The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-18
Grant at Long Branch.

Cincinnati commeFcial thus writes TO
that paper about Grant and his cottage
at Long Branch:
General Grants cottage. at Long
Branch, is suggestive of sour milk
and bed bugs. If the architect had
been content to follow his Swiss
model out, it would have been very
stupid, but when he clapped a Man.
sard roof on the thing. it became in
sanity. The Swiss honses are the
habilationslof both hnman and beastlyl
animals, hence are called chdlets. How
original and suggestive it would have
DeeH mad we put the President under
roof that covered both u. S. and
horses. He is so fond of horses, and
apparently knews so little about aught
else. 5z
9d5 1s.9ai- ABOUT GRANT. 535ft 2
II Well, as. the Administration is at
Long Branch, one can not well write
about anything else Take Jim Fisk
Jr., Chamberlain aud Grant out of
Long Branch and this booth of Van
ity Fair would incontinently collapse.
l hoped during the summer season to
escape the Administration. / am as
tired of it as the people are. But here
is Long Branch to be gone through,
and. the first and principal feature is
thateyerlasting, communicating man
smoking cigar. s.s7t..a.t,..-...
ae Sitting at night with group of
gentlemen, made the acquaintance
OF an enthusiastic duck who seemed
to be on very intimate terms with his
Excellency. I incontinently pumped
him. - . ''i's ~
>2s. Atewhat hour does his Excellency
rise in the morning ?'7I asked. a-HIoo
s,l"iHe is an early riser, sir: He is
put, 1 Lshould say, by, I sharp" 6,
g What does he do from that till
breakfast ?''fs5d L .f's "a. ii '-ii
dl4sW ell SIR, he walks, generally, and
smokes .daiHw - A5-EJYssiIsii.l
:as'And breakfasts ?. y..i,,oAr ,,,ot ioot
AT TO AN"
usG And after no 9ii s19ti" snfo.ssl'l
Smokes, looks over his mail, and
yisits.the stables.aasll usdr 5gateeIa
d.YlAt .fYlAt what hour does he see; his
o'siThat depends-to those he wishes
toseeihe is available at any hour after
break fast. To those who wish to see
him he has an hour after lunch.o 1t is
understood, that no applications for
Office or other business is to be intro
daeed, unless the President desires
it?a n a-iH9inooeib li5ado16i-- 9. ri
sassinEEom lunch till dinner how does
he put in, his time ?" no, -.rl-a5 ,,i
20 Talking to friends, smoking and
waIking.p G1sf b9iff'5s -a+5..iit i75Tf-"2
az After dinner?n tlgoy sniiieH 9di
a.f Wclls he, drives generally, or takes
a long walk .s.,. adj aberr brs ar.;,lt
I'D -. !, With \ more smoking and talking
-: Exactly.Yil ,il9aii..i - .'aad Is. I,ai!
fos Well, y exclaimed Captain Ring
bolt, -, Z" General Grant has the merit at
least Of showing how easy it is to be 'e
"Great injustice is done General
Grant" /" said aaloh politician sitting
near us. 3.." !" When "a President has or
ganized his Cabinet, and distributed
his work and Offices, there is really
very little legitimate business left to
oeeapyohls time. Heretofore PRESS
dents have been busy carrying ,oui
either the policy of the party, or o1
their own, and preparing for second
term. IL have been weeks at q time
I'M the White iHouse,q and saw the
Presidents time o not only taken up
but crowded by, delegations. of men
getting Office or working in behalf OF
the incumbent for a second term
Now, Grant does nothing of this sort
He turns q man outtor sipcompetency
and nothing else. And the result is
that he has an abundance of time or
his hands. .nhifelf@4 s4iH 9Ap3ha 5s'iI2'
~ -AHdtMiH that sort of thing fenom.
inateIhim ~ asked Ringboltg Le--l Il.
4 g..Ithat fs farther along, Responded
our knowing one, g but as a man ney
| er did make himself President through
such preparation, and as no PresideR
DYER succeeded in securing the sue
session, 4 think Grant is sl about, righ
to amuser himself, ,3,o,s t,,;+ ,.ci,Yi.
20 Well, said old RingboIt enphat
ieally, 'sIif Grant has so much, time OF
his hands, i advise bhim to put st. il
visiting theiNew York Custom Hons
and other holes of corruption, and se'
iii. by personal inspection and 2 libera
use of power, he cannot Introduce
sornetreferm in "a Government tlia
new fairly stinks in the nostrils of hu
manity, instead of this eternal ,smok
ing, among rich people and hors,
jockeys in such d God -forsaken -ho1
asithiseoi ed Il neoIs9bItd 5di h9Is
sfDaptain Rihgb6lta had scarcely FIN
ished his sentence whenla chair tina
had been tilted back, holding a. lazy
Indifferent sort of man, came dow
with d bang, and its occupant boundet
/ up,i p,iexblaiming:ia a;qj u usd1 b9Io
II JaaThis tlangpage,isir, is insufeFable
/ is insulting. ! consider it persona
sir, and hold you responsible.
:! -iss Well, suppose you do 2" REPLIED
old RingbOlt, very quietly, Ts le'
. don't ask ypaF permission to geEpres
4 my, views, / don't see. what you ar
:, going to do. about 1T.
se&D6f IN chastise you, sir s'i''
p .aaCome, come, e'lsaid the first speak
2 ets qsoothinglyyI and addressing tn
. beligerent by name, don't quaEre
= uIwith the gentleman for speaking dis
respectfully Of the Equator. Til
President is public property and W
3 can't abridge free speech you know
/ 10 this the, company assented, ant
', 1.-The irritable, with q growl, resumes
This seat. After q few minutes h
Withdrew, and Ifasked The odefehde
4 of General Grahtwho his lively frien'
bllWas. saYIasu,4lfi h9Yoine st1inoi.lB35
i g WE'LL" he responded, he is, on
!, of the President 5 friends, counted on
I ofHhisspeciap advisers here, and you
friend ialupintentionally trod ON hi
p cornIssy !Ttp afl 5a,iG sglLin2ya 9di. ri bi
al We left next day. Before doing sc
however, I learned as fact, what hal
been iiftiihated to me before, that
y set of sfrewd politicians have sur
3 rounded Grant here, and are urginI
to successful result an entire remod
cling of his Cabinet. The .pretense
that Grant needs practical politician
to put him at the, head, of the Reppb
liican party, and while securing hi
{ denomination, make success at tn
q polls possibleg Fishis to go out Ger
I tainly.i Boutwell, has heavy pressur
bearing against him. Cox, Cresswell
, and Porter's head clerk are doomed
is said. Well, we shall see. ~
et9 Is 9ifiGt4ofme9 ii5sWid DIP.