Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1884 — GEN. LOGAN. [ARTICLE]

GEN. LOGAN.

Welcomed to His Home by More than Half a Hundred Thousand Citizens. A Magnificent Tribute to tlie Re* publican Candidate for Vice President. [From the Chicago Daily News, Independent.] The reception given Gen. John A. Logan by the Republicans of Chicago Saturday evening was remarkably successful in all its features. It was an auspicious opening of tlie Republican campaign in Illinois. A committee of more than one hundred prominent gentlemen, under the direction of Gen. O. L. Mann, met Gen. Logan at Pullman about 6 o’clock. Gen. Logan had reached that city with Gen. Torrence from the residence of Mr. Edward Hendricks, of Wildwood, a few moments before. Gov. Hamilton made a short address of welcome to Gen. Logan upofi the arrival of the Chicago party, after which a few of the gentlemen sat down to dinner with their guest at the Hotel Florence. After the meal a train bore the party to the Twenty-second street depot, which was reached at 8:30 o'clock. Here Gen. Logan and a portion of the committee left the tram and entered carriages which hore them to Lake Park. They were met at Twenty-second street bv thousands of men and boys in uniform and with torches, composing the many marching clubs of the city and surrounding towns. Escorted by this glittering procession,' the distinguished guest and the committee proceeded slowly up Michigan avenue. The sides of this thoroughfare were’solidly packed pith people In Lake Park a throng of 30,000 or more people had gathered about tlie platform impatiently awaiting the arrival of the guest of the evening. Cannon and skyrockets were being touched off every instant, but they dlci not appear particularly interesting to the waiting people. D. W. Mima and P. T. Barry made speeches to fill in the time. While the latter gentleman still occupied the stand and struggled to make himself heard above the uproar, the processiou arrived at tlie park. It was about xo o'clock when Gen. Logan was assisted to mount the platform, and the crowd broke forth in cheers at the sight of him. Col James A. Sexton called the crowd to order. Judge Cary then made an address of welcome to the guest, after which Gen. Logan came to the front and was received with great applause. He delivered a very long address, reading from manuscript by the light of two or three flickering torchlights. His voice was full and strong, but not half the tremendous throng could get near enough to hear what he said. In his speech he discussed at length the main political questions of the day. Speaking of the comparative honesty of the two parties he said: In all the reforms of the civil service which have been instituted by the Republican party, opposition has ever been shown by a great portion of the Democracy: and. with all their professions for a reform of the civtt-Bervie@,-we find their candidate for Vice President—a gentleman from whom the people ought to have expected better things—declaring in a speech made by him July 12, 1884, and since his nomination, that the only remedy for dishonesty of administration in the Government is to turn out the 120,000 Republican officeholders and supply their places —I suppose he means—with "honest” Democrats. The basis of this declaration of Gov. Hendricks is that $03,000 has been lost In one branch of the Navy Department, and therefore he charges the whole Republican party—the millions of men constituting It—with wholesale dishonesty! It will not profit Gov. Hendricks If he challenges comparison of administration as between the Republican and Democratic parties. We need only call his attention to the many millions of dollars of defalcations by public officers under Democratic adminlstratiohs— of which Gov. Hendricks certainly must have information. Or wc might mention to-him the suggestive fact, also of record, that while thl losses under Democratic administrations prior to XB6l averaged $5.17 on every SI,OOO collected and disbursed by them, the average losses on every SI,OOO collected and disbursed by Republican administrations since the Democracy lost power have been only 56 cents; and the loss on every SI,OOO has decreased under Republican administrations until it has reached less than 1 cent per SI,OOO. On the subject of the currency he said: Under the system of currency established by the Republican party, covering equally all parts of the Union, the evils heretofore experienced under the Democratic system have entirely disappeared. The perpetuation of this admirable system of currency is a matter that greatly concerns the public, and in order that it may be upheld and continued it should be left in the hands of Its friends rather than committed to its enemies. It cannot be truthfully denied that the opponents of the Republican party fiercely opposed this system In the outset, and have never since shown any friendship for it. Hence it is not unfair to assume that, were they intrusted with power, they would devise some means by which its destruction would soon be. accomplished. The speaker said of the tariff: The history of the Democratic party during its continuance in power and up to the present rims’ on the subject of the tariff is full of suggestions of danger. The theory of the Democratic party that the market price of products of this county should be governed by the cost of like products in other countries must inevitably bring us to the conclusion that, were that party to come into power, it would be only a question of time when the business of manufacturing In this country must come to an end. In other words, the Democratic proposition is that the Ame ican manufacturer and laborer shall be put in ruinous competition with the foreign manufacture.- and the underpaid pauper laborer. Since President Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, and the American protectivetariff system adopted by the Republican party, the country has developed in prosperity and wealth until the aggregated value of all the property of the United States and Territories lias reached the enormous sum of $44,0'0,000,000, an increase of $30,000,000,000 in twenty years under the Republic n-American tariff policy, as contradistinguished from the English-Demo-cratic ’free trade” or “tariff-for-revenue” policy. In answer to the charge that commerce had suffered greatly since tlie war, Gen. Logan said that the export trade of the nation had* aggregated over one-third more under Republican rule than Its entire volume during the previous life of the republic and of the colonies that preceded it. Summing up the matter of the tariff he said: Under the Republican party’s American protective system agricultural products are higher, while manufactures and fuel are 30 percent, lower. Labor is 25 per cent, higher, and what the laborer purchases of manufactured articles is 26 per cent, lower. Our annual accumulated wealth under our American protective system amounts to 35 per cent, of the profits of the whole world. England Is anxious to-day, more than any other nation, for the’ success of the Democratic party with that party ascendant she knows that onr jports would be practically open to free trade, which would enable her to supply bar enormous home markets and destroy our prosperous manufactures at one and the same fell blow.vßut it is srid there must be a reduction of the present protective tariff because it produces a great surplus of revenue. There are various ways, JJowever, by which, if it is necessary, that surplus can be reduced. Certainly we have a great national debt to pay. That is one way in which this surplus can'in part be disposed of, while a portion of it should be used for improving onr navy, and a portion might well be used for educational purposes. We can reduce that revenue surplus

