The National tribune., 1886-07-29
GEN. L0GANS DEFENSE
He Stands By His Action in the Case
of Senator Payne.

committee and Me5srs. Logan, Eyarts and
Teller united in a report declaring that in
their opinion the evidence was not sufficient to
justify an investigation Of the matter by the
Senate, and recommended that no further action
be taken. Messrs. Hoar and Frye presented a
minority report favoring thorough investiga-
ton.
When the case was called up in the Senate
Mr.. Pugh, of Alabama, who made the majority
report, supported it in brief speech arguing
that no legal evidence had been submitted that
would justify any further action in the matter
Senator Hoar followed with speech two hours
in length, in behalf of the minority report sub
mittcd by himself and Mr.. Frye in favor of an
investigation.
At 2:30 o'clock, as Mr. Hoar sat down,
Gen. Logan arose, brushed his long black hair
from his forehead, and began his Speech charg-
ing that the Senator from Massachusetts, had
sought to sustain his view of the case by gar
bled extracts and pervcrsion of the testimony.
The General argued from his own standpoint,
coinciding with the opinion set forth in the
majority report Then he turned his atten-
tion to the Republican editors who have so
severely criticised his course in this case He
devoted nearly an hour to Murat Halstead, of
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. That paper
has been extremely harsh in its structures upon
the three Republican Senators who reported
against an investigation. Gen. Logan had sew
eral columns of clippings from the Commercial
Gazette, which he laid upon the desk before him
and used with telling effect.
At length, laying aside his pleasantly, he
raised his voice to high pitch, and with fash
ing eye and uplifted hand, denounced as in
famous these assaults by certain men in Ohio
upon those who had always been their friends
Speaking for himself Gen. Logan said he had
spent weeks and weeks in Ohio during critical
campaigns, and in aid of the Republican cause,
for which he had never asked, expected nor re-
ceived any pay, and now his labors were being
requited in this way. He could scarcely find
words strong enough to express his indigna-
ton. When the General closed he was greeted
with a round of applause. During his speech
Mr.. Logan said:
There Is a newspaper In the country q am a
friend of the newspapers. and they are friends Of
mine, from what read) known as the Cincinnati
ColnDserctdi- Gazette Some friends whisper to me-
Logan, you had better let the Commercial Gazette
alone But am going to read from i. and am go
ing to use 1t as evidence against myself The Gin
elnnau Gdzete Is owned and edited by man named
Halstead. He - a gentleman Of wealth and inhu-
ence, and IL II easy for him to trample on creature
ike me- because have no aspirations in the world
beyond what am. And inasmuch the State of
Illinois does not ask my friend Halstead what she
shall do about her Senators and as L not desir-
Ing to be a Senator from Ohio, propose that my
friend Halstead shall have all the power and inhu-
enee and shall exercise il against in Ohio. 1 will
try to take care ofmyselfat home. Hastead as say
Is an influential man. In the days Of Abraham Lin
coin Halstead thought that Lincolns head ought to
be churned against the wall and his brains knocked
out-or something like that. That was compli-
mentary TO Lincoln. In 1868 Halstead thought that
Grant was drunken old loafer who ought TO be
kicked out of society. That was complimentary to
Grant After Grant was elected President, Hal
stead thought that he was dirty, corrupt old
scoundrel who was not to be trusted by the people
OF tine country. So in lS72 HaIstead supported
Greeley for the Presidency against Grant, because
Grant was not a man to be trusted. / came to the
Senate, almost accidentally, and the first thing
knew when / got here picked up the Cincinnati
Commercial enc day aud found five columns Of that
paper charging my friend from Ohio, who presides
so hOnorably and fairly this body with all
sorts Of things The article was written from Wash
ington City and published with great headlines to
show that our friend Senator Sherman was a dis
honOrable, corrupt man. who ought not To be
trusted anywhere, on account Of some kind Of
the war.
