Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-11
HENDRICKS AT CINCINNATI.
Ohio Democrats Urged to Deal Republi-
can RascaIitY Knock Down BLOW

ONO democrats Urged TO Deal kepublt-
can Rascality Knock Down Blow.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 1O.-Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks reached here to-day and was
driven to his hotel without any parade or
celebration. In the afternoon he took
drive through the suburbs and received
calls, but made no address. Senator Bay
ard of Delaware, Judge Thurman and
Gen. ROsecrans were also in the city to
attend the meeting tonight. Senator
Bayard during the day visited the Cham
ber of Commerce and made brief speech
to the effect that he had found in his pub
lie life great help from the business edu-
cation he received when a youth. At
night all the gentlemen named were
driven to Music Hall and found it almost
impossible to enter, so great was the
thrOng. As eX-GOY. Hendricks made his
way through the throng on the
stage and appeared at the speakers
desk. the entire mass of people rose to
their feet and cheered again and again,
waved hats and hardkerchiefs, and shout
ed for Cleveland and Hendricks. Similar
demonstrations of less intensity marked
the appearance of Gen. Rosecrans, Sena-
tor Bayard, Judge Thurman and Senator
PendletOn. NJ. Z. Ingalls,, President of
the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis
anu AulCd2O hdiiIBdu. CdliGu luG meeting
to order and introduced Senator Pendle-
ton as the Chairman.
HENDRICKS ON TUESDAYS ELECTION.
The latter in a very few words intro
duced eX-GOV. Hendricks, who, after a
repetition of the demonstration made when
he entered the hall, began his speech by
saving that the election of next Tuesday
is of great Importance on account of the
offices to be filled, but more especially be-
cause of the influence it will have on all
the States at the November election.
lie therefore appealed to Ohio to give all
Reconsideration to this election. The cleo
tion in November was not only choice of
men, but a decision of the national policy.
That decision would turn not only on the men
presented, but on the policies and principles
they represented. He then proceeded to
argue that there should be a change in the
administration OF the government, and gave
among the reasons the concession in the Re
publican platform that the tariff was laid un-
equally, and that more revenue was collected
than was necessary for economy in the ad-
mnistratiOn of the government. If these
faults were conceded by the party which has
been in power for nearly a quarter of Il CEN
tury. he asserted that it should be changed,
SO that the remedy could be ap
the Republican party of the existence
of excessive revenue he cited President Ar
thurs message two years ago when he called
the attention of Congress to the matter, and
suggested appropriate legislation. The reve-
nue. law was modified, but not sufficiently,
and the now excess of revenue above the re
quirements of economical administration was
SIS, ,OOO, ,0OO annually.
IMPROPERLY KEPT.
This sum was improperly kept from the
business uses of the country, and the govern
ment was ompelled to build expensive vaults
for its storage. He asked if the Republican
party, under this condition of affairs, had a
right to ask for continuance in office? Cries
of NO" NO. Four years ago. he said,
times were fairly good, fair prices were OBJ
tanned for products, and fair wages for labor.
Republican orators said: "Let well
enough Alone" and we were not
able to answer that short, but
powerful argument. Do they say so now?
When wheat is 80 cents a bushel lower than it
was then, when men are everywhere seeking
emp Oyment and only finding it at reduced
wages, when times are as hard indeed as they
are now, the argument is, Let there be a
change, that times may be better cheers
and think that the argument ought to have
great weight when the party in power keeps
calling in from the people SS5,0O0OOO more of
taxes than Is necessary. Turning to the ques-
tiOn OF what remedy the Democrats propose
for this excessive taxation, he read the decla
ration of the platform, to which the Demo-
cratic nominees were pledged, and said that
beyond question they met the case.
THE sTANDARD-BEARERs.
The banner of the Democracy, thus in
scribed, was placed in the hands of Grover
Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks here
EuttIlAE lOI stNtIdi uliIuAGo AubblluNtNu liiG
speaker and they were required TO carry it
/ before the public, and with If in their hands
TO either stand or fall. Cheers. That plat
form commands my approval, and / pledge
fidelity to il in my official life.
Continuing his argument for a change. he
said that lit might be better-it could not be
yrorse' 4 voice: ''You may be counted out"
ssCentlemen," said Mr.. Hendricks. ''there is
no danger of that. OF all the men IN this
country the honest Republicans are the most
tired of that business He then. in a face
| tious manner, read the demands of the Re-
| publican platform for the restoration of the
navy and for the destruction Of pOlygamy.
| and said that she, too, wanted navy strong
enough that no foreign power shall dare to
place American citizens IN the jails of Ireland
/ without cause, whether their names are Nc
| SweeDy or anything else"
THE GERMAN DETECTION.
Referring to the German detection in Ohio.
| he said that the Republicans were trying to
/ make up for il by getting the Irish vote. This
/ he regarded as proof of desperation. He
/ doubted the likelihood of the Irish voting
/ with the Republicans. for man who, as
| Secretary of State allowed McSweenY, an
/ American citizen. to lie in foreign jail with
/ out a charge and without trial. After ridi-
/ euliug the plank against pOlygamy in the Re-
publican platform, be closed by an appeal to
| the freemen of Ohio to regard the ballot as
| being too sacred for bargains. If voters de-
| termined that there should be pure ballot
| next Tuesday the Democrats would win; II
| ballots were permitted TO be bought and sold
they would lose.
senator Bayard followed in a speech of
| considerable length, after which short ad-
dresses were made by Judge Thurman and
Gen. Rosecrans.