The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-07
Concerning General Grant.

The Argus has one feature that is peeuliar
to itself No other paper has it to our knowl-
edge. whether 1t is morbid longing for orig
inality or mere want of attention to business
we cannot say, but it always happens that a
week or so after an atrocious Comprehend lie
mas peen hunted down and killed and is eroan-
ing Ior burial, the Argus brings it out as an en-
urely new and fresh lie. A case in point is
mat of an ancient falsehood to the effect that
zen. Grants brother, Orville, does not regard
MIN as man whose ability and habits are
such as render it proper for him TO be elected
President Now this lie has been refuted by
Orville Grant himself over his own hand
His letter in which he declares himself to be
cas- sound a nut for Grant and Colfax" was
published a aoeek ago. 1t seems to us that Or
ylles testimony on this point ought to be re-
ceived.
So with reference to Grants "cotton specu-
lations." The Argus persists in declaring that
Grant gave his father permit to purchase
cotton in his military department. 1t publish
es the petition of the elder Grant in his suit
against the Mack brothers in confirmation of
its atrocious libels. That document shows
nothing to the discredit of Gen. Grant There
Is not word in it from beginning to end show
ing that Gen. Grant ever gave his father per-
init. Such permits were given by the Treasu-
ry Department.
Last year just about this time the Argus
supported Grant for the Presidency. 1t sup
posed that he was in favor of a white mans
government, and that was enough. If he had
ever been cotton speculatcr, he had already
been SO. If he had ever been a dru nkard. the
offence was then more recent by a wears time
than now. Let us see what it said of him at
that time:
But though Gen. Gram has had control of
the ar Department for only a little time, he
has been there long enough for the people to
discover what his acceptance temporarily to
that position meant. II meant REFORM 1t
meant the reform of corruption and abuses
1t meant aohdt Gen. Grants acts al,oays mean
sincere desire 10 SerUe has country.
His (Grantsl enemies have said all along
That ne is a man OF no executive ability but
his administration of the War Department is
opening their eyes. They begin TO see that
Ulysses understands a thing or two of which
they did not dream. Argus Of dag 22d, 1867.
THANKS to the Presldent-double thanks to
General Grant for the service thew have thus
rendered the country.-Argus dug %. 1867.
So it seems the radical demagogues are still
quizziDg Gen. Grant. They will get great sat
islaction out of sold Silence" Gen. Grant
told the truth; he is not a candidate and he
Will not consider himself one. He would be I'M
wise to do so: But he has neUer get refused any
Posateon 10 Whach has country called him. and
he neUer UiU.
General Grants administration of the War
department is creating astonshment by his
rigid economy and dismissal of superfluous
ofhcials. An order has just been issued direct
Ing certain changes IN the expenditures of the
Quartermaster's Department with a view to
more rigid economy.-Argcs, august "a, 1877.
General Grant UiH saUe millions upon millions
o. doitars to NE taxpayers IN expenses, besides
compelling host of lazy white drones to 90
to work.-Argus august 26, 1867.
Millions of dollarsp' That is true, every
word OF it. Grant will not encourage raids upon
the Treasury by pardoning every counterteiter
and every defrauder of the revenue and con-
v.cted "whiskey-ringer" that comes to his
knowledge. He will not have any Pardon Bu-
reau with Mrs. Cobb at its head. He will not
appoint the magnates of the Whiskey Ring
like Fuller Perry, of the Com missionership of
Internal Revenue. He will not persist in
keeping corrupt men in office Well said. Mr..
Argus, Grant has genius for civil as well as
military administration; he aoM save millions
to the Taxpayers; he will save the country by
the wisdom of his conduct in the Presidential
chair as he has saved it once before by the
wisdom of his military combinations. 1t is
because he is honest, temperate, wise and true,
as you yourself have represented him, that
many who have hitherto voted with the Dem
ocratic party will vote for Grant-like your
own subscriber who last year declared that
whether the Democrats nominated him or not :,
Grant was his man.