Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-23
wEpN EsDAY. July %. 1884.
MIR. Logan's Letter of Acceptance.


when we say that as contrasted with
Mr.. BLAISE's strong and able letter,
Mr.. LooAS's is contemplate. Mr.. BLAINE
writes forcibly and correctly. not to
say elegantly. Mr.. LOGAN writes neither
forcibly nor correctly. Mr.. BLAINE can
always find the very word needed to
express his meaning. Mr.. LOGAN Is singu-
larly infelicitous in his choice OF words.
No one will suspect that anybody else than
LOGAN himself had q hand in the produc-
ton Of bis letter. His plrtitudes are sim
ply amusing, whilst his highest flights are
ridiculous. Read 1t for yourselves and see
whether or not we have done bin inius"
tice. He follows Mr. BLAINE in speaking
OF the tariff, In what he says about
arbitration, the South American re-
publics, &C., &c., and In other re-
spects. But at what a distance. He
rings the changes upon the necessities "
OF life. He declares that our form OF gov
eminent is "unique" among The nations
of the uorld." What have we to do with
the systems OF other countries? asks Mr..
LOGAN in effect. Why should we borrow
systems from them? ," "Borrow systems
ais good" as says PoLONIUs.
1t is no more than quarter OF century,
says Mr.. LOGAN, since "the fundamental
creed Of the Democratic party proclaimed
almost absolute free trade" Mr.. LOGAN
was Democrat himself at that time and a
strenuous advocate OF the Democratic creed
(which we do net admit was what he says it
was). Was he for "absolute free trade"
And yet he has the face to say that the
question Is one which can be "readily COM
pretended by any intelligent person." Was
he intelligent twenty-five years agof
We like what Mr.. LOGAN says concern
ing friendly arbitration between nations.
Also, when be SAYS that large navy is not
necessary to the United States we approve,
but this last IL hardly consistent with his
language In the close Of his letter. In one
place be says:
al do not consider il necessary that our
Government should construct enormous
fleets Of approved iron-clads and maintain
o commensurate body Of seamen In order
TO place ourselves on o war footing with
the military and naval powers OF Europe"
In another place Mr.. LOGAN says;
ave should increase our navy to de-
gIee enabling us to amply protect our coast
lines, our commerce, and TO give us force
In foreign waters which shall be respect
able and proper representative OF country
like our OWL"
("To amply protect" is abominable.l
Mr.. LOGAN no doubt holds these utter.
ances TO be perfectly consistent with each
other. He did not mean 10 be inconsistent.
But, as we have said, be is singularly in
felicitous i'm expressing himself.
But here comes Mr.. LoGAN's reference TO
the one overriding issue of the current
campaign. He says:
.sBut the disagreeable fact OF the case is
that while, theoretically. we are in the en-
joyment OF government Of the whole peO-
pie, practically we are almost as far from Il
as we were i'm the ante-bellum days OF the
republic. There are but few leading
and indisputable facts which cover the
whole statement OF the ease. In many OF
the southern States the colored population
Is in large excess OF the white. The coll
ored people are Republicans, as are also a
considerable portion Of the white people.
The remaining portion OF the latter are
Democrats. In face OF this incOntestibie
truth these States invariably return Demo-
cratic majoIities. In other States OF the
sou.h the colored people, although not
majority, form a very considerable body OF
the population, and with the white RepuO'
licans are numerically IN excess OF the
Democrats, vet precisely the same political
result obtains the Democratic party inva-
riably esrTyng the elections"
That language means, il it means any
thing, that BLAINE and LOGAN are to be
installed as President and NIce-President
OF the United States because o majority OF
the people OF South Carolina, Florida
Louisiana, and Mississippi are negroes,
and without reference to how those State:
may vote. II means that the fraud OF 1876 l.
to be repeated. But IL won't be. There vii
be no more Presidents seated by fraud. The
man who Is elected TO the Office will get it.
We are glad that Mr.. LOGAN has come out
so boldly. His threat will open the eyes
OF the northern people. Let LOGAN, Ma
HONE & Co. persist In these menaces, and
CLEVELAND will be elected without any
votes from the South. Illinois aud Mas
sachusettS viii Join with New York, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Ohio. and Conuecti'
cut, to put. down the party Of fiaud.
Mr.. LOGAN threatens the Democrats moi
with what the Republicans can do, but
with the power Of the Federal Government
He says:
ain the mean time Il Is the duty OF The
National Government TO 20 beyond resolC.
tons and declarations on the subject, and
10 take such action as may lie in its power
to secure the absolute freedom Of national
elections everywhere"
What does that meant What action can
the National Government take that will
deter Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi,
and Louisiana IRON voting the Democratic
ticketi Are the elections in those States
to be controlled by troops, or by deputy
marshals and supervisory The House OF
Representatives Is Democratic, and will
take hand In that game. Mr.. LOGAN does
not appeal TO the law-making power. He
ssys "the Government" He must mean
the Administration Of Mr.. ARTHUR.
Here Is deliberate insult 10 the whites.
Mr.. LOGAN says OF the southern negroes:
"They must have better educational adj:
yantages, and thus be enabled to become
tho intellectual peers OF their white breth-
rem, as many Of them undoubtedly already
are. A liberal school system should be
provided for the rising generation OF the
South, and the eolored people be made as
capable Of exercising the duties Of electors
o. the white people,"
Many Of the negroes are undoubtedly the
intellectual peers Of their white brethren,
quoth Mr.. LOGAN. Either he means to say
thai the whites Of the South are inferior 10
the whites Of the North, or else he means
that many Of the negroes are now thepeers
Of their white brethren Of the North. That
win DO . fine text for stump speakers In the
Hosth. Northern white men do not &C.