The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-31
Stalwart Moral Courage.


cans. But ii would be shameful to
lack the courage or honesty neces-
sury to such expressions, where an
opponent has the courage to merit
them.
The actions and words of Gencr-
al John a. Logan in the proposed
investigation of senator Payne de-
serve more than passing notice.
Standing as he does, the acknowl-
edged head in an important sense,
of the Republican party in and out
OF the Scnatc-the recent nearly
successful candidate for Nicc-Pres-
ident at the hands of his party, and
its most prominent candidate for
the next Presidential nominations
he was in q position to feel the
stringency of party ties around
every stutesinanlike impulse in his
nature. But that was not all. AS
if to try the metal of the man in
the most intense possible fire, the
Republican editors of Ohio, the
stately tribunal which condemned
Senator Payne, met in convention
and passed condemnatory rcsDlu-
tions against the Senate in its re-
fusal to examine the eggs in the
mares nest which they mad found.
And more, for the whole tale of
complication is not yet told. This
condemnation came from II State
which expects tD present the most
formidable competitor with Logan
for the Presidential nomination.
And if the famous editorial Repub-
]ican convention shall prove to
have becnilorn and reared to strike
ut Logan's candidacy, it will not
have differed very much from Ohio
Republican methods in general.
In the face of such Il situation,
what Elust have been the more than
Roman fortitude of Senator Logan
to arise in his place as he did on
Wednesday night, and hurl back
defiance at those who had
hoped to insnare him: His remarks
needed no interpreter to show that
he saw the menacing party net
work around. But in the midst of
all he had the courage to rcassert
his convictions, already expressed,
that no ease had been made against
Senator Payne, demanding further
action on the part of the Senate.
He did more, and gave personal
testimony TO the worth and patri-
otiSm Of the ACCUSED Senator, and
detied the "brawlers" of his own
party.
1t was grand spectacle amid
the trucking demagoguery of these
times; and every honest man of
every party should dare to speak iii
approval, ifhe would help answer in
the better day of sterling manhood
in public affairs.
Just as true to themselves and
their convictions were Senators
Evarts and Teller. But it did not
cost them so much to be true. The
grandeur of n mans act must bo
measured, not so much by its re.
suits as by what is overcome in
reaching the results.
We may expect to hear the most
damaging intimations against Sen
ator Logan from two classes of pol
.iticians. Those same "brawlers'
in his own party will ring all the
changes on corrupted mt last b!
the money powers" and half tledget
Democratic editors will, it is feared
have nv more sense than to tak'
up the refrain. These latter vii
act only upon the short-sightet
and suicidal policy that all harm
and no good must be said of Il po
litical adversary.
General Logan's physical bra
very, on the field of battle, has H.
1ue.tioners; but this moral victor,
is on higher plane, and of Dual
ity much more rare and exception
aI.--Peoria (IHs) NutionM DeniC
cr0t.