The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-07
GRANT A HUMBUG.

O6AN1 n dUM6U0.
Grants popularity seems to be considerably
on the wane. Previous to his election, and for
months afterwards, Radical papers throughout
the length and breadth of the land teemed with
disgusting eulogies on his generalship while in
command of the armies in the field and they
INDUCED in extravagant laudatlons of his states
manship and sound common sense. It was al
most considered an act of disloyalty for Dem
ocratic paper to comment on the antecedents
of the "Great Captain" and it was at once re-
garded as Copperhead abuse to even question
the fact of his being the greatest soldier and
statesman Of the age The "bread and butter
brigade" the numbers of which had increased
an hundred fold since the close of the war,
We'd with each other in adulation of the Radi-
cal +" sea side lousger," who had accidentally,
and not through any merit of his own, become
great, and spirit of harmony, general good
feeling towards each other, and of idolatry of
their great leader, seemed to pervade the Rad.
ical ranks. But times change and men change
with them. The Democratic papers are now
no longer the only ones that severely criticise
the Administration of Mr.. Grant and show up
his utter incompetency and unworthiness to ad-
minister with any credit the affairs of the Gov
ernment. The Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
the leading Radical paper in the New England
States, has repeatedly protested against the
character of Grants appointments, denouncing
the appointment of such men as Ashley, But
terfeld, and Sickles, and in late issue, COM
menting on the appointment of Geo. Fl. Butler,
a nephew of the Beast, to the position of Con-
sui General at Alexandria, Egypt, the following
language is used IN reference to Butler being
appointed as the successor of Mr.. Chas. Hale,
who has held the position for the past FIVE or
six years. .-
But there is nothing in Mr.. George r. Buffers ca
reer or character that renders him fit successor.
They are, indeed, notoriously bad to make his
appointment perhaps the most offensive and disgrace
ful in the whole list Of the present Administration
Other improper selections have been made through
ignorance. This man is too well known for General
Grant or Secretary Fish or the Senators put such
a plea They have selected him simply because they
are afraid of his uncle, General Butler They would
purchase the latter's neutrality or friendship.
From this it would appear that the Radical
brethren are not dwelling together in unity
The Radical press undertook to defend Grant
when he appointed men to Cabinet positions in
return for pecuniary favors, and even damned
him with faint praise" in the far-sighted policy
he displayed in selecting obscure individuals to
Gil prominent official positions, but when the
truth leaked out that few important appoint
ments were made without his receiving quid
pro quo in return, they maintained condition
Of mastery inactivity" SO far as replying to
the charges of corruption made by the Demo-
cratic press against the head and front of the
party of great moral ideas" The truth is at
last becoming apparent to them that they have
another Cardiff Giant on their hands, so far as
concerns his eminent qualifications for the po-
,ition which he holds ."s