The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-23
HENDRICKS AT CHICAGO.
He Doesn't Want a Surplus in the Treasur
Nor deputy Warshals at Elections.

He Doesn't Want a Surplus in the Treasury,
Nor Deputy Marshals at Elections.
CHICAGO Oct 22-Hon. Thomas A Hen
bricks spoke here tonight, on invitation of the
trade and labor unions. He arrived at Pull
man this morning At noon about three thou
sand workmen and residents of that suburb and
the neighbOring towns, Kensington and Rose
hand. assembled in front of his hotel and Gov
ernor Hendricks addressed them briefly from
the balcony. This afternoon a committee from
the labor unions went to Pullman and escorted
him into the city, arriving at 5:l5 The time of
his arrival not generally known, eonse
quently there was no demonstration at the de-
pot. He entered a carriage with the committee
and was driven to a hotel
About five thousand people assembled in the
armory of Battery D, in the evening, to listen
to the Democratic candidate for the vice pres-
dency. The hall was completely hled Gov
ernor Hendricks was received with marked
demonstrations of applause When the noise
had subsidized and after referring to his action in
Congress in behalf of workingmen, he took up
the question of civil-service reform as exempt
fed in the Republican party The Republicans
had been in power for twenty years, and in the
face of vigorous opposition had declared in its
last platform in behalf of reform in
the civil service What was meant by thls? 1t
meant impartiality in appointments, it forbade
the use of Office to perpetuate power to secure
private gain. The Republican party did not
recognize these principles. In the recent election
in Ohio the State was overrun with federal
Office holders, many of them not citizens of the
state: with federal officers, who, instead of serv
ing the government, were secretly plotting to
continue themselves in power, Could party
be trusted which would conduct elections as
they had been conducted in Cincin-
natil The people demanded non partisans
III the polls. Instead of that a vast number Of
Republican partisans were sent there armed,
many of them unfit persons for the positions
held BY them. The result was riot and blood
shed Could not Ohio conduct elections 10 right
results without interference by bureau officer
from Washington 1t was the duty of the gov
ernmcnt TO sec the laws executed. They were
violated NJ Cincinnati In view of the dignity
and fairness which had characterized the pres
ent administration. the Democracy looked hope
fully to him, in the belief ne would not allow
this wrong repeated" lApplausel
'Fhe speaker then took up the tariff eucs
ton he said that IN the platform of the
Republicans promise was made to correct
the Inequalities and excuses Of the tariff
mi. admitted that the present taxation
Unequal and unjust because it levied IN eX
ccss Of needs. Tho speaker said; Nineteen
wears have elapsed since the civil war, yet the
Republican party, confessing inequality and in
Justice in its taNation at the end of that time
asks you to continue il in power and promises TO
remedy these evils. VIII you trust itl No, no
Rcpubcans are trying to make people believe
that the Democratic party, if it secured power,
tould iuaugurate free trade. That statement
nus nVt true. The Democratic party was not III