Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-09
INDIANA,s ntMoCRACY.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. S.--The
annual meeting Il the Indiana Dem
ccratic editors, held here to-day, was
addressed by several prominent Dem
ocrats. among others Vice-Presidenu-
elect Hendricks, who said:
"Mr President and gentlemen OF
the associations: When 1 was asked
to attend your meeting /
did not then, nor do | now,
intend 10 make any extended speech.
IL seems impossible for me to make a
speech after the contest Is over, unless
there Ia some pending question TO
speak upon. That is one of my
troubles, but ] have met men VINO
could speak without anything particu-
lar to speak about. / may well, how
ever, congratulate you for the
great work you have done in
the last SIX month";. | do not
think you ever yourselves felt the full
force of your arguments more than In
the great contest just closed. 10 has
placed some questions CORE tly before
the country, the most important and
striking of which perhaps was
the right of the people TO Sc
lect their own rulers without any
fraudulent interference whatever That
right, / think, Is now well established.
| IL is illustrated in the fact that the
country accepts the results of the last
election, although very small major
| ity In the state OF New York decided
! that contest. That is B very sublime
spectacle, the acquiescence OF so many
upon 80 great result and upon 30 mar
row majority. Hereafter IL is to be
understood that the votes as cast
shall be counted. Thus our Am rican
insti utions are fixed with greater sta
! bility than before.
! Looking To the future, think the
/ great work of this association rs for re-
/ form. TO make the burdens OF the gov
eminent and Of the people light. You
/ said that for the purpose of reform IL
was necessary to have change Of ad.
| ministratiOn, and upon the force of
/ your arguments in great degree
| q change has been made. /
| think that 1t is settled now that taxa
ton shall only be for the purpose OF
maintaining the governments that IL
shall be limited To the wants of the
| government, because 10 is part Of tue
| platform adopted by the great con-
venlion which has been Endorsed by
the majority Of the people. Other re.
forms must come, involving their full
management Of national affairs.
There were two or three thingF
about the campaign last summer which
we're agreeable There was an indie
pendence about the press that WAS very
striking. Every thing was as well dis
cussed IN Indiana az anywhere In tbs
country, aud the advocacy OF this
cause was not iDtrusted To foreign
speakers. Affairs were for the mos
part In the hands Of home talent
and | can say of the press
rs Of the speakers, that Indiana de
pended upon herself, and we caml
forth with glorious victory. You
work is not yet done; It goes on with
the cause you have placed In success
| feel that should thank you. re
, celved such grand and encouraging
support that cannot express tn
depth OF my gratitude Z
YOU for Il. In 1Ss
: In Indiana the pen was mightier tina
the swOrd.lp
: This evening at banquet OF th
editorial association Mr.. Hendriek
7 responded 10 the toast: THE Slate {
Indiana"
DEMOCRATIC EDIToL9 or KANSAS
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. s.-pI