Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-07-11
The Hendricks Monument Unveiled

INDIANAPoLIs Ind, July 9Th,
day for the unwilling of the Hendricks
monument dawned clear and hot, ant
early trains began pouring crowds int
the city. Governor Campbell of Ohio
Governor Hill of New York and Gov
ernor Francis of Missouri, with theil
staffs, were present, and about every
military and civil organization in In
diana and many from Ohio, Illinois,
Kentucky and Missouri were repre-.
scented.
The parade formed promptly at
o'clock, being composed of the COVER
nors of the states mentioned and theil
stats, with civil and military organiza-
tons.
At ? o'clock Governor Hovey called
the vast assemblage that had gathered
around the monument to order and the
exercises of the unwilling were begun.
The monument is the work of Rich
ard II. Parks. the celebrated sculptor
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southwest corner of the capitol grounds.
AT the monument an amphitheater
had been erected for the disguished
guests and the chorus of l, 900 school
children. The exercises were opened
with patriotic song by this chorus.
Governor Hovey then made "A brief
speech of welcome, Judge Rand. pres
Of hn I,.in
ISOLATION, briefly reviewed the history
of the monument and Rev. Dean
Jenckes of st. Paul's Episcopal church
invoked the divine blessing
General Sickles of New York was
then led forward and on behalf of the
Tammany society presented to Mrs.
Hendricks a handsome memorial
wreath, accompanying the presenta-
ton with a brief speech eulogistic of
the dead statesman.
Mrs. Hendricks, who was attired in
deep black with long mourning veil,
stepped forward and with deep bow
and few words which were drowned
in the noise of the crowd endeavoring
to catch "a glimpse of the honored
woman, accepted the memorial.
Judge Rand then took Mrs. Hen
bricks arm and escorted her to the
base of the monument, where she drew
the veil of national colors from the
bronze figure of her husband amid the
shouts of the vast throng and the
booming of cannon.
An ode by James Whitcomb Riley
was read and Senator Turpie delivered
the GRAFTON of the day
The speaker gave running review
of Hendricks life and concerning his
position during the civil war referred
to letter Hendricks wrote to some of
his constituents in the first month of
the war in which he said in part:
He regarded it the duty of citizens of
Indiana to respect and maintain the
authority of the general government
and give honest and earnest support
in the prosecution of the war until in
providence of God it may be brought
to an honorable conclusion and the
blessings of peace be restored to the
country, postponing until that time all
controversy relating to the causes and
responsibilities therefor
''Of the same tenor" added Turpie,
''were his numerous addresses to the
people in the political campaign of
1862, which Immediately preceded his
election to the senate. During his
term as senator he constantly acted
| and voted in aid of the government in
every measure looking to the suppress
sion of armed insurrection, always re-
serving the right to freely discuss the
civil policy of the administration.
Speaking OF the reconstruction period
Turpie said Mr. Hendricks took his
| position in these words: Il desire this
to be union in form under the consti-
tuition and in fact by the harmony of
the people of the north and south. |
deny that at the close of the war there
were no state governments in the south
ern states. The constitution of state
once admitted becomes part of the ma
tional compact. | deny that the people
OF that state have right to destroy its
| government and thus cease to be within
the union. | deny that convention.
Legislature, or any other assembly
whatever, can voluntarily terminate
the existence of their state government
and thus cut off their connection with
the federal union. This doctrine, "said
Iurpie, from the very day and hour of
! its utterance was rejected with every
epithet of reproach and contumely. 1t
was beaten, submerged by large ma
Jorltles In both houses of congress, and
decried as an unconditional surrender to
the enemy. Hendricks lived to see these
principles, once so much denounced.
universally approved; to see this pol
icy OF reconstruction adopted as the
basis of all legislation upon the sub
lect; ultimately to behold these tenets
sanctioned and declared to be law of
the land by its highest tribunal, the
supreme court OF the United States
II Webster be styled the expounder of
the constitution-the old constitution
with its half truths and compromises
upon subject, but unnamed therein
Hendricks may be as justly called the
expounder of the new. IL one is known
as the constructionist the other will be
known as the reconstructionist of his
age-as true interpreter Of the con-
stitution revised and amended, and of
the nature OF the union thus reformed
and re-established. Amid the clanpor
OF arms, shouting and thunders of en-
batted hosts scarcely died away, he
was pre-eminently the sivilian and pub
licist OF that momentous and perplex.
ing period.
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