Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-30
LOGAN AFRAID OF WAR.
MORE TROOPS ADVOCATED AS
A PROBATION.

rr,roDa,a NIOuarchies Jealous OF the
crowtb of Republican Ideas and the
Example Set by the United states
suppression of Labor not the Object OF
the Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-ln the Senate
to-day, after the routine morning business
Mr.. Logan's army bill was placed before
the Senate. MI. Logan sent to the desk
and had read a letter from Gen. Sheridan
favoring the proposed increase.
Mr.. Logan himself read an extract from
a letter of Gen. Schofeld approving the
bill, and then proceeded to speak upon 1t.
He occupied the greater portion OF the
afternoon session, the remainder being
consumed by Senators who interrupted at
different times to oppose the bill and
antagonize Mr.. Logan's statements or to
ask questions. Messrs. Plumb, Hoar,
Dawes and Teller were the principal
opponents of the bill in reply to remarks
made by some of these gentlemen.
In the course of the debate, Mr.. Logan
said it was an unwarrantable assumption
for any Senator to intimate or insinuate
that this bill was now introduced with
view to any impending difficulty between
capital and labor.
NOT TO KILL THE PEOPLE.
Why this insinuation that there was
desire to use the army against the people {?
1t seemed that to some men any statement
that would injure another was as sweet
morsel. 1t was an unfounded and unwor-
thy insinuation. Referring to the sugges-
ton that the increase of the army was
wanted for shOw-"for circus" Mr..
Logan repealed it. The people,
he said, did not want any show about it.
They had show and circus enough in the
Senate Ilaughterl, and while the Senate
rial circus was on he did not know of any
more active performers than the Senator's
who were opposed to this bill. Renewed
laughter.l
NAVY AND FORTS.
MIR. Logan reviewed the efforts making
TO fortiiy the coasts, manufacture guns,
build navy, etc., and inquired what ali
these expensive preparations meant if
not, in peace to prepare for war. There
was undoubtedly no immediate danger,
but was that an argument againstputting
our affairs in a condition to enable us to
prepare properly whenever danger should
come. We have had wars before and
should, doubtless, have again. In the,
last report by the Secretary of War to
Congress that officer called the special
attention of Congress to the disturbances
OF bne past year VIII the Indians. But
even if there were no Indian difficulties,
there was still reason enough why we
should have this increase-nOt to get
large army, but to put our present army
in a condition of proper organization to
keep it reasonably efficient.
LAY ON, MACDUFF.
Mr.. Logan believed in the American
idea and Monroe doctrine. He would
build up American Industries and Ameri-
can influence and power. The republic
should be able to protect itself. European
mOnarchies were jealous of the United
States. Why? Because OF the ideas OF
republication and patriotism which the
example of the United States afforded to
the people of the world. Republicanism
was becoming a power the world over,
and the United States should be prepared
to say to the first European power that
attempts to gain foothOld in America,
Lay on MacDuff, and damned be he who
first cries hold, enough" Applause in
the galleries.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.