The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-06-04
HoRR, OF MICHIGAN.
BE Makes q Rafting Speech at the
Banquet to Senator John A.
Logan in Chicago,
And Gives Notice that 'sthe Republican
Party Is Still on Its Feet Here
In the United States"

At banquet and reception rendered to
Senator John A. Logan by the Union
League Club Of Chicago. number of exc
cellent speeches were delivered by promi-
nent Republicans. Hon. r. G. Hor.
representing the State of Michigan. was
introduced and spoke as follows:
Mr. President and gentlemen OF the Union
League Club OF Chicago: It's hardly fair to
summon man as have been from the woods
of Northern Michigan by telegram and get him
before such an audience as this and then COM
listened TO extemporaneous speeches all written
out. know there Is a habit grown up in this
country that II a man Ia called upon to say any
thing unadvisedly, as am here Tonight, and
the morning papers show that he said the things
that he ought not to have said and left unsaid
the things he ought TO have said-I say It is q
common practice TO relieve ones self by swear
ing at the :, reporters; but l wish to
by BY the reporters taking Just what did say:
given me more plea -ure than TO be present here
Tonight to congratulate the people OF Chicago
been won here in your State Within the iast . few
days, and wish 70 say here that there isn't In
my ludgment single Republican in the State
OF Michigan that Is not rejoicing as much
you are In Illinois, and even good mapy-no.
. few respectable Democrats. we have not a
few-are also rejoicing with you. We like your
citizen, Gen. Logan. We like his style. can't
say why we like him, because the Cen
eral is present, but 1 will say this
for him, we like him because he
strikes out from the shoulder. Now, having
served for several years in the branch of the
Legislature across the Capitol hallway from
where the General has been serving. aye, moro
than that have the right to speak from q
closer relation. for / had the good fortune to
live under the same roof with the General for
three years. want to say to you tonight.
won rQfh ar hau nQh mi Inh A In
gan than a ten-acre lot OF mugwumps and
dudes. In the first place 1t arises from the fact
that we always know where to find such man
as your newly elected Senator. Where you
would find mugwump God never knows. L
like a man who is always on one side or the
other on every question, and who isn't afraid To
say so. He may be wrong once in great while:
it's a fellows privilege to get wrong once in a
while. but he will be wrong you will under
stand 1t; he will mean what he says and try
to be right, and when he nnds that he is wrong
he will get right just as quick az he can. But
those fellows I've no use for who always
afraid of being any side OF any question; you
can't do anything with them. Su h a man as
that never could have been elected in this con-
test down in Sprngheld-not now. Now know
that you Republicans OF Illinois have right TO
rejoice over this success. i didn't look for it.
1t looked to me as though you were at a stand
still. az though IL was a tie, and L think after
the first three months and twenty nine days 1t
began to look tn. way to you gentlemen; and
i don't know where we would be tonight If the
Lord hadn't removed Brother Shaw. That re-
spoons bility having been taken by higher pow
er. who could b.ame the Republicans for step
ping In and taking advantage OF the opportuni-
ty? IL was their duty to do it,. Just how they
did 1t don't know: IL is too deep for me; 1t is
enough for me to know IL Is done.
We have learned one lesson from the fight OF
November last, out of which some OF us went
with our plumes little bit dropped you know.
that even disaster sometimes Is goodtor party
that has been twenty tour years in power. We
had begun to ind fault with every body who
didn't run exactly according TO our notion.
Whv this saint here before me indicating
Joseph Medilll didn't always praise fellows
as he ought u have done The lesson was this,
that any party to be successful wants to pull
together. and this contest jus ended has shown
that the old clements that used 10 run in such
masculine manner through the Republican
party still remain. You had but one ma
Jority, and one man changed would have left
you just you were before that providential
interference. And yet the party buried every
thing and struck out unitedlv FOR the future.
Now some people tell me that the present adj
mintstration Is being run in such manner that
it is going to lay every Republican out in the
country. know good many Democrats who
think that they are being laid out Now II Is
being run Little remarkable. III you notice
that in the nominations thus far made while
some of them have been good ones they have
so far managed to hit every man who did the
most he could to break up this government
that they could find anywhere in the United
States 1t seems to me that II they had raked
this country with a fine-toothed comb they
couldn't have found any more Of that kind OF
men than they have found mp to date. But
you shouldn't be surprised at this. Some peo-
pie say. oh, why did he appoint such man
as that? He wasn't loyal during the war"
You don't expect them TO appoint loyal men,
do your They can't do it; they have got to
country in trial. IL is made up of them.
So / don't ind any fault with the present
administration for appointing men to office who
were not true 10 their country; they have got
to do it, What do object to in this admins
tration IL their removal OF men all over the
United States on false theory They do 1t on
md hart N IN "a ia hQf nh
Oh, yes: offensive partisan; and then they put
in a man whose offensiveness by way of par
tisanship is much worse than the one they
put out, that you can't mention them the same
day Now, / don't object to their turning out
Republicans II they will only say above board
that they want the offices for themselves. There
is some truth in that They are doing IL simply
because they want the Republicans out and the
Democrats in, and that's all there is TO 1t, and
why don't they say soI i know IL Is asking a
good deal of them TO tell the truth. / defy you
TO show a single instance wnere they have
moved a man-suspended as they say In the pa
pers ON account OF being partisan who hasn't
been succeeded by Democrat as active
partisan. IL not more active, than he was.
now what is the gain! Yet l don't find fault
with the appointment OF rabid Democrats 1
want them appointed. don't want these milk
and water fellows 70 get much on either side.
but want this administration run by men who
believe in Democracy. i know 1t is selfish on
my part. for think that would cure the country
as quick any medicine you could give the
RBsope pr ans soms say i is aoubs
full but / say to those who think this slow
process of melting is going to get slower. you
want TO get ready to go. They haven't intend
ed to be any slower than they can help.
You have had removals in this town.
Well, did they get some delicate man
to put in your postoffice who never whis-
pered on politics in his life2 i don't
know your Postmaster. i don't suppose he
is here-the new one-but is he man who WAS
never known politically? Did he never do any
thing? Did he never take sidesY IL he never
showed his colors. he isn't fit for Postmaster in
Chicago. say that the man who isn't active
and conscientious and believes in something.
and then stands right up and fights for his
views. IL need he. isn't 1T for any great office in
this country. i want the offices 10 be filled
always with live. energetic men. i know there
is theory that capable man should be in
Office forever; that sounded well enough when
i was in. but don't sound so well To the men
who are out
Now, hail this election IA an announcement
that the Republican party Is still on its feet
here in the United States. and i hail 1t an
omen that when three years, four years, more
shall have rolled around they will find oace
more with our armor on. and IL they think they
have got any STRIPPING to deal with. they will
find out be lore they get through that the Re-
publicans of this country have still got the sin
cws in their bones. and that the struggles they
have gone through md the one battle we have
lost have only given Us more strength, more
heart. and more victory in the future. / con-
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