The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-13
RATIFICATION.
Hendricks Speaks TO an Enthusi,
astic Audience.

Hendricks Speaks TO an Enthusi,
astic Audience.
Indianapolis, IA largely at
tended Democratic meeting to "a
tify the nominations Of Cleveland
and Hendricks was held here TO-
nieh6. Messrs. Hendricks and Nc
Donald were escorted to The place of
the speaking by the new political
labor organization known az the
"Autocrats." The meeting was
called to order by Austin III. Brown,
and VIM. 81. English was made
chairman. Hendricks was received
with burst of genuine enthusias N
which seemed to inspire him, and
he spoke with more than usual esss
and f1oency. His remarks were as
follows: My fellow citizens you are
almost as mad rs they We're in the
convention at Chicago. great
cheers) 1 thought they would
not stop up there at all. l
thought there was no limit to peos
pie there, but 1 fad there is plenty
of enthusiasm here also. lam very
much encouraged and delighted to
meet you on this occasion. You
come to celebrate and to express
your approval of the nomination
that was made at Chicago l am
glad that you are cordial. This is a
great year with us; every fourth
year We elect the two great officers
Of the government; this year Ia our
great year, and every man, what
ever his party associations, is called
upon to reconsider all questions
upon which he is dispose to act,
and having reconsidsrei, to cast his
vote in favor of what he believes to
be right. The Democracy of Indi-
ana appointed me one of the dele
gates to the convention at Chicago.
1 spent nearly week in attendance
in that city, and now I return to
say few things to you, and only a
few things. in regard to that conven-
ton. 1t was the largest con-
vension ever held in Amer
lea. Never has such an
assemblage of people been seen be.
fore 1t was q conven iol marked
In its character for sobriety, DELHI
GRAFTON and purposes. 1t selected
two men to carry the banner, and
leaving that convention and going
out before the people the question
Is, will you help to carry the ban
ner. Great cheering and cries "we
will do IT, / do not expect, l have
no right to expect, that will escape
criticism, and it may be elan er of
the opposite party. l have not in
my life suffered very much from
that, but come before you DEM
ocrats, Conservatives, Independents,
all men who wish to restore the gov
eminent to the position it occupied
before the 9 corrupt times, and 10
all such men Enlake my appeal for
your support for tue high Office for
which 1 have b zen nom
mated by tie Dem Jcracy at
Chicago. Great eheers,) Governor
Cleveland is the nominee for Presi-
dent, promoted to that Office by the
largest majority ever deciding an
election IN that 8 ate Hsis a man
of established hoaergY of cha 'ac 'er
and If you vii, elect him to the
Presidency of the United States you
Will not hear of Star routes du-ing
his administration. Democrats anu
Republicans will alike agree up III
that, we need to have the books in
government Offices for examination.
(Cbeers and cries "that is IT'D. Dol
you think that men in this age never
yield to temptation. IL -ughter) Its
only two weeks ago that one of the
secretaries at Washington was
called before a committee 70 testify
in regard to the condi,iou of his |
Office and in that department was
a bureau of medicine AMI surgery.
In that department an ex amins-
ton was being had By committee
from the Senate, ana il was ascer-
tanned by the oath OF the sec etary
that sits at the head of the depart.
ment that the defalcation found
during the last year as far az it had
been estimated was $4,000, and
when asked about it he said that he
had received letter year ago in.
forming him of some of these out.
RACES, and short tims eli : ce some-
body had told him there were frauds
going on in the service, but mem
bers OF Congress hsd recommended
a continuance OF the head of the
bureau, with such earnestness that
he thought it must be all right.
Now it turns out that the public Ia
S6S, 900 out, and how much more
no man, 1 expect, can now tell, but
what is the remedy; to have a Pre-
,ident that will appoint heads of
bureaus that will investigate the
of the DO ks, and bring all
guilty parties t. trial. (Oheers and
cries Of that is it.") My fellow
,itizsns l believe for such duty
Is this, for the purpose OIL
main aiming the United States
government for the people of this
can commend to your con-
idence Governor Cleveland. of New
{ ork. (Great cheeting.) Not long
Iince there were troubles in the To-
al government Of the city of Buf,
elo, and the conservative peo,
ia 0f that city por,in