Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-03

we nonDt III fEe White House ever
n had al occupant who I'm his leading
traits and habits more truly repre-.
sented the great mass Of the people
: than President Grant. la stead al
0 exhibiting the formation and preiu.
dlces Of the army, rs many lad pre-
dicttd, or still ie-s, the characteristics
OF lover Of horses and high living.
as others had charged, President
Grant has shown himself to lie a
PLAIN, accessible, modest, Inefho6jcal
man ~ business, who aims TO do his
duty i'm the most quiet way possible.
lie mas about him 40 hangers-on, no
favored ciiques, no kitchen cabinets.
No lobbyists have the run OF the
Executive mansion, or boast Of their
Influence at headquarters. .Whatcv-
er citizen has business with the Chief
Magistrate, has an even chance OF
approaching him during business
hours, and Of having his wishes re-
spectfully listened 10. He will not
run the gauntlet of files Of superciIi-
ousattefpdants, or be whirIa1 tflrouyI,
the Inazes Of decentralization Office.
he VIII come directly tn A plain |
man, and will get direct answers 10 |
every question he puts.
as 10 the management Of his time,
President Grant c0Dsiiits his own
Judgment, instead Gr his thousand
and one advisers. rs he travelled 10
suit himself during vacation. so he
appears to have arranged his daily
hhbits at Washington with 4 like IN.
dependence. After long Jn0rning
walk by himself, he is Yes,dyfo begin
office work at nine O'Clock rDptiDu.
ing until three. BY four O'Clock. NJ
the latest. all visitors have retired.
and the White House Is D1w closed
for flIe day. After dinner the presi-
dent drives his family out, taking
the feips himself, and, ~ much -
has Lecp said Of his foDflnes, Tor
horses. his fqniIaRe IL among the
mort modest I'm Washington In the !
evening friends and scauai nfances I
Ind the President in the I,ayIor with b
C On ," the Sabbath the order AID st,ll.
less Of any private household reign
throughout fbe. Executive mansion. | /
These are hOnIely details, tn{be sure. II
nut they are quite unlike What has
,esn wifA3rsed at the vpsit ence OF IA
he nations Grief maeistr1te even a
within short time. Thewhayc AN fe
influence, t0o, Dion the
morals Of the country; for ,1gh we
rust that the ffoadying aftaticn If u,
curt circles wifi never ~ known ~
ere, the social power Of thu Capital
nu Of its greet Officials is nd eesariIy 4,
Extensive. Had GencraIA Grant. q
herman, Sheridan and ThOf kas been n
rroRant. eoncetted and c0rri1pt men. TX
heir had influence upOn tbd Young ~
you'd have been immealurabIe. hi
'nrtirularlyr would tIIta haje isrp Y
be essse with respect to him Who, In 0n n
dditton ~ the lirst military kOnOrs. La
rceived the highest distinction IN III,
he Rin Of the people. Asitfk these LEI
F.prel tensions IRE turned into CRATE Is,
y admiration ns, we 'c0hte nplate IL
le orderly and exemplary re Of w.
ur President. ~
Evidently the, mans heer6 IL in !,
10 right place. and bis head . yet in
pafeeted by the adulaai0ns 81 pow So
!. when he can say, as he RECENTLY D.
al tn aOme Western friend, who ia
'kcd him II he rccOIlected britain ~
dy71n 1T. Louis, af"Oh, fyea| I re- Ii
tinher her well. Hhe why a @|,arn1- g
= woman. The last tiine saw y
= Fdelivpred' her d load OF &ood. 2 g
RQ&f g I, loil,.,aak, u -777 ~ D D
IN to this date four hundr& and b
t,y.tw0 students .fhnyc, nppl}hd FIR z,
lD2issini, to the Agricultural GolJege G.
pm this State, anil fwcnt eight y
ar other States. n,Astthfre rom q
TIE, College h'sDIdipR for nhey onef 9
'p4Heds md slxtMs three hfpArpd ~ :,
q :4wAMtyd have obeeu ref scd .,4E Z