The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-06
THE HENDRICKS MONUMENT.
President Cleveland's Offer OF Aid I'M
Senator yorhees's Reply.

senator NorheeS's Reply.
Senator Voorhees, has received the
following letter from the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Dec. 28.
The Hon. ID. W. Voorhces-My
Dear Sir: [ understand that II move
mcnt is on foot to erect q monument
to the memory of the late Vice.Presi-
dent, and that it is to be q tribute to
his worth and services on the part of
his friends and associates. This pro-
ject is so fitting and appropriate that 1t
seems TO me ii must meet general APP
prevail. My relations with Mr.. Hem
bricks, both personal and official, were
such that it would be n source of
much satisfaction to me to see this
good work promptly begun, and at tho
proper time | hope | may be allowed
to aid the undertaking.
Yours, sincerely,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
In reply to the Presidents commu-
nication Senator Voorhees, wrote as
follows:
UNITED STATES SENATE, Dec. 20.
Mr.. President: | have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your highly
esteemed favor of yesterday. On be-
half of the immediate personal friends
Of the late Vicc-Prcsidcnt and of the
great body of the people of Indiana, l
fee authorized to tender you their
very grateful and sincere thanks for
your kindly aud timely interest in a
movement so honorable to his memory
and so well earned by his public SER
vices and his private virtues. Permit
me to assure you that no act on your
,,ntt -, fl,n ,,,slnt - .~,,
labors for the public good, will be
by the people of his State than your
sympathy in their efforts to erect a
monument to his fame. With the
highest respect and warmest personal
regard, l am, very faithfully, yours,
ID. w. VOORHEES,.
The Money to be Raised Privately.
Indiana Democrats and their friends
will hold a meeting in Washington on
the 9Th inst, for the purpose of for
warding the scheme for a monument
to the late Thomas A. Hendricks.
Several prominent Indiana people have
taken the thing in charge and the pros
pcct is that Il committee will he organ
lied for the purpose of assisting the
State Committee in carrying out their
work. The friends Of Mr.. Hendricks
dcprccatc the introduction of tho bill!
by Frank Lawlcr, of Chicago, appro-
priating $4,000 out of the Public
Treasury for the purpose of the mon
umcmt. These friends say that no
government contribution is needed,
nor will it be accepted even if granted.
1t is considered n bad precedent OH the
part of other members of Congress to
introduce a bill for monumental pur-
poses. a number Of very prominent
men have died recently and the success
of the movement in favor of the monu
mcnt to Mr.. Hendricks would result
In a general onslaught on the treasury
in which the friends of the late Prcsi-
dent Grant, General Shields, General
George b. Mcclellan and other dis
tinguishcd ex-soldicrs would be the
bcneiiciarics. 1t is understood that
bills will be introduced voting funds
for monuments for General Shields,
General Mcclellan and General Grant.
If any of these bills should pass it
would furnish a precedent for the pas
sage of the others, SO it is thought in
advisable that any II of them should
go through.
by a proclamation just issued in
India and England, Burmah has been
formally annexed to the British EN-
pirc. The proclamation says that the
territories formerly governed by King
Thcbaw will no longer be under his
rule, but will become n part of the
dominiOns of the Queen of Great Brit
ain and Ireland and the Empress of
India the country will be administered
during her Majesty's pleasure by officers
appointed by the Viceroy of India.