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GOV. HENDRICKS SPEECH AT
BROOKLYN.
Thursday, Nov. goth, 1884.

BROOKLYN.
Thursday, Nov. goth. 1884.
THE SPEECH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-On this
occasion of mutual congratulation you
will permit me, will you not, to speak
briefly Of Indiana. (Great cheering.)
Indiana sends greeting to the democra-
cy of New York and very especially to
the democracy of Brooklyn. Kings
county takes its share of her sympathy
in the great cause in which they have
foug ht together. Indiana and New York
today join hands and it is to be regretted
that it has to be over two great states,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. 1t is no
slight matter to you men of New York
that so great u state as Indiana, so rich,
so populous, situated midway among
the states, is firmly fixed in favor of the
great principles of free government and
of perpetual union. (Applause.) What
shall say of the general result after
speaking of Indiana? Let me first fin
ish about Indiana. She has elected the
democratic electors for president and
vice president OF the United States.
(Applause.) She has chosen demo-
cratic governor and nine democratic
congressman of the thirteen; we have
majority in each branch of the legis-
iature. thus securing return to the
United States senate of that faithful
representative Daniel W. Voorhees,.
(Applause.) We have elected the en-
tire state ticket and joined to the demo-
cratic cause many of the counties of
the state, SO that the great state of
Indiana for the future is democratic.
(Applause.) 1 do not join you to-
night for any purpose of rejoicing over
the fall of opponents. Enough to say
that they have fallen. (Applause.) L
join you..to rejoice, not that their flag
trails in the dust, but that ours flies in
triumph over the land. (Applause.)
Not that they suffer the disappointment
of defeat, but that we, the representa-
tives of demOcracy-the politics of the
people-are successful. (Applause.)
"This is 10 ordinary triumph, it is
especially great; we have overcome
not only the voters at their homes that
oppose politics, but we have overcome
the influence and power of the largest
official organization almost ever known
in the world. (Applause.) One hum
dred and twenty regiments of office
holders have been in the field in this
political contest and they, too, have
(applause.)-in favor of their party.
| rejoice with you my countrymen of
Brooklyn because party has come in
to power pledgeu in favor of free gov
ernment. (Applause. l rejoice with
you that there has been found party
that has held together alone by their
love of principle for twenty-five years.
(Applause.) A quarter of century
the democratic party has suffered only
defeat, and after that long period Of
constant defeat it has won the great
est battle of its existence. (Applause.)
Such party cannot be otherwise than
useful to the country. So devoted to
what it believes to be right and true
cannot fail to be of service to this great
country in the future. (Applause.)
And my cOuntrymen, you men OF
Brooklyn, it is q consideration OF grave
import that the responsibility rests
largely upon you as well as upon us
oul al llO "CSG liz" pdl " 6Ahll
bear itself in its period OF triumph and
success-whether it shall be as grand in
the day of success as it has been patti
ent, WISE and faithful in the hours of
its defeat. (Applause.) 1t is con-
sideration Of great pleasure to me that
this battle has not been achieved ex-
clusively by democrats. (Applause.)
l believe am as earnestly democrat,
according to the doctrines of Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, as
almost any man, but tonight, we in
New York join with Connecticut and
Massachusetts to attest, and it gives
me great pleasure to say it, we owe
much in this period of success to inde-
pendent republicans. Long-continu-
ed applause.) 1t is a hard thing to
separate from ones party. We know
how strong are the bands that hold
partisans together, bat in this contest
these men, the leaders, the brightest
scholars, the patriots, have stepped
out from their ranks and taken hold OF
the democratic banner-(applause)-
for the time being as their representa-
tive and symbol, and have helped to
achieve the freedom ofthe country from
the power Of rings and cabals. Gap
plause.)
DRIVE NONE OF THEM BACK.
"My brother democrats, let you and
me see to it that in the coming days we
shall drive none of these men back into
their old ranks by any misconduct OF
ours. (Great applause.) To you and
me the question presents itself at the
outset. What does this victory signify
what ideas of government stand ex-
pressed in these millions of votes that
were cast on the 4th ? First, and per-
haps chief and best of all, is the idea Of
stability. The democratic party in al
its past history his been disting guished
for its stubborn support of stable gov
ernment. 80 much that we have beer
called bourbons, and so far as that ex-
presses stubbornness in favor of the
right l accept it; but as far as it ex-
presses adhesion to the wrong l throw
it off. We will stand by the establish
ed constitution. That which has be
come established and fixed as part o.
our institutions we will maintain BY
the great power of the democracy,
hope, tor many years to come, by the
uluCpChuChG ACpuOllCduS-\dp dpplduSc
until they shall have become Sc
mingled with the democracy that WE
shall constitute but one party. Gap.
plause.) This result means change
but it does not mean destruction. W.
don't propose to break down tina
which in periods Of the past has seem
ed necessary to the safety of the coun.
try. (Applause) The constitution il
its original form we propose to stant
by. Nothing in the great contest tha
has just ended, either in the platform
adopted by the great convention or il
the argument adopted by the people
can justify any man in suggesting tha
the democracy will be in favor Of an,
disturbance of the Constitution of tn
United States in all its provisions. Th
democracy will be found firm supper
ters of constitutional right, constitu
tional liberty at all times. (ApplauSe.
| THE COLOEED PEOPLE.
"Because OF some things that hav
been said within a very few days.
beg to say to you that this contest il
none of its developments signifies an,
disturbance of the legal and constitn
lonal rights of the colored people il
this country. (Applause.) AS tin
cOlored man comes into the new ad
ministration as a voter, so he will g,
out OF that administration as n voter
(Great applause.) AS he comes in
free man and clothed with the beautiful
garments of citizenship, SO will he ste]
out at the close, clothed with the sam
legal and constitutional rights. All,