St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-08
HONORiNG HENDRICKS.
Gen. Stevenson EuiOgizes tn
Great HoOsier Democrat.

Great HoOsier Democrat.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. This is til,
birthday OF Thomas A. Hendricks. TIL,
Democrats of the city which was thu
home of the illustriOuS statesman have
fittingly and enthusiastically cele
brated the anniversary this evenin:
by a mass meeting, in which the virtues
Of the great statesman were recalled
and Democratic doctrines were eX
pounded by distinguished speakers
chief among whom was Gen. Steven
son. candidate for the vice presidency
of the United States. The mass meet
ing was held under the auspices of the
club which bears Mr.. Hendricks name
Gen. Stevenson arrived here about
O'Clock, accompanied by Hon. A. j
Hunter, of Illinois. The two gentle
men were met at the depot by recep
ton committee of the Hendricks elul
and driven to the Grand hotel, where
they spent the remainder of the after
noon in their rooms.
In the evening there was an ontpOur
ing of the people such as had not beer
witnessed since the exciting campaign
of four years ago. The mass meeting
Yves held in TomlinSOn hail, and the
great auditorium, with seating capac
ity of nearly 5000, was densely packed
Among the 200 persons vino had seats
OH the stage were Mrs. Thomas A
Hendricks and Mrs. Claude Matthews
wife of the present secretary of STATE
and candidate for governor.
When Gen. Stevenson came into the
hall and passed up the aisleS to the
stage, accompanied by the officers of the
Hendricks club, he was greeted with
loud cheers. The chairman of the meet
ing was Judge A. G. Ayers, president OF
the Hendricks club. Judge Ayers
opened the proceedings with brief
speech, eulogiZing Hendricks and touch.
ing lightly upon the issues of the cam
paign. When he had finished speaking
he read the following letter:
Gray Gables. Sept. ., 1S92.--A. c;
Ayers-My Dear Sir: l have received
the Hendricks Club of indianapolis tc
be present at the celebration of the
birthday OF Thomas A. Hendricks OIL
the 18th instant. 1t would afford
me great pleasure to accept
your invitation, and thus Show
my appreciation of the virtues and pub
lie services OF the man whose birthday
you will celebrare. but my duties here
make it impossible for me TO he present
Your organization does a fitting thing
when it thus recalls to its fellow citi
Zens the honor which Mr.. Hendricks
shed upon his state and the
usefulness in every relation which
characterized his career. Not only the
city of indianapolis but the state of In
diana is to be congratulated that their
people have such all inspiration to dis
interested public service as is afforded
m a.. Of hn nj
this lamented statesman. Assuring you
and your organization that it would be
a great satisfaction for me to be witt
those who would honor and commence
rate his birthday, | am very ulyyourS
GROVER CLEVELAND.
When the applause that followed haC
subsidized Judge Ayers introduced Gen
Stevenson. Handkerchiefs were waved
and shout went up. This demOnstra-
ton lasted a couple of minutes anC
then Gen. Stevenson began his speech
which was glowing tribute to the
memory of Hendricks. Many of the ut
teranceS Of the speaker were warmly
applauded, and he sat down just at the
right moment, when the audience wa!
thoroughly enthuSed. He did not at any
time deal directly with the issues tina
divide the parties. He said:
eminent citizen of your own state, ;
man who, in all relations of life. illus
;rated the highest type of the true
American gentleman and statesman
1t may be truly said Of Mr.. Hendrick
that the years that have passed sine,
his laborS closed have not dimmet
the splendor OF his renown. Wha
he was, what he accomplished, has be
| come part of the historic treasures o
| this commonwealth. His name and FAME
| are not the heritage of Indiana alone
but of all his cOuntrymen. Indiana ha
given many able, many illustrious SON
! to the public service, but none ADLER no
more illustrious than Thomas A. Hen
| bricks"
Gen. Stevenson spoke of Mr. Hend
ricks' devotion TO the interests of tn,
people during his career in public life
He paid high compliment to Mr.
| Hendricks for his honesty, his business
his purity in public life and his advo
cacy of economy in public expenditures
! He was in the highest sense the faithful
| guardian of the treasury. He concluded
| his eulogy of the distinguished states
man with the following words:
MI. Hendricks was in the highes
| sense Democrat, an earnest disciple
of jefferson. He never lost confidenc
! in the people; he firmly believed tina
the interests of his country could bes
be subserved by the great party o
| which he was so long trusted leader
| for a lifetime an honored member
He was gentleman, gentlemen
many Of You have occasion TO remem
Der his courtesy, his kindness. 1t wa
| this, not less than his great ability ant
| his matchleSS eloquence, that boun,
! men to him and gave him unchallenge,
| the position of leader
| Candidate Matthews also mad
speeches upon the issues of the cam
| paign, and it was late in the evenin
when the great Democratic birthda
| party broke up.
Gen. Stevenson will speak four time
at Marion in the morning, at Summit
! vile and Alexandria IN the afternoon
and at Anderson in the evening-to