The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-20

aSnator Logans candidacy for the pres
l9ency is very sensibly discussed by the
ashlngton correspondent of the New
York Herald. According to the CORES
pondent Logan's aspirations have received
boom lately and his presidential stock is
now rated high by well Informed politi-
cans 1t is seriously stated that Grant
Blame and Conkling have been severaHy
approached on the subject, and they one
ana all emphatically declare that thew
were not candidates themselves and that
General Logan would be acceptable TO
them' IL Is understood that in case of the
success OF this scheme Mr.. BIaine's re-
"ard VIII be the secretaryship of state. a
posltlon which he found both pleasant and
powerful during Garfield's brief admins
tratlon. Mr.. Blaine is said to be of the
opinion that it is better to be the mower
behind the throne than on the throne if.
self. VII 0''e u
But the chief element of Gen. LogaD's
strength among the managing politicians
remains to be stated.
General Logan's friends point with
pride to the fact that so long AGO as
march, 1852, he introduced in the senate
and spoke upon bill of his own, which
PROVIDES, not merely that the revenue
from the whisky tax shall be distributed
among the states, but that it shall he de
Voted oy the states to educational pur-
poses
here they say, is plan to distribute
surplus revenue, not for general and
therefore probably demoralizing, purposes, |
as the Pennsylvania republicans PROPOSES
but to utilize the whiskey tax to promote
education in the states. They believe
they see genuine, unadulterated solid and
SIMON pure craftsmanship in this bill of |
General Logan's and they are confident
that the republican party will seize it with
rapture. 1t certainly covers the whole
ground OF the republican policy very
neatly The republicans insist on a high
protective tariff, but high taxation neces-
sarlly produces a redundant revenue
lhey do not want to use the surplus rev.
enue to pay the debt They refuse to
remit taxes. And here comes General
Logan to show them how to DISPOSE of
the surplus revenue for great moral
purpose. and thus to maintain the high
protective tariff. under the pretence that it
IS necessary for the promotion of educa
tion.
The Herald correspondent Adds: Tn
his way the powerful protectionist
interests, the whole tribe of favored and
'oddled capitalists, are at once brought
% the support of Logan, who is. in fact,
ne first and only man who has shown
hem d possibly popular and aiIurine way
o maintain the present war tariff. If any
me supposes that General Logan has notI
maze hit with his plan the generals
flends think little of that persons iudg-
nent In fact, they hold that he has made
better bid than either Mr. Boxer. of
'ennsylvania, or Mr. Blaine.
General Logan appears, therefore, as
he high tax republican candidate, and it
undeniabe that this makes him strong
andldate with the republican managers. :
low the voters will like the high tax !
ollcy Is OF course less certain. But to
ne republican managers the perpetuation a,
1 large surplus revenue is extremely
liurlng. Such surplus not merely gives
hem an excuse for continuing the on
ressive war tariff, but they know by ex- t
erience that when so many surplus mil j
ons are to be dealt with when the =
oVernment is rich, though the people /
lay be poor, that secures the prosperity {
many little jobs. )
But even this is not all. Not few of :
le republican managers have been Bitten :
18th the adventurous foreign policy of
r. Blaine. They know by experience
the late war what an excellent thing
'r party in power war is and how G.
rong 1t becomes by the distribution of .
1gadier generalships and the manage N
ent of commissary, quartermaster and 81
ar claims business, Now the $86, ,O0O.- d
~ OF Whiskey tax may be distributed to =
e states under the Logan-Blaine plan H
Irlng peace, but every republican states ce
an knows that it will be ready to be r
ed foI war purposes whenever they NAV
oose to bring about war. 1t will r,
AXE very handsome war fund, which eli
e country will be ready to have diverted sh
om education to fighting the moment ri
can get somebody in Europe to tread
the tail of the American eagle. With
neral Logan as president and Mr. Blaine a
secretary of the state, eighty six mil. IL
MS on hand to begin foreign war NJ
'uld be very convenient 1t would an
we to tide over the awkward period at n, a.,
beginning when the public retreat at as
II because it fears the cost. With the 32
llsky reyenue neat little war could be or
rrled on very comfortably, and there ar.
many republicans of prominence who
nix the quiet and uneventful policy and
of President Arthur ''si,n- Ia
7 contemplate. SO General logan is an
the field as the high tax candidate for Ry
presidency, and his friends say that Nc
Use who laugh at him are poor politi-