The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-02
HOADLY INTERVIEWED
Wat He Says of Senator Shsrman's Mount
Gilead Speech.
Threshing straw Twenty Years oId-Lieu-
tenant Mullen Prevents the Colonial
ton of I.5OO Voters in Cinein-
nati-The German Vote.

NEW YoEK- August 2s.-Governor Hoadly,
of Ohio. was at the Gilsey House yesterday
and his attention was called to the speech of
Ex-senator John Sherman, made at Mount
Gilead. o.. Wednesday. ''les.n he said, IL
read that speech in the morning papers, and
Twill have something to say to the people of
my State concerning it,
But will YOU not give some views now in
regard to il?
Rising from his seat he walked up and
down the hall in a thoughtful mood and
then said: 'Well. / thought Mr.. Sherman
had had enough of the bloody shirt That
is all there is in his speech. had supposed
the era of peace had arrived. but he seems to
be imbued with the spirit of fifteen and
twenty years ago. But this appeal to the
passions OF the people comes too late"
''But you must have noticed, Governor,
that he talked of other matters than the
bloody shirt. What about your petition to
President Cleveland for the pardon of Lieu
tenant Mullen, of Cincinnati, in connection
with the alleged intimidation and the alleged
arrests by the prisoner at the last election"
every we'll | am glad to have an oppor-
tunity to meet that promptly. / have not
only no apology to offer for my action in
that case but am proud of it. Now let me
explain. Mullen had served eight of the
twelve months of his imprisonment, and |
was not content with an ordinary petition,
but went to the President and made di
rect as1peal | was successful. Now lust con-
slider carefully. What was the offense com
mitted? A wholesale colonization OF ne
groes from Kentucky TO Cincinnati for cleo
ton day had carefully been planned. and the
plot would have succeeded but for the vigil
lance of Mullen. 4 low fellow known as
Hogshead Tom kept house in Cincinnati
which was to he the depot of the repeaters.
Mullen intercepted the gang. however, and
arrested 80 OF the number BY doing so he
prevented the casting OF 800 votes
How do you think the German and Irish
vote will 90 this year" was asked.
The German vote Will be divided, it
always has been. ~ regards the Irish vote,
think that most of those who left us last
fall have come back again The Irish Blame
movement in Ohio did not amount to much.
! see nothing to be alarmed about in the
coming fight, and we shall VIM
VIII the wool-tarif question have any
effect this year."
"No. | think not The Democrats all ia
vor the old tariff Senator Sherman's speech
gives you a pretty clear idea of the issue on
which his party proposes to make its fight.
If they propose to thresh straw twenty years
old we have no objections. They might
have waited. however, until General Grant
was cold in his coffin before doing the very
thing he in his dying utterances so strongly
condemned; but that is matter of taste,
perhaps. They propose to stir up all the
old sectional strife, to revive the spirit of
century ago. In this l believe they confess
their own weakness. Having no live issue
they dig up a dead one. We shall beat them
through and through.