Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-27
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, sr an and I don't believe the doctors
lnrht 40 either. He certainly did not
n ne thought he was about to die.
= death will prove great loss to the
an,rv He was one Of TIE ablest men
,ser met. 8 man OF hxed opinions and
~ always ready aud able TO maintain
.u Although we were both Ia the
nv during the war, we did
n become pers nally acquainted
len IL was over. The
Esue At his death-bed to-day was particu-
RI rlv distressing TO me. / never like to
a man die. OF course, | have seen
kousands of men killed in battle, but 1t
Pyer has the same effect as to stand
IN the bedside and see a strong mans life
M away. Daring the war | never liked
Ia 40 into the hospital TO see the wounded
GEN. M'cooK;
9Ulfeel the deep grief which be CON-
In TO ell Ills friends, and especially TO
Ii soldiers. How sad and sudden II is!
saw him In health the other day at ex.
Lesldent Arihur's funeral, and since
Ian he has been In my office, where he
for awhile smoking his cigar aud
IA atting pleasantly aud gaily over old
Inv matters. He WAS q most compan.
Unable man, and as 6 nervous as he was
nave
ATToRNBY-GENERAL GARLAND;
|Ah: "Senator Logan and myself were
| IN Years together In the senate. | did
| IN know him personally until we met
here. We served together on the com.
aI,tee on judiciary and the committee on
|&rritorles. ! always found him agreea-
Ne, and he was very kind to me and my
bends He was very &C i've, energetic
| Id straightforward. always
| new mis- position on all
|Sadng questions. He was man Of
feat force of character, and did within
| IN knowledge many kind aud good things.
"a had the faculty of mlngling with and
Managing men and making himself felt In
herything he undertook. His party aud
|bnuiry as well will deeply feel his loss.
liked him very much and sympathize
| kenly with his family and friends In his
bath"
MIR HIT OF ILLINOIS
Ina he had known Gen. Logan init
sately for more than thirty years and
spected and loved him. His death
| build be felt as a personal loss by a vast
tmber OF people ia his native state, but
liz feeling would be keenest perhaps
hong the soldiers, who had an intense
|miration and very warm affection
b him. Mr.. Hit spoke especially Of
& spotless purity and integrity OF Gen.
pgan's lite. Illinoisians had watched
| 81 career during the war at first with |
eat interest d by and oy with the ut |
pst pride. He rose in the army until
| q the end OF the war he was the most
| s6uspicuous soldier from civil life. !
| ID. HIT also said; ole always excited
yerse newspaper criticism and seemed
have no art OF placating it, He was
3en rather pleasantly surprised at news
| eper praise. Some years ago / took a
| Beech Of bis at the opening Of political
|bmpaign and gave IL to the Associated |
|ress. 1t was commented upon as a
|Sropg keynote speech in the most lead
K eastern journals, as 1t desc we'd to be, |
|td when the newspapers came with |
|hese comments in them Gen. Logan |
|esmed half surprised at their approval, |
|oF he said he was not used to 1t and |
|Hought be really underestimated the
|8ength OF his own speeches.
WILLIAM NJ SPRINGER.
|'There was one peculiarly about Gen. |
gan," said Representative Springer, |
| Md that was his reluctance to state his |
La You will not find the Information |
the Congressional Directory, aud even
| q intimate friends were Kept In iguo-
bee in that respect, have Just
earthed sn old Illinois biographical
|kectory containing the Information.
| fDm this book IL appears that Gen. Lo-
ID was born in Jackson comfy, H.,
february Q, 1926 So his age was sixty
||tPr, ten months and fifteen days. His
|alher was native OF Ireland, doctor, |
| ~ man Of education and intelligence,
|N so he was able to instruct his |
"a at time when shoots we're not
| Bily Accessible In Illinois. first heard
| N Logan deliver political speech in
NJ, and have knowu him ever since.
was prominent figure in Illinois
tics, and was greatly admired
n his party in that state. He held his
ends Tith tanaclty, but was very severe
N his enemies. The legislature, which
| pets a week from next Wednesday, will
NJ successor to Senator Logan. 1t Is
fHd to name Republican candidate for
III senate at this time, but fe, quite
|fe no person could command the pow
'nl support given to Gen Logan"
LEWIS Il. PAYsoN;
have known Senator Logan inti-
&ely ever since / have been in busi-
s." said Representative PaYson, "and
Hce ! have been In public life | have
RE identified with him in politics.
eDever there was difference in our
|'{ty, as rule always acted with him.
Pre- has not been another man among
Pic men who had Gen. Logan'H
owing among the people Of our state.
PINK he was even closer to the people |
VA Lincoln or Douglass in their life
~ His performances In public life
Of course known 10 everyone and his
tn will cause shock in Illinois, not
u TO the members OF his own party
to those Of opposing politics.
er heard him during campaign de-
4nd 10 personalities in political de-
,fe, and he had the respect and esteem
the opposition everywhere. He
strong hold upon the
|k and file In Illinois, grow
ont OF the fact that he
typical representative of the peo-
"A man IIa was aiwava aa hearty In |