The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-08-03

did or not. Perhaps they dii after they
read this article. But if they did, burn
ing US in efigy would not hurt us. There
are divers and other articles upon The
Presidential question which do not
want to read because it might possibly
have some influence on the aspirations
Of some gentlemen. For notice that
whenever they speak of killing some one
off, they always put up some other fel-
lows poll So will not mention it lest
1t might haye some deletelious eff CT
upon somebody.
In the Commercial Gazette of the 9th
of June find this extract: "Three Sem
ators voted with Coal Oil. The Ohio
members are incensed with Logan's act
and say that it kills him forever as to
his chances for The Presidency" ""Lord,"
be exclaimed, 81 did not know that l
ever bad any chance for the Presidency"
Then in the Commercial Gazette OF the
2Sth in this sentence: who will mourn
for Logan now2" Laughter. Ger.
tainly not the Commercial Gazette
He would now read, in order 10 show
how much he was in favor with certain
people in Ohio or rather with certain
politicians there, q letter which he re.
ceived from the Lieutensnt Governor OF
The State. He read the letter (da'ed
June 26) in which the writer stated that
assertion was not too broad that bis
(Logan's) vote would he dlsapproved
by every Republican in Ohio who was
not a purchased or hired defender OF
coal oil and also by large majority OF
the Democratic party OF the State.
The writer was free to say that mat
ters which bad come to bis knowledge
h.iI .iI.a-A;.-Ae-tvtfgve mat the cosl oil
gang believed thew had money sufficient
to protect them under oil circumstances
and that no one was 10 high or exalted
not to have his price. That, said Mr..
Logan" is pretty broad insinuation
against US, gentlemen, coming from the
Lieutenant Governor OF the State of
Ohio"
He (Mr. Logab) had no criticism 10
make upon the letter except that he vas
sorry that q man holding 80 high po.
s;tion should make use OF such language
again.t man who was nearly as good
as himself. 1t might strike some peo.
pie as strange that be should read these
newspaper paragraphs and letters, hut
he did it for the purpose OF showing the
maligni'y behind them to certain Repub
licans Senators and to show the char.
acter of the attack that was made by Re
publicans upon Republicans for their
destruction. The man who would re.
sort to such vile attacks were men who
did not desire the success OF the party,
hut rather desired the destruction Of
certain men who would not bow to their
beck and call. He would not repeat the
words that we're said TO him as to what
would be done if he bowed to the de-.
mand made Of him and violated his con.
science. II he had done that he would
have been good fellow. But be would
rather lose his right arm and never be
permitted to let his tongue lisp another
word than be drawn (by man behind .
newspaper or else ewtere) to do what be
dill not believe was right. He had new.
er had aught against this man Halstead
and why should he be pursued in this
manner2 Why should Halstead pursue
Republicans in this manner2 Was it t.,
attack the seat of the Senator from Ohio
No, that was not the reason 1t was
MT that; but it was 10 drive the Repub
licans in the Senate into apo-iton whicr
they could not occup out of fear that il
they did not take it they would be cru
cified and crushed. That was the oh.
ljrct d::none other. The three Sena.
tors attacked we're email men, but even
great men had been destroyed by ca.
umny. After Grant had passed away
the former ISLANDERS of that paper against
him we're turned into encomiuus bright
and beautiful, so gilded as to attract the
attention Of every one who read the m.
But they still remembers that there bad
been time when thOse encomiums were
not passed, but when the viest Ian.
gusge that could be used BY pen OF
tongue was indicted and published 10
that came paper to destroy that mau's
great reputation. His colleague on the
Presidential ticket had been the subiec,
of that papers fulminations every morn
ing rs though Mr.. Blaine bad heen q
criminal, AID ali been convicted Fl
every crime in the dtcaIogua. How Gas
1t now? Now enlOgv Nas the ordrr o.
the dav in that paper. He was glad Of
it He was glad that they had come Ia
the conclusion That they were wrong and
we're now willing 10 do justice to Mr.
Blaine. But il proved hat if the three
Republican Ssn-tors had submitted "a
dic,alion thev would have received the
eulogies rf this gentleman Murat Hal
stead, oi Cincinnati.
j Mr.. Lopsn sent TO thr Clerks desk
and bad read the sell kn,wn let er writ
ten by Mr. Ha!stcad t. SECRETARY Chase
and said that these w,re the views in
1868 of the gentleman WHO wss nov
!, giving his views about three Republican
Senators If he treated them as he had
treated the distinguished men mentioned
10 his letter then he thought that the
AScpuotVuu OcuatOtS OuRut W tt
satisfied There was another thing
. About the time thst James A. CART. Id
WAS talked OF around Chicago, this mar
Halstead was going around the botcl'
and other places psin'ing Mr.. Garfield.
character in darker colors than be hat
bren psin,ine theirs. THIS man sa,t
. that be (M'. L"gan) had 70 friends j,
Ohio, but he thoughl that b. had m"r,
, friends in Ohio to.'ny than that nal
had. Mr.. Logan then spoke ~ the cam
I paign work he had done in Ouio -, var
ious tines and said lie asked no return
, for it and had never asked any In con
2 clusion Mr.. Logan said Mr.. Ha.tesi
. could not bully these three members O
the Committee. He wouIt M ss, ih.
D he had been able to hully any Of t"em
p But he knew tia, these men whom Hal
,t"ad attempted to hully he c'ud no
e bully and be need moi Try it, He (Mr
4 Logan would sink in his place beIor
D be would be driven bv Hal,lead cr any
body else to do an act .hich would b
c uDgenerous, unkind and lawful in or
D der merely that he might become the pc
: OF somebody for a montl, or Two an