The Anaconda standard., 1890-05-07
CARPENTER OR POLITICIAN.

There is no accounting for the re-
markable run which some stray para
graphs happen to make through the
press of the country. About two weeks
ago, a harmless little three-lne per
sonal in reference to Mrs. John A.
Logan appeared in IIarper's Bazar. IL
may not have been original with that
newspaper, but that is where the
STANDARDS exchange reader first
spied il. The item announced that
"Mrs. John a. Logan is an accom-
plished carpenter, and ills her home
with skillful cOnyeniences of her own
contriving" Two days later the
STANDARDS exchanges included two
New York city newspapers, one from
Brooklyn and one from Washington
which gave word for word the item
we have quoted about Mrs. Logan's
skill with hammer and adze. and IL
happened that. like the one first seen in
the Bdzdr, the Logan reference was
the first item under personal mention
In each of the four papers referred to.
Yesterday seven newspapers from six
different states lay in a row in the edi-
torial rooms Of the STANDARD, the
easternmost of which was the Albany,
n. Y, Argus, and in each of them the
first paragraph under the head of gen
eral personals was:
Mrs. John A. Logan is an accomplished ear
pcntcr, and mis- her home with skillfl conNrn
icnccs of her own coniri,ing.
And Mrs. Log an is as silent as Matt
Quay about IL all. The lady is travel
ing in the West just now, and no Pa
ciiic coast reporter has interviewed her
to find out whether she is In the eight
hour movement or whether her shop Is
in league with the Chicago bosses who
got so badly left.
Mrs. Logan is n lady who is fond of
newspaper mention. In the days when
her valorous husband was n senator, il
pleased her To be conscious of the fact
that visitors in the senate chamber
were pointing out that stout lady i'm
the senator's gallery as the wife of
the eloquent member on the floor. For
good many years the story ran that
To the teachings of his wife General
Logan owed about all the education he
ever had "a good enough story whether
IL ever was true or not. Madame be
lieves herself Ia be gifted with the po-
litical instinct. She seeks the walks of
politics. she loves the air of conven-
ventions and the excitement of a popu-
lar struggle. She may he skilled in ear
pentry although in our Judgment, If
account be taken of the lady's weight.
she would hardly earn wages ON the
cornice of a ninestory building. II is
likely that the widely circulated story
about Mrs. Logan's accomplishments
as a woodworker are not displeasing to
her yet we fancy that paragraph in
tended 10 go straight to the fair lady's
heart would read more like this:
Mrs. John A. Logan is AN accomplished poll.
that hc eau he elected president an a platform
of her own contriNing.
That is Mrs. Logan's hope: and she
can be helpful To Mr.. Alger. II the
plan is not carried out IL will be the
fault of Alger and not of his enthusi
astic advocate. For our part, we be
lieve that Mrs. Logan will find IL more
exhausting work to carve out future
for Alger than IL would be TO swing a
number seven broadaNe and hew heart
oak true Ia the line under the ten
our-a-day plan.
Germany's emperor opened the reichs-
tag yesterday with formal address.
His majeSty's state paper is very good