Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1878 — Mr. Hendricks’ Views. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Hendricks’ Views.

In a recent interview upon the moposed investigation into the Presidential frauds, Vice President Hendricks expressed himself substantially as follows: He did notthiuk the situation changed by the passage of the Potter resolution beyond the fact that uu investigation would bring the election frauds in Florida and Louisiana before the people in their true light. He regui ded the address ot the Republican committee in the light of a campaign document, designed and issued to break the force of the impending r vclations of elective rascalities. He could not consider the resolution iu question iu the light of a prelude to revoluti miry measures for unseating Hayes and placing Tilden iu ihe Presidential chair, and must perforc believe it was what it purported to b>, simply au order for a searching investigation into what the country was led to think colossal frauds. Reeei.t confessions having implicated prominent government officials in the perpetration of high crimes, and he. in eomtnou with every citizen, would

watch wi h interest development of an investigftMnn into their true ex.eut, Mr. Hei dr ks said in the course of the interview I think that when Congress ado] ted the report of the electoral commission thntwos it final set* tlcut nt. It was hot the commission but Congress that gaveMf. Hayes the Presidcm y« lam opposed to exciting stiife and dissension by reopen ug that question. I want it Under--tood that I know nothing of aDy p’ads Mr. Tildeu may have had.” The consul and “our Simon” are very nervous and excited over the proposed investigation of the fiauds in Louisiana and Florida. Keepcool, “my boys, ** thero will p e no revolu tion. The supremacy and legislation of your party has very nearly senttl e country to the d—l, and the Democracy propose, and will restore it to its proper sphere, even though it should require the imprisonment of thetn tire crowd of Shermans, Garflelds, Chandlers, and “visiting statesmen.” The rads seem very determined in their notion that the investigation ordered by Congress has in view the un seating of Hayes. Mr, Potter, the author of the resolution of inquiry, aud chairman of the investigating committee, in a letter says: “An inquiry into the frauds accomplished and which changed the electoral vote is proper to prevent repetition.” So that is all there is of it. Radicals can contain their souls in peace. They are not sincere in their expression of fear aud cry of “revolution.” It is sounded simply in lieu of the “bloody-shirt,” which has ceased to be of profit to them.

The following is the full text of tile bill to forbid the further retirement of United Statts legal tender nut's: B'.- it enacted, etc., that from and alter the passage of this act it shall uoi be luwfUi lor the secretary of the treasury or oilier officer under him to cancel or retire any more of the United States legal tender notes, aud when any of said notes may be redeemed or be received into the treasury under any law from any source whatever, and shall belong to the United State?, they shall not be retired,, cancelled or destroyed, but they shall be reissued and paid out again and kept in circulation: Provided, That nothing herein shall prohibit the cancellation and dstruetion of mutilated notes and the issue of others of like denomination in their stead, as new provided. AH acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The above passed the Senate on the 28th—yeas 41; nays 18.

Mr. L'wiggins iuforms us that he filed opinions against the claims of Messrs. Heukle, Platt and Boroughs on the ground that they were barred by act of limitiou; and in the case of Mr. Janes he had been employed prior to his appointment as county at toruey and considered his first duty was to Mr. J. The commissioners allowed the claims of H P. & B. on the principle that it would not be honorable in a county to take advantage o f the limitation act. We meant no reflection on Mi. D„ but simply attempted to point out to the consul the partus most likt ly do suffer from his reckless mud-throwing proclivities, however innocent of any wrong doing they miuht be.