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{{cquote|In the last years of his career, no white American in elective office was more admired and none hailed more often as a staunch friend of black Americans than John A. Logan.|||Jones, p. xi}}

{{cquote|In the last years of his career, no white American in elective office was more admired and none hailed more often as a staunch friend of black Americans than John A. Logan.|||Jones, p. xi}}

In addition, Logan fought civil service reform, favoring the traditional [[spoils system]] to maintain the patronage necessary to sustain his statewide political organization in Illinois.<ref name=p.xi/>

In addition, Logan fought civil service reform, favoring the traditional [[spoils system]] to maintain the patronage necessary to sustain his statewide political organization in Illinois.<ref name=p.xi/> Although smeared by some as a "crooked politician," no evidence exists to prove that he was involved in scandals during the [[Gilded Age]].<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. x.</ref>

===U.S. House of Representatives===

===U.S. House of Representatives===