Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-23
General Logan's Speech.

The Army Appropriation bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Logan addressed
the Senate. He thought the question
now before that body more important
than any other that had arisen since
1861, when the same sentiments Which b
prompted the present legislation were
expressed by many Of the same men
who are now uttering them, and led to
war He denounced the proposed
legislation as bad in itself, and as be-
ing attempted by unparllamentary
practices.
There was no safety in the course
the Democrats were now purs ulng =
no safety either to the North or the
South. They said that the President
mnst approve their bills, otherwise the
Government shall 60 to pieces. With
the knife at his throat they demand
that the President shall approve their
bills or starve. Was it new doctrine
to those gentlemen tina, the President
has as much right to approve or vote
bill as they had to vote against bill.
| stand here, Mr.. Logan said, to warn
the men who are tempted to destroy
this Government, that in tampering
with it they must not 90 too far. Loy-
al men have not forgotten the perlls
they endured and the sacrifices they
made to save the country and protect
free citizens. They are slow to believe
what they do not wish to believe, but
it the Democrats force the issue on the
country the people will be compelled
to rise and save their rights from des-
truc,ion. There will be no halfway
work then. A spirit of kindness is
pass n into an,t,er feeling. tell
them they are going too far, and are
troubling the people. The sore ouce
occasoned will be removed only by
radical means. 1t will be cut beyond
the wound to make cure complete. In
common with thousands of others, |
sincerely hoped and expected that the
Democracy of both the North and the
South would interpret the desire of the
country for peace, but to-day | must
confess | have been mistaken. The
extreme conclliatiou extended to them
has nor been met in a similar spirit,
but with aggressiveuess which fills the
country with alarm and apprehension.
Duty demands that We should speak
plainly. | make the open charge that
the Democr t are tampering with the
interests of the country, and to this
the people are awake. | charge the
Democratic party. while expressing "a
desire for peace and harmony. with
making attacks on the prime. Piles pur-
chased with blood and treasure. They
are not sincere in their professions Of
protecting the Constitution, while
they are engaged iu its destruction. l
make the charge that eulogies are pro-
nouuced here upon the arch-traitor
Davis. as patriot in the presence of
the Representatives of the American
people and the Government he under
took to destroy. ] charge that the
debt resting upon the country growing
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the democratic party. arraign the
Democratic party as responsible for
whatever discord may exist. The Re-
publican party wants peace, and have
always desired it. They not only de-
sired peace, but have shown it by
every concession which honor and dig
nifty would permit, aud they would
still make sacrif les to secure perma-
manent peace, but the Democracy may
as we'll learn now as later that the Re-
publlcans will do nothing to give peace
that is dishonorahle to them or to the
country They will not beg on their
knees for reconciliation. They will
not reIinquish the principles which in-
ured to the people, gained by the Th;r-
teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution
They will permit a modification of the
rights of 100000 Of people cf the
South who have been llbirated from
slavery aud admitted to the rights Of
citizenship. They shall not be remau-
ded to the condition of serfdom or
peonage. Let me invite them to a
peace which is honorable, and which
will make US model for all the peo.
pie for centuries to come "a peace
which must be built in the high re-
spect of the citizens Of common
country. It must rest On the conces,
sion of equal rights to all citizens of
the Republic, black or white, native
or foreigo born, peace that knows nc
State lines, for abrogating the rights
Of American citizens; peace which
would enable all people to cluster
around the American flag as an em.
blem Of their sovereignty, patriotism
and virtue,-a people strong enough
to defy the power OF the world. anc
who will protect their citizens in all
their constitutional rights on land an(
sea, at home and abroad, eleyating tht