believe that the affairs of the gov.
eminent has been long enough in
the hand. OF ore set of men?
(Cres of "we do'') And do you not all believe
that we have reached that period when there
ought to be a change. | do not ask that all
shall be turned out, that is not the idea II a
man has done his duty faithfully; IL he has not
used the powers OF his Office to disturb the rights
of the people II he has simply confined himself
to the duties OF hi. office. am not elamoring for
his official blood. But, nay fellow citizens, OF
the 10000 men who now fill official positions in
the country, we have no right to suppose from
all that has taken place that thcy all honest.
(Chreers and laughter.) And the only way that
we can know is TO make a change. A month ago
everybody supposed all the employees in the bu-
reau of medicine and surgery were honest, and
now, at the very first examination it turns out
they are not. But what is the remedy. Put
them ont and put honest men In. fChears and
cries of .'that's it'll We cannot do that IL we
have the same president and heads of depart
ments and heads Of bureaus in. | have every
faith that this tic ket will be elected think I
know something about Indiana. We will prosa-
bly, stand here together. won't we: TCries OF
.you bet And this banner of liberty, OF right,
of justice. Of fair government that has been put
in the hands OF Cleveland and Hendricks shall
be carried and placed in glorious triumph on
top of the national capitol in November next
Shall this be the peoples banner! You
have no interest except in good government,
too and / think have none. / have
lived many years, have tried to secure your con-
idence and to preserve it, and all ask of you is
your support, not for myself, but for yourselves
and for your children and all people that are in
terested in good government. lCheers.
Now, have spoken longer than l intended,
fCries of ''go one, we not tired OF you.rI !
know when any OF my Republican friends, who
are intending to stand by their party still longer,
shall see this crowd here tonight they will think
the doom OF the fates has come at last lCheers
and laughter Why, happened up street few
weeks ago,it was just after Blsine and Logan were
nominated, and saw a little gathering of very