St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-28

while they enjoyed his capers freely pre-
dcted that he would come to no good; but
while the most of them are still steering
the young idea in the country schooi
houses of Eastern Ohio, or grubbng briers
in the fence corners of the Harrison county
sheep pastures, their ne'er-dO-well school
fellow is attempting to make the next presl-
dent; and if he does not succeed he Will
have the satisfaction of knowing that ne
had mighty sight to say on the subject.
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Hatten is kind of cowboy in politics, and
would be expected to be for John A. Logan
for president, even were he not the editor
of a newspaper in Logan's city. He
''whoops it up" for "Black Jack" on every
occasion, and 'Black Jack" leaves no OPP
portunity unimproved to keep himself in
the public notice. The elevation of such
men as Gen. Logan to high civil places is
one of the miSfortunes of war in republic
can form of government. The popular
gratitude to our military chieftains has
been conspicuous after all the wars in
which we have been engaged. 1t has been
especially notable since the civil war.
Grant was made president though he was
poyerty-stricken in civil equipment, and
was reelected before he had the qualifica-
tons for the presidency. Gen. Sherman
would no doubt have succeeded Grant had
it not been for his erratic and garrulOuS
disposition. Logan's dashing military
record has given Illinois United States
senator who would be only an average
member of state legislature.
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Logan, the general. saves Logan, the
senator, from being laughed at. Thoughtful
people here put low estimate or Logan
intellectually, and even among Republicans
there is feeling of qEalmishneSs when the
possibility of President Logan presents it
self. Logan's long black hair and ample
mustache. the cut affected by gamblers and
advance agents of minstrel companies,
mark him as man of unpleasant eccen-
tricity. They were all right as a part of
his military equipment. but they are not
the marks of good breeding or statesman
ship. Logan is without a striking civil
achievement His speeches have been not
able for nothing but the lung power ap-
piled to them, and the largest dis
play of words to the least quantity
of matter. He fell far short
of the possibilities in an average public
man when, in the senate last winter, he re-
sponded to Murat Halstead. of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette. who had attacked
him for not voting for an investigation of
Senator Payne. Halstead is the most vul-
gar and vulnerable editor in the United
States. He had attempted to bully the
United States senate into taking up his
grievances, and the easy JOB OF skinnng
him fell to Logan, who scarcely made an
abrasion. Had the work been in the hands
of some keen-eyed person like ingalls,, of
Kansas Halstead would have been hung
up before the nation in shreds and patches.
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The readers of the GLOBE have not failed
to notice the disposition of Mr.. James G.
Blaine to linger in New York. He is watch
ing Logan and Logan is watching him. and
both are watching President Cleveland.
Gov. Hill and Abram S. Hewitt. The
Western empire is marvellous but it is not
vet great enough to take away New York S
pivital position on the presidency.