Conversation so far:
When did Thomas A. Hendricks become Senator?
Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. Senate during the final years of the American Civil War and part of the Reconstruction Era.
What did Thomas A. Hendricks do as Senator?
Hendricks challenged what he thought was radical legislation, including the military draft and issuing greenbacks.

Question: what did he stand for?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Thomas A. Hendricks stand for as Senator?