The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-04
5LOGAN'S RECEPTION.
ny TIE PEOPLE OF MADISON, WIS
A Great Ovation to u Great Republican
The Generals s.irrnignmentu Of tho Dem.
|Ocrntic l'nrty-The Recent Election \.
l', III vcrinOnt-l'oiitlcal News.

MANSON, Wis, September 3.-A thrc
o'clock IN open air muss meeting was he'll
inthe Park, in front Of the Capitol Build
ing, fully five thousand people receiving
General Logan with prolonged cheering
! The great Republican was introduced b.
General Fairchild, and spoke for abou
thirty minutes. General Logan in open
Ing dwclt upon the iact that everything
writes It's own history, and works out {
distinctive path Of its own. So with the
Democratic party. Its course was indcli
! bly, impressed upon the history Of the
country in manner no one should envy.
The Democratic party represented the
English interests MS against the American
interest. It's movements looked to fr4e
trade, Stnte, ,hauks, q. rotten and d4,rea;A-
ted currency, States rights and slavery.
The Democrats OF the South wrote their
principle in blood the Democrats Of tic
North unitcdwith the South after the re-
bellion had been crushed and formed the
same party as before, upholing the name
md platform, and supporting the same
candidates for office. The Democrats had
opposed every advance, measure for the
last % years. Their monuments were
raised over false cicc Is, failures In states!
titthsltip, the pttrid carcass OF secession
and the dry bones OF States Sovereignty.
NoS-coMMirrAL. fi
The letters Of acceptance OF, the candis:
dates on the DEMOCRATIC ticket gave ne(
clue to their views on tho living issues Of
the Jay. The Republican party threw the
light Of scrutiny upon its principles and
invited inspection. The monument Of the
Republican party represented wholesome;
laws, happiness prosperity, intelligcnces
and advanced civilization, one flag, one
constitution and a preserved nation. The
Republican party has freed the slaves:
made the currency Of the United Statcs,t I
that was worth thrty-eieht cents Oh thct
dollar, equal to gold, reduced the public
debt to onc.half since 1865, increased the
amount Of property thirty billion since
1850. Where in 1860 there were 81 ,O0Omiles
Of railroad to-day there. are 10000 miles.
Under Republican rule, foreign commerce
has Increased four hundred million dol
lars. All exports prior to 1860 aggregated
nine billion dollars. Since 1850 they a.-
gregatcdtwclye billions Of dollars. Under
Republican administ. .:ltion the number OF
l'!ilns Iii the United States was increased
in number from over two million to over
four million, the Increase in value being
$50, 3,05l 1863. The increase in value OF
manufactured products was nearly $780,
100000, and population had increased 500
percent. These results could not have
been brought about under Democratic
rule. 45l5. q
General Logan dwelt upon Mr.. Hen
bricks record, bringing out the iact tha,
Mr.: Hendricks, with two other Senator'S,
had voted during the days OF reconstruc.
ton Tor amendment requiring a prop
erty qualification in the rebel States. This,
General Logan declared, was intended to
prevent the freedmen from voting. Gen.
Logan discussed the tariff, taking local in
dustries and interests 10 demonstrate the
national prosperity acquired -tLrylgh the
protective tariff HeS also defended stI,ea
right Of protection at the ballot box. At
the close OF his speech General Logan anu
party left for Chicago. 4i.
In the evening there was y grand torch
light parade participated in by marching
organizations from leading cities OF the
State. Prominent Wisconsin politicians
addressed the mass; meeting in the Assem-.
bly, room oi the Capitol building, and over
flow meetings were found necessary on
account OF the large attendance. Enthus-
iasm was intense throughout the city.
Residences were brilliantly Illuminated
and the streets re-echoed with martial
music till late at night.