The sun., 1872-08-09
MONEY. MONEY. MONEY,
Grants Bnrgnin for Two Terms-Crushinr
Revelations from Col. Forncy-t:rnni nj
nftrr Money when he Consented TO Run
nsn Republican Candidate for President,


Revelations from Col. Forncy-Grnn MT
AFTER Money when he Consented to Run
nsn Republican Candidate for President.
? Vm :is CMcD'HIG tOn,p,s,c4dl
Col FurueN has contributed TO the col
unins ot the Studiy 0ronicl, of Washington u
series Of interesting papers filed with anecdotes
Of The great men with whom he has been asso-
related 90 the Introduction Of Gen Grant 10 the
country ~ candidate for the Presidency. The
Colonel At the suggestion of Judge D. X. Cart
ter of ohio, and Senator Thayer Of Nebraska
prepared a hNc-column article, the object Of
which wa, To make up Republican record for
Grant, and get lin before the people In the at
titude OF = Presidential candidate Forney and
Thdyor called with the proof slips Of this article
upon Gen. Rawlns, the Chief OF stan and con
hdcntal friend Of Gen. Grant. and submitted IL
To- him. Rawlins. after reading the article, ear
RED II TO Grant and NJ this point the narrative
becomes so interesting thdt we quote Forneys
rccullectiOns:
Mhen Ravlg, came back from Gen. Grant with the
does not want to bc President. he thinks the Icpub
didait hc can be elected ii re, it iti 3D." sd,f Raw
lins HhI! & " % s',ag, = him & G,, ~ -, o,d i+c'
lie Is receiving from seventeen to twenty thousand
paGo lie e .ia Vu 10 go 90 no %S ii he Pe.asay zoe s s
~ Neni, i've thousand dollars year foE HiGmr ifAEs
NH, a. he sif of 4s Its,6lei.VP lie Is not politi.
aa o he he S' m o PGi a 1;& & S ha ee A%S % aa aSS % %k.,
lei,' Oh course he must spent his salay ns rresi
h,r oh,r heroes un land ana sf never hrs,tcd To
sacb p9ir, Is 10 sccoriance wh tie character 81 Tie
Eusl ~ DoNrrnueut but "a our countr, The man who
lr .,pendrd upon political onlce Iud u,Iti H. Y GraHt
,Ir, T. 4iir h IL Tr,,id,ai he iri be accused as Ms
lcHa fr-fuc'f Of guns"
The spirit Of the Grant Administration appear.
In this Grant was influenced by the inCcssant
and foolish natterers about him to regard him
self as tho savior u the nation, and he wanted a
great deal Of money for his services. His chief
OF stan spoke for MIN about the vast fortunes
he had saved and yet II he accepted things
" after he WAS President lie would be accused
a. he "a Of trif
broad hint that before he could consent To be-
come President he must have more money. The
example of England was cited Evidently IL
was regarded ~ intensely mean that our rich
men lad not poured their Wt tlth at Grants feet,
and made millionaire ut him.
A. for the one term of the Pre- dency-that
was not worth the thinking Of. The nonor and
dignity of the oiice Of Prcsdent-the grave
dutics and responsibilities the innumerable
opportunities for usefulness were not thought
Of. The only point II view from which the
of'e was regarded, was how much did il pay
how would salary of $500 for eight years
Cumpare with salary OF tlS,Or for life 90
when Grant came % be inaugurated he felt the
RESPONSIBILITIES Of the once, but accepted them
without fear With his View of the ofilce what
had he To fear Certainly nothing, except that
| he might not obtain two terms. The salary and
glory OF the place were sufficient to insure good
| time.
His Cabinet he organized as his "stan." lie
made complete mystery Of 1t until the en-
| velope containing the names was opened in the
| Senate; and when the Cabinet was announced
a senator who did not feel humiliated. Those
who are now among the loudest for Grants
election groaned and cursed In agony Of spirit
The Cabinet was the wonder OF the age Wash
burne and Rawllns were made Secretaries Of
state and Of War upon personal considerations
purely. stewart, Borie, and Hoar had con
tributed cash, or its equivalent, To the Presi-
dental purse or house. Cox had been suddenly
beloved and when 1t was found that he could
not play the parts expected Of personal favor
ite he was ruled out.
In New York those who had made Grant
presents secured all the Offices.
In this city and neighborhoud the offlces, large
and small with the exception Of the Second
| District Revenue Offices aud the Pension Agen-
| cy and Collecturship), were parcelled out ac-
cOrding 10 the caprices of the Grant family. The
Postmaster Of Newport and the Assessor Of the
| Third District were promised the Offices they re-
ceiyed, good while before the Inauguration OF
| the President,
In Chicago tho offlces were adjusted TO suit
the Presidents brother
In New Orleans u brother-in-law took the fat
ONCE. Washington City, Western Pennsylvania,
and San Francisco were afflicted In the same
way; and personal and family favorites were
thrust into money making places in Louisville
and 81. Louis.
The young man Leet began TO rob the mer-
chants Of New York, and Is doing IL to this day,
commerce being diverted from that city by the
| dctentions and eGnctons TO which II is sub
jected boy the Lcct and Stocking gang, who owe
their place To a private letter written by the
| President and hold II by a power that has re-
| mainod mistaken through the exposures made
| 10y two Congressional committees Of inyestiga-
| ton, and the representations that there was wO-
| ful wrongdoing made to the President himself
| by the be citizens and most eminent merchants
| OF New York.
| Notwithstanding all this, and much more OF
the same sort, in the face Of this most unpleas-
ant record, the people Of the United States are
| summoned TO ratify the implied bargain OF
| = a