The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-23
GR4Yr4xD HIS FRIENDS.

The friends of President Grant seem
disposed to say smart things AZ his ex-
pense, and we think are too severe on
the poor fellow whom they have forced
into a position which he and they knew
full we'll he was totally unqualified TO Sill
when they sought his elevation.
The Springfield RcpuJtican, a very
able and rather honest Radical paper,
draws It's lectur, to His excelleucv as
mild as the nature ofthe case will admit
of. After advising him. if hc must con-
tinue his travels iu!einitelv, to go
South and ende1vor II learn something
useful, it winds up with the foilowing
"Ihe supremacy OF the party that
elected Grant Is fat passing away in
the South. ana it i growing weaker sll
over the North Before the reaction
eliminates, and while yet there is time
10 temper or avert the shock of defeat,
II behoovcs the head of the administra-
ton 70 give earnest thought tothe prob
lens Of Southern politics He can not
dc 50 better than by traversing the re-
2ion of secession. guagine its needs and
and its desires, and seeking b shape his
policy, whether OfeOereiOn or cOncilia-
ton, 50 az To promote Its best interests.
We urge General Grant to make his
next Journey to the southwark Of Wash
ington."
Not very cheerful view of tie sub
l,set to present to the happy President,
bus evidently very faithful one, and
tAe warning cry is ne doubt made in
good faith
And now comes also the Cincinnati
Commercial, very influential and pop
ular radical sheet, and becomes so deci
dedly pointed that it hardly looks Ike
it was all meant FOR fua" Joking on
some facts Is not always agreeable to the
joke-ee. This Is what the humorous
gentleman say:
President Grant has travelled some
what this summer. lie has been ac-
quainting himself with matters and
things In general IL the part cf the
country least familiar to him. The
number OF thousands of miles that he
has travelled since the surrender of Lee. !
We are unable to state Since the 4th
of March he has made several journeys
that We're. no doubt, agreeable and that.
perhaps, were instructive. lie attended
che Peace jubilee, in Boston the com
mencement at West Point, the COM
mencer.ent and Naval Academy ball at
Anna dis, and made run or tive ON
the L 'lapoosa before summering time
came. His recreation at Long Branch.
Newport. White Mountains, Saratoga.
New York City and ocher places, there
and thcreabouts. has received at least
as much public attention as the events
demanded. The point is that the Gov
ernment has not been fractured. Some
thing may have been gained by the
demonstration that the country can do
with very little government; that this
thing will run itself The suggestion
that we desire to make Is that the Prcsi-
dent should at once visit the Pacific
coast. Presently travel will be pre-
carious over the mountains, and across
the vast plains that m. Ike up the sur
face of our beloved cou IT,, so that if
the trip is made this sc son it must not
be delayed. We could get along with
out the President on this side Of the
continent for few weeks. IF any of
his Cabinet officers really desired to con-
suit him, arrangement could be made
with the Western Union Telegraph
Company by which they could have a
conf lenti;l six scross the co itinont.
The Californians would be well pleased
to have tie President with them. 1t
would be all the more agreeable if they
could have the President and Vice
President at once.
This Is certainly hardly fair on the
part of so loyal and patriotic journal
as the Commercjd TO intimate that
since Lee surrender the general has done
nothing but ''loaf around" and make
himself useless, and to declare that the
country gets along better with no Pres
ident than with such an enc as he
makes, and to urge him to virtually alb
dictate and leave the country. is rather
a rough joke. il that is what it is inten-
ded for, and if it is in earnest the radi-
cal party needs more "rceanstructing"
thar does the State OF Texas. LET us
have peace" gentlemen. Love ye one
another"