Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-14
HENDRICKS SPEECH.
Aourprs rns NumIsArior


Saturday morning in indianapolis, Iud
and was received with a salute. lie
remained az his residence IN the morning,
where lie was the recipient uf many
congratulations from friends aud neighbOrS.
A large number Of cOngratulatOry
kilograms were also received. Mr..
Hendricks declines to answer positively
whether he will accept or decline the nom
ination, saying it would not be proper for
him to discuss the matter until ho ~
formally notified. Ii is the general
impression here that ho will accept.
A largely attended Democratic meeting
to ratify the nom nations Of Cleveland aud
Hendricks was held Saturday night,
Hendricks and Mcdonald were escorted
to the place of speaking by a new
political labor organization known as the
"Autocrats.
The meeting was called to order by
Austin Il. Brown, and William II. Eug
lish was made chairman. Mr.. Hendricks
was received with burst of genuine
enthusiasm, which seemed to inspire him.
His remarks were as follows:
My FeilOw.c citizens You arc almost as
mad AS they were in the convention at
Chicago Great cheering, | thought
they would not stop up there ut all, and
thought there was no limit to tho crowd
of people there; but tiud there is a larger
crowd almost here am very much en-
Outraged aud delighted to meet yOu on
this occasion. You come to celebrate aud
express your approval OF the nominations
that were made at Chicago. | am glad
that you are cordial IN this expression.
This is great year with US Every
fourth year the people. elect the two great
officers Of the government. This year is
our great year, and every man, whatever
his party associations may be, is called
upon 10 reconsider all questions apOu
which be is disposed to act, and, having
recOusidered, to cast his vote IN favor of
what he besevcs to be right. Tue Demo.
Gratis OF Indiana appointed me one of the
delegates 10 tue convention at Chicago. |
spent nearly u week in attendance in that
city. | return TO say u few things to you,
aud only few things, in regard To that
II was the largest convention
ever held in America. Never has such Bu
issemblage OF people been seen before. IL
was q convention marked IN its character
for sobriety, deliberatiou and purposes. II
selected two men to carry the banner
and, leaving that convention and gong
)ut before the people, the question is
. Will yOn help carry the banner -
Great cheering and cries of We will
10 it ~ do not expect-I have no
light to expect-that | will escape the
criticism aud, it may be. the slander OF
he opposite party. have not in my life
suffered very much from that but come
,efCre you, Democrats, Conservatives,
Independents, and all men who wish 70 re.
tore the government 10 the position il oc-
,upied before those corrupt times-and to
Ill such men mako my appeal for your
support for the high Office for which have
been nominated by the Democracy at
Chicago. Great cheers.
Grover Cleveland, governor of New
York, is the nominee tor president. tie
was promoted to that office by the largest
majority ever deciding an election iu that
state. He is man of established
honesty of character, and II you will 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 administration. lCheers !
will tell you what we need-DemOcratlc
and Republicans will alike agree on that
we need TO have tho books in the
government offices opened for examina-
ion. Cheers and cries OF CHATS it,
Do you think that men Ia this age never
ield TO temptation Laughter. Il Is
nly two weeks ago that one of the secre
aries at Washington was called before a
enate committee to testify ia regard To
he condition OF his department. In that
apartment was the bureau of medicine
Id surgery. In that department an cX
minatiOu was being held by the committee,
nd it was ascertained by the oath of the
ccrGtary that sits At the head of the de
4 IL
he last year, as far as it had been
bout II he said that he had received a
etter n year ago, Informing him of some
{ these Outrages, and that q short time
ince somebody tai come to him and told
i'm that there were frauds going on in the
erv!ce, but that members of Congress had
the continuance OF the head
{ the bureau with such earnestuess that
e thought it must be all right. aud now
turns out that the public Is s643 600 out,
nd how much more no man, expect, can
ow tell. But what is the remedy ? To
ave president that will appoint head
4 bureau that will investigate the coEdi.
ion OF the books and bring all the guilty
'arties TO trial. [Cheers and cries of
: That is it,"
My Fellow citizens believe that for
uch duty as this. for the purpose OF
the UGited States government
or the people Of this country, can com
mend TO your confidence Governor Cleye
and, Of New York. Great cheering
Mr.. Hendricks elGquently sketched tbs
areer Of Governor Cleveland as tho reform
mayor OF Buffalo and governor Of New
/ Ork, and added
My Fellow citiaenF, did not intend 10
peak this long TO you. Loud cries of
= Go ahead !" aud " Keep II up !"l The
at Chicago did not realiz, all
hat we expected. For myself | had no
operations. In no respect, in no sense
VAS | candidate for any office whatever.
But somebody must be nominated for vice
president to run on the ticket with tho
candidate for president, aud when the
lcket is presented TO you you are called
lpon to pass judgment upon it in respect
o it's merits throughout. [Checrs aud
,ries OF " Yes and We will support
t. That is the question, will you sup.
Dort it? Cheers aud cries OF We
will ~
Mr. Hendricks argued the necessity for
change of officials at Washington, a
hange which should be confined TO those
9ho were responsible for tho evils that
ring for the official blood Of honest office
l0lders, but Of 10000 men we had no
lght TO assume that, in view Of what had
AIKEN place, all were honest.
Mr.. Hendricks concluded by predicting
glorious triumph for the Democratic
rational ticket. lie was repeatedly and