The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-31
Grant the Statesman.

By his own solid Judgment, indomitable will |
and bulldog pertsnacity General Grant wears
the most brilliant military laures that have ever
decorated great hero. And we disparage no.
body nor detract from the well-earned reputa-
tious of none when we say be is entitled to all
the credit that has been accorded him. He wears
no military honors ne did not earn. His distin-
guished glory as military man owes none OF
its brliancy to the slightest detraction from the
reputation of another. No one of the million
soldiers who donned the blue to serve the nation
has been robbed of his portion of the glory to
build up the reputation of Ulysses S. Grant.
IN more than one instance during the war he
differed in Judgment from those it was his prov
ince to consult in regard to the plan of proce-
dure and the mode of its execution. He always
acted upon his own judgment in the matter, took
the responsibility and was entitled to the credit.
Military movements and plans of operation laid
down in the books and sanctioned by the best
military minds of the world were swept away
like the cobwebs of the ages to make place for
holder, grander, more successful plans and ope-
rations that were entirely original with him.
No man with comprehension and judgment that
| work out such magnificent results can be called
stupid or dull or incompetent. These charges
are idle and helitte only those who make them.
| When the guns were silenced, the rebellion
crushed, the nation redeemed, greatful people
turned their eyes towards this great man to ad-
minister the affairs of the Republic. That he
has abundant good, common sense, solid judg-
ment, intrinsic worth and that admirable ability
that is the sure attendant of combination OF
these every sensible patriot in the land we'll knew
The party of patriots saw in General Grant
combination of elements that made hi" great
and pood man and safe custodian for the exec
u,;ve affairs of the nation be had saved. They
called upon him to serve them and the Ror'"'' :,
in the capacity of Chief Magistrate. ms cal
;nvolved great sacrifice upon his part. he
held the hest position in the gift of the American
people 1t REQ uires little or no work. care u
anxiety at his hands during the years OF peace
, 1t paid him $4,000 per annum-S3'ooo 'nof
than the Presidency-a house to live IN anu con
s linued during life.
+ To serve a greatful people he abandoned
n this to take upon himself the cares OF the nauo
h at S25, 900 per annum for four years Genera
,r Grant did not seek the Presidency. 1t sougl
e him His eminent work in that position IS we
10 known to the people. He has made record
D. which any President could well anoro 10
re Droud and any people express universal grat'tuo
es ua has wrnng eucomiums from his political o
ne oonon,s we'll calculated to endear him more Gee
q 10 n the hearts of American freemen. nora
!? crse,ev in January, 1871, said, "whatever ola
iet may Justly attach to his mistakes In appoin'me
rs, falls rphttully on US who took him from the ne
me Of The army and made him our Chit Magistrate
ION This is Horace's testimony that the peopleano
to Grant made him President. TWAS their requ'
vo- Take into consideration General Grants al
son cedent experience in political affairs anu 'ne
be- ,ricate perpexites or the administration OF
hin national affairs since his election @~d then
to at the eminent success that has crowned Lis
can administration, and we challenge the produc
IN If another man, having no more experience,
rounded by like circumstances, who could
d" duce equal results. His success IN view OF al
circumstances is incontrovertole PROOF mat
the is something more than ordinary ability Del
w ing to the man.
Tue When he entered the White House, he ft
the civil service prostituted to the use OF COZ
49, politicians and disgraced by the fraudulent
e. tation Of infamous whisky rings. Andrew
-. son had allowed political spoilsmen to plu
L. the Treasury, whisky men to evade the la"
mn. tiIlers and others to keep in their pockets
taxes that should have been paid into the l
IT,. ury. Every department of the government
tainted with the verulity of the Democratic
uoder the corrupt demagogueism of An
81 johnson. Immediately be reversed the Gu
of affairs. Here is what the Democratic c
'oat s date says he has done and is doing
and General Grant has a solid basis o, =
a ers achievements, on VIII ch the country may y
con- trusted to Fronou cejudgment. ne rve
Wheat | yoyernment ever Kristen OF clVil - aH
rr ie'' and yet has SO managw anu u has has stoppt
o ad largely reduce ,aya,ios.- he ...s saved u,
Off lions on the frontier byan Indian policy al
M new, christian and in the main successful
has done all in bis power to hasten the &C
iou VI RECONSTRUCTION, ana ne has given b
police duence steadily for the restoration of har
off. and good feeling between the Warning sec
and These are great things. Opinions may
about an occasional appointment; they wi
arty. differ in pronouncing these the elements of
ex- stantial and enduring Success"
aung And you know Horace is "honest."
VINO shows his value to the nation During the
years and a-half he has occupied the
'aitl- dental chair be has paid off nearly three Au
OF and Jffty millions of the public debt and ha
than duced taxation to an amount that would be
Iant, to three hundred millions NOR! His value to
W. nation has been sac hundred and fifty million
ipon dollars. If such results flow from stupidity
ana say give us more of it. II such things are
us product of rascality and incapacity we say
oou' have four years more of them. An overy
10 ming majority of the American people will
sc TO say on election day.
ATTENTION AND SYSTEM WILL DO THE Won
Some fnlkc WON'T mo nj ~ on a II -o~:.,. .