The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-08-12
An Interesting Speech by Senator Lo-
:El gan. .--.

General John A. Logan, United States
Senator from Illinois, recently delivered
an interesting address to his old friends
and neighbors in jackson County, Ill.
After speaking of the several parties
and their standard bearers, Mr.. Logan
said he was glad the Democratic party
of the country had at last recognized
the fact that Union soldier was as
good as rebel soldier. and continued:
Now, my feilow-citizens, do not intend to
deal in ytuPeration and abuse either OF tnese Sc
talk about except to accuse some man in that
party of being a thief. and generally to deal In
slander, is like the idiot that stands and calls
you thief, liar and fool. Anybody can say that.
But the man that discusses principles does not
have to use vile epithets and denunciation. IL
is a want of argument-it is a want of power
in the man to demonstrate the correctness of
his theories if he deals in abuse of the candi.
power in him to demonstrate the right ana the
truth of the principles underlying the party
which he advocates, and attempts to defend
The Democratic party, my countrymen, has
for the last few years, as fast as the Republi-
can party passed from one idea to another,
taken up and made a great noise over those
past ideas. In fact, four years ago, when
General Grant announced in Des Moines,
the United States should take such steps as
would prevent any school fund from being
By the Republican party everywhere, although
advocated many times before by others-the
now they put tit it o out tint in their platform just as
we do. So it was in reference to specie pay
ment. You all remember how, recently, rgnt
Gated the repeal Of the Resumption act. You
heard me denounced for a speech made IN
which was in favor OF tine resumption acs,
night, in the Democratic platform, they say say
and silver, and all paper money conver0ble
into coin"-just Us we have always said. When
read their platform it reminds me of a man
and Who finds the chunks just half alight ly-
ing in the ashes, with a little spark at one end
snd n ne II s m ad np @ wood Flows and
sparks fly, and then he says, on, look here,
see what a fire can make so II Is with tne
Democratic party. As fast as the camp-freS
of the Republican party die out they come
along and pick up the embers and adopt their
blazes as new fire.
Mr.. Logan then proceeded to the dis
cussion OF the Democratic National
platform, and said of the resolution re-
lating to centralization.
remember once that centralized power of
the Government was brought to bear upon
and to crush out treason, to put down the
rebellion, to restore this Union, TO give peace
sGali1asion 8 $ % Of power. T In % other words, it was
an exercise of power OF the General Govern.
is s what f fney then hen pdenominated a centraiza.
tion of the power of our Governmenf, and
denied the right to aid. Is there any Demo
L
crat here opposed to the centraizing power of
the Government when it is brought to bear
against the Government and strive to destroy
itp Not one Then, when your Democratic
speakers are here, ask them what they mean IN
ton of the power of the Government,
and then follow it up by asking what they
ment that bring about a despotism. What en-
croachments? Will some Democrat please
tell me what encroachments they mean when
thew the esprit OF encrOachment! Can
any of you understand? Do you know what
these encroaohments are, that, under Repub-
iican rule, are in violation of the Constitution
of the United States? would like for some
one to tell me where this despotism fs, and in
of the Government to enforce the laws of the
United States in the State of Mississippi or in
sfs proHdes that the Of the
United States shall "see to 1t that the laws
are faithfully executed. Do these Democrats
mean that it Is encroachment to collect in
ternal revenue in this country by sending Of
ficers to Illinois to collect taxes on whisky
the the rights of the Slater Is that the despot-
ism complained Off .#s
In respect to the "encroachments
which tend to despotism" Mr.. Logan
referred to the resolution declaring that
the "right to free ballot is the right
preservative of all rights" etc., and
continued:
Well, expect that would make the colored
They certainly do not mean that 1t was the en-
forcement OF the laws for the preservation OF
the free ballot that they considered an en-
croachment upon the rights of the people. If
they don't mean that, what do they mean!
"Oh," they say. ait is not that we mean We
don't want you to send Union soldiers to assist
the civil authorities to execute the law
supposed that was it. They will say, I'VE are
the civil authority being above the military
authority Why, my countrymen, the civil
authority has always been above the military
authority. The Chief Magistrate of the Nation,
being a civil Magistrate of this Government,
orders and the military Obeys. They
are subject to the courts, to the Legis-
latures of the country, and sub,
magistrate of the United States. They are
subordinate to the civil authority. No man yet
has ever attempted in this country to put
them above the civil authority. When hear
them say this it almost makes me laugh. IT Is
very amiusng to hear a Democrat say, well,
am opposed to the military power, and IN the
next breath, he says: "Hurrah for Hancock.
try, hut they nominate for President a man
who has been in the army ever since he was
twenty-one years old, and who is now about
ffty-eight. That Is an illustration of their
nothing but military authority and military
law, a man used to the despotic power OF the
army, man without experience except in mill
tary matters. and yet cry out against military
sistency of the Democracy and like the nom
ination of English. They are opposed &c
National Banks, and they nom mated the big
gest National banker in the State of Indiana
for Vice-President.
Mr.. Logan discussed at considerable
length the question of State Sovereignty
and cognate questions, and concluded
| his address as follows: --.
And now, my friends, in conclusion, let me