The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-08-03
SPEECH OF LOGAN.

SPEECH Ut LUGAN.
Mr. Logan took the floor to reply to
the argum ut OF Mr.. Hosr and to aus
tain The views expressed In the report
signed by himself and Messrs. Teller
sny Senator. and ever had been, to ex-
pei member il he felt justified in so 70.
ting; but if, as 10 this case, the Senate
was appealed 10, on garbIed statements,
on garbled extracts or perversioDs of
to do injustice tn man or to
his reputation be (Mr. Logan) was not
the man to do it. There were many
cons .derations in this matter. While be
might be appealed 10 on one side. for
the benefit Of his party associates, 10 do
an act which lin his iudgment) was not
by the Law or the facls,. he
was appealed to on the other band by the
kno Wedge which be had OF honored age,
of honesty Of purpose and of fair char.
acter. Not only that, but he knew Sen
ator Payne 10 have been as devoted to
the Government and TO the country dur.
ing The wrr as any man whose voice Was
heard within the Senate chamber. When
be was asked to deal wrongly with the
rights of such q man, his answer Was
that there was no power IN the land that
could be brought to bear upon him lei.
ther from newspapers or political Draw.
lers) to do such 'ust'ce. The argument
put forth by MIR. Hoar tha an unfavor.
able inference was To he drawn from the
fact that Mr. Payne VAS not candidate
at first was, Mr.. Logan said, preposter-
Gus. There we're several gentlemen
holding seats in the Senate who bad not
been known as candidates until the day
of their election Mr. Pepdeton had
been the suthor of the Civil Service Re-
form bill in tue Senate, and on this and
bis opposition to TIE war for the Union,
there bad been great resistance to him
In Ohio-and come Of the Democratic
politicians had determined that they
would deiea. him lie his struggle for Sen.
atorsbip if they could
When Mr. Psyne's name had been
it had been lavorably receiv.
ed, no, only ty Democrats hut Republi-
cans. Mr. Payne bad received The eau.
Gus nomination and had been elected by
the Legislature Bitterness grew out OF
the contest, and there we're charges of
corruption pro and con. The Ohio Leg
Islaiure was 10 session for some months
after wsrd, but no notice Of these char.
ges was taken by it. When the next
Legislature met the Cincinnati CONNER.
cial snd other papers commenced the
widest bowl, and the Legislature was
forced 10 make the investigation II
did 80 on charges made by obe Donavin,
Il was asserted that Donavin had know.
ledge OF instances of bribery and that be
would 60 before committee oi the Leg
islature and give the names ot the men
who had been bribed and the sum which
each OF them had received. Dohavir
did 60 before the Legislative Committee
and swore that he knew nothing what
ever about it There was not, In BIZ
testimony, scin,illa of proof as to bri.
berry or as 10 anybody having been pur
chased. But the howl continued, and
four members Of the Legislature wer,
charged with having been bribed. The
committee inves'igated the matter fol
four months and came to the unanimous
CONCLUSION that there was nothing in To,
testimony that proved the charges aeains
these four members And the Ohio
Legislature did not think enough OF tht
testimony taken 10 60 to the expense o
printing it. They sert it to the Senate
ln manuscript; and this mass of rub.
bish" bad been printed BY order OF the
Senate. There was not, in the evidence
taken before tho Committee of the Ohio
Legislature, one single iuta of testimon,
duplicating Mr. Pavne directly or indi'
rectly. He challenged The Senator from
Massachustt It's 10 point it ont if there
was. If the Senator had the name OF {
witness who could prove anything tha
would warrant an investigation, wha
was the name of tina, witnessp Wher,
did he live and whs, was his business
Mr.. Logan quoted some extracts from
the testimony, and said: That is tb,
character of testimony on which we
three men as good Republicans as tb,
SeDstor from NJ Massachusetts,, shall b,
heral'led all over the land as having sac
lrifced principle. When it comes Il
that. when it comes to throwing mud a
members of tue psriy. ! will defend my
self here and elsewhere. And ] hur
back in the teeth of these men what the,
may say against me 1 have been threat
ened and warned. But would rathe
be right than have all the offices or com
pllments that could be bestowed npol
me. Applause There is not an offic
in the country that would make me d,
wrong to any man in The Senate for po
litcal purposes l am the wrong MAJ
to be used for any such purposes. Wha
is there 10 this case that should caus
such excitement and cause such charge
to be made against SeDators2 / haV
never been very much ala, med by 81
tacks made upon me. have had quit
number of such attacks made. and car
very little for them. But, 10 order {,
show the intense feeling against CERTAIN
individuals, propose TO read what ha
been SAID about Republican Senators b,
persons who claim 10 he of the party
This does not seem to be an investiga
lion of the Senator from OHIO as mucI
as it is an attack upon three Republican
Senators. The first thing that was salt
before this decision was arrived at wa
telegram 10 various newspapers al
over the country that Logs an hal request
ed the committee 10 keep the vote seer ct
That went TO certain chaaacte: of pa
pers in this country.
"WhY was that said about me ? Their
is not o man on the face of Gods eartl
who ever heard me request secrecy il
relation to any act ofa public charaote
that ever performed. The member
of the committee know that was lie
and the Cbairmsn of the committee tele
graphed through the Associated Pres
that there was no foundation at all fo