also, If It is advisable, by reducing our internal revenue tax. After declaring that polygamy must be sup-pre-sedfAnd aXree ballot and a fair count secured for the Southern States, Gen. Logan concluded his address as follows: If the people of this country want a. man to guide this-nation in the direction of peace, prosperity, and happiness; if they want the man who has been faithful to his country in the time of its trials: the man who stood by it loyally through all Its misfortunes and adversities; the man who has grown in wisdom drawn from a vast experience; the man who is known in diplomacy and, statecraft wherever our flag floats or the name of our country is mentioned; the man of generous heart as well as brilliant intellect; the man in whose hands every American interest will be absolutely safe and undeniably secure—this man, my fellow-citizens, the people will find in the nominee of the Republican party for President of the United States — the Hon' James G. Blaine. The address was frequently applauded. At its close the Hon. Clark E-. Carr, of Galesburg. paid> an eloquent tribute to the character and public services of Gen. Logan. He also spoke in high terms of Blaine and Oglesby. Ex-Gov. Oglesby followed him with a speech, in which he said it was nonsense for the Democrats to think that they could carry Illinois at the coming election. The crowd received the speech with greaf favor, and applauded it heartily. Neir the close of it Gen. Oglesby said: This great outpouring, this majestic display—the first of the campaign of 1884 of any of the States of the Union —will mark an epoch in the history of your city, as it will in onr State, of unusual significance and unusual dignity. And it will do another thing. It will send a pang—a deep, long, lasting pang—through every candidate on the Democratic ticket in every State of the Union. And if any candidate has any idle dream in his head that he is going to lie elected in this State to any big office this demonstration to-night will cook that goose. Senator Cullom and Gov. Hamilton also made short speeches. The meeting broke up about midnight with a display of fireworks and a round of cheers for the Republican candidate.