The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-27
THE VICE PRESIDENT AT HOME.


The Vice President returned to his home
in this city on Saturday. Many of his
friends gathered to welcome him at his
bone, ard to them be spoke few words.
Re did not intend that they should grow
into formal, conventional address, there
fore they partook more Of the impromptu
utteTances OF a gentleman who was simply
entertaining his neigbbors in quiet. IN
ostentatious manner. Itwss not demanded
that Mr.. Hendricks should give any
reason Why he remained in Washington
a few weeks after the adjournment of the
Senate. The Democrats of Indiana were
perfectly satisfied with whatever efforts he
saw proper to make in their behalf the
dignity OF the Vice Presidential Office could
never suffer in his hands. He might have
shut himself in his office and rolled himself
into a robe of conventional GOODNESS and re-
pulsiyeness like Colfsx. and refused to see or
do anything for his friends that crowded to
the Capital to welcome him, or like the
fraudulent Vice President Of 1876, slipped
ont the back way and gone a hshing. Be.
cause he refused the selfish ana easy course
and took upon himself the heat and burden
of the day, when he might very easily have
evaded it ali, we find the Bourbon Rspubli-
can press by direct attack or by cosrse and
vulgar Innuendo constantly assailing him.
The attacks were not important, bat Mr..
Hendricks turned aside to give brief reasons
why he remained in Washington to Look
after the interests of the Democrats of Indi-
ana. He said: "You have been told in GER
tain newspapers that l was beggar for
Office; that such course was inconsistent
and unworthy of the position which 1 hold.
Is it unbecoming for the Vice President to
plead for the people who elect him to office?
Is it unbecomipg for man to ask for his
people that which they have earned by their
votes2 Don't you recoliect that asked, dur
ing the campaign, that if defeat should come
to the ticket it should not come IN Indiana?
A certain gentleman called me mendicant
because asked this of the people. And yet
i was in a convention with that man
before which he was q candidate, and ne
got but thirteen votes. l didn't think he sp-
pealed very strongly. l DONE think he was
a mendcant, and doubt whether he knows
the meaning of the term. 1 appealed to the
people because thought the time had come
for change, and 1 wanted them to have it.
When the fight was over the result was very
gratifying to me. I got more than thirteen
votes. Indeed 1 didn't know how many
did get asked. the people for their votes,
and when theY asked me for help gave it.
Wouldn't have been an ingra,e not to have
done so? II commit any fault in this mat
ter 1 am determined that it shall be in
asking and not in refusing to ask for what
our people want. Many men come to Wash
ington perfect strangers. From the President
down they know no man connected WITH the
administration. Must no one introduce these
men? Must the offices all be parceled out to
men who have influence? and must these
who are equally worthy get nothing because
no one will introduce them? I am glad 1
s.syed in Washington six weeks after the
sdjournment of the Senate. I was there
working for my PEOPLE, and in doing so Idis-
charged as high duty as presiding over the
deliberations OF the Senate. / had no pur-
pose cave the good of the psople. I did not
do this for self, for have no idea of being
connected with any future ticket believe
in those doctrines which teach that all the
people should be represented and upon them
based my acts"
Is thera Democrat or an honest Repubi-
can in the country who can find fault with
the sentiments expressed by Mr.. Hendricks2
OF course the Republican organs will toot
and wheeze. 1t is expected of them, and
they will meet the expectation.