Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1882 — LOGAN, OF ILLINOIS. [ARTICLE]

LOGAN, OF ILLINOIS.

Tfis Campaign for the Presidency Fairly Under Way. The Name of Gen. Sheridan also Prominently Mentioned by Republ cans. (Washington Telegram to Chicago Times.] The Critic made the day of Senator Logan’s return to Washington the occasion of nominating hlm’for the Presidency, and glv. Ing the reasons for regarding him as decidedly the most available candidate for 1884. To day this is followed up by a communication in The Republican signed “Old Soldier," which nommates him again, thus: “Many cases have been assigned for the t'dal wave which swept over the Republican party last Tuesday. One of the greatest < a uses was exhibited in the election of Gen. Butler by the soldier vote. His election as Governor of Mas achusetts will make him the D mocratic candidate for President in 18S4 The election of Illinois has proved that under the leadership of the gallant soldier, Gen. John A. Logan, the soldier vote was ca«t for the Republican ticket. Although Republican States like lowa, Michigan and others have lost Republican Congressmen, lilinos has lost none and may have gained one member, be-lde sending a good Republic m to the United State* Senate to succeed David Davis. If the Republicans hope to elect a President over Gen. Butler they must run a purer man and better soldier, and that man Is Gen. John A Logan, of Illinois." But many leading Republicans feel that t ie only thing that can save Lbe party two years lienee Is some bold novelty that will create enthusiasm and catch votes in some direction to replace those that are daily being lost to tbe party. Senator Logan did not sulk two "years ago, as Conkling and Cameron did. and therefore will be much m re acceptable to the anti-stalwarts than they. At the same.tlme every man who has long been in political life has made enemies, ana Senator Logan has been prominently concerned in the Internecine Republican war. He may have lost as much strength with the Conkling wing as he hos gained by his discretion on the other side. For these reasons some prominent Republicans are much in favor of the nomination of Gen. Sheridan. He has the friendsh p of Grant without having incurre i the hostility of Grant’s enemies, and it is calculated that he can get the Catholic vote, the Irish vote and the soldier vote. Sheridan’s military career might not afford much of a dew to his Presidential policy, but it would enable the campaign orators to evoke much enthusiasm and to become very eloquent without committing themselves hopelessly on the Issues of the day. One of the growing Issues is the tariff, a dry matter of statistics which it takes a good deal of patience and industry to understand, and a campaign orator would be glhd enough to get away from ad valorem and the incidence of taxation and the relation of cost to profit, and send Early whirling up the Shenandoah or fight over again the battle of Winchester, subsequent to 8h ridan’s arrival on the field. There is, by the way, a-sirtrng prospect that Congress er will perpetuate the grades of General and Lieutenant General. Such aotian would be gratifying to Sheridan and Hancock, the two most popular officers m the service, and the more likely to be gratlfitetbeoause each to closely Identified with one of the great political parties. A terrible collision occurred on the Chicago antkAJtotPMilway near Oak Grove, twenty, miles Wfe #£ Kansas City, Mo., between.a construction train and a hand-car, which rbstilted'th the death of six men and the ditbMng of the entire train. The construction traifi was in charge of Conductor Hamlett, and th® time °f tllO collision was backing toward Blue Springs, when It encountered the hand-car going east All the meh on the hand-car jumped, the loss of life-being with the laborers and trainmen. The six flat-cars, and one box-car went into the ditch. As the cars went into the ditch'some* of the men jumped, but were caught under the cars and crushed out of all shape. Beside the six killed a large number wese wounded Careless-’ handling of a derrick eUc««d an aocident in Cleveland wherein two workmen were killed and another seriously Injured. The cadets at West Point, among tithcr ’thiijgs, “are taught to respect rtttthdißy and apeak the truth.” Teaching them to speak the truth unfits them for ’Congress, of course, but we think tire scheme is a good one, hevertheless. ''G-The iTwtye. • J > ’ il —— : f edTKD>tfgftre'gate system of the Pennsylvania .Company povepj 40,015 miles of trwk, z