The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-10-21
> STORY ABOUT GEN. GRANT.

When Gen. Grant was returning from
Long Branch, cavalry Captain and Ma
Jor and Judge advocate in the late war
were on the same boat Thep had both
served and won some distinction in the
army OF the Potomac. Seeing the Gener-
al smoking, as usual, in a chair on deck,
the Mayor said TO his companion:
DO You know who that is?''
Yes, replied the Captain, .s'of course
that's Grant that's the President"
Yes, :, SAID the Major, "I'll go and pay
uIy respects to him."
you had better not" said the Cap
.''Oh, yes" said the Major, "he's an ex-
cellent man, and great General; besides.
l want nothing from him, so PIl 60"
He went, and getting near the Gener-
ais char, said: Il believe I have the
honor of addressing the President of the
United States 2" .|'..''
The great man looked lazily I'D from his
chair, and simply said: Yes you. have"
The Major felt astounded; he expected
the. next sentence would be that of Lord
Doherty IN "The Heir at Law"-"as sure
as eggs IS eggs but the General is man
OF few words, and he said no more
The Major, however returned to the at
tack"
Genera" said he, 81 served under you
at the Potomac. and I came to pay you
my respects; want nothing from YOU, sir.
IN any wey, and therefore 1 am disinter-
ested."
The President looked up, drew the cigar
from his mouth, gave a Whit, into the
MAJORS face, and without rising or exten-
ding his hand, simply said: "All right /"
The Major bowed and rejoined his
friend, saying: n have changed my opin-
ION since l went over there"
Howl" asked the Captain.
well, said the Major, when, I went
there believed that Gen. Grant was an
excellent man and great general, but now
think he's fool.
PRESIDENT "MY POLICY THE SECOND.
From the N. Y. Evening Post, RADICAL
Senator Sumner opposed the Presidents
San Domingo scheme. Thereupcn the
President removed, and, so far as he could
do so, disgraced Senator Summers friend,
Mr. Motley.
Senator Schurz opposed the Presidents
San Domingo scheme. And now the
President removes from Office Senator
Schurz's friends in Missouri.
When the Senate rejected the San Do
mingo treaty, the President-who had. as
IS very will known in Washington, stopped
to very dubious expedients to win sup
port IN the Senate for that measure. which
had no friends anywhere but in the Presi-
dents own household - threatened to
'punlsh" the Senators who voted against
the treaty and were conspicuous in oppo-
sing 1t, by removing their friends from
othce. He has now, in two prominent
cases, carried out his purpose
General Grant does not entertain a very
high opinion of Andrew johnson. Does
he know that he is initiating Mr.. johnson
IN one OF the acts which made that person
most odlous to the people? Mr.. johnson
was headstrong, wilful, determined; and
when my policy" as he called it, met
with opposition, he punished those who
dared to differ with him Just as General
Grant Is now Furnishing Senator Schurz.
Mr.. johnson had a policy" which,
whether right or wrong, had at least the
merit OF concerning a question of real
Importance. If he interfered in elections
and punished" his opponents, it was be-
cause he believed that the future welfare
OF the country depended upon the success
of my policy"
But General Grant is interfering in cleo
tions and furnishing Senators because
they opposed mere caprice of his;
measure, too, which. has no favor any
where IN the country, and whose only
trlends-aside from General Grant himself
are few lntlmates of his household