Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-10
GENERAL GRANT.

MIR. Dana, the editor of the New York
Sun, is a malignant halter of the present
Executive of the United States. Upon
the accession of General Grant to the
presidential Office, MIR. Dana WAS an ap-
plicant for the collectorship of the Port
Of New York. The application was not
favorably considered, and like a great
many other politicians, Mr.. Dana soon
found that he, too, had sore head. Ta-
king an interest in the paper which he
now edits, soon after President Grants
inauguration, he began an attack upon
the General and has continued to the
present time, increasingly and malicious
Iy hostile. He was the father of the San
ia Domingo story, and Of all the disgrace
full twaddle about its being scheme con
.cocted by General Grant to enrich him.
self and his relatives. Dana opposed all
the prominent measures of the late ad
ministration, not upon manly and honor
able grounds. but in such way as to ex-
hibit his own personal hatred as the con-
spicuous cause of his opposition. Pend
ing the recent Presidential campaign he
said everything that a malicious intelli.
gencc could invent against the General
concerning both his public acts end his
private character. To such an extent
has Dana manifested his bitterness of
feeling that even his own friends have
thought him partially demented-a kind
Of molomaniac, rs it were.
Since the recent election his attacks
have been more virulent than ever; but
fortunately for himself they seldom ex-
tend beyond the limit Of his daily circn-
lation. At occasional intervals there is
discovered some man in charge Of To-
cal newspaper so ignorant Of passing
events, and so dead to every sense of JUS
tice as to be willing to copy the Suns
villainously slanderous articles. Such q
discovery has been made recently in this
city, and our people have been shocked
by repetition Of falshoods, innuendoes,
and low railery concerning the chief ex.
ecutive. There may be an element here
to which such reading is palatablc, but
it embraces only few people and those
few have neither self.respect nor the es.
teen of others. Men may not accept the
political views of President Grant, they
may not accept the popular estimate oil
his qualities US soldier, they may moi
concede all that il claimed as being wise
and statesmanlike in his administration Of
the government. but If they be honest they
must accept the fact that his opinions up
on political questions have always receiy
ed the favorable consideration Of the in
telligent Masses that his generalship
has commanded the admiration of the
world and secured for him the perpetual
gratitude Of the loyal American people
and although xillided and traduccd by 8
degree limited only by tie impotency d
malicious wickedness and jealous rivalry
that his private character has ever beer
a fitting cmbellishnlentjof his public rec
ord. Such is Ulysses s. Grant, and such
he will continue to be Notwithstanding
all the Danas' that he has refused Office
Eand all the Jones'es that were sent HON.
from his Amy Corps in disgrace. TIT
cur that bays the moon at midnight an
noys those whom he keeps awake by hi
bowling but he does not disturb the Sc
renity Of that queenly orb !; and 20 may
these human shapes, actuated BY canin.
instincts. displa their teeth e the Inf
mite disgust of General Grant Without pm