The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-22
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Some views recently advanced by Gener-
al Logan touching the tender subject Of
Republicans tearing their linen to be re-
tained under Democratic administration,
are easily misinterpreted by those who
are determined 10 Gust Republicans at
whatever cost. General Logan Is quoted
as saying:
Ihope every Republican who asks 70 be
retained by this administration WIZ - ~
turned out Of Office. have received om 4e -,
ter alter letter from Republicans IN ounce
nroing me 10 exert myself 10 nave t, Is!l
retained. shall not humiliate myself IN
that way. l would rather help 70 get re- "
nnblicans OF that sort out. In TACT IL "
Strange to me that Republican would
ask Democratic administration 70 keep
him In Office. No Republican would ASK
Cleveland 70 appoint him II he was OUT OF
Office. A petition for retention stands on
he same principle. 1t is virtually asking
n Democrat for an appointment. II Re
nnblican would not ask for an office ne
should not ask to be retained in one. II
he il holding an office and Is asked 10 re-
main on account OF his faithful services IL
IL another thing In that case be has 3
right 10 accept, but he is clearly wrong IN
asking 10 be retained.
General Logan does not say that he IS
going to lead a crusade against Republic
cans who may now be in Office, though
this is the meaning which the too-eager
on the other side profess to find in his
utterance. It'll not hard to understand
lust what General Logan does mean.
Some Of the political purists who are now
in utilization with "the Democratic party,
very hungry and, as you may well be-
lieye, very thirsty" have objected to Gem
eral Logan's English. The county, how
ever, has observed that he is master OF q
very fine Article CT American. He isn't tin
the habit q mincing matters or of going
out Of his way to find uupronounceable
names for familiar things.
In political matters he has a way OF
hitting the nail on the head and Of speak
ing the thought which is in the mind OF
his party. This he has the perception and
the courage to do. General Logan is not
a coward. He is valorops and chiyalrous.
He gives and takes hard knocks, submits
with grace 10 defeat, and in the hour OF
reverse gets his troops ready for another
charge Of the enomy's line.
No man knows better than this close
observer that the Republican party needs
the services Of every man who processes
its principles. he knows how nearly val
ueless those Republicans will be to the
Republican organization who task Dem
ocratic administration to keep them in
Office" and happen to DO retained by
Democratic grace. He knows that If re-
tanned they WILDE put under bonds to
keep the ready to share the fruits
Of the next Republican victory, yet bound
hand and foot SO that they cannot join
with other Republicans to win q victory.
The pen OF Cleveland will hang over their
heads like the sword Of Damocles, and
they will not dare to call their lives their
own.
It was not for this that other Republi-
cans put them in Office. Holding place
under such compromising conditions they
would be in imminent peril Of seeing more
good in Democratic administration than
a Republican in normal frame OF mind
will ever see. 1t would be humili-
ating anomaly II the men who have
enjoyed the honors and emoluments Of
Republican success were the first to turn
their backs on the organization, and that
for the thirty pieces Of silver.
1fany Republican is disposed to resent
this Wow let him be ditcreet enough to
talk his resentment down deep, dark
hole and then cover it up; for General
Logan was never so strong with his party,
and among the presidential possibilities
for 1888 he stands among the half.dozen
who are in the front rank.