Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-01
IIopan,s Sneeches.


Senator Logan is making speeches in
New York. He has taken very little part
in the political campaigns this fall, and IT
is only recently that he has made his ap-
pearance as a stump speaker. He was
forced into activity perhaps by the fear
that Senator Sherman was getting ahead
Of him in the race for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1888
He does not have quite 50 much to say
| about political affairs at the South as
senator sherman and Judge Foraker.
lie is willing perhaps to permit them to
have a monopoly OF the "bloody shirt
business, although at Baltimore a few
weeks ago be showed a disposition TO
claim share OF whatever notoriety there
g to BE- got out of it.
At BlnRhampton, n. Y, on Thursday
night he took the administration Of Presi-
dent Cleveland as text for his discourse
lie insisted that the administration had
done nothing that entitled it to the conf.
dence of the people. In his opinion its
civil service was a sham and its financial
policy unworthy of a schoolbOy.
When it is remembered, however,
that he was one Of the most per-
sistent of the beggars for Offices for
ais friends and relatives when the Re-
publican party was in power, and
that he has hardly enough financial abil-
ty to manage successfully his persona
expenses, this opinion of his with respect
to the civil service and financial policies
f the administration Will hardly com
mand serious attention.
1t may be ne that Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
ministratlon has not done much to-
wards paying the public debt, but the
reason why money has been permitted to
accumulate in the Treasury is as well
known to Senator Logan as is any other
TACT within his knowledge. Bonds have
10 be paid for in gold, and there has not
been sufficient gold in tho Treasury to
justify the Secretary Of the Treasury in
parting with a great deal OF it.
In fact, there have been times
when it was feared that the gold
on hand was not sufficient to meet
the ordinary obligations Of the govern
ment that have to be paid in gold. Every
effort has Teen made TO push silver into
circulation, but it comes back about
as fast as it is put out. In proportion
as the market value OF silver bullion has
decreased the receipts of gold at the
Treasury have fallen off. 1t is only by
careful outstanding Of gold that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has been able to
ward of the danger threatened by the de-
probation IN the value Of silver. Senator
Logan was one Of the strongest advocates
Of the compulsory silver coinage act, and
is, therefore, partly responsible for the
condition Of affairs that keeps gold out of
and forces silver into the Treasury. When
the silver question comes before Congress
next winter he will not critlcise the
financial policy Of the government so
freely from his place in the Senate as he
does on the stump.
OF course, what he says about the efforts
Of the administration to reform the civil
service is not worth considering. He
would be glad if civil service reform were
declared failure, provided the Demo-
cratic party could be made responsible
for the failure. He is afraid that it will
succeed under Democratic auspices, al d,
therefore, as often as he dares he does
what what ne can to defeat it.
In his Binghampton speech he did not
undertake to deny the sincerity OF the
President in behalf Of civil service reform.
He contented himself with irving to bring
the reform into contempt by showing that
here and there a bad man had succeeded
in 4pt l.,
speeches please partisans, but seldom
make converts. Senator Logan is good
deal of a demagogue.