The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-21
General Logan as Presidential Candidate.

General Logan a Presidential Candidate.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal.
The unprecedented strength that General Lo-
gan has developed in the past ninety days bus
not only thoroughly alarmed the Democrats, who
are anxious to see the Republicans nominate a
weak and unavailable man. whom they could
easily defeat at the polls but also the political
managers of several ambitious gentlemen who
are still cherishing the vain hope that they may
yet enter the White House
One of the devices of the aforesaid managers
has been to boom a certain Illinois gentleman
tracing from the prospects of General
Logan. They have not only sent
out adroitly written circulars setting forth the
supposed availability of the aforesaid Illinois
gentleman, but every Democratic newspaper
at the capital has taken up the refrain, with
the sole object in view of Gripping General
Logan.
1t must bea great source of pride to Illinoisans
to feel that they have so illustrious citizen as
General Logan, one whose record is so spotless
that no evil-doing can be traced to his door, his
opponents having no other means of impeding
his progress save by attempting to kill him off
through the medium of booming an Illinois
man for the vice-presidency, The under
taking is as contemplate a. the men
who are engineeringit When it was ascertained
that this ruse was palpable failure, the manag-
ers despaired not but with equal energy caused
newspaper correspondents to start the absurd
story that Logan could not carry New York
State as the Republican nominee. They are now
working this device for all it is worth Let us
look into the question. To assume that he
would not receive the entire Republican vote of
that State, is TO declare that his party there is
not as good as it might be, and does not cherish
Is
civil record If Logan had proved failure as
a soldier, or had he proved false to public
trusts and amassed fortune ON S., 900 salary;
or had he even been remotely connected with
divers jobs of public plumber, as have many of
his contemporaries then it might be urged that
he could not carry the great State of New York
But, under the circumstances, the declaration
that he could not carry that State is the merest
bosh and only emanates from class of men
whose methods i'll previous campaigns have
made them quite familiar to the public As a
matter of fact General Logan possesses re
markable strength in the East and thousands
of Democrats would follow the advice of brave
General Sickles and give him their
sufrages. His manhood and integrity
have made him friends everywhere, and it was
this knowledge which induced General Grant to
proclaim him the most available Republican
leader for the presidency. The pride of the
soldier element it is safe to declare that as the
Republican nominee he would poll at least so
per cent of the Democratic soldier vote. This
latter fact is well known to Democrats and ac-
counts for their opposition to General Logan and
their zeal to have weak and unpopular man.
or some man with a smirched record nominated
at Chicago in June. Perhaps Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
of the New York Tribune is as well posted on
the sentiments of Now York Republicans as
any one, and in his declaration that
General Logan is probably the strongest man
before the country, he but voiced the opinions of
the masses of Republicans of that State If
life of usefulness and the strictest integrity,
adorned by all the virtues which characterize
true manhood, have resulted in making General
Logan unpopular in the greatest State in the
Union, then indeed, the time has come for
premium to be placed upon lives the reverse of
what his has been
In ancient times there were castle keeps and
cities of refuge whittier the erring could fee for
safety and protection, In free America we have
no turreted towers where the erring make their
home. In our republic it is the character Of life
time that makes our city of refuge, where the
assailant dare not come in the day of our trial
That city of refuge General Logan has built
during life of manly generous and gallant
deeds. With us man antecedents and his rec
ord are the only castle-the only resort for
safety and protection that he has. When an
eminent citizen is suggested for the highest
Office in our gift the calcium light of scrutiny
is instantly turned upon him, and woe to him
who has failed to provide himself with castle
that will afford him protection against the shafts
of calumny In my poor day | have never
witnessed a more invulnerable city of
refuge than that possessed by the gallant and
honest Logan, and all the efforts of all the mar
plots in the country cannot successfully assail
him. 1t is safe to assert that American has
ever lived who, with general Logans oppOrtuni-
ties, remained in public life for long time
with a more spotless and admirable recori--a
more invunerable city of refuge Can the Re
publican, or any other party produce, man
with cleaner recOrd} Nor is his fame con
fined to his own section. North South and
East the people know him. and stand ready TO
give him their sutfrages.
The simple but honest and coniding colored