Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-10
GEN. LOGAN.
Welcomed to His Home by More than
Half Hundred Thousand
Citizens.
A Magnificent Tribute to the Re-
publican Candidate for Vice
President.

From the Chicago Daily News, Independent
The reception given Gen. John A. Logan by
the Republicans of Chicago Saturday evening
was remarkably successful in all its features. 1t
was an suspicious opening of the Republican
campaign in Illinois. committee of more
than one hundred prominent gentlemen, under
the direction of Gen. o. L. Mann, met Gen. Lo-
gan at Pullman about o'clock. Gen. Logan
had reached that city with Gen. Terrence from
the residence of Mr.. Edward Hendricks, of
Wildwood, few moments before. Gov. Ham
ltOn made a short address of welcome to Gen.
Logan upon the arrival of the Chicago party,
after which few of the gentlemen sat down to
dinner with their guest at the Hotel Florence.
After the meal a train bore the party to the
Twenty second street depot, which was reached
at $3.50 o CLOCK Here Gen. Logan and portion
Of the committee left the train and entered car
riages which bore them to Lake Park.
They were met at Twenty-second street by
| thousands of men and boys in uniform and
with torches, composing the many marching
clubs OF the city and surrounding towns. Es-
corted by this glittering procession, the dis
tnguished guest and the committee proceeded
slowly up Michigan avenue. The sides of this
thoroughfare were solidly packed pith people
In Lake Park throng of $4,000 or more people
had gathered about the platform impatiently
awaiting the arrival of the guest of the evening.
Cannon and skyrockets were being touched of
every instant, but they did not appear particu-
larly interesting to the waiting people
ID. w. Mum and p. L. Barry made speeches
| to fill in the time While the latter gentleman
still occupied the stand and struggled to make
himself heard above the uproar, the procession
! arrived at the park. 1t was about 10 o'clock
when Gen. Logan was assisted to mount the
platform, and the crowd broke forth in'cheers
! at the sight OF him. Col James A. Sexton called
! the crowd to order. Judge Cary then made an
address of welcome to the guest, after which
Gen. Logan came to the front and was received
| with great applause. He delivered a very long
address, reading from manuscript by the light
of two or three Pickering torchlights. His voice
was full and strong, but not half the tremendous
throng could get near enough to hear what he
said. In his speech he discussed at length the
main political questions of the day. Speaking
| of the comparative honesty of the two parties
he said:
| In all the reforms of the civil service which
have been instituted by the Republican party,
opposition has ever been shown by great por-
| ton of the Democracy: and. with all their pro-
LESSONS for reform Of the civil service, find
| their candidate for Vice President-a gentleman
| from whom the people ought to have expected
better things-declaring in speech made by
him July II, 1884, and since his nomination, that
! the only remedy for dishonesty of administra-
ton in the Government is to turn out the 900
Republican officeholders and supply their places
| 1 suppose he means-with honest" Democrats.
The basis of this declaration of Gov. Hendricks
| is that $4,000 has been lost in one branch of
| the Navy Department. and therefore he charges
| the whole Republican party-the millions of
| men constituting it-wth wholesale dishonesty !
| 1t will not profit Gov. Hendricks if he chal-
lenges comparison of administration as between
| the Republican and Democratic parties. We
need only call his attention to the many millions
of dollars of defacations by public officers under
| Democratic administratohs-of which Gov.
| Hendricks certainly must have information.
| Or we might mention to him the suggestive fact,
| also OF record, that while the losses under Dem
| ocratic administrations prior to 1861 averaged
S517 on every 81, 900 collected and disbursed by
them, the average losses on every 81 900 collected
and diSburSed by Republican administrations
| since the Democracy lost power have been only
| 56 cents; and the loss on every 81 900 has de-
creased under Republican administrations un-
1 10 lnSS hoI17 Ha71fT
On the subject of the currency he said:
| Under the system of currency established by
of the Union, the evils heretofore experienced
| under the Democratic system have entirely dis
appeared. The perpetuation of this admirable
system of currency is a matter that greatly con-
Germs the public and in order that it may be up
held and continued it should be left in the hands
| of it's friends rather than committed to it's
enemies. 1t cannot be truthfully denied that
the opponents of the Republican party f1ercely
opposed this system in the outset. and have
never since shown any friendship for it. Hence
it is not unfair to assume that, were they in
| trusted with power, they would devise some
means by which its destruction would soon be
accomplished.
The speaker said of the tariff
| The history of the Democratic party during
| its continuance In power and up to the present
time on the subject of the tariff is full of sug-
gestions of danger. The theory of the Demo
| cratic party that the market price of products
| of this county should be governed by the cost
| OF like products in other countries must inevi-
| UaDly Un6 conclusion that, were that
party to come into power, it would be only a
| question of time when the business of manu-
| featuring in this country must come to an end.
| In other words, the Democratic proposition is
| that the American manufacturer and laborer
| shall be put IN ruinOus competition with the
foreign manufacturer and the underpaid pauper
laborer. Since President Lincoln was inaug-
urated in 1861, and the American protective
| tariff system adopted by the Republican party,
the country has developed in prosperity and
! wealth until the aggregated value of all the
property of the United States and Territories
has reached the enormous sum of $44 O0O, 600, 0O0
an increase of $50 600 O0O 900 in twenty years un
der the Republican-American tariff policy, as
| cOntradistinguished from the English-Demo-
cratic free trade" or tarif-fOr- revenue" policy.
In answer to the charge that commerce had
| suffered greatly since the war, Gen Logan said
| that the export trade of the nation had aggre-
| gated over one-third more under Republican
rule than its entire volume during the previous
life of the republic and of the colonies that pre-
| ceded It, Summing up the matter of the tariff
| he said:
Under the Republican partys American pro-
tectiVe system agricultural products are higher,
while manufactures and fuel are 80 per cent.
| lower Labor is 25 per cent. higher, and what
| the labOrer purchases of manufactured articles
is rs per cent lower Our annual accumulated
wealth under our American protective system
amounts to 80 per cent. of the profits of the
whole world. England is anxious to-day, more
than any other nation, for the success of the
| Democratic party,1because with that party as
| cendant she knows that our ports would be
practically open to free trade, which would
enable her to supply our enormous home mar
kets and destroy our prosperous manufactures
at one and the same fell blow. But it is said
there must be a reduction of the present pro-
tective tariff because it produces great surplus
| OF revenue There aBe various ways, however,
by which, If it is necessary, that surplus can be
| reduced. Certainly we have a great national
debt to pay That is one way in which this sur
| plus can in part be disposed Of while portion
of it should be used for improving our navy,
and portion might well be used for educational
| "a ra6nea that