The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-13
The Old ROMAN.
SPEECH OF HON. THOMAS A. HEN
BRICKS, VIOE-PREsIDENT-
ELECT, AT HOME.
The Scope and Meaning of
the Great Victory in the
State of Indiana.
Which Mr. Hendricks, With
Great Pride, Claims as a
Democratic State.
Some of the Fallacies of the
Republican Party Point
edly Exposed.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 1.-THE
democratic state jollification to day
was largely attended, but there were
not great number of visitors from
outside the city. Between three and
four o'clock this afternoon the meet
ing was organized at Circle park,
where Gov. Hendricks was intro
duced and spoke as follows.
Il take great pleasure in expressing
to the chairman and members of the
state committee the appreciation of
their great services in this con-
test. The democracy of the state
should thank them. For myself, l
take the opportunity to express my
obligations to the voters of the state
of Indiana. In the first speech 1 made
during the contest l said to the
people, l hoped to receive their votes.
l repeated it frequently during the
campaign. l said it earnestly and
some gentlemen thought it was not
the thing to do. Why they should
have thought SO, cannot tell. 1 say
again | desired the support of the
people OF Indiana. 1t was proper
should say so then. | did say so
to them and now have an opportu-
nifty OF thanking them for granting
the request. Indiana to-day is Cemo-
cratic. 1t is democratic by good
many thousand majority; strong.
solid, earnest democratic state, and,
my fellow citizens, as result of the
controversy we have a national ticket
sustained by good majority. Cleve-
land and Hendricks have been elected
president and vice-pfesident of the
United States, and haYe received the
vote of Indiana. Next to that we
have an election of the entire state
ticket, from governor to the close of
the ticket. We have nine congress-
men out of thirteen. We have both
branches of the legislature, and that
means that we have Voorhees, also.
We have a great kresult in several
counties of the state and if this was
not celebration of a state victory /
would refer to the glorious victory
that the democrats have achieved
in Indianapolis. OF all the blows the
republicans have received the loss of
Marion county, is the heaviest to
them. AS a result of the national
election, wish to say to you that the
value of public securities have al
ready advanced. Many who do not
think rightly, said the effect of our
victory would be to reduce the value
of United States securities. Such we
see, has not been the effect of the
election. Certain heresies and mistaken
opinions have prevailed. The repub-
lican party has been party of less
than half the people, claiming they
alone ought to be allowed to execute
and administer the laws. his hereSy
has been rebuked. A certain set of
men Is no longer to be allowed to con-
troll this government. The doctrine
of this country is that the rule of the
majority is to be reSpectc j, and now
the majority has caused itself to be
understood, and no more will it be
said that one party, or class of men
cen arrogate to themselves the gov
crane Mt OF this country. The
majority will rule, and when the bal
ance shall turn to the republican party
aud that party shall have majority,
we shall respe ct that expression of the
peoples will Somehow, the repub-
licans did not get as much money as
usual to use in the election in Indiana,
and the result was left to the
best Judgment of the people.
We see the result. 1t
has been decided that the people
are capable of managing their own
elections, and from this time on
United States marshal is not to depu-
tie any agents to interfere with our
elections.
During the speech voice from the
crowd shouted: you'll be president
four years from now." Mr.. Hen
bricks, after discussing the features of
tariff reform and other matters.
closed amid the hearty plaudits of his
hearers.