Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-27

easily accessible in Illiaois. { arss
heara General Logan delivering po-
litieal Epeeeh N 1851. and have known
him ever ziaoe. He was = psominent
figure In Illinois politics, and was
RKeatiy admired by hfs party IL that
Staka. He heid his fFisnds With tenaeifv.
b1t wAs very sNRere tosara his eneuisa.
TIE Legislature whioh meses . week
from nsxt Wednesday, viii eleet & sno
eeasar 10 Senator Logan. ID q hard
30 name q Repubiiean eandidate
for the senate at this tine, but I feel
quite sure that no person could com
mand the powerful support shas vzs
given 10 GeneFal Loean.
YnoM RxPzEsHxrkTxvR PAxsoN.
/ have knoun senator Logan iati-
mniely ever since ! have hesa In basi.
| ness ana sinee have been q public life
have hesn idantined Win him 10 poli-
tic. WheneveR there U3s = diaersncs
n cur party, a. q rule, have acted
with hin. Thers has not been another
man In public life Who had General Lo.
9sn's following among the people OF
our State. Think he was cioseF te thu
people than Linoolnof Donelaesin their
life time. His performances In p1blie
life aEe, of eOar8es known % every uns
| and his death Will cause shock In HI
noias not only 70 the men OF his own
party, bat 10 those Of opposite politics.
never heard him daring any campaign
descend 10 personalities IN q politieal
debake, and be had the respect and e.
TEEN Of the opp0sition everywhere. he
bad . strong hold upon the rank and
die IA Illinois, growing out Of the fact
that be was the typical representative
psopis's man. He was always as hearty
IN hia greetinQB 30 she h1mblesf mea IN
the country as 10 these Of more pFomi-
nenee, financially or politically. EReFy-
body knew him and be had q wonderful
faculty OF rememheFinR faces and leoal-
titles and had "a individual aaQuaint-
anee WITH people Of Illinois equalled by
q very few men. u ist0o eaxly 10 speak
Of The political result 10 Illinois, aud ID
is not proper 10 hazard any prediction
as - What viii result By reason Of his
death.
IN u sENazos cuLLoM.
There IL no man In the Uniied States,
In my Judgment, whose death will bring
Rreaser shock 70 the coantry. To me
personally It is terribly severe one. be-
cause eur relations have been Of most
intimate character for the last twenty
years. His position In she Senate hes
bean enc OF pre-eminenoe and there ia
no man IN the SENATE whose loss would
be more regretted.
FRoM SENATOR BLAIR.
Among she strong he vas ons Of the
strongest; among the wise men, one Of
the wisess; among the good men. oSe Of
the best. Everybody will mourn him.
EncM SENATOR WILSON.
! an surprised and eEisved beyond
measure. had ne idea that he wac
dying. His loes will be almost anivel-
sally regarded as that Of one Of the Ma
tion's greatest men.
FnoM sRcKKrARY wHIrNKY.
General Logan was Q very strong type.
dis courage and feaFlessness end ab
sence OF all h1mbuaging and falseness
IN his character WsFe What / most ad-
mired. Formerly be vas not credited
with the great intellectual powers which
have lately been conceced 70 him. He
ia another great National figure of the
Republican party gone. Ne q great
loss 10 she country, IN my Judgment.
RRoM szsKTon sRzaMAn.
"0eueFal Logan has elways filed
very conspicuous position since be has
been In public life. / knew him before
the var as = member Of the House Of
Representatives. He was then friend
and spokssman for Douglass In the
lstter's political contest and vas one Of
his most intimate friends when the var
broke cut. have known General Lo-
gan ever since his electien % the Sen
aie. he vas undsubtediy Q very bril-
liant soldier, eminent for eallantFy and
courage, and among all the soldiers
from civil life he vas one AZ the most
distinguished, II not indeed the most
brilliantly distinguished Of them all."
SENATOR BECK
Had lust returned FROM Mrs. Loean's.
He said: 81 knew General Logan in
timately, both IN the House and Senate.
He was q blunt, strona, bold. honest,
manly man. His integrity was abao-
lutte, and IL bis temper Dad been equal
10 hia intAeFitv, he would have gSt along
better. BE left no more hons % men be-
hind him. General Logan had lived an
exposed life, especially In TIE Mexican
and the late var. He was always In the
front Of the battle. As General Frank
Blair, who was opposed politically TO
him, once said 10 me: General Logan
vas the bravess Of the volanteeF officers.
Wherever there was exposure Logan
took all Fisks.'"
ERoM aKNkToR veoRKEKs.
"Is is an exceedingly lamentable
event. one BY which ! have been greatly
shocked. He vas an exeeedins ly strong
man In this eoantry, Q marvel OF force
beth In peace and var. know Of NJ
A~.tA -hamA anvslA A kAfa o4ran
have struck the country With greater
sanss Of loss than that Of Gen. Logan.
have known him for years, and there
has never been Q shade Of personal
difference between us."
FRoM SENATOR DoEPz.
al feel 9 deep senss Of personal be-
Feavement, for my relations with the
General were especially warm and
friendly. The news Of his deMth will
be shock 70 the people Of tie Paolao
Coast, by whom be waa beloved and 10
whom, IN his recent visit. be became
personally known. Ali the members Of
the Grand Army sf the Repuhlio, By
whom be vas received with marked
evidsness Of esteem, learned in thai
brief visit 20 regard him as Q brother.
and upon none viii the intelligence Of
bis oeath fail with noavtef WetHnt od
sosreu. have known Senator Logan
during . quarter Of Q century
YnoM FInsf ASSISTANT PogIzAsrKR 0KA-
KRAL grEyKN8oN.
"Hs was q gallant soldier and ren-
deFed valuable services - the cause Of
the UEion. I REGARDED him ss . thoE-
onRhly honest man. true 10 bis oouvie-
t1sns, and ! have never kns9n . man
moFs loyal ana devoted 10 his fsiendH.
He had many personal friends among
his political opponents. His presence
vii BE- sadly miesed n the senate foE,
although be vas q strong partisan, be
vaa ever on the side Of hoaest leziaiA-
sion and q pare admintstrattdn II the
0aveFnment. TIE hiGbest tribuso can
pay 70 Senator Legan's nsemoFy is 70
say that be died ooF. have no Wofds
IN uhich 70 express my great reafes 81
his death, and my beaFs ROes oat II ooe0
sympathy for hia hsFois And pObls wife
m this hss eeEFibie bsrssveE1ens. IL
appals ne when I recall the BnmoeR Of
distinauished persons WHO haVe died
Withia the past 500 years. ~ ban
quss Of the fIlinoia Baf Ans0olation held
n spEineasid Ia January, 1885. tAe pre-
siding oihceF vas David DAVIS, wbo pad
/ haaus = Inaaina ~ af,a tiaIfa0 STATS eu-