Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11
Speech BY Senator Logan.

the affairs OF this Government for the last |
Twelve years; whether II has administered |
then wisely and successfully or not Is a |
question that any thinking man can readily
answer. AT no time, either Immediately he
fore the Republicans took control of the
Government or at any former period of Dem
cratic rule, did the Democracy ever adfninis-
ter the affairs OF the Government In so salts
factory manner as the Republicans have
done. Look at the great questions that have
been before the country, and that have been
satisfactorily solved and settled since It came
into power The party itself was founded
upon principles II was held together by the
great fundamental principle that every man,
woman and child in the country had a right
TO enjoy every right, privilege and immunity
that was accorded TO any other, and that no
restriction could by law be made to bear
upon one man that did not bear upon an
other. That theory they have carried out.
Ihey have gone before the people in defense
OF that principle, time and again, not only In
the feld. of politics, but in a great war as
result OF which that principle became fixed
facti so that we may truly say to-day what
was falsely said before,
"This is the free land,
This Is my happy home"
To-day, under Republican rule, and in con-
sequence Of the triumph of Republican prin-
ciples, every black man, woman and child In
America can stand and gaze upward toward
the heavens, and there read: "As God made
me a man, free alike with others, though
awhile deprived of that freedom, yet to day,
by the exercise of the power Of the Govern
ment by an honest Republican Administra-
tion, this is indeed the free land, and no man
can gainsay It," Cheers In the carrying
out of this great principle, the theory OF the
rlght or State to leave the National Union
at pleasure, and go wandering off like
shooting star, to fall somewhere, has
been abandoned by those who held H., be-
cause by the legitimate exercise of the war
power ofthe Government by the Republican
Administration that theory was stamped with
the infamy that it deserved and to-day the
people are united upon the principle that,
come what may, the Federal Union must be
maintained. The freedom of men, the integ-
rity of the Union, the right of the National
Government to exercise its powers for its
own preservation, and the right of every cit
izen In every State to be protected in his
rights by the central Governmental these
principles have been finally settled by the
Republican .party-and no such grand re-
sults have ever been achieved by any other
party since the organization of this Govern
ment. E0Its safHiEh +. fHf
An immense debt was incurred in the
achievement of those great results, and the
Republican party has made a wise provision
for extingushing this Democratic debt,
while at the same time it has given us a
system of national finances that no Govern
ment on earth can surpass. One of the
great statesmen OF England only short
time since announced to the people of that
country that the financial system of the
United Ststes of America, ii it could be
continued for term of one other Admins
tration, would be the theory that would be
adopted by all the nations of the earth as
the best financial theory in the w9rld.
lCheers AT the same time thst all this has
been done, all the varied material interests
OF the country have prOspered to an extent
almost without parallel. All the trades
and pursuits Of the people are prosperous,
while our educational system and every
thing connected with civilization and
Christian enlightenment have advanced
more rapidly in America under Republican
rule than under any other civilized Govern
ment on the face of the globe. In the same
length of time no people ever made the
progress that we have made All this has
been under Republican rule and as the
result of Republican Administration of
the affairs of the Government, and every
man, Republican or Democrat, must admit
it.
But our DemocIatic friends want change
OF Administration. -Four years ago they de.
manded change on the ground that the Re
publicans were negro worshipers and want
ed to confer citizenship on the colored men
and give them the right to vote. To that
they were opposed. As it now stands, we
have given them that right, and they are to-
day the peers of Democrats the land over.
lCheersl Now, what say these gentlemen
who denounced us four years ago because
we intended to do these things? These very
rebels and Democrats meet in convention at
Baltimore, and the first declaration they
make, in the first resolution, is: "We agree
mat all men are equal before the law"
daughter. What is the next declaration
they make: "We pledge ousrelves that the
thirteenth, Fourteenth aud Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution of-the Uni
ted States shall be maintained inyiolate. >
Renewed laughter.l In the next place
The integrity of the Union must be preserv
cd In the Of Cod nuf nyfx
didn't you say that ten years ago? [Cheers.-
Well, you admit that you have been WRONG
all the time for the last ten or twelve years
Aye, for the last forty years You say, "ThC
principle that the Republicans have beer
contending for is correct, and we pledge our
selves to maintainit," and what then? "But
won't You let us run the machine a LITTLE
whileg" LLaaghter.l Why? If thes,
Democrats had been in power they woulC
not have done what We did, mot. by AM
means; but after we have done it they say
"Let us try" They do not tell us how theJ
propose to run the Government. How viii
YOU manage the affairs of this nation, my
Democratic friend, if we let you have {
chance? If you are going to manage then
as you did when you were in power, we dC
not want any more of that. Laughter anC
applause One would imagine after thel
confession that they had been wrong al
this time that they would feel like sayins
to the Republican party: Gentlemen, yoI
understand the machine and we don't; WON
YOU Just run it for us in the same way vol
have done?' But no, they want to run i
themselves. However, being a little nervous
about taking hold, in order to get into tn,
traces and learn how the thing is done, the
go to work and steal couple of geRtlemel
from our party that we have no use for, aRC
put them forward as their candidates
Whether these gentlemen have joined tn
Democratic party or the Democratic part,
has Joined them, I do not think it makes
much difference. Watcher the fly walk
into the spiders parlor, or the spider come
out to see the fly, is OF no consequence-th
result in either case will be precisely tn
same [Applause.l g..-
The Democracy askfor the control Of tn
Government without any theory upOa whicl
they promise to conduct it. / challenge an.
Democrat to show me one sin gle proposition
contained in the platform upon which an.
Government-can.b be run. They demand "uni
versal amnesty" Isthat a principle upol
which GoyeTnmentcan be administered
We have given universal amnesty already +
every rebel thai tasked for It. There are to
day perhaps 250 men not amnestied. The
were officers of the Government of the Unite
States at the time the rebellion broke out
and, having sworn TO support the Constitu
tion of the United States, violated that oath
left their positions and went into the rebel
lion. To them we say: 'Gentemen, we ar
not in any great hurry to give you amnesty
but If you will ask for it and promise to sup
port the Constitution of the United States
we will give it to you" What is their re
sponse? They say eve ask nothing fror
the Government, and We never will" Now
gentlemen, if YOU want to run after thos
men to give them amnesty, when they def
your Government, you may do so. Will moi
Our Democratic frftads would have us go t
them and get down on our knees and say
go, you great mens We humbly beg pa
don of you; we haye done you gres
wrong, and now we propose to Civ
you amnesty without your asking 70
it." If you want to do that, 60 ahead; BY
as for me, while am tnthe Senate OF tn
United States, never win vote for amnest
to those rebel leaders until they ask for 4
loud applause1 HTfE ..'#.
Our old friend Greeley says, "Let MS
rcconciled." We Republicans do not nee
any reconciliation; we are already reeoncileC
The man who saws that the loyal people {
this lnrnrn m mi nrn NOT rncnnnllad Is q ala :