The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-02

what concluslvely refuted by the oper-
alton of that admirable institution
from the hour of its adoption to the
present "Thc eXtravagant expendi-
lures" of Mr.. Van Buren's admlnistrn
ton. however, was standard topic OF
the Wings in those days, and. sliding
gracefully off from the subtreasury.
Mr.. Lincoln dlated extensively upon
this more attractive subject. This part
of his speech was entirely In reply to
Mr. Douglas. But when he came to
answer Mr.. Lnmborn's remarks he got
in a hard hit" that must have brought
down the house:
"Mr. Inmborn insists that the differ
ence between the VAN Buren, party and
the Wings Is that although the former
sometimes err IN practice, they are
always correct in principle, whereas
the hitter nre wrong In principle, ana
the better 20 Impress this proposition
lie uses figurailye expression I'm these
words: The Democrats are vulnerable
| in the heel. hut they are sound in the
heart and head The first branch Of
the fgurc-that Is. that tie Democrats
| are vulnerable in the heel admit is
not merely hgurativeiy but literally
/ true. Who that looks but for n mo-
ment ut their Swartwouts, their Prices.
| their Harringtons and their hundreds
of others, scamperlng away with the
public money TO Texas, to Europe and
to every spot of the earth where vii
lain may hope to find refuge from JUS
tice. can at all doubt that they are
most dlstrcssingly affected In their
heels with n species OF running Itch
1t seems that this malady of their heels
operates on the sound headed and hon
est hearted creatures very much like
the cork leg In the comic song did on
Its owner, which. when he had once
got started on 1t, the more he tried to
stop 1t the more II would run away
At the hazard of wearing this point
threadbare will relate nm anecdote
which seems to be too striklngly In
point to he omitted. A Witty Irish sol
der who was always Boosting OF his
bravery when no danger was. near. but
who invariably retreated without or
ders at the first charge OF the engage
ment, being asked by his captain why
! he did so, replied Captain, ] have a.
brave heart as julius Caesar eyei
had, but somehow or other whenever
danger approaches my cownrdly leg
will run away with It, So with Mr.
Lamborns party. They take the pub
lie money into their hands for the mos
laudable purpose that wise heads an,
honest hearts can dictate, but befor
) they can possibly get II out again thel
rascally vulnerable heels VIII rui
3 away with them"
{ But. as In the lecture before the ly
: ceum. Mr.. Lincoln reserved his mos
3 impressive passage, his boldest lmne
cry and bis most striking metaphor fo
grand and vehement peroration:.
"aIr. Lamborn refers to the late eleC
/. tons in the. states and from their r.
= suits confidently predicts every stat
4 In the Union will vote for Mr.. Va
!. Buren, Mt the next presidential election
q Address that argument to towards an
~ knayes. With the free and the bray
@ 1t will affect nothing. 1t may be tru'
!. IL II must, let IT, Many free countrie
|. have lost their liberty, and ours ma
n lose hers, but II she shall. he It m
!. proudest plume not that was the lai
!. 30 desert, but that never deserte
her. know that the great Volcano |