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The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09
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The address OF tire ffor. Ghatin-
zeY M.=Depew, tt=Naew York on the
Centennial of the Inauguration
Of Washington, will rank among
the finest orations of our Ian
guagc. And we are sorry that we
have notthc space to give it in
full 10 our readers. Speaking Of
legacy, which, has been left us
by Washington. Mr.. Depew
saye:
No man ever stood for so much
to his country and to7mankind as
George Washington. Hamilton,
Jefferson and Adams, Madison
and Jay, each represented some Of
the elements which formed the
Union. Washington embodied
them all. They fell at times I'M
der popular disapproyal, were
burned in effigy, were stoned, but
he with nncrring Judgment, was
always the leader of the people.
Milton said Of Cromwell. what
war made him great, peace great
err" The superiority of WASH
ington's character and genius were
more conspicuous in the formation
of our government and III putting
it on indcstructible foundations
than in leading armies to victory
-and conquering the independence
Of his country. ''The Union in
any event." il the central thought
of his farwell address, and all the
years of his grand life were de-
voted to its formation and preser-
Walton. He fought as youth
with Braddock and in the capture
Of Fort Du Quesne for the pro-
tectiolA of the whole.country. l. As
Communicating Chief of the Con
hnental Army, his commission
was from the Congress of the
United Colonies. He inspired
the movement for the Republic,
was the President and dominant
spirit of the convention Which
framed it's Constitution and its
l'resi lent for eight years, and
guide its course until satisfied that
moving safely along the broad
highway of the time, it would be
surely ascending toward the
FIRST place among the nations 81
the world, the asylum Of tie op.
pressed, the home Of the free.
DO his countrymen exaggerate
his yirtuesy Listen to Gnizot, the
historian of civilization ssWash-
ington did the two gteatest things
which in politics it is permitted
70 map to attempt. He main
tanned w peace the independence
Of his COUNTRY which he conquered
by war. Vie formed a free gov.
eminent IN the name and princi-
pies of orde\ and by re-establish-
ing their swA w Hear Lord Frs
kline, the rposx famous of English
advocates q on are the only
one for whom ! have. ain awful
reverence" Remember the trib-
ute OF Charles james Fox, The
~~eatest parliamentary orator who
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

Mr.. John S. Wise is the great
est contradiction Of modern poll
tics When in Virginia he was
a leader in the negro party and
he did all in his power to- put
the negro party in control. And
yet in a recent speech in New
York, we find him giving utter
ance to the following sentiment
"We cannot ignore the fact that
the question confronting the
people is one of the
domination of intelligence. =
= = Transplant this audience
of about four hundred men to
Mississippi with their families
and fortunes. Send away from
there if you choose, every rebel
in the state. Leave. there that
100000 newly enfranchised vo.
tiers under the great manhood
suffrage idea. What fine Puri-
tan colony we would have! Dc
you think, gentlemen, that you
would sit down eontentedly in
political subsection to the major
ityg You may think So. ! dc
not. = < = Let me tell you
that no matter what the form =eH
suffrage the intelligence and the
wealth which, see here assem-.
bled would never, in those cir,
cumstance, surrender. the land
without a struggle, would never
Gield their dominating influence
and live in subsection while il
noranee rode over you,"
&C. Gould any Democrat in the
south have spoken palmer and
more in advocacy of white mans
governments s@'S'
! If Mr.. Wise had stuck to thi.
platform, instead of deserving the
white mans party he might now
be one of the leading men of Vir.
ginia.[ Wytheville IVA, Enter
prise.
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Capt. Mark Poor has been set
tied upon by the Republicans Of
Huntington for their next post
master. We do not wish to inter-
fer with the harmony, of the Re
publican party Of Huntington,
but if there is any intention on
the part of the administration to
reward the party workers, w. A.
Gibson should have the appoint
mc1t.
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ever SWayed tie Brif56n HOUSE OF
| Commons: .sIlIustrious n a i, be-
fore whom all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Isinks into inxignificanee Conz
eEa q az 4
fi5r0aig ham, pre- eminent Tor two
genSpati6ns in every department
Of human activity and thought.
and then impress upon the mem
cries of your children his defiber-
ate judgment: ..LIntil time shall
be no more will a test Of the pro-
,sresB which our race has made in
Wild Wild t,rs~sIIrd yiirtue-ya derived
from the yene-ation paid to the
Immortal name OF Washington. 4
And in conclusion he uses the
following language in regard TO
the future Of our country:
But for lis no army exhausts
our resources nor consumes our
Is outh Our navy must needs in
crease in order that the protecting
flag may follow the expanding
commerce, Which IS to successfully
compete in all the markets of the
world. The sun Of our destiny is
still risingyand its rays illuminc
vast territories as yet unoccupicd
and undeveloped, and which are
10 be III happy homes Of mil
lions Of people. The questions
which aiEeet-the po8eHfs-,ofgeF-
eminent and the expansion or
limitation Of the authority Of the
Federal constitution are so COM
pletely settled, and so unani-
tmously approved that our politi-
cal division produce only the
ea par TRES
which is necessary for the preser-
vation Of liberty. Our institu-
Ftions furnish the equipment of
shield and spear for the battles Of
freedom, and absolute protection
against every danger which threat
ems the welfare Of the people, will
always be found in the inte1li-
gence which appreciates their
value, and the courage and NOR
ality with which their powers are
rcised.Thcspiriitt Of " ASH
ington fills the executive office.
Presidents may not rise to the
full measure ofzhis eatness, but
they must not fall below his
standard Of public duty and BIZ;
CATION. His life and character,
conscientiously studied and thor
onghly understood by coming
generations, will be for them a
liberal education for private life
and public station, for citizenship
and patriotism, for love and devo-
ton to Union and Liberty. With
their inspiring past and splendid
present, the people. Of these
United States, heirs of a hundred
years marvelously rich in all
which adds to the glory and great
-ness-of 4. nation, With an ABIDING
ttfrststtii In sttssthilliit and elasticity
of their Constitution, and an
Astounding faith in themselves,
hail thes5e9Ini century withhope
and 10y. "
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

