The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
nastardly Attampt.

PEORIA, Ill, Oct. 22.-The demon
stration in honor OF General Logan To-
day, was the largest and most imposing
ever witnessed in this city. He was
met at GalesbuTg by 9 reception COM
mlttee numbering over one hundred,
from various organizations, and escorted
mere. At q point one mile west of Knox
Vile, q dastardly attempt was made TO
wreck the train carrying the party,
which was running at q rate of forty
miles per hour, and upon rounding q
curve the engineer noticed an obetruc-
ton on the track. He put on the brakes
Immediately. but did not succeed in
bringing the train to stand until the en-
CINE had ran over two Of the tour ties
which had been laid across the track.
News of the dIabolIcal attempt on the
life of Gen. Logan and escort spread
rapidly and aroused the most intense in
dignatioH.
The arrival of the train shortly after 8
O'Clock this afternoon was announced by
the blowing Of whistles at all the manu-
factories along the line and the wild
cheers of the assembled thousands. The
local and visiting clubs formed IN line
and escorted Gen. Logan to the hotel
where he took dinner. The line OF
march was thronged with people who
cheered enthusiastically as the carriage
Containing Logan passed. An immense
crowd was awaiting the general at the
WIgWam, and when he entered the band
began playing, and the vast interior
rang with cheers. When the escort
had filed in there seemed as though
there was not an inch of standing room
to spare. There were fully 1000 people
crowded together. In graceful speech
Miss Belle Miner. In behalf of the Union
Veteran club, presented Gen. Logan
with large square floral emblem, his
name In letters of blue on \ white
ground, and in behalf of the Young
Mems Republican club with an elegant
basket of flowers. Being introduced
with few eloquent remarks by Hon.
Washington Cookie, postmaster of the
city. who has been a voter over fifty
years, Gen. Logan thanked the clubs
heartily for their floral tributes, and
paid q handsome compliment to the
young lady who made the presentation
speech. Gen. Logan was very hoarse,
having made thirteen speeches Yesterday,
nd having spoken already three times
to-day, but with an effort he brought oul
his voice and made himself heard all
over the Wigwam, speaking more than
an hour. He first reviewed the tariff
question, TO which most OF his speech
was devoted. He then replied to Ger.
tain remarks of Thomas A. Hendricks
The later, he said. had declared the Re
publican party had been robbIng the
country by piling up the surplus in the
treasury. Logan said if they had piled
it up it was because they had money &c
pile up, while If the Democrats
had not, it was because they had not
the money. Replying to the state
| ment of Hendricks, that the surplus
amounted to $400, 600, 600, he said that
$139, 900 900 was q reserve fund for the
redemption OF greenbacks, and $40,
0O0, 600, silver certificates of deposit
The latter circulated every day among
the people as money. The balance ne
said was held to pay the bonds and in
terest. He supposed, he said, that when
Hendricks said: Turn the rascal!
out" he meant the Republican
party. It 80, should they b
turned out because the Republican
party had prevented the spread
of slavery In the territories? Be
cause they had achieved national power
glory and success? Because when re
bell on undertook to strike deathblov
at the republic they maintained 1t had
power inherent II itself to save itself
Because they had given the country tn
best currency the world had ever known
and because they had raised 4, 600, 900 O
human beings out Of the deep gulf o
despair into free American citizenship
The Democratic party, he said, wer
treading sixteen years in the rear of tn
Republicans. and had always Opposes
had been accomplished.