The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-02
IN HONOR OF HENDRICKS.


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.'.o SHro.is, 'ay Tine u"y ior uii.
veiihg hendricks' monument dawned
eiear ana hot but with a good breeze
blowing, and trains began tn pour to-
wards the city and il was early apparent
that the crowd would be the largest eyer
ass.mhl.d In InJ;,,,..Ii. Ca-..,,...
C.''hH,, :. S'' o,o''o'
I,,, N VI yn,o anu parry anu SoVer''o,
mn Oh new iork arrived yesterday, ana
among the earliest arrivals to-day is Gov
ernor Francis OF Missouri.
About every civil and military organixa-
tion IN Indiana ana many from Ohio, llli-
nois, Kentucky and Missouri are repre-.
sented. 1ne movement which eliminated
to-day IN the unyeiling by Mrs. Hendricks
OF monument To her dead husband was
non-partisan. one which had its inception
December .. isao, In n meeting OF the rep
resentative citizens OF indianapolis OF all
parties.
The monument stands on the southwest
corner of the capitol grounds.
Ihe parade formed at O'Clock, COM
posed OF civic anu military organizatInns.
the governors OF ONO, Indiana, New York
ana Missouri, their stalls and many not
aDie puhiic men. The procession, mile
ana half long, moved over its course,
anu AT O'Clock Governor Hovey called
the assemblage at the monument to or
ger aiid the hhai exercises OF the unveil-
ing began:
An amp,theater had been erected Tor
uis'heuisneu guests ana chorus OF l,uD
school chiiuren. 1he exercises were
opened ny patrlotic song by tins chorus.
uoNerbor hosey then made brlef speech
oI welcome: Judge Rand, president OF the
Hendricks Monument association, briefly
reN,eWeu 'ne history OF the nonument,
anu heV: Dean Jenckes OF ~. PauTs
Episcopai church invoked the divine
oiGessing.
1enerM sickies OF New York then
many hail. S Sresen,ed d To- % Mrs IrnIi, H,nrch o a
handsome memorial wreath, accompany
ing tne presentation with brief speech
entogisuc OF the dead statesman. Mrs.
Mrs; Hendricks, who was attired In deep
piaek ana wore q long mourning veil,
stepped forward and with deep bow and
rew worus' which were drowned In the
NOISE OF tne crowd enucavorinR To catch
ghhpse OF tne honorcd woman, accepted
'he memorial.
Judge Rand then took Mrs. Hendricks
arm and escorted her 10 the base of the
monument, where she drew the veil Of
latonai coiors from the bronze figure OF
her husband amid the shouts OF the vast
'nrohg ahd the booming OF cannon. An
Que Dy James W hitcomb kiley was read,
ana senator Iurpie then delivered the
ora,ioh Oh 'he Gay.
The speaker gave a running review of
the civil war. He referred to letter
henuricks wrote To some OF his coustit-
uents IN the first month OF the war in
which he said i'm part: ale regarded IL
the duty OF the citizens OF Indiana to re-
spect ana maintain the authority OF the
general government and give an honest
ana earnest support to the prosecution of
the war until In the providence of God il
may DE brought 10 an honorable conclu-
sion ana the blessings OF peace ne re-
stored To the country; postponing until
that time all controversy relat-
ing 10 the causes and the
responsibilities therefor" In the
same tenor, iadded Inrpie. were his
numerous addresses To the people in the
political campaign of 1852 which imme,l-
lately proceeded his election 10 the scn-
ate. during his term as senator he con-
stantly acted and voted in the aim OF the
government in every measure looking 10
the suppression OF armed insurrection,
but always reservinR the right To freely
discuss the civil policy OF the administra-
ton. Speaking OF reconstruction period.
| Turpie said MIR. Hendricks took his
position IN these words: "I desire this
To Dc union IN form under the constit,i-
uon, ana IN Tact 10y 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 southern states. The constitution
vi o H'"" .''N ob'h'ts.h b''toiht. l'srt ot
| national compact. deny that the peo-
| pie OF that state have the right To destroy
ITS government aId thus cease To he with
in the union. deny that convention,
legislature or any other assembly what
ever can voluntarily terminate the exis-
tence OF their state government and thus
cut oil their connections with the federal
| union" This doctrine, said Turpie, from
the very day and hour of its utterance
was rejected with every epthet of re-
| proach. II was beaten. submerged b,
large mnjorites in both houses ofcongress
decried as an unconstitutional surrender
to the enemy. But Hendricks lived Ia
see this principle, once so much de-
nounced. universally approved, 10 see
this policy OF reconstruction adopted ant
all Legislation upon the subject, ultinatel,
| To behold these ten cts sauctionpsl and sl,.