Correspondence wanted from
every -posteffiee and village in Le-
gan and adjoining counties for
the BANNER. We want to make
the BANNER the newsiest county
paper in the State, and in this
way it can be done.
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We are an American nation !;
an American people; and we have
a system of American principles
which we will sustain at. all
Hazards, andkwhich we will cause
all others, SO far as we are CON
cerned, TO avoid disturbing.
-[Weston World.
4 Glad to hear it. Daniel Web
stcr said that a protective tariff
was not an American system.
Webster is good authority on our
system of Government. We shall
expect the world to sustain the
rights of the humblest American
citizen at all hazards. against this
European doctrine Of protection.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

Canada has drawn the line on
greatest thieves. The cxtraditien
treaty just passed by her -Parli-
mcnt is the best protection ever
yet given to tie deposition in oar
aaving institutions.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

Harrison was elected by the
syotcsof the turner's of New York
and Of the West. They have been
amply repaid by the sugar and
the binding wire trusts.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

Civil service will appIyfo the
Railway Mail Offices as soon as
every Democrat in the service can
he bounced, and his place filled
with a Republican.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

In pursuance Of decree of the Cir
cult Court of Logrn county, West yir-
GINA, rendered at the April term, 1889,
in the matter of School Lands In the
proceedings of u. b. Buskirk, Commits
sioner Of School Lands against, Jesse X.
Irwin and others, pending in. said
court, to subject to sale the various
tracts of land mentioned in the plain
tiff's Annual Petition, filed in said pro-
ceedings for the benefit OF the School
Fund.
You are hereby required to appear
before j. Is. Ellison, one of the Com
missioners in Chancery OF said court, at
his office 1T Logan G. H., on the 18th
day Of May 1880, to show cause, if any
You can, why the tract Or tracts Of land
therein nlentioned,{ in which you or any
of you are interested should not be- sold
for the benefit Of the School Fund.
Tcstc; +. G. WHrTED, Clerk.
apr Is lw
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

The Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical Society have con-
Guided to hold no fair in Rich
mond this fall, we are Of the
opinion that mistake has been
made-the grounds and buildings
should not lie idle. A State Fair
is not only an occasion for the
people Of state to get together
TO compare notes Of the pros
perity and resources of every
section, and to take counsel
together for general development /;
but it is the best way to adver-
tise the resources and advantages
Of the outside world, and to Sc
cure the most desirable iinegra-
ton. We favor the establishing
of an Agricultural and Industrial
Society for=AYest Virginia, with
Headquarters at Charleston. IL
our itizsas=w.ill llse=heldz e,f@tlltas.
matter and establish such a
society, who shall hold at our
Capitol city an Annual State Fair,
where thezpgodnets of our farms,
our manufactures and our mines
may be fully exhibited, and whore
the people may meet4to exchange
views as the best methods Of de-
velopiHg -eaa Diversified indus.
tries, our State will soon be able
TO unfold its new hidden wealth.
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Judge Thurman called upon
President HARRISON 1t is not SO
stated, but we suspect that he.in9-
formed the President confident
ally thaty'tfter all, it is doubtful
whether the tariff is tax.-EWes-
ton World.
n The honesty and intelligence of
Judge Thurman, are admitted by
Republicans as well as Democrats.
As an intelligent man he can
have no doubt as to a tariff being
a tax, as an honest man he could
express none.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-09