THE next thing that found in the Cincinnati
Commercial was that James G.. Blaine was a scoun-
drel and thief and villain who should be exc
cuted at the nearest lamp-post. did not believe
II about Blaine, did not believe it about Sherman
did not believe IL about Grant and did not be-
lieve it about Lincoln. / did not think was a big
enough fellow ever to be attacked by the Cincin-
natl Commercial, aud never dreamed Of such
thing, but soon found 1t pitching ia against some
other people Qt Is not necessary for me to mention
namesJ. But the other day picked il up. and to
my utter astonishment found my name mentioned
IN II In a complimentary way in connection with
the names OF two other Senators who are greater
men than myself Halstead Is the man who got up
this case by first publishing all these Donavin
manner Of the Senator from New York, the Senator
from Colorado and myself that all the arts Of cor
Tupt scemeTs and all the Establishments Of millions
have been brought to bear upon U.s."
Dir. Logan here quoted from the Cincinnati COM
teretdl- GGzelte an article against himself and SEN
aOrs Evarts and Teller. and speaking OF Mr Evarts
a representative of coil oil in the Senate and
that ~ 70 Teller, lie wasn't worth talking about.
The Presidential booms," the article continued,
of two distinguished Republican United States
Senators can now be tenderly laid away 10 eternal
rest" That" said Logan, addressing Mr. Evarts
means yourself and the Senator from Ohio. Mr..
Sherman lLauShter.I IL cannot allGrte to anybody
else There Is nobody else that Is spoken of IN that
article who is an asprant for an Office Of that kind
Laughter.
Continuing to quote from the article. Mr.. Logan
read "'OhO Republicans will see that their graves
are kept green Thanks" said Mr.. Logan to
the Ohio Republicans; that is kind and generous of
them" Again quoting from the article; :" TheStan-
dard Oil Company does not eonfne its influence to
the Democratic party. Three Republican Senators
have been waited npon in behalf Of the DOODLE /
read this to show how far men will 20 To destroy
their brethren who are az honorable as they are.
Mr.. Logan then continued; II have been reading
these extracts to show how these gentlemen have
worked up the people Of Ohio. portion of
them, against certain Republicans for the purpose
Of sustaining themselves for their publication of
Donayin's statement They must destroy some
one, and hence their attack upon Republicans.
Here Is another extract: A large crowd Of Re
publicans talking Of hanging Logan, Evarts
and Teller in effgy. do not know whether they
did or not-perhaps they did after they read this
article But If they did, burning US in efigy would
not nuEb w. ulNtI5 anu Olncf articles
upon the presidential question which do not want
To read because IL might possibly have some in
huence on the aspirations of some gentlemen here.
In the Commercial Gdzette of the 9TH of June
find this extract: Three Senators voted with coal
oil. The Ohio Members are ineensed with Logan's
act and say that IL kills him forever to the
chances for the Presidency Lord" exclaimed Mr..
Logan, Il did not know that ever had any chances
for the Presidency. Then in the Commercial of the
2sth Is this sentence: Who will mourn for Logan
now?' lLaughter.l
Certainly not the Cincinnati Ga=eae. How Is it
with my friend from Massachusetts AIR. Hoarl and
with my friend from Maine Mr.. Fryel and with
other friends? hope they will not mourn for me-"
Dir. Logan read other extracts of the same general
description and commented upon them in the same
strain. He said that he would publish them all
with his speech. because that paper wanted to be
advertised
He also quoted some extracts from the STATE
Journal, of Ohio, and from the Dayton Journal
Then he read a letter from the secretary of Re-
publican club at Good Hope, o., to the effect that
the Blaine and Logan Club had changed It's name
from Blaine and Logan to Blaine and -. lie was
looking to see whether they had not put somebody
eses name after Baine's, but he saw they did not
Laughter. The letter went on to say that the club
had adopted resolutions not at all complimentary
to himself Teller and Eyarts and that the club had
no use for such cattle.
IL might strike some people as strange that he
should read these newspaper paragraphs and let
tiers: but he did IL for the purpose of showing the
Senators and to show the character Of attack that
WAS made by Republicans upon Republicans for
their destruction. The men who would resort to
such vile attacks were men who did not desire the
of the party but rather desired the destrc
ton OF certain men who would not bow to their