Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-09-19
Governor Hendricks Speech.

This distinguished gentleman address
ed an audience numbering 5000 at Toledo,
Ohio, on Thursday last. In the course Of
his remarks, he said:
I submit to you that there are certain
changes we ought to feel important and
proper. First, there should be reform
in the revenue system of the country. [
say there ought to be change, a modifi-
cation of the revenue system of the coun-
try. The war closed 10 years ago and in
10 years this country should have been ad-
ministered upon principles that govern lii
time of peace. Why should we have ex-
traordinary taxation twenty years aztec
we have passed away from the coGGition
of war The Republican party, under
the leadership of the chieftains who are at
its head, have now abandoned substantial
ly their old friends, the Germans, and
they are laying hold of my Irish friend 8
with zeal that is absolutely beautiful.
What has the German done that be should
be abandoned by the Republican party
thus ? How is it that no address to him
and his patriotic devotion is made. and it
is only made to my Irish friends Why
is this? The only fault know of tho
German is that he says when he lived II
Germany beside the Rhine he thought he
had the right to decide for himself what
he would eat and drink and wherewithal
he should be clothed. The Republican say
that will not do, and it is only day before
yesterday, in the State of Maine, that
they would not trust this question any
longer to legislation, bat placed IL in the
irrevocabie provisions of their constitu-
ton, that henceforth and forever no man
should drink his beer in the State of Maine,
and the candidate for President of the
United States did think that it was pro-
per thing for him to say that he did not
vote on that question at all. What say
you, my German friends Is prohibition
right or wrong Gov. Hendricks recited
at length the Kosta case, in the admins
tration of President Pierce, in 1854. and
the McSWeeny case, In 1881, when James
G.. Blaine was Secretary of State, as tend
ing to show which party was the true
friend of the foreign-born citizen. Gov.
Hendricks closed with an allusion to the
manner of his nomination, and a strong
appeal to Democrats to carry Ohio in Oc-
tober, as that would decide the contest in
December.
BETTING ON THE ELECTION.-Mr.
William Wyse bet $500 even with Col.
Charles S. Spencer at the Fifth avenue
hotel on Saturday that Cleveland would
be elected. The same evening at the Gilsey
House Mr.. Wyse bet $500 even with Mr..
Parker that Cleveland would carry New
York State by $4,000 majority. Mr.. Robt.
Taylor, who was present, offered to dupli-
cate the wagers, but the offer Was de-
clined by Mr.. Wyse.
A group of sporting men were gathered
in the corridor of the st. James hotel on
Sunday evening, and when Mr.. Wyse ell
tered the discussion drifted into politics.
Charles Davis, the bookmaker, offered to
bet $500 even that Mr.. Blaine would carry
the State of New York. Mr.. Wyse took
the bet, and $1,000 was promptly placed
with Captain W. M. Conner. proprietor
of the St. James, as stakeholder. Mr..
Wyse offered to repeat the wager with
any of the other boukmakers. but the offer
was not accepted.
A few days ago it was rumored that AL
Smith, representing James E. Kelly, the
bookmaker, was authorized to bet any part
of $4,000 on Blaine's election. The rumor
reached Mr.. Sol Sayles, and he sent two
representatives with $500 each to inter-
view Mr.. Smith at the Gilsey House. Mr..
Smith said that he represented Mr.. Kelly
merely in the matter, and that personally
he was backing Cleveland, and believed
that he would be elected. Mr. oayles' rep
resentatives were referred to Mr.. Kelly,
who said he had changed his mind, and
did not then propose to make the bet.-N.
I. Sun.