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doing that they would be voting to preserve the
integrity of the country. :
The meeting then adjourned.
GEN. LOGAN.
H1s SPEECH At THE nALsTED- STREET OPERA
HOUSE.

GEN. LOGAN.
Els SPEECH At THE IALsTED-sTREET OPERA
house.
Last evening Republican mass-meeting wat
held in the Ha1stcd-S Opcra-House, cofnel
of Harrison. Phil Hoyne occupied the chair
The attendance was large and the audience
very enthusiastic, being in part composed o1
ladies, Who can only be found in attendance al
Republican political meetings.
City Attorney Richard S. Tuthill was the first
speaker, and he showed up Samuel ]. Tilden II
his true light. The speech was full Of patriotic
and sensible arguments, and showed the heces
sity of voting right on the local ticket. He en-
tertained the large audience until Gen: Logan
made his, appearance, which was about 6:3(
o'clock.
GEN. LOGAN
wns introduced BY Phil Hoyne, and spoke in
substance as follows: he would not make d
lengthy speech, because they had arrived neal
enough to the election to cease arguing the
questions, rs almost every man had made up his
mind which way he would vote. There were
important questions which might yet be dis.
cussed. There were, great principles upon
which parties divided. One might tend to
peace and good government; the, other might
not, The Republicans declared this Re
public was Nation, and its powers
we're above the State, and had but one
flag and constitution, and It's flag protected its
own citizens. Tic Democracy claimed other
wise, and that this was. not q nation, and that
States had the sovereign power to sccede7 1ntl
they were only held together as league. This
doctriuc the Senator handled to the satisfaction
Of his audience. The War was 9 Part -of :our m
IL, Itar1r
who might be present for nentioning.it. Surely
they should bury small things, but had
the Democratic party taught the people
differently there would have been no war One
party tended to the peace of the country and
the other to its destruction. =. i.
He then proceeded to dissect the character OF
the candidates for President. War, he said,
tended to barbaristn. He alluded to the
calanlitfcs It had brought with 1t, which this
people all had endured. He showed how the
Democracy had
REDUCED OUR CREDIT
at the time that there was the greatest need OF
it. It had caiised the High. prices for every
thing, and caused the reaction following the
panic. The high prices had produc: exrrava-
gancc in everything and, when the Government
ceased to bea competitive purchaser, . great
channel Of commerce WIS ,!; changed, and BROUGHT
to look about for better security. This caused
the panic and the hard times. The hard times
we're complained Of by :all3the 'laborcr, me-
chanic, and tradesman. He admitted the hard
times Of to-day, but we were better off than
tration. All TIC hard timcs-war and panic
had been produced by the Democratic party,
and it was responsible for the condition OF
things to-day. The Republican party, was Or
ganfzcd On the theory OF freedom to all. The
Democratic party construed the Constitution
as forcing slavery on man. They made this>a
land of despotisn, the strong crushing the
Te showed why the Democratic. party should
not get control Of the Government. It was
now crying reform. He was in favor Of reform
wherever twas needed, and he was going to
show where it was needed. The party Of Demo-
cracy .......-. .,.--...
In February, 1861, the Democratic. party went
into Wall Street to borrow $25, 900, 000, and
could only get SO, ,000, ,oG0 on gold bonds pay
ing per cent and at y per cent dlseont SSo IT.
He then contrasted the situation brought,
about BY the Republican party: H., It had
money at ~ per cent Then be asked which
party needed reforming: He showed .that
had been reduced 5000, 900, 200, and our interest
from $500, ,0O0, 900 to s120, 100000. Yet the
Democracy: talked reform. There vas not a
single instance Of reform to which the Democ-
racy could point during its entire
tqy {SSsFs pdS1asy SysEen%5 % St ra tnS sbe
to look back. It was all feet, and they didn't
want people to look at them. He wanted to
know what Tie Democrats meant by Reform.
The Senator then, fell into telling several
amusing stories, which created much laughter.
All Reform meant with thG Democrats was that
saw that they couldn't COME in Jet. He then
alluded to the efforts made by the Republicans
to put our credit on "a solid basis,
and to redeem our 'curtcncy. He handled
Dsaotfaay fs naas lad rsd e @ eek al Efforts I It
1850. Under the control Of the Southern sfnye-
drivers and former slaye-oWncrs. Tho North.
ern Democrats had been slarcs.of the South,
and it should have been cmancipated when Mr..
FREED THE xEo GRO SLAVES.
He raked the last Confederate Congress, and
showed that the Southern Democratic minority
had, control OF twenty House committees,
while Northern Democrats 1h eSHtsged but
Postmaster General Minister to Russia, and
sixty Rebel officers III tho Hodsc of Congress.
He showed the check Of the Democratic Con-
fcderatcs in their appointments last winter.
They had gone out Of the way to select Rebels.
his country was as good as those who fought
for their country. He, showed up the bills
passed by tic House, and the laws 1t bnd re-
pealed, md how they we're circum vented by the
Senate. He then alluded to
a.. THE REBEL-CLAH1sDMLs ,-,.
last winter, amounting to S472,0
600, He alluded to the Riddle and Wiltshire
bills, which, if they. had been PASSED, would
have cost this nation S., 000, ,0O0, ,000. These
bills were now In Committee and really to be
reported at the next session Of Congress. He
alluded to !Tilden's letter, saying that he would
geto certain claims only. He showed that TIL
den failcd to. assure the: people that none of
these Rebel claims would be paid. He had fail
ed to tell what CLAIMS he would veto. He had
lain; ot B.. 3; Dykes in bis pocket /
where our soldiers had. been !
ouried. This claim had been certified to by
Maj Moore, Of Gen. ;Sheridan's staff. This
Dyke had claim for 1850 bricks and the tim
Der which cntotnbed our soldiers at Anderson
lille, where they suffered the torturcs OF the
Tanned. He then alluded to the Best claim,
shich he had advocated, and said that Palmer
md others had abused him for voting for it.
lie (Logan) had never voted for "A
Rebel claim, and . he wanted it
Understood. He defended his record as Sen
tor, and showed that he'had acted honestly,
md the Congressional Record would prove it. !
There was difference between loyal claimants
MD traitors. We hold that tfaitors when they
ought against this Government forfeited every
hing. &c then alluded to ex-Gov. Palmer and /
1o}. Don Morrison.
GEN. LOGAN THEM DEFENDED HIS RECORD