Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-15
BlAlNE'S BRAlNS---lOGAN'S GRAM
MAR.

Web Wilder in Iliawatha World:
Republicans are tired of ozark horses"
and negative men who have no record.
Their candidates this ycrr are men
WHO bayc lived and moved before
the people a quarter of century.
Every act OF theirs is known. their
strength is known, and also their fail
ings. Few public men have
been through SO many trials and
averaged as well rs Blaine and Logan.
Maine and Illinois have stood by these
men from their early manhood. Both
have been repeatedly elected to con-
gress both have served in the senate,
where General Logan is still an active
and able member. Logan was a lieu
tenant in The Mexican war, and colo
mel and a general in the last
war. No general from civil life made
a greater reputation.
Blaine was fourteen years in the
House and six years its speaker. For
United States Senator he had the
unanimous vote of the republicans in
the Maine legislature. This place he
resigned 10 take the position OF
state under President Gar
field. This last position he held
during the life Of Garfield, resigning
December ~. 1891. Since that time
he has been writing history that i,
eXually commended by friend and foe
as one of the few really great Amrri-
can books. His profits out of this
book viii exceed a million dollars,
perhaps two million, every dollar
worthily earned by great and Wig
oaous brain.
The history of Blaine and Logan
since 1860 is largely the history OF
their country, of the Union cause. in
civil life and on the battle field. Those
who read at all know it. If you con-
tinue to read you will learn more and
more of these two men. No newspa-
paper can sum up the career of either
in one issue or in twenty. Their
history will continue through every
number of every paper throughout
the campaign and through the next
presidential term. This summer and
autumn the biography business will
be very lively in all the papers, also
the cartoon, caricaturc, and pic
anything You want in this line. But
when the democrats are especially Sc
we're on our candidates and YOU want
to know what the truth is. il will be
well enough to remember that Illinois
and Maine are proud states and
that when they send men to Con
gress quarter of a century apiece
the men must be sound. able and
true. Ii you want TO investigate
farther you will find every word of
Blaine and Logan, while in congress,
reported and published in the Con
gressional Record. You will find
speeches that YOU disagree with, but
nothing that YOU are ashamed of.
Blaine began lite as 4 school teacher
and editor. and he learned to speak and
write remarkably well. Logan had very
little chance in the way of education,
and the chief thing you will hear said
against him during this campaign will
be that he is ignorant of grammar.
This is true. II ought to make him
very popular. for there is no book
studied in our public schools of which
the American people are 50 universal
ly and totally ignorant Black
Jack stands with Andrew Jack
son and the great mass of
voters. Iou cannot find re-
public without virtue and courage. but
you can skip the grammar and no.
body will ever miss ii. All the pupils
in our great aid grand and perfect
high school agree in say ing "IIaye
SAW" and 'Ilad .wcii." And they
viii vote for Blaine and Logan. The
''Plumed Knights" and Il Seems"
have got 4 soft Thing this year