, 1879-01-21
THE EsALARY-GRABDER'8 PERSONAL TRl.
UMPHn

Tho sa1ary-grabber's personal organ In
Chicago nnd his chief fug1eman, Long
JONES'" aro claiming tho lata caucus vote o.
"personal triumph and "viuGiontion Of
thc salnry-grab candidate for tho United
States Senate, mud necessarily robuko for
Gen. OoIrsnY, who denounced tho grab inv
and voted for its repeal; md n1so special
defeat Of TuE CnioAoo Tn1nuHE, who de-
fentlcd OaLEspr's vote. Whether this claim
IL welt-foundod or not eau bo boss deter
mined by aua'yzing tho character and results
Of tho last State campaign and comparing
them with the character aud results Of pro-
yious campaigns.
Tho clIcf and absorbing issue OF tho Inst
cnmpnign WIS tho money anu resumption
question. Tho Republican party Of this
stnse, as well rs in most OF tho other stntos
OF the Union, charged itself with the nlvo-
cacy OF honest money and tho resumption Of
specie payments. There was clique of
shinplaater Fialists who male themselves
appear NOR, formidable tl,nn they ronlly
woro by reason Of their sp'nttering nctivitv
md loud-montlscd brawling. Tho Democratic
pnrty, In part deceived by this falAa show Of
strength aud III largo part inclinad to IN In
definite suspension Of specie paymsnts, pan-
t9ere,l to lilo Finttst in1ationsts, and ex-
lla,,stcd nil tho arts Of dcrhagogism to coax
them into their rauks and to carry tho tlay.
TuE Ci.icAoo TRIBUNE, however, insisted
stcadfastly upon tin execution Of tho Tie.
sumption law, exposed tho weakness Of Flint
humbu3 logio, pictured tho delusion and
dangers OF prolonged era Of suspension
aud doubt, impressed upon the Western pub
lie the advantages sure to result from re-
turn 10 specio basis, and did ita full aharo
in holding tho Republican, purity togother on
tito grounds If souid, honest money. The
result was TINT tho stato went Republican
by $4,000, and twelve Republican Congress-
men wera elcctod as against six Democrats
and QUO Independent.
Tie conspiracy for ousting OatEspx aud
putting LOGAN in Ills place was not in issue
during tho campaign. Tho people OF this
stato were generally ignorant Of 1t, or not
regarding tho succssa Of tho sche,no NJ
probable, subordinated tho Senatorial ques-
ton 10 the principle at stake. II tho people
had been called upon to vote directly on tho
aalery -grab question, and il the Republican
Convention had openly declared itself In
favor Of displaclng OoLEsnY because hu
voted to rspeal tho grab aud rowarslfug
LOGAN because ho hml voted for the grab
| aud pockoted the money, no sane man
doubts thnt tho Republican party, inslead
OF carrying tho state by 46,0t0 majorl.y,
woultl hayo last It by 100000 or l5O,0UO
| votes. hut this possible outcome OF To-
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tho conspirntora who worked up tho plot,
Jo.lN 4. LooANs personal organ In Chicago
was giving WIN. nil and comfort 1t could to
tho encmies Of the Republican party BY
printing Fiat speeches mud inHtilling Fiat
poison into tho minds Of Republican rcad-
ers. LoaAs himkolt was making harauyues
ou dead issues, and only referred to tho
leading question Of tho tlny in gingesly,
non.conlntal fashion. lta conducted his
ca,Apaign IN such way that II tue
Fin,ists had secured tho balanca Of
| power hs couht lave takon shelter
behind tho doctrines preached by
1lis organ, md porhapH claimed ,nany Of its
Fiat articles MI his own, and conld have
pointed to i!s imitation Bpoactes In Tic Sanato
~ repro sentng l,s present position. Ills
| quasi harl-'nonoy speeches maac during tho
campaign wero all susceptible Of double or
rickwickian construction. Tina, lo WINS
shooting to lit IL "if deer aud miss 1t II a
ca'f."
III Tho meanwhile, "Long Joska" and hia
wl.olu gang wero proasltuting tho State Con.
tral Committee, mud rcsorsing to olandestino
and uuderhaniea nauthodu, to pledge and
commit n minority OF tho Republican can.li-
.lutes Of tho Legislature 10 Looaa's Interests.
They perverted mud misused Republican
victory, which they had no share In aehiov.
ing. for their own sollah purposes, which
wouhl layo con,passed an overwhelming Re-
publican dcfeat had they boen openly
ayowcd. This Ia tue sort Of 'personal tri-
unph" OF which LOGAN aud his Leucnmen
| can boast.
How Was It when LOGAN WAS r1ofeasolly
and openly running tho politics Of thu stats
| Tho yeax 1871 furnished tast Of Mr. Lo-
oAs's wonderful magnetism and intlu-
ence. lIo WIS t'lou in tho hight OF his
public career. HI Was Unitcd States Sem
ator. Ho exercised, undor the " machine I"
practices Of that timc, almoss absolute
control over the Government patronage for
Illinois. TUE TRIBUNE, under 3 former
management, did not enabarrass him with its
support Of the Republican party. IIa ran
things to suit himself, and his "orgaus
ground ouly the tuuas lie ordered and
directed. The State had been carried by tho
Republican purity at tho previous election Of
1879 by $4,000 majority, thore WIS q hsge
Republican majority in the Congressional