Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-12-30
WOUNDS THAT RANKLED.
What Broke Gen. Logan DOwn-His Ex-
treme Sensitiveness.

Washington telegram to Chicago Times.
number OF things combined to break Logan
down He has always been sensitive to criti-
cism, and IL has been his bad fortune to be the
object OF cordial dislike from some active
members of his own political party.
What the opposition might say in the
way Of campaign literature did not worry
him greatly, though he felt even that
more than some would but attacks made upon
him within the party touched the quick. OF
thirteen republicans who voted with the Demo-
Gratis against investigating the election of
Senator Paine, he was singled out for attacks
by certain Republican newspapers conspicuous
for their advocacy OF some other person than
felt that he was treated with gross injustice
this occasion and IL ranked in his mind At the
same session OF Congress-the last one-he was
most unjustly attacked ON acc count OF his army
bill. His bill involved a slight increase of the
army, and in open debate in the Senate chamber
it was broadly insinuated that the General was
an enemy of the laboring classes, and wanted
the army larger; that there woald be more
soldiers to employ in putting down strikes,
and compelling the wage-earners to accept
such terms as were offered them. These in
situations, or charges-for they were made
with little or no disguiso-hurt the General
deeply. Then be was overworked with his
book, and spent time IN writing and revising
and reading proofs that he ought to have spent
In rest. This was followed by worries Of anoth-
er sort. His publishers did not deal very liber-
ally with him, and he Thought they had taken
some advantage OF him. He was relying on the
sale OF the book to pay for his house,
and the returns came in more slow
ly than he had hoped for Then attacks
upon him from certain Republican quarters
were renewed, and this kept him excited and
sore, and increased the feeling that he was be-
ing misused. The publication In q Cincinnati
paper OF letter written by President Grant, in
which sighting nllusion to Gen. Logan was
made ought to have boen kept from him
in his illness, but some superserviceable
friend saw that no got copy OF the paper,
and this publication was a cruel blow
to him. The letter was written
before Grant knew him much, and IL is certain
that afterward and for years they were fast
friends. Logan stood Loyalty by Grant and
Grant unguestionably had abundant confidence
in Logan, for he offered the General the posi-
tion Of Secretary OF War, which was declined
because the General had no taste for an admin
istrative Office, and he liked his place in
the Senate. Logan felt that all these
Republican attacks ON him were made delibcr-
ately and with purpose TO injuro him In the
interest OF certain Republican candidates for
the Presidency. The outand-out Logan men
arc feeling very bitter about these attacks,
which they think shortened the Generals life,
and which certainly embittered his last days,
and they say significantly that the authors OF
these attacks will find out at no distant day
that Gen. Logan's friends do not intend 10 for
get or forgive them.