The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-16
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
RATIFICATION.
Enthusiastic Reception to
Governor Hendricks.
Hjs Plea For An Honest
Administration.

Administration.
rvDtANAPoLIs, July ia largely
attended Democratic meeting to rati-
dy the nominations OF Cleveland
and Hendricks was held here to-
night. Messrs. Hendricks and
Mcdonald were escorted to the place
Of sreaklng by new political labor
organization known as the
WAntocrats." The meeting was
oailed TO order by Austin HI. Brown,
and VIM. H. English was made
chairman.
Hendricks was received with a
hur,t of genuine enthusiasm, which
seemed to inspire him, AMI he spoke
with more than his usual ease and
duepcy. His remarks We're as
follows:
Ny FsyoW Citizens:
You are almost as mad as they
were in the convention at Chicago.
Great cheering.) 1 thought they
would n stop up there at all. 1
thought there was no limit to the peo-
ple there but there is larger and more
enthusiastic assemblage here. lam
very much encouraged and delighted
to meet you on this occasion.
You come TO celebrate and express
YOUR approval of the nominations
made at Chicago. / am glad that
YOU are cordial in this expression.
ibis is a gre at year with US. Every
fourth year we elect two great officers
of the Government. This is our
greatest year and every nan, what
soever his party associations, is
called on to reconsider all questlors
on which he is disposed to act, and
having reconsidered, to cast his vote
iD favor OF what he believes to be
right.
The Democracy of Indiana ap-
rointed me one of the delegates to
the convention at Chicago. Ispent
nearly a week in att ndance in that
city, and now I return to say few
things to you, and only few things
In regard to the convention, it was
the largest convention ever held in
Amerira-never has such an assem-
blage Of people been seen before. 1t
was convention marked in its char.
acter for sobriety. deliberation and
virtue. 1t selected two men to carry
the banner; and leaving that con-
vention and going out before the
people, the question j., will you
help carry that banner. (great
cheers and cries, 1--WE will do it ~
don't expect have no right to
expect, that I will escape the criti-
clsm and it may be the slander of the
opposite party. I have not suffered
very much anxiety from that, but 1
come before you, Democratr, Con
servatives, Independents, all men
who wish to restore the Government
to the position it o ,cupiedbefore these
corrupt times, to all such men make
my appeal for your support for t. e Of
flee to which I have been nominated
by the Democracy at Chicago. (Great
cbeers.) Governor Cleveland is the
nominee for President, man pro-
NOTED to a high office by the largest
majority ever deciding any election
in that state; he is q man of esfab-
lished honesty of character, and If
you elect him to the Presidency OF
the United States, you will not hear
of star routes in The postal service OF
the country under his admins.
tration. (Cheers.) will tell you
what we need Democrats and
Republican will alike agree on that.
We need to have the books in the
Government offices open fo: exami-
nation. Cheers and cries of THAT
is it.") Do you think that men in
this age never yield to temptation
(Laughter.) 1t is only two weeks
ago that one of the secretaries at
Washington was called before Sen
ate committee to testify in regard to
the condition of his pertinent and
in that department was the bureau
Of medicine and surgery. In the
department an examination was
being had by a committee and it was
ascertained by the oath of the !
secretary that sits at the head of the
department that a defalcatiOn was
found during last year, which as
far as it had been estimated, w;F
$6S, 900, and wherl asked about 1t, he |
said that he had received letter a
year ago informing him of these out
RACES and a short time since some
body had come to him aud told him
there were frauds going on In the
service, but members of Congress
had recommended a continuance of
the head of the bureau with such
earnestness that he thought it must
be all right. Now it turns out that
the public is $685. ,OUO out, and how
much more no man, expect, can
now tell. But what is the remedy?
To have q President who will
appoint heads of bureaus who will
Investigate the condition of the
books and bring all guilty parties to
trial? Cheers and cries of "That's
Ny fellow citizens, I believe for
such duty as this, for the purpose
of maintaining the United States
Government for the people of this
country can commend to your con"
fdence Gov. Cleveland. [grtat cae u
Not long since there were troubles
in the local government of the city
of Buffalo, and the conservative peo'
pie of that city nominated Governor
Cleveland as candidate for mayor:
not upon party ticket, but upon
citizens ticket, with the duty assign.
ed TO him of correcting the evils that
prevailed in the government OF the
city of Buffalo. He was elected and
entered upon the duties of his office,
and made corrections In the
management of the affairs OF
that city so clearly and we'll defined
that the people OF New York took
him up and made him governor
of that State and that ia the way he
comes before you now. (Cries OF hur-
rah for Cleveland He who cOrrects
all the evils of q badly administered
city and who goes from that service
into the affairs of State government
and makes corrections there, will
then step into the Presidency of the
nation bringing order into the affairs
OF the government and bringing
about reform there. (Great cheer
ing.) My fellow citizens, l did not
intend to speak this long o you.
Loud cries of "gO ahead" and keep