Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-22
FOURTH EDITION
General Logan Defends Himself.

.o0n0EMI Logan Dohohun AAs.A.oA.
WASHINGTON, July The Payne
case occupied the attention OF the Ben.
ate for most of t0.day's session. Thel
speech Of General Logan was the fea
ture OF the debate, end was much
relishsd by the spectators In the gale
ries, and several times broke out In APP
plause. After stating the reasons why
he had Joined with Senators Evarts and
Teller In opposing an investigation on
charges 30 vague and unsubstautial, he
said he would promise TO retire from
public life II . Jury OF twelve intelli-
gent lawyers Bslec,ed ut random In Gin
oinnati or elsewhere did not decide that
such charges were unworthy tnveeu
cation, Senator Sherman, who, 1t is
believed, has been bounded Into sup
porting the charges against his COL
league, sat in his scat only few PAGES
from Senator Logan. and looked as dis
satisfied and unhappy a. possible the
whole day. Gen Logan over and over,
sometimes directly and sometimes In
directly, referred TO Mr.. Sherman and
In manner which WAS very far from
adding to his comfort.
He spoke In the beginning Of his re-
marks OF how easily charges and insin-
nations we're thrown out. and alluded to
1.-The strictures passed upon men who
lcame to Congress poor and grew snd-
ldenly rich. At this palpable hit, Mr.,
fisherman grew pale and red by turns
and moved uneasily In his seat. All
Through his remarks General Logan
Iconstantly commented upon the presi-
Idential separations Of others, looking
Iquisically oil the time at the Ohio Sena
Itor, and invariably diiclaiDipg any
Iambition In that line for himself. HI
lquoted copiously from the violently
abusive articles which have appeared
in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazstt'
lrefiocting upon him and Senators Evart
and Seller, because they opposed inves
tigation, reading them cut OF the Re
publican party, asserting that they ar
POLITICALLY dead, &c.
He said all this was In the interest O
9th or presidential candidates, and a
this he again looked hard at MI. Shel
imam, who made most sickly attemr
Ito smile. He then quoted from th
tsame journal Of different dates denui
ciatory articles Of many other promi
lnent Republicans, and capped the eli
max By sending TO the desk to be rea
q letter written In 1868 by Murat Hal
stead, the editor, to Mr., Chase, then l
hAhNofA q SeDihoti hohoohSsh6 1ObSA'
IGrant ~ . drunken loafer, proclaimir
that he and General Sherman wei
both Incompetent aud should be r
moved, and that any one who woul
} kill Lincoln would do the country Be
tv,ce.
Gen. Logan commented on all the
publications In q half serious. hs
comic strain, bat always in good ten
J lper and with such happy effect as
( iproduce almost continuous laughter {
u The floor and in tho galleries. The vi
lence OF the crusade against Mr. Pay
and the malignant and slnnderous wa
fare upon the three Republican mer
bers OF the Committee on Privileges al
Elections, because they stood by the
Convictions en- q strictly legal and t@c
meal question, rs graphically shown
by Gen. Logan, had q marked iDtiueu
on the Senate. Gen. Logan said j.
what might have been expected OF hi
that he would lose his right arm a
T.. permit lis tongue 70 be ever silent b
fore he would vote or act contrary
tim dictates Of his conscience.