The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-09
What Gre We Coming too


death Of jessie Grant contaiued
small lem, apparently uuiuportunt:
but which when considered, involves
& question Of groat interest, as show.
ing tho tendency T he present al-
miuis.ration. 1t was that a private
soldier had been dct4i.ed from bnr-
racks 10 tend the sick man in his last,
moments. Now wo wish to 1,ncR'
what right the officer in m'asnd had
to detail Il soldier of the United
States to aot MS nurse for private in.
dividual. We arc not posted in mill.
tary matters, but wo have never heard
that this is soldiers duty. Had
Jesse Graft Teen an ofIicvr Of tie
army this act would ia>o bccn emf
nen.ly proper, but how eitier ss
postmaster Of Coyington or rs the
Presidents father he had any claims
upon tho military Of the United
States, VIC cannot conceive. If every
sick man in the country ID entitled to
have n soldier drawing public pay
to turn him over in he'd, or to dose
him with pills and potions, the stand
ing army must he reornitsa tt a 'mif-
lion of men. If a private iudNifaal
has no such claim on tho goverhmcnt,
thcn this was h.grant outrage, and
tho officer should be cashicrcd imme-
diately. 1t is enough to pay General
Grant fifty thousand dollars q year,
fur doing nothing, without engaging
TO nurse all his relatives whenever
they have toothachs or the tic dolo
roux. President Grant acts us. no
president has ever darcd act before.
Flo practically carries out tie maxim
of tho Frcnch monarch "I'etat, c'est
moi and with an ahrontory absolute
ly ludicrous, arprop,iates to his pri-
vate use public property and public
servants. Not two month"; since, he
despoiled tho National Conservatory
ut Washington of its furest Movers to
ornament his cottage at I,ong Branch;
and now, Instead of employ ing an ex.
periencod nurse from his own pocket,
to tcad his sick father he has soldier
detailed for tho purpose. What n
fortunate thing it is for us AL thot his
relatives cnjry good health. Were
they all feeble and infirm, tho garri-
sons would to converted into h,spi-
tails, and John Bull aha Spain Mud
Mexico and Captain Jank aid ths
kiokapoos would pay tho deuce NTH
tho country. We wish to have the
Presidents privileges clearly defined.
1.-The is to govern the country unaid.
ed, what is the uso of hiring assis.
tants to devote all their tlmo to back
pay steals, and private jobs 7 Let us
do away with the system of elections.
They have already become a farce,
about rs truthfully indicating the
honest, unbiased continents Of the
people MS did tho plcJiscii.s Of the
Fr.nch Empire.
The Railroad Question antory against
Offensive MDnobolies.
The movement organized by the
farmers in the West to reduce tho
rates transportation is shaving it's in
ilucnco on the politics of the country.
Tho Iowa Republican, State Conven.
t'on at its recent meeting passed a
resolution that the producing interests
OF the country should have tho best
and cheapest transportation possible;
and while tho toads slould have suit.
able rem uteratloti for thcir labor,
they should not be permitted to op.
press tho people. They demanded
Congressional and Legislative enact
ments to control and regulats the
railroads of the country. They also
'usis1eo upon tho right OF the State to
control all franchises subsidized from
the public treasury. The convention,
while maintaining the prinoiples Of
the Republican party, declared that
every Republican should oppose the
election of bad and inSSmpetont of.
hcial, whether he be 4 candidate
"upon our own, or any other ticket"
This is strong language from tho Con
Vention ofa party we'll a%are of the
necessity of standing united in all
elections. Suoh concessions show
that party lines arc breaking down.
and that Intelligent Voters Will no
longer contend for ideas, but demand
material advantages. Tho Republi.