The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-18
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His Position as Stated by Hinself.
HIS LOVE OF THE CTNCIHNATH I'm.
QUIRER AND JOHN HOGAN.

The refusing of General Grant to respond
to the invitation of political club At Cincin.
natl was clearly in keeping with the policy
which he, in common with Lieutensnt Gen.
eral Sherman and other prominent oiicers ol
the army and navy, have constantly pursued.
The desire to keep aloof from oil political
conflicts or complications. The special cor
respondent of the Chicago Republican tele.
graphs to that paper the following statement
which he was authorized to make public by
General Grant himself, and it is the mos
reasonable as well as the fullest accsunt ol
the Generals position yet published.
In about minute afterwards Gen. Grant,
who had been in the Presidents car to pre-
sent himself to the people assembled at West
junction, re-entered the car, and having seat
ed himself, beckoned to me to come and
speak with him. did so, ard, on seating
myself by his side, be went on to ny that he
thought that if Published the account 81.
ready submitted to him, he would like it to
be understood that he had refused TO receive
the proposed demonstration entirely, because
he felt it his duty to refuse any reception OF
demonstration rendered separately to him.
self while travelling with the President, or to
do anything which might be construed - IA.
vcring any political party. He then went on
to reiterate his determination not to be used
BY those who sought TO commit him either foI
or against the Presidents policy, or to attach
any Political significance 70 his presence on
the Presidents s excursion. He had also been
much annoyed ut the use which lad been
made of his name BY John Hogan, Who lid
presumed to state that Gen. Grant was peiit
ically with the President, and on one similar
occasion by Mr.. Seward he felt that Il was,
above all things, desirable for officers ol
the army TO avoid participation in ordinary
political conflicts, except that it wsa
their duty - citizens to support orb
men who could show ! record Of con.
sistent loyalty. Whether . mans sentimenta
were Johnsonian or Republican, he said be
felt that It was IN insult to any loyal man to
ask him to vote for any candidate Who va
not loyal man in 1861. In this csanection,
he said that, without expressing Asy xieus ol
his own for or against the johnson policy, he
yet felt it to be misfortune for Nj. Johneou
that the advocates Of his policy Is ~ astet
through which We had Just passed, liseouri. /.
ILLINOIS and Indiana, had in some instances
put upon their ticket men vho in l96l md
1882 had been guilty Of known disIoyalsy "a
The Government; because land this vas said
il very emphatic mannef) he felt that TO ash
mea vAoss sens bad sAed thsis bleod for the
Union TO vote ~ men vho hs1 61sn disloyal
70 it, was the greatest insult that could be
offered. Southern men be could make d.
lowances for, and be could ride through the
SsnsA snd ges cat on : plaoo19DHdkks
hands in friendship With such men 9 Lee
Jchssson, O Forrest becanse5 tAcsehthsJ
had bsen alnost e4scatsd into saceaidn, tAej
come now truly honest and loyA ia their ID.
hsrence 70 the Union. and were seeking "a