The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-08-12
RELICS ON THE
TRANSPORT LOGAN

The United States Army transport
Logan is very fortunate in having a
collection of precious relics of the dis
tinguished soldier and statesman for
whom the vessel was named On the
wall of the writing room is hung a
beautiful portrait of General John A..
Logan and on either side are frames
containing specimens of the generals
handwriting. In two small frames are
letters written on United States Sem
ate stationery to the publishers of the
Generals memoirs. These are in pen
ell and in Logan's own writing. The
most valuable relic. however, is the
manuscript copy Of a speech delivered
By General Logan when in the Senate
to delegation from the Pacific slope
Which urged him strongly to consent
to become a candidate for the pre:i-
dency. The speech Is written IN ink
and covers four and one-half pages If
note paper. II is very clearly written
although evidently 1t was penn,d in
haste as the repetition of words in Gre
place would indicate. Following is the
address:
Gentlemen of the Pacific slope; more
eloquent lips than mine would do
scant justice to the feelings of my
heart as it beats responsive to your
kindly words. | can only say your
visit is to me at once a pleasure and
an honor. 1t recalls to my mind per-
sons and scenes and events some long
passed but not forgotten. 1t recalls
the humble part taken by me in a war
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this Nation of all that vast and Won
derful domain from which the ,hree
richly endowed states and many terri
tories of your slope We're carved, n
domain whose marvellous treasures of
gold and silver and grains and fruits
had lain for centuries awaiting the
magic touch of American energy and
enterprise. 1t brings to me pleasing
recollections of the many distinguished
men from your coast with whom l have
stood in Congress while urging the
recognition OF the products of your
home industry, as much entitled as
others to legislative projections or
demanding the proper defense of your
harbors and the Improvement Of your
navigable water courses. 1t recalls the
memory of many a tie which seemed
to bind your coast and Illinois together
as in the persons of the gifted Mo
Dougal and the gallant and immortal
Baker 1t brings TO mind the love your
people bore the sainted Lincoln and the
grand old hero Grant, and the wonder
full enthusiasm which lately swept the
states of California. Oregon and Neva-
da for the Republican party in their
presidential contests. 1t reminds me
that you that you represent consttu-
encies whose views are as broad and
clear, whose hearts are as warm, whose
friendship and patriotism are as deep
as your great Pacific.
Gentlemen | thank you for this visit
and for your kind assurances. Tell your
great hearted people of the far west
that while keenly appreciative of this
honor yet | regarded your visit less as
personal complement to the indiv-
idual than as an earnest of the renew
ed fealty of your constituents to the
vital and Vitalizing principles of the
great party of progress whose proudest
boast is that as it first opened it's in
FAINT eyes in fight for freedom, so has
1t faithfully devoted all its life and
all its energies to securing and en-
larging that freedom To all and to pro-
tecting education, the emolument and
the dignity of free labor. Gentlemen,
| again thank you for this visit.