St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-23
Logan at Peoria-Das,ardIy Attempt to
Wreck His Train.

Wreck His Train.
PEORIA, H., Oct. 22.-The demonstration
in honor of Gen. Logan to-day was the
largest and most imposing ever witnessed in
this city. He was met at Galesburg by a re-
ception committee numbering over one hun
dred, from various organizations, and
escorted here. AT point one mile west of
Knoxville dastardly attempt was made to
wreck the train conveying the party. The
train was running at the rate of forty miles
an hour, aud upon rounding a curve the
engineer noticed an obstruction on the track
He put on the brakes Immediately, but did
not succeed in bringing the train to
stand until the engine had run
been laid across the rails. The news of the
dabolical attempt on the life of Gen. Logan
and escort spread rapidly, and aroused the
most int nse indignation. The arrival of
the train shortly after was announced by
the blowing of whistles along the line and
wild cheers of the assembled thousands.
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 enthusi-
astically as the carriage containing Gen.
Logan passed. An immense crowd was
awaiting Gen. Logan at the wlgwam, and
when he entered the band was playing
and the vast interior rang with
cheers. When the escort had filed in
there seemed not an inch of standing room
to spare. Fully 1000 people were crowded
together. III graceful speech Miss Belle
Minor, on behalf of the Union Veteran club,
presented Gen. Logan with large square
floral emblem, with his name in letters Of
blue on white ground, and on behalf of
the Young Mems Republican club with a
basket of flowers. Being introduced with
few eloquent remarks by Hon. Washington
Cookie, postmaster of the city, who has been
a voter for over fifty years, Gen. Logan
thanked the clubs heartily for their floral Of
ferings, and paid a handsome compliment
to the young lady who made the presentation
speech. Gen. Logan was very hoarse, hav-
ing made thirteen speeches yes
terday, and having spoken al
ready three times to-day, but
with an effort he brought out his voice and
made himself heard all over the wigwam,
speaking for more than an hour. He first
reviewed the tariff question, to which most
of his speech was devoted, he then re Piled to
certain remarks of Thomas a. Hendricks.
licsn party had been robbing the country by
piling up a surplus in the treasury. Gen.
Logan said if they had piled it up it was be-
cause they had money to pile up, while if the
Democrats had not it was because they had
not had the money. Replying to the state
ment Of Hendricks that the surplus amounted
to 5400. 900, 600, he said that $l39 900, 600
was the reserve fund for the redemption of
the greenbacks, and $40, 0O0. 900 silver Ger
tificates and certificates Of de-
post. Tue latter circulated every
day among people as money. TIE
balance he said, was held to pay the bonds
and interest. He supposed, he said, that
when Gov. Hendricks said, "turn the ras-
Gals out, - he meant the Republican party
II so, should they be turned out because the
Republican party had prevented the spread
Of slavery in territories, because they had
achieved national honor, glory and success:
because when the rebellion undertook to
strike a death blow at the republic they main
tanned il had power inherent in itself to save
itself; because they had given the country
the best currency the world had ever known,
and because they had raised four millions Of
human beings out of the deep gulf of des-
pair into free American citizenship. TIE
Democratic party, be said. were treading six
teen years in the rear Of the Republicans. and
had always opposed everything Trey had ever
done until it had been accomplished.