Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
Senator LOgan's Speech.


Senator LOgan's Speech.
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 a Union soldier was as
good as q rebel soldier. and continued:
Now, my fellow-citizeus, do not intend to
deal In vituperatlon and abuse either OF these
candidates. The party that can find nothing to
talk about except to accuse some man in that
party OF being thief and generally TO deal IN
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 arRument-lt is want OF power
in the man TO demonstrate the correctness OF
his theories II he deals In abuse of the Candi-
dates Of the opposite party. II Is Il want Of
power In him TO demonstrate the right and the
truth of the principles underlying the party
which he advocates, and attempts TO defend.
The Democratic party, my oountrymen, has
can party passed from one idea to another,
taken up and made q great noise over those
past ideas. In fact, four years ago, when
General Grant announced in Des Moines,
lOwn, the idea that the Government Of
the United States should take such steps as
would prevent any school fund from being
applied to seCtarian schools an idea taken up
by the Republican party everywhere, although
advocated many times before by others-the
Democratic party could not see IL then, but
now they put II out In their platform Just as
we do. SO Il was in reference to specie pay
ment. You all remember how, recently right
here in this county, all tho Democrats adyO-
Gated the repeal Of tho Resumption act. You
heard me denounced for a speech / made in
which was in favor of tho Resumption act,
NhfsH
night I'm the Democratic platform, they say
that 1--WE are in favor OF hard money-gOld
and silver, and all paper money convertible
into COin'-iust as we have always said When
read their platform 1t reminds me of a man
who passes along where fire has been built,
and who finds the chunks Just nalf alight ly-
ing In the ashes, with little spark at one end I;
and he will take up one and blow on It and
swing i 70 and fro TIL the wood glows and the
sparks ny, and and then he ] ]5ays SSoh, look here
Democratic party AS fast as the camp-hres
of the Republican party die out they come
along ana pick up the embera 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 Capitalization.
remember once that centralized power Of
the Government was brought to bear upon
and 70 crush out treason, 20 put down the
rebellion, 10 restore this Union, 10 give peace
~ inns AhuNAlls iulh WIS ono htl OF CON
trailati0n OF power In other words, 1t was
an exercise Of power of the General Govern
mcul against tho power of the States, and that
Is what they then denomlnuted oontra,iLa-
tiOn of the power of our Government and
denied the right to aid Is there any Demo-
Cral here opposed to that2 Is there any Demo-
crut here opposed 10 the oentralizinR power Of
the Government whom II Is brought TO bear
against the people OF state that reVOlutionZe
against the Goyernmont and strive 10 destroy
itt Not one. Then, when your Democratic
speakers are here, ask thom what they mean In
their platform by opposition 70 the Ccntrali1a-
uon OF thS power OF the Government,
mean by the encrOaChments of tho Govern
mcnt that bring about doSpOtlSm. What en-
.croachmentsr WIN some Democrat please
tell me what encrohChmenis they mean when
they say the spirit Of cnCrOaChmentY Can
any OF You understand Do you know what
these cncrOlohments are, that, under Repub.
iiCnn rule, are In violation OF tho Constitution
of the United States2 | would like for some
one 70 tell mo where this dcspOtlsm ia, and In
what II consists Is II despotism on the part
OF the Government TO enforce the laws of the
United states In the state Of Mississippi or In
the state OF lllinoisf want to know. The Con
atitutiun proyides that the President Of tho
United Stltos shall "sen to Il % that the laws
are faithfully executed. DO these Democrats
mean that II Is encroaChmcnt to collect In
ternnl revenue In this country by sending Of
ncers TO Illinois TO collect taxes ON whisky
and tOhacCOf Ia that an enCrOachment on
the rights ut the Stato2 Is that the dospot-
ism complained or
III ItHlttL W NlAb tnkIOuNnlntULS
which tend TO despotismn Mr. Logan
referred to the resolution declaring that
the fright 10 "A free ballot is the right
preseryatye of all rights" etc., and
continued;
We'll, expect that would make the colored
people down South laugh whom thoy read IL.
They certainly do not mean that Il was the en-
fOrcCmont ot the laws for the preservation OF
the free ballot that they considered an on,
they don't moan that, what do they meanI
"Oh,' they say, "it Is not that we mean. We
don't want YOU 10 s0nd Union soldiers to assist
the civil authorities 90 execute the law" I
supposed that was H. They will say, " We are
opposed TO the military; we arc IN favor OF
the civil authority being above tho military
authority Why, my cOuntrymon, tho oiVil
authority has always boon above the military
authority. The Chief Magistrate Of the Nation,
being civil Magistrate OF this Government,
are subject 20 the courts 10 tho Legis-
latnrea OF the country, and sub
teet 20 tho oommands OF the highest civil
subordinate 60 tho civil authority. No man vet
has ever attempted Ia this country to put
them above tho civil authority. Whom hear
them say this II utmost mikes me laugh. II Is
very anlusng 10 hear Democrat say, "well
am oppo ,ed otho military power and IN the
They are opposed 10 the military OF this COun-
try but they nominate for President a man
who has been In the army ever since he wus
1Mvul4 ulo ggala ulut ula VINO " now ABOUT
nfty-clRht. That Is an Illustration OF their
doctrines, They take a man who knows
nothing but military authority and military
law, man used to the dospotlu power OF the
army, man without experience except In milf,
tary matters, and yet cry out against military
authority This Is on "a footing with the con.
aistency Of the Democracy and like the nom,
iinatiou of English They are opposed "a
National Banks, and they nominated the big
Eest National banker In the State Of Indiana
for Nice-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 IN,
fsay let "Wcll enough Alone" The Democracy
should be kept on probation while longer.
The Republican party has restored the ooun
try and placed Il upon the true principle o
National sovereignty, as found IN the Constl
tuition, and as | have tried 10 demonstrate
Let u, Keep 10 hound together on this theory