The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-07

Grants Administration-what a Radical
- Says of 1t.
The New York Sun of the Goth ult.,
thus expresses its views of Grants
::
AS for Gen. Grant personally, we
have neither spite, grudge, nor re-
venge. He never refused us any per-
sonal favor, for we never asked any
thing of him, save only the appoint
ment of Horace Greeley as Minister
to England; and as he sent man
there who isn't half as fit for the place
as Mr.. Greeley, we have never borne
him any grudge on that account. But
toward Gen. Grant as President we
confess that we cherish a very pro-
found feeling of disappointment and
dissatisfaction. There were few men
in The country who had taken more
stock in him than we had. During
the war, when he was digging canals
at Ficksburgl and was on the point
of being relieved from his command,
Mr.. Dana did what he could TO have
him retained at the head of the army
in the Mississippi Valley; and the
effort was successful. But for his.
agency Grant would then have been
sent back to Galena and in that event
he could neither have become Com
mander-in-Chie of the army nor
President of the United States.
Next, when he was candidate for
the Presidency, we did what we could
to secure for him the nomination of
the Republican National Convention
and then we helped to get him the
votes of majority of the American
people. All this we did simply be-
cause we thought it best for the coun-
try and all We demanded of General
Grant was an honest, sensible, disin-
terested, and patriotic administration
of his office. Does anybody think
that was too much to- expect of him !?
But instead of this, his administra-
ton is bad, foolish, weak, cowardly,
corrupt, ti-American, contemplate
at home, and more contemplate
abroad. 1t is impossible to speak the
truth and deny that this is SO. 1t is
impossible for an independent jour-
nalist, anxious to discharge his, obli-
cations to The, people, to conceal or
palate facts SO fearful and So notori-
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The President is incompetent, lazy,
neglectful of his duties, unable to
comprehend them, and careless about
performing them, He appoints men
| to office simply because they have
made him presents, or are his relations
or because some foolish caprice
prompts it. He degfades the country
| in fine eyes of all the world, and stands
trembling like a coward for fear of q
corrupt, and bankrupt power like
Spain. The man, who saved the ma
tion as soldier is covering US with
shame as President. osa.,a f,,5{ ,.a
| 1t is alleged that Mr.. Dana wanted
the New Y ork Custom House. Bah
What if he did, or what if he didn't
Does that effect, one way or the other,
the great historical truth that Grants
civil administration. is a failure-a
dreadful, deplorable, shameful failure
/ How ridiculous What has Mr., Dana
or the New York Custom. House, to
] do with all this If he has ever
mildly disapproved of the appoint,
ment of. Moses III. GrinneIl to that of.
/ flee, how many live Republicans are
/ there in the State who have not bit
terlyl cursed the administration for
making it I? And now, if Gen, Grant
would walk into the Sam office, in
person to-day, and tender with his
right hand to the editor q signed and
sealed commission as collector Of this
port, offering in addition to the fees
of the office a duplicate sum made up
1.out Of the contributions which he hal
received from A. 7. Stewart and other
rich importers. that. offer would be
declined. Years ago Robert j., Walker
said that he considered the position oi
a great leading daily paper-like thai
of the Herald, which he then men
tioned-as far superior to that Of the
4 President of the United States; and
certainly we consider it far superior
TO that of Collector of New 7 ork.,
IF the .Jacobins continue in theil
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