Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-04
LOGAN AT HOME.
An Enthusiastic Demonstration
i'm His Honor at Chicago.
The Senator Addresses Gathering OF
Many Thousands.
Other Political News and Gossip OF
the Day.
LOGAN AT HOME.

LOGAN AT HOME.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23-The demonstra.
ton tonight marking the return Of
Gen. Logan to his home was one of
great magnitude. The republican torch
bearing organizations of the city made
their first appearance in this campaign
and the aggregated marches mum Oere d
about 900 Ia addition to local Organi-
cations, uniformed bodies were present
from humber of the neighbOring
cities. Gen. Logan arrived from Pull
man on a special train, landing at the
Twent; second street depot at 8 o'clock.
The advent of the train was announced
by the firing of artillery and a brilliant
display of fireworks. A mounted escort
was in waiting and the distinguished
party having entered carriages, the
Cavalcadc took up the line of march
northward on the Michigan avenue
boulevard to Lake park where stands
had been for the speakers Of the even
ing. It was at 1920 o'clock before the
last of the marching escort had reached
the point of rendezvous and Gen. Logan
was escorted to the speakers stand.
The crowd then in the park had Swelled
TO about 80, 600. On the stand were
Gen Oglesby, Gov. Hamilton, tho Hon.
Joseph Medlli. the Hon. Chas. r. Far
well, VIM. Penn Nixon. Congressman
DAVIS, Dunham and Adams and an
array of vice-Presidents to the number
OF fully 200,
GEN. LOGAN'R SPEECH.
Gen. Logan was received with great
cheering, and spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and FeLIO3U-citizellS Of
Illinois: | am somewhat travel-worn
by my circuitous route from the cherish
ell capitol of our nation to my native
state and beloved home. The love for
home associations is deeply imbeddeG
in our hearts. 1t was on this my native
soil, that my boyish pride was enc0urag-
ed up to the ordinary ambitions OF
manhood, and if I have, and can serve
my constituency fairly as well in the
advancement of their interests, my
fOndest aspirations and hopes will have
ripened into a most cherished reality.
Ny fellow-citizens and friends my heart
beats in harmony with yours in all that
pertains to our common humanity and
I'd our common citizenship. | made d
vow when | first entered public life to
devote all my energies to tho interests
of our whole people and to look for my
reward III the consciousness that | had
kept the faith. [ shall ever remember
this great evidence of respect with a
heart OVERLOOKING with gratitude. [ re-
turn to you my friends and fellow
citizens, my thanks for this grand de-
mOnStration. 1t means much more than
merely to be accepted as personal tC
myself. 1t is to be attributed also tC
the great principles which [ have beer
chosen in connection with one of oul
greatest and most brilliant American
statesman in part to represent. [ there
fore deem it proper at this time to ex
anime some of the questions that divide
the two great parties Of this country.
The democratic party controlled this
government with only few intervals
from 1887 to 1861, and during these
twenty -four years there was only one
important measure enacted in accord
with financial policy, now remaining
upon the statute books. viz: The inde
pendent treasury system. Its financia
policies in all other respects have failed
and have been abandoned by the country
The doctrine of state sovereignty by
which the nation was to be subordinate
t@ the Individual states is now repudiat
ed by the people. Under this docUrine
the southern half of the democracy
entered into gigantic rebellion against
the government. While the ma jOrlty OF
the democrats of the north were 10y al tC
the government, a great many of then
organizations sympathized with the
south. Ia 1860. when the democrats LOST
control Of the government they left il
financially wrecked, the people dieheart
ened and the country almost in ruins
Their financial ideas and tariff policy
had brought the nation to its Lowest
level without credit and almost without
hope for the future. If we may Judge
them by their record up to that time
there is no ground for the belief that
they could now SO manage the affairs OF
the republic as to meet the present de
mands of the people"
A PARTY OPPOSED TO PROGRESS.
The speaker then went on to decfar,
that the democratic party had res stec
every advance in finance and every
measure touching the security of human
rights. 1t had opposed the emancipa
ton of the slaves and the Homestead
laws, It had left the doctrine of volun
tary eXpatriations III such shape tha
citizens OF foreign birth were seized anC
forced into the armies of foreign gov
ments until the republican congress