Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-22
THE PRESIDENTS RELATIONS


Grants reIati,e s in Office, that to present
a few facts in the case may not be
amiss at this time. Democratic papers
hive printed pretended list OF relatives
Of the President in Office, which We give
helow with remarks on each OF the %
showing how shamefully the truth is
violated
I Jesse Root Grant, Presidents father,
Postmaster, at fovington, Ky.
Appoin ed to Office by Johnson; re-
tained ~ Grant
II. Rev NJ j Cramer, Presidents
hroiher.in law, Minister to Denmark,
Appointed Consul to Leipsic by John
son: transferred to Denmark by Grant.
Ia Methodist minister. a thorough I'M
rui-t. most competent man, and was
hi by recommended
Ill Breget Brig Gen +. !. Dent,
Presidents hra'her-in law, one OF me
military secretaries at the Executive
Mansion
Army appointment; holds no position
of emnir ,nent At hands OF President; has
never been p omoted by President, hut
simpy transferred, with same rank, RON
one regiment to another, when the army
wns reduced and consolidated, two years
ago
Nv. George W Dent, Presidents
hrotIer in-law, Appraiser OF Customs,
San Francisco.
Was strongly recommended 10y Cal
ifornia ID legation
Y john Dent Presidents brothem IN
,law, exclusive Indian trader for New
Mexico. under the Indian bureau place
worth 500 600 year.
Was nat appointed by President; holds
no Office under Indian Bureau - not
evrlu,iye trader for New Mexico, but is
n most trader, under the rules and reg"
ulatons Of the War Department; profits
of place grossly exaggerated
VI Alexander Sharpe, Presidents
brother aw Marshal Of the District
OF Columbia
Mrs. Grants brother in law iirs'clnss
man, and pi,al appointment; Is "a mem
her OF the Presidents official household,
and the duties are of such u character
TINT from time immemor:nl the place has
been filled by u rclnu or near friend OF
the President
VII James + Casey. Presidents
brother, in law, Collector of the Fort OF
New Orleans, and electionecring agent
for the renomina ION OF Grant hy means |
of the United States soldiers and Calling
guns,
Is net Presidents hrather-in-law but
- l. nali ami
Collector carried out many reforms, |
principally in taking cDnrrol of Customs
house out OF hands OF politicians
VIII James Longstreet. Presidents
wifrs cousin, Surveyor of the PORT OF
New Orleans
Is no relation whatsoever 10 either the
President or his ,cjfe. longstreet mar,
ried the daughter Of the Leutcnant~
Colonel of the Fourth Infantry, which
was the regiment into which both he and
the President entered when they left
West Point IIo was appoin ell at tho
very outset Of the present ADMINISTRATION,
for the express purpose OF indicating to
the pc, pie OF the South the liberal policy /
which the President proposed tn pursue
toward those who accepted the situation
in good iaith--a policy which tho Pres
ident's deiamers did not accept or nd
yocatr until ong alter he had begun to
en- nrce It
IN Sins Hudson, Presidents cousin,
Minister to Guatemala
Was strongly recommended by his
friends in Iowa, is very competent man, |
President has but slight acquaintance |
W.T. him.
\ \ A Patton. Presidents wire's
cousin, Collector ofthe Port of Galveston |
No relation The President does not |
even know hlm, and never heard of him
until he saw his name is print
XI. Orllndo II Ross, Presidents
cousin, clerk in the Third Auditors
Office, Washington
Was gallant soldier; was appointed
hv Secretary of Treasury, without the !
Presidents KNOWLEDGE or recommends
tion, and WAS first told Of it by Ross !
himself when they casually met on the
street.
XII Mr.. Addison Dent, Presidents
wifcs third cousin, clerk in the Regis !
ter's obee, Treasury Department, Wash
ington
No relation rhdtccer
XIII George b johnson, Presidents
third cousin, Assessor of Internal Rev |
euue, Third District of Ohio.
No relation; he married cousin Of
the President years ago, and that fact
had nothing whatever to do with his |
appointment, which was made Ms the !
nearly unanimous choice of the political |
influences of his district, including the |
members of Congress
XIV. Il l. Winans, Presidents Cousins !
husband, Postmaster of Newport, NY
No relation to the President who /