St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-26
The lingo Barnacles.
CRooKsroN, Mimi, July 81, 1884.

O6OChSTON, MILL, July 81, iOO1'
To the Editor of the Globe:
On Friday, March IS, 1884, the following
appeared in the Chicago daily News,
staunch Republican paper and whose editor,
Gil. Pierce, is now governor Of Dakota, and
! presume the author bf the article, as it ap-
pears in the editorial columns OF that paper:
LoGAN's ANTI-wAR RECORD.
Illinois has been asked to give solid COM
plimentary vote for John A. Logan in the
national Republican convention for decency's
sake. ssWhy for decency's sake" has not
been explained, for Illinois has already
honored Gen. Logan beyond his merits and
far beyond his deserts. In charity it has Tor
given him much and forgotten more. This
great western state, which our senator once
declared he would not sully with the name
OF northern state, has treated him with
unexampled consideration and generosity.
1t has repeatedly refused to open up the for
bidding pages of his anti-war record. When
his enemies sought to Overwhelm him
with his Democratic and secession history
Illinois has shielded him from reproach by
pointing to his service for the Union in the
war. She condoned the past and heaped
such honors upon him as were within her
gift as a state.
So far Illinois could consistently go. But
now Gen. Logan asks too much. There is
a wide distinction between electing to the
| senate man whose loyalty to the Union has
wavered and seeking to make him president
OF the United States. No greater Injustice
could be done repentant criminal than to
exclude him from all hope of honorable pre-
| torment. But there must always be line
beyond which silence regarding the charac-
ter of an cX-conyict would imperil innocent
interests.
1t might be cruel to refuse man who had
once been condemned to term in prison
employment in a subordinate place in
bank, but would anyone think OF recon-
mending such a man for cashier! The
Daily Neps has had occasion to deprecate
and condemn references to Gen. Logan's
anti-war record in previous campaings. 1t
conceded with the sentiment of the state
that he had made amends on the field of
battle for his previous reasonable utter
ances. But now he seeks an elevation to
which no man whose loyalty to the Union
ever wavered has right to aspire. Even
Democrats refuse to consider the name of
candidate whose record on this point shows
flaw of treason. So, when the adherents
of Gen. Logan ask for the solid vote of Hi
nois in the name of decency they force the
! disclosure of the insuperable objection OF his
candidacy which is preserved in the records
| of congress and the testimony of living wit
nesses. No man who acclaimed against Re-
publcans in 1860 as abolition traitors can
be Republican presidential candidate in
1884.
No man who denounced John Brown and
| reViled Abraham Lincoln in 1860 can be the
Republican candidate for president in 1884.
No man who enlisted men for the south
ern confederacy in 1861 can be the Republi-
can standard bearer in 1884.
The blood which Gen. Logan's sword shed
for the Union cannot wash out the fact that
that sword was first offered to the service of
disunion.
Illinois has condoned Gen. Logan's fault
by electing him to the highest place within
her gift. But she has no right to ask that
the nation forget his offense against it and
reward him with the presidency.
In decency Gen. Logan should not ex-
pect it.
Less than four months have elapsed since
the above was written for the daily Neoos, and
what change do we see in the party organ.
Mr.. Logan did not secure the first place on
the Republican ticket, but has secured the
dency. Surely man so Objectionable for
the presidency is equally Objectionable for
for vice president. In 1859 he was willing
to do the dirty work of returning the fugitive
slaves, during the administration of Presi-
dent Buchanan, and in speech delivered
in 1859 he defended such dirty work.
He is fit person now to do the dirty work
of the Republican party in covering up the
dirty steals in the navy department., the
Burnside and star route steals in the post
office department, and the defaulters in the
attorney generals department.. One of his
henchmen, Marshal Wheeler, of southern
Illinois, is supposed to be short in his ac-
counts thousands of dollars, as United States
marshal for southern Illinois. Yes, he is a
fit tail to the tattoo kite. Jim and Jack are
statesmen, so the Republicans tell us, but
when close pressed for single act of states
nanship by the jingo candidates, they simply
say that Jim is smart man, and Jack put
down the rebellion in 1864 r.