The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-01
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Home iifs OF tha uaadvtehsas.
Washington Cfiuc.l
Yesterday l called on our naw Vice rFaal,
dent and his wife. ! found them comfort
ably settled "a Willafd'a The war horse
Of The Democracy" "a Hendricks IL called,
was tlnd and genial M he knows how 10 be,
AMI Mrh. Hendricks happy and receiving her
guests In her most aiiable manner Apart
from slight WEAKNESS Of the eyes, they
DO not show any trace OF the political strain
through which they have passed, or the
social demands that thoy have fully
met aimee their arrival here, and indeed, al.
though surrounded by political and social
friends, there was home atmosphere that
was feifethlng. Tho home element IL no
strong In Mr.. and Mira. Hendricks that they
seem 10 carry u with them wherever they
80, Their home ia indianapolis ia genial,
peaceful one, aud would suggest tho abode
OF the private citizen more than the political
leader who has passed through many llaf0a
storm Ia pnblio liie for our new Wee Preal.
dent has been through the furnace OF bitter
public opinion, but hnl been a rock unWa'
vefing Ina hia principles.
The home OF the Hendrlokses h large
oldfathioned house OF llghto0ofod brick,
sitting we'll back from the street, an unurna.
mented lawn Ina front, Everything la aud
about the dwelling hnggeata order neatness
and practical life The house IL n two story
one. A broad hall runs through lls length,
double parlors, furnished well, bat plainly.
Everything 10 substantial, oolora anbdued.
! was there few days after his election Co
the Vice Presidency. THIS oral offerings
that bad been sent IA by friends OYorloyed at
bis election were many and very beautiful.
There were wreaths, baskets OF the choicest
hoWers, bouquets, STARS emhoms, aud n
noble hhip that had been composed OF most
costly rose buds Indiana went wild.
was Ia indianapolis daring the week OF
the terrible mental straln-for every one was
nj the highest nervous excitement whom con.
hlctlng reports were telegrnphed % the differ.
ent journals concerning the results OF the
election-and Witnessed tho intense emotions
OF that vast human Sen as II sureed through
the Ho0sisr capital when they waited almost
bitathlets day AMI night Tor the hnal Official
report, and when IL d Il come, when II was
ku own that Grover Cleveland aud Thomas
A. Hendricks we're elected beyond doubt
never shall forget that human shout thai
went up from the lips OF Thousands ag th ough
u were from one Certainty made them
wiid-tbev shouted, crOWed. laughed Wild
10 glte, danced, wept AID embraced, and
above the din The natue ot "Hendrloks'
hlled The sir. The live Hooner means Dusi-
ness when be - aroused. The people OF
Indiana wanted Hendricks, and they have
him.
Mr. and MIS- Hendricks are simple In
their tastes a0d living. They are not show
people; are full OF self respect aud porSonal,
true dignity
MIS- Hendricks IL a practical woman, view.
ing life from practical point She is a
woman who detesth sha 10 aud gludy osten.
tstion. rs does our Vice President. They
believe that morality lssomething more than
a name and gives largely TO the poor, and In
spite OF the trade against her not long ago
Ia one OF the New York papers che is Just
woman. Through all the political life OF her
husband, stormy as IL has sometimes been,
she has stood firmly by him, never wavering
from the arm, true spirit OF Democracy. She
has been deprived OF much OF the social In
tercouTse with her own sex, for IL has been
with men that she has necessarily been
thrown. Yet she has never lost her womRnly
feeling The home ties TO her are the most
sacred. Mrs. Hendricks In good politician
and her husband has no stronger help nor
support.
dark ewes full OF tire, her form erect and
fine. When Mr.. Hendricks was In Califor-
ma In 1876, his avoidance OF publicity was
most pronounced, preferring TO live quietly
at the unostentatious home OF relative to
the luxury OF the palace hotels of Sau Fran
cisco. HE entered into all the games with
the children" said the relative TO me, "with
the gusto OF boy, and Is simple in all his
habits and tastes" During his stav Ia San
Francisco one OF the leading men
OF the State called one bright
Sunday morning to invite Mr.. Hem
bricks TO his home for the day. Els ele-
CANT carriage stood at the door. With polite
dignity Mr.. Hendricks said to him: "Sir,
this is the Sabbath morning. / never allow
sught 10 interfere with my obligations to
God. / am going to church. After that
will ride with you to your home" And to
church he went, and the gentleman waited
until he returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks are Episcopalians,
and strict in their observances. That the
next four years will endear them TO the peo-
pie, politically and socially, there can 90 no
doubt; and that Mrs. Hendricks will prove
herself q power, all who know her ara as
sured. ANNIE CoG6EsHALL.