The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-27

took this method Of showing their graft
tude. When our fashionable Generals
had failed-those from whom the c0un-
try expected the mOst-General Grant
restored victory to our banners, and did
moro than any other man to crush out
the rebellion. When the war was over,
q grateful people, from their abundance,
sought to make him some presents in or
der to relieve him from his poverty.
[Great applause. General Mcclellan,
who never won i victory of any cOnse-
quence, received more and larger pres
ents; yet the Democratic party placed
HIM in nomination in 1864. There is no
objection, l presume, to an unfortunate
General receiving presents. 1t is only
when given to victorious generals that
they become reprehensible. [Applause.
Now my friends some people never get
presents. Tkey never did anything for
which anybody had cause to be grateful.
Such people are extremely virtuous on
that subject. Whenever you meet these
virtuous people, look out for them; in
nine cases out of ten they will steal Zap
plausel because larceny and hypocrisy
have always been intimately connected.
think have gone over the three ihings
which politicians are urging as objection
able to General Grant, and you will agree
with me that they are mean, small and
exceedingly contemplate. While thus
speaking Of General Grants part in the
war Of the rebellion, do not wish to dis
parage the careers OF General Sherman,
Sheridan, Burnside, and the many from
this great State; Yet history will write
/ it down that Grant was chief Of all.
No man, since the time of Washington
has been illuminated more than Grant.
Why, he had hardly got into office when
he was charged with being engaged in
u " gold conspiracy" That was inves,i.
gated, and everybody acknowledged
that the charge was an infamous lie.
and then we have other charges.
Then came the story that he had prop
crty in San Domingo, and that his prop
erty was staked off into lots. The COM
missiOners Were on the ground and found
that it was also base falsehood, when
it wa also dropped.
Again, they charged him with being
connected with frauds said to have been
discovered in the New York Custom
house-a place that has been q harbor
for corruption for at least halt century
There was corruption here when the
Democracy was in power. But they
charged that he was i'll collision Will
those who committed frauds in the New
4 DIRK Cusiom-honse. An investigation
close and searching, completely exon
Grated him, showing that the charge wa:
utterly and shamefully false.
After that charge WAS worn out, new
one was concocted, now familiarity
known rs the French arms scandal
charge that we had sold arms to French
and We're likely to make an enemy o.
Germany-of the Germans who had
stood by us throughout our civil war
The charge was already made with th'
object OF alternating the patriotic Ger
mans of this country from the Republi
can party, by making them believe thai
the President had connived ut the sal,
of arms to France. An investigation
was ordered by both Houses OF Con
gresS, and in each ease no ground wha:
ever was found nor Il single circumstance
discovered upon which sIch II charg,
could be based. That calnmny has
gone the way of all the rest But
!. have not time To follow them all.