The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-06


neither sympathy for the individual shall carry
US away from our duty, nor prejudice against
him warp our Judgment, IN forming our con-
clusion."
This was the spirit that he manifested
throughout the entire address. His nagnani
nous invitation to the Senators to interrupt
him at will met with an early response and
first from Senator Hill, of Georgia.
So courteous and so satisfactory were Mr..
Logan's answers and explanations in reply,
that Senator Hill, who at first manifested some
thing OF spirit of opposition to the sentiments
of Mr.. Logan, finally sat down, seemingly salts
fled with Senator Logans deferential and COM
prehensive explanations. For when Mr.. Logan,
replying to Senator Hill, remarked that under
the law the continuing sentence of the court
martial must be executed unless the President
pardons the offender" and then, looking to-
wards Mr.. Hill, continued: Now, you pro-
pose by law to stop the execution of the sem
tence!" Mr.. Hill responded: sob, no; do
not propose it at all, and then asked Mr..
Logan if the Supreme Court meant to say that
Congress cannot grant any relief, so that he
(Fitz-John Porter may hold position in the
future. And when Mr.. Logan replied that
the Supreme Court meant to say exactly
that" and then proceeded to explain why"
the answer and explanation seemed so salts
factory to Mr.. Hill that he made no further
Interruptions or objection.
interruption after interruption from opposing
Senators was kindly received and responded to
by Mr.. Logan, and his responses were uni
formly courteous and usually satisfactory,
exhibiting a complete knowledge of his subject
in all its bearings.
1t was, indeed, a most mastery speech, and
1t effected its purpose. Old-time Senators, re-
marking upon the speech, have been heard to
say that never before has so much argument,
so much research, such adaptation of manner
to matter, such candor, such courteous de-
meanor, such readiness to answer objections
such luminous statements of facts, and such
satisfactory explanations of law been united in
speech delivered in the United States Senate.
Judging of the Senator's great effort by the
usual oratorical tests, it must be pronounced
mastery speech, for it pleased, it convinced,
and moved the Senate.
HIS SUCCESS AS AN ORATOR.
Much of Senator Logan's success as an orator
may be attributed to a commanding presence,
dignity of personal bearing, and an earnest
and apparently sincere delivery.
AS popular compaign speaker NJ. Logan
has no equal in this country, unless it be Mr..
Conkling. He is a most excellent organizer,
and is always looked to- as a matter of course,
in the West to topenn Presidential cam
paign. His popularity as a candidate has been
demonstrated beyond question By his repeated
nomination and election to important official
positions.
Success wrote Quintus to his brother Cicero,
during the latter's candidacy for. the Roman
consulship, depends on two things-the zeal
of your friends and your own popularity"
Judged by this standard, Senator Logan should
be the very embodiment of political success.
His personal popularity has been already safi-
GENTLY established, and those who are in
position to know, confidently assert that no
man in public life has a greater number of
warm friends and genuine well-wisheTs than
has Senator Logan. And certainly, every one
who is at all acquainted with the workings of
the nominating conventions of his party, both
State and national, will testify to the zeal, de-
Votion, constaney and great number of his
friends. And this is but natural, for General
Logan has always been a close observer of that
old Bible proverb, He that hath friends must
show himself friendly" Senator Logan gives
to his friends his unreserved confidence, and
his knowledge of human nature is such as to
enable him, almost at glance to measure his
! man, so that he is seldom, if ever the victim of
misplaced confidence. He is so naturally
obliging that even his enemies are frequently
indebted to him for his kindly accommoda-
tons, and in more than a few instances have
men who had opposed his nomination TO Office
| been obliged to him for kindly services rem
dered them after he had secured his election
| This kindly treatment of his enemies has
SOilCCiIHHS maQS tleLA MS IIleuuS, IOr tHey
reasoned: If he will do this much for his
enemies what. would he not do for friend !"
SOME PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
! There is a sort of embodied enthusiasm about
Mr. Logan that is wonderfully catching" It
is his nature to be always confident and hope
/ full of success, and he invariably inspires like
confidence in his friends When a candidate
for his party's preferment he enters the con-
vention with great hopes, amagnanimous spirit
and loyal and enthusiastic following. He never
makes an attack upon his competitor for nomi-
nation, but attends exclusively to his own side
| of the canvass, relying upon his personal popu-
! larity and the zeal of his friends to carry him
/ through. If he fails of nomination, (which
/ lie seldom the case where he is candidate he
does not suk, or become melancholy or sour;
but, recognizing the right of his party conven-
/ ton to make its nominations regardless of his
personal interests or preferences, he cheerfully
4 accepts its decision, and gives to its nominee
his most hearty support. DE is one of the
stanchest of stalwarts, but above and in prefer
ence to any and all factions, he is Republic
| can-simon- pure. The interests of his party
as whole lie nearest his heart and his loyalty
to his party as party has done very much to
keep the Republican ship from going to pieces
on the breakers of party faction.
| Dir. LoganS advancement to public position
| has not been over the royal road of favor, but
he has won his way to eminence through the
laborious gradations of public service. He
| started at the bottom round of the ladder" a
| youth to fortune and to fame unknown, -
serving his country first as private soldier,
sud gradually, without the assistance of wealth
or early opportunities climbed to higher and
| yet higher positions In the service of his coun-
| try and the estimation Of his countrynen.
| First a soldier, then clerk of court, then
| States attorney, then a member of the Legis-
leture, then Congressman, then soldier
again and q general in the army, then Con-
| gresham at-Large, then Senator.
In this successful career of Senator Logan
the youth of America may behold the possibili-
ties afforded by their country for the advance
ment of the citizen, unassisted by power or
pelf, from the humblest to the most exalted
positions In the gift of the people. This is the
glory of our Government. 1t is the pride OF
| our people that our most eminent public mon
the men who have won the greatest achieve
nents under our free institutions-have been
men of the people, and in nowise indebted for
their promotion or fame TO the pride of snces-
try or the power of wealth.
| Sheridan and the Conductor.
From the Baltimore american.
Certain people who have tried to bulldoze
Sheridan In the past have Jared badly. "A
case in point Is that Of big headed railway
conductor in 1863 W. F. 6. Shanks, who was