Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-07-24
HENDRICKS SPEAKS.

On Saturday night following the Democratic
nominations at Chicago a large and enthusiastic
ratification meeting was held in Indianapolis,
the home of Thomas A. Hendricks. Address
ing the meeting, he removed all doubt about his
acceptance of the second place on the ticket by
assuring his hearers that he was fully in accord
with the action of the Convention, and by pay
ing lust and high tribute to the merit and in
tecritv of Grover Cleveland. He said:
am very much encouraged and delighted to
meet you on this occasion. You come TO cele-
brate and to express your approval OF the noml-
nations that were made at Chicago. am glad
that YOU are cordial in this expression. This is
a great wear with us. Every fourth year the
people elect the two great officers of the Govern
ment. This year is our great year, and every
man, whatever his party associations may bo is
called upon to reconsider all questions upon
which he is disposed to act. and, having recon-
sidered to cast his vote in favor Of what he be-
lieved to be right. The Democracy appointed
me one of the delegates to the Convention at Chi
cago I spent nearly week in attendance in
the city. return to say few things to you,
and only few things, in regard to that Con-
yention. It was the largest Convention ever
held in America. Never has such an assem-
blage of people been seen before. 1t was Con-
yention marked in it's character for sobriety,
deliberation and purpose. 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 banner = lGreat
do not expect, have no right to expect, that
+ will escape the criticism and it may be, the
sander of the opposite party. have not in my
life suffered very much from that, but come be-
fore YOU, Democrats, Conservatives, 1ndepen-
dents. @ and all men who wish to restore the Gov
ernment to the position it occupied before these
corrupt times, and to all such men ! make my
appeal for your support for the high oftlce for
which have been nominated by the democracy
"; (laUQ19nH (TOVlrnnr or
York is the nominee for President. lie was
promoted to that high officeby the largest major
ity ever deciding election in that State. lie Is
man of established honesty OF character, ana II
YOU will elect him to the Presidency Of the Unit
ed States you will not hear of star routes in the
postal service of the country under his adj
ministration. I will tell you what we need
Democrats and Republicans will alike agree
upon that-we need to have the books in the
Government offices opened for examination.
Do YOU think that men in this age never
yield to temptation? 1t is only two weeks
ago that one Of the secretaries at WaShmg-
ton was called before aSenate committee to testl-
fv in regard to the condition OF his department.
In that department was the Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery. In that department an eXamlna-
ton was being had by the committee from the
Senate and it was ascertained by the oath OF the
Secretary that sits at the head of the department
that the defalcation found during the last year,
as far as it has been estimated, was s6o Ooo, ana
when asked about it he said that he had received
letter year ago informing hlm OF some OF tnese
outrages and that short time since somebody
had come to him and told him that there were
frauds going on in the service but that members
of Congress had recommended the continuance
of the head of the bureau with such earnestness
that he thought it must be all right And now it
turns out that the public is $4,000 out, and how
much more no man, 1 expect, can now tell. But
what is the remedy? TO have a President that
will appoint head Of bureau that Will 1nVestl-
cate the condition Of the books and bring all the
guilty parties to trial.
Mr.. Hendricks speech was greeted with loud
and continuous cheering, indicating unmistaka-
bly, that the largo c0ncourse of citizens, estima-
ted at fully ten thousand, were enthusiastic in
securing the success of the National Democratic
ticket,