Places in the position Of Lee il
II almost impossible to imagine
.Ato]3ke making the least ssd-
b it, reversing the case. lee
In the place of MoItke may well
be pictured as doing not only as
much but far more--thatis to say,
ready to standaagainst odds. A
contrasting glance at the fact as
summed MP on each side. will show
what fhe. two leaders did. Moltke
backed by superbly organized
regulars, unlimited IN number,
holding undisputed authority,
supported by a great nations re-
sources, lacking nothing fighting
over a smooth garden-fand on
short lines, defeating vastly in
ferior enemy. temporarily left
without either military or civil
head in point of effective and
available competency Lee on
the other hand had next TO moth
ing in hand when he started out.
but finally took hold of a small
army Of raw leyies, never fairly
organized or tolerabfy equipped
from beginning to end of his cam
paigning, an army with the poor
est arms, often lacking ammuni-
tion, and always an adequate or
healthy supply Of food, lacking
horses, lacking money, and the
things that money could purchase,
defending an immense area of
difficult, newlv-settled country,
which was materially and morally
cut off from the world that looked
in active and passive censnre
upon 1t on account Of It's acct
dental inheritance of negro slave
ry, allowed only partial control,
often interfered with rather than
supreme over all, with a dispro-
portion between his. own scanti-
ness and poverty and the wealth
and power of his enemy tsupplied
by Ae world at large )such that
the like was never seen before !;
this enemy, too, led at the very
worst tug and exhausted period
BY Il general remarkable talent,
consummate common sense mill
tarily trained and applied by
great wiH-power,and yet in the
face Of these and all other obsta-.
..eles see wins the ffghfine, SIN nll-
interrupted series of pitched bat
ties, and only surrenders when
his army has melted away through
shot, disease, and starvation.
This is no biased picture-the
facts here brought in iuxta posi-
ton are of official and historical
record, and cam be vouehed for by
cye-witnesses and participators
on both sides of the ocean.
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no COMPARISON


There is really no comparison
Fketweefs-t llfea-two situations, TOR
can there be any between the two
generals. Lee showed genius as
well by what he did as by giving
the dearest ground forthe belief
that he at no time exhausted his
own individual strength, always
heIdz1aefeh of his intellectual force
in reserve, and could have accom-
plished more wonderful deeds if
means had been at his disposal.
Not his were plans matured
merely under the midnight lamp,
but his Vas to meet the ceaseless,
quick flow and ~ebb Of battle
aye, the very strain of maintain
ing his army's bodily existence in
order to continue the fighting day
and hight for years Baltimore
lDU1,
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Mai. Laird distinguished himself in many
hard-fought battles of the Army of the POto-
mac. and was severely wounded five times. At
Gaines's Mill. while calamity leading his men,
he was shot through the body and left for
dead He also received two wounds at the
battle of Gettysburg, one a saber thrust under
the blade of the right shoulder, which deprived
him of the use of his right arm for a consider
able time. AT the second battle of Bull Run he
was again wounded. While prostrats on the
ground he seized Union flag that lay beside
him, and, waving it over his head, shouted to
his companions: Forward, boys; / am all
right" There is mention Of him in many
places in army reports for galiantry on the
field. His record as q soldier was siDgularly
brilliant.
After the war he received good education
at Adrian College and the University of Miehi-
gan. graduating from the law school of the lat
ter in 1871. He removed to Nebraska, where
he engaged in the practice of law. He was
member of the Constitutional Convention of
that State in 1875. He was elected to the 18th
Congress, and reelected TO the 10Th. 50th and
5lst, as a Republican. He represented large
district, embracing 26 Counties. The needs of
such constituency imposed arduous duties
upon Member of Congress, but Maj. Laird
met ali demands upon him with the utmost
zeal aud diligence.
1t has been noticed Of late years that many
of tho younger and newer Members Of the
House have shown more good sense in the
framing of the laws than some of their older
colleagues are willing to give them credit for.
Among this class of young statesmen vas Maj.
Laird. In the 43th Congress. rs member of the
Committee on Military Affairs. he displayed
great zeal in the interest OF ex- Union soldiers,
in his efforts 10 secure them hack pay and
bounty. He championed the rights of settlers
on the public lands III the West, more especially
in Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado. 1t was his
defense of the rights of this class of poor people,
whom Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, traduced by de-
claring them to be- "land robbers" that i'm
PEELED Mr.. Laird to resent the SANDER by q
blow as we'll as 20 vindicate his personal honor.
In the 49th Congress he exerted himself in
behalf of the workingmen throughout the
country. aud as member of the Military Com
mittee made strenuous efforts to secure the
passage of his bill securing pay to ex-Union
soldiers who were promoted from the ranks,
but not commissioned for many months there
after.
Few men could pass out of public life who
would be more missed at home aud at Wash
ington.
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THE FKUIr EvAPoKAroR.

