New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-20
SENATOR LoGANS FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES
HIS PART IN THE BATTLE FOR THE RESUMPTION OF
SPECIE PAYMENTS.

HIS PART IN THE BATTLE FOR THE RE5UMPrIoN OF
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: A communication published in THE
TRIBUNE of March a. intended reply to letter from
me published in THE TRIBUNE OF March B. says;
The effort TO throw duet in the eyes OF the business
OF New-York "a to the Views Senator Logan tho
question OF finance, will cause good deal OF merinent
who took part In the contest for the resumption OF
specie payments has forgotten tho rdoue provoked by
in finance And there are business IN this city
New York; who contributed money in Is77-7s 20 pay
on that important question paid something towala
that work. 1t understood that the Illinois Senator
was unsOnd that he held to the Greenback herey
so prevalent in that His country supporters were
elected to the Legislature on that platform
IT worthy OF note. and call special attention to the
fact that the Act for ecie resumption was approved
January H. 1875, and went into effect January l. 1879
General Logan a member Of the Finance Com
mittee OF tho Senate and he was one OF committee OF
seven appointed to draft the Resumption Act. Tho
records OF the Senate show that he took prominent part
in the discussion when that Resumption Act was before
the Senate favor OF the and voted tor it when It
passed. Yet we are informed by tho correspondent,
Samuel" that four years later no contributed money
to pay General Garfield TO go to Chicago and make a
speech on finance educate General Logan aud his
sttuency on that question.
This is news heretofore fully understood and IA
remarkable conclonce and good illustration showing
In ls77'7s was Editorof The Oney G) Republican end
q member OF the Illinois Press Association, and took
part the contest OF specie resumption and have not
forgotten those days the speeches made by General
Logan nearly every county in Illinois In advocacy OF
sound currency payable in coin demand at oil times
This campaign in which General Logan was re-
garcd the champion in advocacy OF specie resumption
In illinois, and IN fact it the most noted canvass
made State for years because it involved the issue
OF specie payments. It viii be remembered by the citi-
gems of Illinois that the members OF tho General Assem-
bly, elected In November 1873 and whom the legs-
atl,re convened In January. 1879. General Logan
elected to the United States Senate the ISSUE as hereto
fore stated at that time being specie payments. In
campaign since the organization OF the Republican party
the speeches OF any public extensively pub
shed in the newspapers and circulated as thoroughly
throughout the State those OF General Logan on
these financial questions in 1873.
1t Is something nexplicabe to the citizens OF Illinois
that while General Logan favored the resumption OF
specie payments in speech in the Senate and his vote
1879 and had discussed the Issue which that act in
voved in of tho Western States which speeches,
many of them published in the leading papers OF
country well many OF the local papers and thus
his views finance became we'll known to the Western
people, that a man can be found in NewYOrk who says
that Logan's financial views not sound, and that
man mad be paid to to Illinois In 1878 TO make
speech on finance in order to the State from the De-
mocracy.
Many leading papers OUTSIDE or ILLINOIS, favored oRas
election the United States Senate because Of his
soundness finance his honesty and ability. The No
tO,at Republican Washington, ID. c. In November,
1873, said
favor the selection OF General Logan for the
that he IA a true Incorporating and devoted Repub
can, aud among the straightest Of the sect We prefer
him account OF his sterling ability his aaol ment to
principle his marked intellectual powers and his bold
fearless defence OF that which ne regards TO be right
and best for the general good and his brave ienuncaon
OF whatever his Judgment Is wrong in prii elple ana
practice in the Government. He has been tried in the
Chamber. and has never disappointed the most
sangune expectations of his party and his friends.
During Senator Logans Senatorial career OF nearly
twelve years he has failed to express his views on
all proper OCCASIONS questions and measures Of any
moment and OF general interest to the country, and
affecting the prosperity OF the people, tho records OF the
Senate show General Logan made speech at Clinton
Ill., october TO- 1875 in which he discussed ut great
length the financial question. II published IN The
ChicagO Inter Oce1n from which take the extract &C
cOnpanying this letter 1t should sufficiently settle,
once and forever all question as to senator LOgans
financial principles. l. A. POWELL.
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