The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-29
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Mr.. George W. Julian's One-Sided Dis
cussiOn of Current Political Topics,
Which Was Principally Read by Judge Jor-
dan-Hon. T. A. Hendricks Remarks
in His Own Defense.

A large and attentive audience-fully ], 200
people-gathered at the Park Theater last
night, to hear George w. Julian. a ci-devant
Republican the apostle of gall and bitterness,
deliver his quadrennial diatribe.
Judge Lewis Jordan was announced by Mr..
Henderson, of the Democratic State central
committee, as chairman. Mr. Hendricks,
Franklin Landers, William Wesley Woollen, Eb
Henderson, John King, L. d. Moody and T. e.
johnson were upon the stage.
Mr.. Julian, with large roll of manuscript in
his hand said that on account of a throat
trouble he might not be able to read his manu-
script through, and that Judge Jordan would
complete the task, adding, ''You know have a
distinguished precedent in presenting substi-
tute for the draft
Mr.. Julian held his manuscript closely to the
third button of his vest and read without enthu-
siasm. The tenor of the first half of his ad-
dress was reform and the second the demerits of
Blaine and Logan and the respondent virtues of
Cleveland and Hendricks. He read about half
way through his manuscript, and
then seated himself, Judge Jordan
continuing the work. The Judge
being sweetstomached man, failed to inject
into the reading the hillary infection of Mr..
Julian, and the speech suffered correspondingly
lin fact it would be difficult to imagine any
thing more dismal than the Judges reading
At the conclusion of this joint performance
and great double act Judge Jordan brought to
the front large yellow poster advertising the
Irish meeting of this friday evening, which he
denounced as deep and damnable trick to
catch Democrats, and charged everyone, es-
pecially the Irish, not to attend the meeting.
There were then loud calls for Mr. Hendricks,
and that gentleman, hat in hand, came to the
footlights. He said (twirling his hat ana look
ing at it with the coy difhdence of tyro) that it
was not his purpose to undertake an address.
That he had listened as they had to the very
able and eloquent speech of Mr.. Julian with
great pleasure, and did not think the force of it
should be weakened by any protracted discus
sion He asked to be permitted to thank him
for the way in which he Mr.. Julian
had spoken of the national ticket
To be spoken of by him as an honest man was
the highest Endorsement he could receive in that
presence, intimating that at this time, because
of the Republican party being in power, there
was sad lack of honest men. He thanked Mr..
Julian for another suggestion that the true rem
edy for political evils in free country is the
simplest in the world, there can be change of
the party in power. Many men of the Repub-
hcan party have become very rich" said Mr..
Hendricks, with no reason for becoming so ex-
cept by politics, and said though Mr.. Julian had
been many years in Congress, he was man in
humble financial circumstances at which Mr..
Julian nodded approvingly.
Mr.. Hendricks again referred to the necessity
for overhauling the books of the government,
and again with emphasis said there must be a
change. From day to day and year to year
there are things in those books that should be
made public, but which will not be until there
are new hands to open them and new eyes to
look into them.
Mr.. Hendricks said II saw in the Journal yes
terday Ialluding to his pardon of the Carlisles
who murdered Lieutenant Hamptonl that when
| was Governor pardoned couple of men. If
that is the only case in which made q mistake
l think may be excused 1t was murder COM
United on the border in guerilla warfare, and
when peace and the era of good feeling had come
thought might safely do what did and /
did so cheerfully, as it was recommended by
many good persons, among them Judge Harlan
and Mr.. Speed, who was Mr. Lincolns Attorney
general. Now the Journal says it was very bad,
but will get along with it if the Journal can.
My greatest fault was that my heart joined in
sympathy with my judgement
Judge Jordon announced that John T. Dye
would speak at English's Opera-house next
week the date to be given later on. The meeting
then adjourned.