Hundreds Of farmers waste enough every
year 10 support family. They allow cur
rants. apples, peaches, citrons, etc, TO rot
when If eyapOrated they would more than
Offset the annual store bill When peaches
are ripe everyone eIse's peaches also are ripe
and the market is glutted, and perhaps the
crop is practically lost. None are lost il
evaporaied, and the producer is in position
to wait till the market suits him. Send foI
eur fruit eyapOrafor, described on another
page, and try once the difference it viii
make in the family accouut-book.
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THE ADDRESS OF THE COMMANDER
IN-CHIEF

IS-CHIEF,
In another part of the paper will be found
full report of the address of Commander
in-Chief Warner to the National Encamp-
ment this week.
It embodies review Of the work Of the
year and the condition of the Order.
1t will be observed that he urges harmony
in recommendations to Congress on the PEN
sion question.
He urges the propriety Of closer official
relations with the Sons of Veterans, and
commends the work Of the Woman's Relief
Corps.
He congratulates the Order upon securing
the possession of the cottage at Mt Metre
gor, where the hero of AppomRttox breathed
his last, and commends the custom Of pre-
senting the flag TO public schools.
He recommends to favor the cause Of the
military telegraphers who served in the
war of the rebellion, and the veterans who
are now in the Regular Army. Both classes
ask recognition from Congress.
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JIM" LAIRD DEAD.
A Gallant Friend of .he ysteraus Gone.

The Hon. James Laird, OF the Second Ne
braska District, died at his home at Hastings
on the 18th inst. In his untimely death the
West loses one of its rising men, the 51st Con-
gress one of its most conspicuous Members, and
above all the veterans an aggressive, fighting
friend who can scarcely be replaced. Laird
was q unique character, in Congress or any
where else. OF splendid intellect. magnificent
physique and the energy of locomotive, he
looked like man never meant to die. He
was eloquent, quick of perception, impulsive
and bold. He bad no atom Of compromise in
his make mp, and when he proposed measure
he pushed it with irresistible vim.
His death was so sudden that post-mortem
examination was made in the presence of 10
doctors. 1t was found that he died from acute
blood poisoning. He had submitted to an op-
Grafton for hemorrhoids 81 hours before he
died, and never regained consciousness, sep
ticaemia setting in at once.
The doctors agreed as to what killed him.
and at once began to quarrel over the necessity
for the fatal use of the knife.
He was buried according to the GA r ritual
comrades from all over western Nebraska being
in attendance.
Maj. Laird was born at Fowlerville N. Y,
June 20, 18i9. While he was a child his fam
lily removed to Michigan. He entered the serv-
ice in Michigan regiment in 1862 being not
yet ii years of age. and served through the
war. For his marked gallantry and efficiency
he was repeatedly promoted, reaching the rank
of Major-a grade filled by very few Of his
years. A Major at II is rare thing in mill
tary annals. Two older brothers also entered
tho service, and both were killed in action.
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THE bushwhacker is loading his gun.
Every free trade. tariff tinkering Congress
man who shows his head from the back
woods of Dixie gets himself interviewed in
the soldier-hating press as to what is to be
done next Winter in the way of tariff re-
FORM" Under the pretense of reform" this
class of gentry hope TO empty the Treasury,
as the only way TO prevent justice eventu-
ally to the veterans who thrashed them
back into obedience to the Constitution of
the United States.
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