New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-30
SHEET ON LOGAN.

II was with pain that we heard the r1lmOr
that Miss Sweet, Miss Ada G. Sweet, who
holds the Office of Pension Agent at Chicago,
bad paid sums of money not name' bit sup
uosed to be considerable to Senat John A.
Logan of Illinois, in consideration of services
" or political influence extended in her behalf"
We confess we had not heard the rllmOr till
Miss Ada c. Sweet herself made it public III
letter. and it was with delight that We
learned from this communication OF Miss
Ada's that there was nothing in it; that
she had never paid the Illinois states
man a cent 1t was long since we had
heard from Logan. SO long that we were
getting uneasy about him. We presumed of
course that he was clustered somewhere in the
Great West pursuing his studies of finance and
political economy, and probably getting his
lungs together for some able remarks on the
currency question. But he remained so long
secluded and inaudible that we began to be
anxious about him. There have been instances
where men of studious habits have retired
from the haunts of men to wrestle. with scien
tific problems, and in absolute forgetfulness OF
their physical wants starved to death. We
knew Logan to be that kind of man; one
who threw himself nightly on great qucs-
TONS and who was liable when his frozen
intellect took grip to stay and wrestle with
science till he died. We have to thank Miss
Ada for discovering him. 1t was the day before
Christmas and all through thc-no, not that
her letter was dated the day before Christmas
and she begins by saying that she hears Logan
has been annoyed by charges that she has
been paying him money for his influence, and
she takes the present opportunity to comfort
him by denying it. She does it i'll these
terms:
Circumstances seemed TO obiige mo TO keep perfect
silence regarding the truth of the statements
made in the letter under consideration but now break
the silence, which personal interests almost iu
demand to that far the charges made
against you arc concerned tn utterly false and
withouta shadow of foundation. | have never paid
money directly indirectly, TO you for any considera
ton or on any prctense whatever, and have never
solicited your aid in obtaining retaining the position
OF Pension Agent IN Chicago, except IN one instance.
did call on you once when heard that you making
an effort to have appointed to the office hold.
told you my for wishing to retain the place, and
asked YOU not to disturb me. You met me In a most
friendly manner and said you would not use your nhu
ence toward the appointment Of any one In my place
without advising mo OF your action
This is creaitable to Logan and very credit
able to Miss Ada. We take leave to unite with
Miss Ada in the hope SO cordially expressed in
conclusion, that "this letter will silence forever
L" the charge brought against you, which is 30
unfounded." 1t seems hard that such q man
as Logan should be exposed to the suspicion
of having received money for his political in
fiuence; hard that such Pension Agent as
Miss Ada G. Sweet should feel called upon to
deny it; and harder still that it should be
necessary to publish her letter in order to
silence forever the charge" II indicates
great decentralization. Not, of course, in the
public service that such things should DO sus-
pectcd and charged; but in tho public mind