The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-07-12
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public interest. Applause.
never heard personal suggestion in
regard to his influence upon one man
or another man, but the considera-
ton simply was what would be best
for the country. And when 1 re-
member the simple, clear headed
practical modest man who sat at the
head of the table there, and then
hear him talked of by Mr.. Sumner
1 think Mr.. Sumner must be refer
ring to somebody else. Applause.
1t has been said that Gen. Grant
has accepted presents. Well, fellow.
citizens, 1 don't think making pres.
ents to men in public life ought tc
be countenanced. The English ma
ton in Parliament gave to the con
querer of Waterloo a grant oftWen-
ty-fve hundred Thousand dollars, an
estate in the country, and a palace
in London. 1t is not the custom ot
our people to give pecuniary rewards
to the public benefactors, but when
two mon like Grant and Sherman
have rendered such services to the
country as no men in this genera
tion had done, who gave up all pros
poets to it, there were many of ou1
best men in the country who
thought that some testimonial, a
public record of their gratitude,
would be becoming the citizens Of
the republic. 1t was all done when
they were not holding Office and,
fellow citizens, l never expect, above
the ranks of a penng-a2hner contrib
utor to a Democratic newspaper, to
find a man in the country mean
enough to cast it up to them. ZAP
plause.) I do not propose to go
over the personal charges made
against President Grant, and his
tithing, mint and anise and cumin,
is not to my taste, nor to your taste
1 am sure. We look at the weightier
matters of the law. What has Gen.
Grant done? 1 do not say as the
commander and leader of our armies,
and the conquerer of our rebellion,
but as President. Why, in the one
thing that Mr.. Sumner most feels
and cares for on the great issues be-
fore the country, Of peace and public
safety, and protection of lately op-
pressed race, Gen. Grant has been
his most steadfast ally; upon the
question of maintaining the public
credit, of paying the national debt,
he has faithfully represented the
honesty of the Republican party, OF
of the nation, for I won't exclude
any party from it. He has been
ahead of his party in his steady and
constant recommendations to re-
move the scheme of an irredeemable
currency; every message of his has
contained the recommendation to
Congress for action on the subject,
and his policy in dealing with the
Indian tribes, his magnanimity to-
ward the South, his combining with
firm determination to maintain the
laws the desire to conciliate and re-
store to their natural and just rela-
tions to the Union the Southern
States, entitle him to your conf
dence and to the confidence of all
the people of the nation.
But there is one thing on which ]
wish expressly to say something
President Grants appointments to
Office are criticized, and they say
that he has appointed some relations
Well I suppose General Grant likes
his friends and relations as well as
other people, and I rather guess il
you should look over the Senate at
Washington you would find that the
members had some friends and rela-
tions too. General Grant is a friend
Iy man; he likes his friends; he is q
good husband and a good father,and
in his experience when he first came
into office that the good qualities OF
the person he knew may have unduly
impressed him in some cases, 1 think
very likely. But when you come to
matters of Importance, does General
Grant look after friends, or consult
his personal considerations? Who
did he appoint as our arbitrator al
Geneva? Do you find that our emf
nent fellow citizen, Mr.. Adams is
ever mentioned in the newspapers as
a very strong supporter and friend
of Gen. Grant? Mr.. Adams himself
told me he never saw General Grant
until after his appointment. In Sc
lecting the counsel to represent us
there he chose Judge Curtis, Mr..
Caleb Gushing, and Mr.. Evarts, to
be sure firm and honored member
of the Republican party, but in no
way connected or related with Gen.
Grant or his administration. He
had the duty of appointing more
high judicial officers at once throug.
out the country than have ever been
appointed by any President, and he
has said to me that until the time
came for making the appointments OF
new circuit Judges, he would hear
every man who had anything to say
men in public life, private citizens,
the Judges Of the country, the law
yers who might make their repre-
sentations, and that when they had
all been heard and the proper time
came he would make the very best
for the places in his
power from the material from which
he had to select. (Gen. Butler ent-
cred the hall at this point, and was
received with warm applause. 1t was
some time before Judge Hoar was
allowed to proceed with his address,
but when at lenghth order had been
restored he resumed his speech. }
And, fellow citizens, he did it, and
those men are now holding their
high Judicial offices throughout the
country; and when the questions
come up, who shall superintend the
excise, who shall collect your reven-
r,oc M, Who ebon bo ,OOctm q ctar, in