The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-29

tor Logan:
BELLEFoNTAINE, o., June 26.
General John A. Logan, United States
Senator, Washington:
DEAR sIR:-You have not had In all
Ohio warmer or more devoted friend
than myself. From my early acquaint.
ance In the army, renewed In 1878 dur
ing our campaigning In Ohio and until
this hour, have been one OF your ad-
mirers, and my chagrin at your failure
to secure the Presidential nomination
In Chicago in 1884, was not appeased by
your nomination to the Vice Presidency
by that convention. The soldier ele.
ment Of Ohio has of late joined witi me
In an earnest admiration Of your SER
vices and fearlessness, and am per-
suaded that Ohio, without any forget.
fulness of her own distinguished sons,
hearty Endorsement by her vote for the
Chief Magistracy, If opportunity had
offered. For all these personal reasons
l am led to deeply regret that
your judgment has led you to cast vote
upon the question Of the investigation
of the shameful frauds perpetrated In
the election of Henry B. Payne to the
United States Senate, which will forever
prevent an inquiry into them. By what
road of inquiry you were led to such
conclusions, am at loss even to guess.
The Infsmy and outrage Of this we'll
known purchase, established long since
to the satisfaction of every Republican
of Ohio, and acknowledged and charged
by One-third OF me Democratic news
papers, and one half of the Democrats
Of Ohio, are 30 fragrant and open as to
cry for speedy and merited rebuke, GOV
cred up as 1t has been by the most in
famous perjury, yet its glarlng villain
les were so exposed that they asserted
themselves In spite Of false swearing
and cowaTdly flight, and 1t has become
to the people of Ohio the one great crime
Of their State demanding investi-
cation, exposure, and punishment.
do not think make the assertion too
broadly when say your vote upon the
question will be dlsappr0ved by every
Republican In Ohio not purchased and
hired defender, and by at least one half
the members of the Democratic party Of
this State. There have been so many
charges of tampering and corruption
with those whose duty 1t was to inVesti-
gate the matter that should frankly
say to you such charges have als0 been
made against the committee Of the Sen
ate. charged with The duty Of determin-
ing this question Of an investigation. l
am free to say that the matters which
have come to my knowledge have led
me to believe that the coal oil gang
thought their money was sufficient to
protect them under all circumstances,
and that no one was too high and exslt.
ed to have his price. To such an end
and to such point had they come that
the debauchlng Of Legislators In secur-
Ing Of votes they regarded as among
the easiest of their oonquests. To say
that Ohio Is astonished at the report
brought by telegraph from Washington
that the Senate committee, by the vote
Of seven to two, had determined not to
investigate, and that seven, including
your vote, Is to put II mildly indeed.
And the telegraphic report says you de-
sired your vote kept secret. l do not
wonder much at that, and that any one
who would vote to permit man to keep
his seat In the United States Senate Of
ter 1t had been purchased by infamy,
| and outrage and corruption, should de-.
sire his vote to be kept secret as part
Of the eternal fitness Of things. 1t Is
strange that the Democratic caucus,
purchased by so much money, and evi.
denced by so much corruption, should