Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-29
Logan to the Men of tn, south.

Logan 10 the Men oil tho S0Hth,
John LOgan's epistle to the Confed-
crate soldiers of Rockingham, Va, is
unique production, in the light of re-
cent things. The tally is laid on with
a lavish hand-in fact ''gaumed" on.
logan wants votes in Virginia. He
still has some hope, in spite of disap-
pointment in West Virginia that
Malone will be able to carry Virginia
for Blaine, and he sheaths his talons
and purrs around in soft delight.
He wants the South to forget its pref
udice and quit voting the Democratic
ticket. "Those who are so preludiced
that they cannot think or speak of
anything but the misfortunes of the
past will perhaps continue
to cling TO their prejudice" is the
| concentrated wisdom of this Republi-
can Jack Bunsby, and by IL he means
to rebuke the men of the South for not
forgetting the war.
is Mr.. Logan himself guiltless of
that prejudice which he warns the
people of Virginia against ? Is he not
daily appealing to the passions of men
to arouse their hatred against the very
yirginians whom he would have "for-
give and forget vote the Repub-
lican ticket? Does he not implore
Union soldiers to ''vote as they shot, "
because TO vote otherwise would be en-
enlargement of the Rebel South? Mr..
Logan's advice TO the people of the
South is admirable enough now lei
him give some of II to John A. Logan
and the people of the North.
And Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Logan's run
ming mate and chief-he ought to try
to 'forget the misioTtunes of the past'
and cease "clinging to prejudice >
though war memories with him can
not be very bitter, as his principal oc'
/, cupation during the four years o
|, that affair was the getting o
o rich contracts for furnishing the gov
, eminent with Springfield rifles, upon
! which he made large profits. Still
$ Mr.. Blaine is mad yet, probably be
cause he had to hire substitute to g
d In the army, which must have cos
: him something; and this he canno
g forgive and forget In his Indian
: apolis speech he worked himself into
$ terrible passion, and shouted ~ d.
Q not believe that the men who adde'
e lusterand renown to your state through
: four years of bloody war can be used +
Vt call to the administration of the gov
n eminent the men who organized tn
d great rebellion. :. believ
% chat you will stand where you stood i
d the war; AT Terre Haute, the mex
e day, he had still not become paclfied
y and said: "The old South represent
the rebellion, and cherlshes sentiment
OF sullen discomfort, is perpetually r.
Affirming its faith in the rlghtfulne;
is OF the Lost cause, is full of bitter II
p proaches against those who triumphe
ID in the war for the Union, regards NJ
SO gro suffrage with adherence, maiI
IS talns the white line, and is ready
v. use whatever amount ofintimidation ,
le violence that may be necessary to pr
L serve its own political and persons
as mastery in the SOUTH Thus it 81
pears that 1t is q patriotic duty of ii
IN North to remember the war aud ha
70 the South but the people OF the Sout
As must not allow themselves TO
In guided by the preiudlces Of the past
w Logan is doomed to disappointmel
he II he expects the vote Of Virgini
In The Solid South will remain solid.
40 will not remain solid because of Il
to events OF the war, but because the i
be terests OF all the Southern states a
We allied with the Democratic party Al