The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-16
LoRan versus HendrIckr

CINCINNATI, Oct, 11.-General Logan
reached this city in the afternoon and
was met at the depOt'by body of 400
veteran soldiers, who, with a band, es-
corted the general to his hotel. Upon
arrival there the square was quickly
filed with a dense crowd, to whom Lo-
gan appeared aud made a brief address,
amid loud applause. At night he was
escorted TO Music hall, where an audi
ence, filling the whole building, was In
waiting. Many ladies were present.
AT the appearance of General Logan at
the main entrance scene of the widest
enthusiasm began. The entire audi
ence rose TO their feet,
cheering TO the full capac-
handkercciefs and canes in the air. This
continued fully ten minutes and until
the escorting club had been seated when
quiet was restored by the glee club sing.
Ing. General Dyes called the meeting
to order and announced General Hicken-
looper as chairman. The latter INTRO
duoed General Logan, referring to their
service together during the war, and es-
pecislly TO Gen. Logan's brilliant SER
vice at the battle of Atlanta, when he
succeeded Mcpherson in command of
the army of the Tennessee. Another
scene of wild uproar and cheering
from the seven thousand people in
the hall followed Logsn's appear
ance to speak When the tumult
ceased, General Logan begged for quiet,
saying this would be the fourth address
he had made to day, and he could not he
heard unless quiet was maintained. He
then went directly into an answer of ex-
Governor Hendricks speech of the night
before, by asking if his hearers thought
there should be q change by turning out
the Republican party, because when the
life OF the nation was threatened the Re
publican party declared the power of cx-
istance that existed in the government
to maintain its existence and that power
should be exercised? ICries of "No."1
He continued in the form of question
ing. whether it wss because the Republi-
can party had given the country honest
! money in defiance of the Democrats, or
that If had given protection 70 American
labor, increasing the wealth of the coun-
try since 1861 thirty thousand million dol
lars +? Referring to Hendricks accusation
that Blaine was neglectful of the interest
| of American citizens abroad, he SAID
Governor Hendricks forgot to say that
| under Democratic rule there never was
statute defining the position of the
government on that subject. It was lefI
| to Republican congress to enact Law
| winch is now recognized by the lesdine
| foreign powers By treaty. that natural.
| lied citizens of this country are entitled
| to protection abroad. He proceeded %
name the acts of the Democratic party
| and TO show why there should NOT Be
| change, and then took up the
subject of tariff, making the as.
sertion that Hendricks speech was an
open declaration of free trade. He was
bitter sgainst HeRdTicks for trying to
| array the Germans against Blaine, and
referring to Bayard's iasinuation thai
| the Republicans were about To buy votes
1 in OHIO. said il came with bad grace
from . man from the eonth to talk e
| Ohio about fair ballot when il wa
known that ii Democratic hands and
shofguns could be kept off the balIo,
box in the south they could not CARR
seven states. He closed with an appes
for the support of the Republicans stat
and congressional ticket. He was fol
lowed by Deliver, Of Iowa, and others