West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-10
EX-G0Y. HENDRICKS.
Doing Yeoman Service In Behalf
of Democracy.
rhe NcSt Ncc'rresidcnt Makes n Notable
speech at Muncie-A Terrific Ar
raignmcnt OF Republican roIi.
Ces aud Methods.


Governor Hendricks delivered an intcr-
csting address To AN immense audience.
In the course of his speech he said.
II is now twenty ave years that the Rcpub-
ICan party has controlled the adminstratiVc
ana executive affairs of this country, and IL is
OF the nrst Importance that YOU and should
consider the question whether that is a. long
as one set of men ought tO ntinuc IN abso-
Lutte control In other words, the question is
be ore US; Ought not there To bc "A change
That is the frst quest ON that strikes YOUR M.
tcut1un uud mine. How much has truuSuirpd
since the Republican party Camc INTO nowcr-
and 90 not choose to include ian that pcriod
tho period of the war; | ask your attention
only FOR tho iast nineteen wears during which
that party has controlled the administrative
hhd oNocntiNo Affairs OF the county. could
not ma nRurcS or words to Cypress To won
the enormous sums of money that have been
collected ana the enormous sums OF money
that have been paid ou;. l will refer by way
OF illustrnron only To ono year, the last year
as reported hy the ScCroturN ut the Treasury
The collections aud expenditures amounted
10 Sttli, t0l,OJO Tho history of those transac-
lions is found In many thousand volumes and
thcy were recorded nv many thousand mon
mon belonging To one party only. M Demo.
Gratis have been allowed to par, ,icipatc In any
oi the affairs OF the country. speak in sub.
stance. An occasional Democrat may hRNo boon
Hllowci an Onicc, hut for the great purposes OF
num ,nistcriug tho auuirs Ot tho Government
the Democrat have hCcu oNC udcd. and To
you mon the question rs presented now
ought there not To- hc n Ciungcs Who knows
what Is wrong in the books. shall they bc
opcucdt shall there bc an Opportunity for us
men To know what has been wrong in the REQ
nIds OF the country, so that We may know
whether II swell or ill with the country MAY
ASK your attention To another illustration
on tins subject ! do not Cluim that one no
litcal party, IN the first place In it's orRanikn-
tlun Is probably any moro honest than the
other II We had no political parties la tho
country, aud were going 10 Cstaulish.two pu-
ltttCal parties, and were to run a line through
this crowd, and the men on that side were 10
De of one party and the men on tn = side of
thc other party, the chances are thor, would
Inn fNN Cd IN.
on fhc other, and as many rogucS on one side,
peihHps, rs on the other. Hut take another
step In this thought. suppose this party
comes into power and II becomes established
that II IL going to return To power for twenty
Years, nave the control OF the Offices. the CON
rol OF the money, ana OF the country. Don't
you see that att the rogues Oh this side would
gru1unlly come over ana JON the strong tidcy
lent that human uaturcY And moro Than
thHt-dOnt you know as they come over thcy
would gradually push honest men ON this sido
back and hack until they would take control
OF the dominant party them ClVCsg TOaNCry
lnrRo extent mat would prove q be tho hu-
man nature of the case. Without discussing
the question whether the Republican party
has been guilty of great fraud for | !oaye
that - your own reflections | assume the
ground thut when party has been in power
exclusively nor allowing the OthCr pnrty to
participate In tho agnirs OF the Govcrnmcnt
for "A long period ot time, there ought to bc A
change that the pcopc may come to know
their affairs lorics OF I'VE will have IL this
tau Yes, sir, you are going to have IL this
NJ,
men IN ohco viii bo turned out. do not de-
sire that where a Republican, governed by his
CONSCIENTIOUS convictions, has been In Office
ana has proven himself TO loo ~ true aud honest
man IN the administration OF that office | do
not ask that he shall bc turned out But
ask that honest mon shall be placed I'm office
suihclcntlY numerous TO give the people uf
affairs.
have one step further to go I'm this nr9u-
ment. am trying 20 establish the PROPOSE.
ton that there ought now To bc a change. |
DO not know why the Republicans for tho last
nineteen years have said to every Democrat
you shall have no position iu the control of
the anRirs OF the Government They have
seen NJ 10 occupy that position, a cruel, pro.
