The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-18

ton. Superficial people may suppose that be-
cause he never makes long speeches, he is
lacking in conversational gifts. 1t is an en-
tire mistake. He is an excellent talker, and
discusses public questions with great force,
but always with a charming freedom from
pretension or pedantry. 1t is not uncommon
to hear the criticism that he is not States
man." Now if craftsmanship consists in
writing ponderous essays interspersed with
innumerable classic quotations in prose and
verse. the point is well taken. If on the 9th
er hand craftsmanship means the application
of practical common sense to the solution
of questions relating to the public welfare,
Gen. Grant is a statesman of the best type.
Contrast his terse and effective public utter
ances whether as General or President with
the ford and prolx orations of the little
knob of his senatorial defamers, and you will
observe that he can compress into sentence
an idea that they would bury under column
of words. Compare his doings with their
sayings, his acts with their talk, and you will
wish for their sakes and for everybody's else,
that they possessed his golden gift of silence.
THE UTTER FALsITY OF THE VAGUE SLAM
DERS .--..--.,. .
which have been fabricated to injure Gen.
Grant is perfectly well understood in the I'm
ion League Club The fact is conceded that
an occasional distant relative has been per-
mitted to retain some unimportant Office.
Out of this circumstance the pitiful cry of
''nepotism' has been raised, and the enemy
has, ''made the most of t.' But to the mean
fiction about present taking there is only
one answer to make. There is -7
al NO BASIS OF TRUTH IN 1T. ss1
In 1866, some gentleman of wealth in New
York and other cities, raised by subscription
$105, 900 and presented it to the General, who
had conquered the Rebellion. This was two
| years before Grant was nominated for the
Presidency, and long before he was even talk
! ed of for that position. He has neUer re-
ceioed q gift either as President or as candi-
| date for President 1t is alleged that the
Cottage at Long Branch was present from
| political friends; but it is untrue. No person
ever contributed one cent toward the pur-
chase of it.
1t is difficult to conceive of anything mean
er than this wretched gable about 'gift TAX
ing" If manhood is not extinct, the Ameri-
can people will resent these despicable refec-
tions upon a great national benefactor who
| did not refuse the free will offerings bestowed
upon him for unparalleled military services
long before he had a thought of entering up
ON political life. .Eass,az l.ssn agrh
| gfbawHo DIsTRUsT MR.. GREELEY. essa
Of Mr.. Greeley it is unnecessary to say
| more than that there is among those who
knew him best, general distrust of his abili-
ty for executive duties. His nature is too
credulous, his passions too violent, his impa-
thence of opposition too overbearing. We all
know what would have happened if he had
been President when the Rebellion COM
menced, or during its progress If his advice
to let the South go had been overruled, and
his ''on to Richmond" editorials had been of
fetal messages to Congress, every defeat of our
armies in the earlier stages of the war would
have provoked from him impetueus PROPOSE
tions for peace. d The files of the Tribune
from Nov. 1860 to Jan. 1865, are replete
with evidences of his unftness for the office
ne Ssplres 70. 4lhbfE cSE. gosE8 ! II .HE. q b
1t now seems pretty clear that the Democ-
racy will surrender at Baltimore, and make
public confession that it has been in the
wrong all the time for the past twelve years.
This will be glory enough for the Republican
party. Every Democrat will thenceforth be
absolved from allegiance to the old organization
The fight win be between the compactho
of Repubicanism with the prestige of past
victories and the acknowledgements of their
opponents that their creed is unassailable,
and the guerillas of broken factions, animat-
ed by no principle, aiming at no policy but
struggling with desperation for possession of
place and honor. Every instinct OF patriot
ism will lead disinterested voters to side with
the party of order conservatism and law
-F r.,.fs- YARMOUTH.