The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04
The affirmative vote was about equally divided
between republicans and democrats.

WASHINGTON, February 2-Immedistely after
the reading OF the journal, Mr.. Holman (of In
diana) offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the house has received with
profound sorrow, intelligence of the death of
Thomas A. Hendricks, late vice president of the
United States
Resolved, That the business of the house has
been suspended in order that the eminent services
and private virtues of the deceased may be appro-
priately commemorated.
Resolved, That the clerk of the house be d.
rected to communicate these resolutions to the
senate.
Mr.. Bynum, (of Indiana) who represented the
district which formerly returned Mr.. Hendricks to
the house OF representatives, was the first speaker
to bear testimony to the true worth of the dead
statesman. He traced the life of Mr. Hendricks
through childhood, youth, and manhood, showing
that in every stage he had manifested that ability
and talent which had made his name familiar
to every household in the land.
Mr.. McCreery, eff Kentucky, reviewed Mr Hen
bricks life an illustrative of the possibility OF
American citizen, whether he was viewed as leg
islator or commissioner of the general land Office,
q representative in congress, as governor OF In
diana, as senator OF vice president OF the United
States, there would be seen the impression OF the
snlendid mind the lustre of his unfaltering pa
triotsm and noble manhood.
Mr. Hewitt of New York said his acquaintance
with Mr.. Hendricks began when that gentleman
received the nomination for vice president in 1876
and it WAS during that struggle that the acquaint-
anceship had warmed into friendship. MIR.
Hendricks was direct.minded and singe-hearted
III.
confidence from those who were brought into rela-
tions of intimacy with him. His answering f.
deity to the democratic party was due to his abso
lutte faith in its principles He did not deny the
patriotism of his political adyersaries, but he did
not regard the republican creed as calculated to Sc
cure equal rights to all men. He was necessarily
partisan, but always sincere, always manly, al
ways truthful His sincerity of character was best
understood where he was best known. His nomi-
nation for vice-president in 1884 in his (Mr Hew-
itt'sl opinion, secured the success of the demo-
cratic ticket. 1t presented an issue addressed to
| the consclences of the people, and Ill New YORK.
especially, was acceptable to a portion OF the
| party otherwise dissatisfied that personal griev-
| ances were, to a large extent, swallowed up, and
in whose person the will of the people had once
been defeated But for the existence of this feel
| ing the occasion of independent votes would not
| have centralized the strong current OF feeling
| among portion of democratic voters for the can
didate of the other party. This feeling OF loyalty
was largely due to the patriotic course of Mr.. Hen
dlicks during the legis alton which followed the
| election of 1876 When an adverse result was
reached, he did not express any vain regret as to
| his hard fortune, and ne never called in question
the courage and patriotism of the majority of the
representatives of the people in the decision
of one of the grayest problems ever en-
countered in the history of the world. On
the contrary, he recognized in the
fullest extent the mistaken fidelity, the true patri-
otism of the democratic majority, while he pro-
posed the measure of settlement by which peace
and order restored to the nation at the cost of
only te nporary delay in the transfer of the ad
ministratiOn to democratic control. He was a par
tisan, but his partisanship excited at the
expense of his patriotism. He (Mr. HewitD made
| this statement because he had desire in
some directions to exaggerate Mr.. Hendricks par
tisan feeling. There was no reason for apology
| and explanation, as far as Mr.. Hendricks view or
the matter of appointment to public Office was con
| cerned. These views were given in his letter Of
| acceptance of the nominntion for vice-president
in 1876, and coincided with the views of Washing