The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-04
LOGAN IN WISCONSIN.
He Addresses an Audience of Five Thousand
at the State Capital

He Addresses an Audience of Five Thousand
at the State Capital.
MADISON. Wis, Sept 3-At o'clock an open
air mass meeting was held in the park in front
Of the Capitol building, fully 5000 people receiv-
ing General Logan with prolonged cheering.
The great Republican was introduced by Cen
eral Fairchd and spoke for about thirty
minutes. In opening he dwelt upon the fact
that everything writes its own history and
marks out distinctive path of its own. So with
the Democratic party. Its course was indelibly
impressed on the history of the country in a
manner that no one should envy. The
Democratic party represented the English
interest as against the American interest
Its monuments were built to free trade, State
banks, rotten and depreciated currency, States
rights and slavery. The Democrats of the South
wrote their principles in blood The Democrats
of the North united with the South, after the
rebellion had been crushed, and formed the
same party as before, upholding the same plat
form and supporting the same candidates for
Office. The Democrats had opposed every adj
vance measure for the last twenty-five years.
Their monuments were raised over false creeds
and failures in craftsmanship, the putrid carcass
of secession and the dry bones of State SOW
ereignty. The platform would have to be
referred to the Supreme Court for definite con-
struction. The letters of acceptance of the can
didates on the Democratic ticket gave no clew to
their views the leading issues of the day.
The Republican party threw the light of scru-
tiny upon its principles and invited inspection
The monuments of the Republican party repre-
sented wholesome laws intelligence and adj
vanced civilizations one flag. one Constitution
and preserved Nation The Republican party
had freed the slaves made the currency of the
United States-that was worth thirty eight cents
on the dollar-equal to gold; reduced
the public debt one-half since 1865 and in
creased the value of property thirty billions
since 1860. In 1860 there were 81, 900 miles of
railroad; to-day there are 100000 miles. Under
Republican rule, foreign commerce had in
creased $400, 900, 900. All exports prior to 1860
aggregated ST. 900, 000 900; since 1860 they aggre
gated $4,000 1000, 000 Under Republican ad-
ministraton the number of farms in the
United States have increased from q 000 900
to over 900 900; the increase in value being
$3.50, ,O5l, 1863 The increase in value Of
manufactured products was nearly $3.50, 600, 600;
the population had increased 894 per cent. These
results could not have been brought about under
Democratic rule.
Gen. Logan dwelt upon Mr. Hendricks record,
bringing out the fact that Mr.. Hendricks with
two other senator's, had voted, during the days
of reconstruction, for an amendment recurring
a property qualification in the rebel States
This Gen. Logan declared, was intended to pre-
vent the freedmen from voting. Gen. Logan
uisCuSScu tho IdIlu, taking local 1nQuS-
tries to demonstrate the national prosperity
acquired through the protective tariff He also
defended the right to protect the ballot box. AT
the close of the speech General Logan and party
left for Chicago.
In the evening there was grand torchlight
parade, participated in by marching organizations
from the leading cities of the State Prominent
Wisconsin politicians addressed the mass meet
ing, and overflow meetings were found neces-
sary on account of the large attendance The,
enthusiasm is intense throughout the city Res
licences were brilliantly illuminated and the
streets re-echoed with martial music till late at
night