did not agree with them. and what do YOU
mink OF II. my countrymcul Shall u b. con
tinucd any longer Cries Of "No!D 10 what
condition have we COmcY' ! refer now To the
statement made by Mr.. CHlkius Republican
mond q lew weeks ago He said we now have
s4ODOW,0J0 in the Treasury. DO you know
now ne came TO say that Hc sad that by
way OF brngRadOciO-by way OF a tuInt TO tho
Democrats. He said the Republican party
Whcn ~ came into power found au empty
treasury and now 1t has $Ib0,0DOOOO IN
express my opinion OF what ~ fortu.
nate condition OF the country. Well IL
10 not ~ having Treasury Overlooking. IL is
not in the collection from the people Of un-
told millions OF money that IN may bc hid
away in tho vaults OF the Treasury. At Wash.
lngtOn to-day they are digging new vaults
adding 20 tho OLD Naults so as 20 find room for
putting away the peoples currency n ~ "A
matter of JOY. iE 30. that the Rcpublicaus have
now I'm tho Treasury 800 900 dUy And tbnt
gentlemen, is b .lt Of the paper currency of
me country. and moro The paper ca rcucy
OF the country f. about $4,000 600 and of the
currency Of the country there is locked up Ina
Treasury SiOI,OJI.OIu DO you desire that If
so. vote for Mr takins, vote for the Repub-
lican chndldai" for President, for thcy boast
10 you that they have locked up $40 on on Of
your money What right has the Government
20 $4,000 700 Of tho peoples money inst II
fut i'm "A fr4F mn
Of its affairs what would be tho effect n mo
taxes were reduced 20 that the money Woud
the channels Of tradof Don't ynu
know tnat 10 would stimulate enter
pTilcf Don't you know that it w0ul give
employment 20 IHbpicrs Shall ] stop now
aud speak OF tho present condition Of our
country Four years ago whom. you know.
50 was iiushcr times and everything was we'll
with tho IcOplc. wheat was worth SID ana
labor was Wen PAID and q Kcpuh ican orator
WON'T Won ylet ,ynn n c9n,i,b yi colHntymen
willing 70 turn IHrty out that bns brought
you such prosperity ana Dui o. party in that
qucnccr And 10 that appeal the people lis
tened. How a. Do now Arc men cmpIOycdy
Arc furnaces throwing out FIRE ana smoke
that indicate successful cutcIpri-c ana m lus-
try have here from an IndianapO Is pare
Of yesterday evening. perhaps tnc best cdi' eI
pulcr 81 The Republican purty boz that city
the Ncvs'a statement OF ~. amount of Til'
uros thar have recently taken place ~ tho
country it i- dispatch from New York
country Tho last seven days. Hs reported % N
g.. Dun tO.-aud they aro great authorities
on thar hIrct-uumbrr fOrfhc Z uifrd sfafc4
lH', for auHdu H, total 2l3. a- AGAINST 1895 last
WcHf showing an increase OF .CFgufCru fHil.
uroa TINS week over last week. ln her
words. d. is per cent. more fnr the week that
ended yesterday than for tHc week before
that an Increase in failures of por cent and
how can 10 De otherwise when there b. this
enormous portion OF the peoples currency
locked up Zoo tho vaults Of the Treasury
send that money into the channels of trade
and wheat won sell 90 "a begging market for
G cents. i2 cgnts ana is cents "a bushcl. m is
elected = Bcpublican candidate four wears
ago who made James g. BilIuO Secretary of
state. and ~ you nave your mortgage ~ pay
Or interest upon it, counting bushcl for a.
~ takcs good many more bushels now n ray
thc interest on your mOrtRdgo debt than ifdti
your mortgage OF ~ will take o. rood rnnuy
moro hundred bushels Than DO dig o. lo0I Will.
ago. They do not saw 90 you now. as thcv d.d
tOur YCar- ago ict oil enough alone. ~ is
not VOL enough. 10 i- bad enough when YOU
sec mon out Of employment YOU may know
carly days OF our rI.o that bp tho sweat of
his brow man s.HII earn DIS bread but DO ala
seem inst there was COUP cd with that Divine
sentiment ihtt perhaps a man should have a
ChHu"o 20 earn broad bt tho swpnf of hIa
brow. but DO i- not .. now with alI Ihcrr aro
p Omc that can mot get employment to paru
their broad. I hutf uudcrsfoOI TINT ono Uf
ploymout not long sinco g. one hundred
hands is now ciosCI down. THc 20 b. mo- pr1.
y Ovmonf fhCre any moro uu al H t. tfh
thp Old rolling. %. Indianapolis InI ..ru
oriy cmp Oyci hundreds Of mon. do II. ..rf
nov us iu thD -,H. .EaId nc.pe- the way. The