Wichita daily eagle., 1884-07-26
BUTLER ON HENDRICKS.

In 1875 Ben Butler made "A fru
speeches in Indiana. Mr. Hendricks.
hearing of Beh's invasion of his state
told the people in speech at Mount
Vernon TO look out for their spoons
Butler hearing of what Hendricks had
said, took the next train for lndjam-
aDolis, Hendricks home. hired Il hail
and made speech to an immense au.li-
ence. In that speech he said:
"Mr. Hendricks dcgrades the posi-.
tion he seeks and the one he has held
so much as 10 say to the people ol
North vernon: General Butler is com.
ing oycr here, and YOU mnst look out
for your spoons Now, that Is slar.
der. The Democracy. thank God, can
find nothing else 10 use in the wav of
argument. My record has been ciose-
~ examined for the last ten years. and
| this-thls L. the elimination.
Il have been the personal friend and
honored guest of every Democratic
president since lS45; nav, WAS the
! friend, ,.ncighbor and family guest of
President Pierce, who appointed ThoS.
A. Hendricks to Il subordinate Office
10 pay for his vote. [Applaa,e !
II Mr.. Hendricks wants any more of
that | can tell good deal more
of that transaction. Tremendous
cheering, and cries. Go on. Give il
TO him. Tell it all . etc.l do not
come here TO bear fSlsc witness against
my neighbors, or true witness abou {
transactions that should be conf :
Dental. and ought not to be told. |
am not here for that purpose: only
say that Mr.. Hendricks makes a very
large draught on my gcntlcmanlv in
stincts. Loud applause
Whoever believes that |, as major
general Of the United States, with lite
and death at my fingers emds. exer-
cisng that unlimited and despotic
power given me by the war, went
round picking up spoons, knows that
he would have done it if he had been
in my place. tremendous cheering
That Is his conception of the Office Of
major general. That Is his idea Of
what man should do and what he
would do if he had the courage to 90
NiNi' hS NoWu w 1t. as nave.
tChcers.
But Mr.. Hendricks sand in his
speech, made against the enfranchise-
ment Of the black men, that he had
never volunteered himself. nor en-
couragcd anybody else to volunteer,
and, therefore. he can be excused. But
what must be the depth of the man's
heart who can. sbeiittlc and bemean
himself So far as to.uttcr this sort Of
thing? If some drunken. whiskey-
soaked. ioating rascal should saw il. |
could pity him-God knows he does
the best he knows how: but here is a
man who lived awhile with gentle
men, a man who has been in the
| pltcd states senate. and man who. |
since by administration at New Or /
leans, has taken my hand in friend |
ship, the hand he knows to- be |
the hand of greed. or else he lies. |
iCries Of .'lie does lie:" "Or course he /
does, aud cheers.
II have done with tits, once and /
forever: but | want 10 iay two or :
three facts before you for The use OF
your Seniinels. and Your Hendricks.
d Ap'N -'-'.''Nt.Ntt iitiil INC
people of New Orleans Nv accounts
are al the war department they have
been examined by every rebel aud
every rebel sympathiser from that dav
10 this, and nc hole has been found in
the account Great cheering 60
through and look. ard when YOU have
looked through tell thr other side of
the story. Don't put down a part and
leave oat the rest, lest God treat YOU
rs he did Ananias and Sapphira. fed
$4,000 starving women and children.
most of them the wives of rebels
in the army. From tie 9th day of
June to the 9Th day of September.
1862. | cmployed l.l9o men in cleaning
The streets. in cleaning the canals and
making it healthy for the widows.
children aud wives Of the confederate
soldiers. Iigaye them 400 feet square
,f land al the custom house that has
since sold for $3.50 foot. amounting
20 quite 1900 200. | maintained the
hospital OF the Sisters of Charity at an
expense of S2.ooo month. and an
,ther Catholic hospital at an expense
If S5,000 per month. | made their
'hiltren 60 to school, and furnished
he teachers. Cheers. | policed
heir city, kept 1t in order, SO that
rom The sixth day of