Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-24
Hen ndricks Says spoons.
[ From q speech delivered in lndianapolil
October 3, l67o.1

Hendricks Says spoons.
[From q speech delivered in indianapolis
October 3, ls7o]
Mr.. Hendricks degradss the position he
seeks and the one he has held so much as to
say to the people Of N,yth Vernon "Gen'
ersl Butler is coming over here and you
must look out for your spoons" NOW, that Is
| SANDER; the Democracy, thank God. can nnd
nothing else to use in the way Of argument.
My record has been closely examined for the
last ten years, and this-this is the culmina-
tiOn ~
81 have been tho personal friend and hon
ored guest Of every Democratic President
since lsab; nay, was the friend, neighbor
and family guest Of President Pierce, who ap-
pointed Thomas A. Hendricks to q subordi-
nate Office to pay for his vote. [Appiause.l
II Mr.. Hendricks wants any more Of thas
can tell good deal more about that uansac-
tion. Tremendous cheering and cries 60
on. Give 1t to him. Tell 1t all' etc.] DO
not come here to bear false witness against
my neighbors or true witness about transac-
ltlOns that should be confidential and ought
not to be told 1 am not here for that purpose
l only say that Mr.. Hendricks makes q very
large draught on my gentlemaniy instincts.
Loud applause and cries Of 400 on."l
"One word about this, and let's have done
with it and go on to something that may De
of some proht to mortal man or woman Every
creature on earth judges according to the
standard which he has, which is his own
capability, his own sense Of propriety, or his
own powers. The fly that lights ON the dome
Of st. Paul's Cathedral looks around him to
the distance Of eight feet, the extent OF his
vision, and thinks It u fair slightly piece o.
work. The pig that feeds out of the trough
thinks it very ex ,ellent piece 0. architec-
ture. That is the best he can do with his in
!, stincts; that is as much as he can understand
q He does not understand the mansion al th'
: back OF whose barn the trough Is at ALLEN
man, therefore, Judges every other man e'
Q himself, and whoever believes that ], "a major
general of the United States, with life an'
Q de ath at my fingers ends, exercising that un
limited and despotic power given me oy tn
war, went round picking up spoons, knows tina
t he would have done 1t II he had been In m
i lpiace. Tremendous applause.l That is hi
o conception of the office Of q maior-gensrai
IL That is his idea Of what man should do,an
u what he would do II he had the courage I
Igo where he could do 1t, as have. lCheers
u But Mr.. Hendricks said in his speecf
n made against the enfranehisement OF tn
black men, that he never volunteered MS
y self, nor encouraged anybody else to vo'ul
20 teer, and therefore, he can be excused b,
~ what must be the de pth of mans heart WI
- can belittle and bemean himself so far as
a utter this sort Of thing? II stme drunke
whisky-soak, some loating rascal should ss
- 1t, could pardon him. GOD knows ne 90
the best he knows how; but here is a ma
: who lived awhile with gentlemen, ms
a who has been in the Senate of the Unit
as States. and man who, since my administr
ce tion In New Orleans, has taken my hand
a friendship, the hand he knows to be the hal
tie of greed, or else he lies. [Cries Of " lie dc
OF lie; OF course he does" Cheers.l
"Ihave done with this once and forev'
~ but want to lay fSo or three facts befc
90 YOU for the use OF y6ur Sentlnels and yo
In Hendricks. They sses l tosk Ss, 100000 FRI
mt the people of New d Jeans. There are my
or counts at the was bepart tments, they ha
sss been examine o. 4. tssy rebel End every r
} to ell sympathizer from that to this. and no h
has been found in the account. [tireat che
iup.l Go through and look, and, when }
have looked through, tell the other side
bu- Ll6 STORY. DOH put uo"h Rs->~ >~-N 80
eil. out the rest, lest God treat you as He I
On. Ananias and Sapphira. ! led 33,0O starvl
les women and children, most Of them the wi
The of rebels in the army. From the sixth
of June to the sixth day Of September, II
10 employed hoo men in cleaning up
JIG streets, in cleaning the canals and MAXIM
healthy TO. the widows, children and wi
'nu of the Confederate soldiers. gave them
feet square Of land OF the Custom House
on. since has sold for $3.50 foot, amounting
nra quite million dollars. l maintained
h bat hospital of the Sisters Of Charity at an
,di, pense of $1,000 month, and another Cath
he'd hospital at an expense Of 5000 month
18th made their children go to school, and mrn
ell the teachers. [Cheers.l l policed Il
,ort CITY, kept 1T in order, so that. from that 81
for day o. June forward, child or woI
ing could walk through the city OF New Orls
of with more safety than they could go
stairs into the Sentinel office. Laugl
n"s and cheers.I
re- 81 thought 1t was not exactly right to
,.. the loyal people OF the North, who alre
an. had SO much to bear, to pay for all this,
so made the rich men and the propert!
ling New Orleans pay for it. tCries of "ri
,een right" and cheers This is part OF
rom history OF this country that is notorious,
has been printed and published for years
men who can read and understand ough
know it. You can go to the Treasury
an partment at Washington and ind that
he home from New Orleans in coed, hard sc
'ul" dollars, about $500, coo to the Treasury o
had United states. Well, now, with that p'
sing of ad administration for good or evil, sup
lila Thomas A. Hendricks had been there d.
'ity, IL when wa :, how much time would he
iast had left to look after spoons? [Laug
ny and cheers
e. well, now. have done with this for'
oo For the first time in my life have allu
cts to It. except last night at North Vernon
face hung tn man who tore down the Amer
any flag on the spot wn.re he desecrated the
blem of his country's power. [applauseI !,
citi- las. night pilloried the blackguard
lock str ,ck my character on the spot where
With committed the crime" loud cheers
light @
sing, Rebates.
and When an Eastern advertiser send
had an "ad" all fixed up nice, and ma
'uld, about four prices for it along in
=. middle of his circular. then we beg
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