The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-21
Morton,s Attaek Upop Gran,.


The attack OF Morton's organ upon the
president was very insidious. 1t was we'll
calculated to bring Morton before the pub
lie as the champion OF the war spirit, which
is now sought to be made the inspiration
and issue OF the coming presidential cam
paign. Ii was we'll calculated to incite
enmity toward Mr.. Grant for falling to call
while passing, when the whole band of
veterans of an entire state were assem- bled
to greet him. Mr.. Grant knew OF this as
sembly. AS if waiting for the courtesy of
an invitation, he remained in the West
till the last moment, though urgent business
called him to the capital When it appeared
that no call for his presence was to be
made, his trip through the West suddenly
ended, and he started to Washington.
When it was known that he had gone, Nor
tons organ comes out with words of criti-
cism, which, under the circumstances, were
as insulting to the president as any it could
have uttered. They were calculated to in
splre every soldier with contempt for their
president. Mr.. Grant has usually
responded with his presence at reunions of
army officers. Now, here at Indianapolis
was a chance to meet the rank and file. and
he doubtless would have been glad to en-
brace it. The chance, even if he desires it,
OF longer continuance in the presidential
chair is waning. What then so natural as
to desire that his term of state service
should end with something of that same ap
probation ofthe masses Ofthe people that was
| accorded to him at the close of his military
career. But he was not to be gratifed. Nor
! ton so arranged it that Grant was left out,
and then in the public press had it pub
| lished to the world that Mr.. Grant had
sighted the soldiers.
This act of Mr.. Morton, though princi-
pally inspired by a desire to make himself
the more prominent as a candidate for the
presidency, is thought by some to have been
the conception OF private malice against
Mr.. Gram. Though outward warfare be
tween Mr.. Morton and the president
mas ceased, yet the humiliation that
Mr.. Morton endured over his abject
submission TO the presidents change
of policy on the finance question has
been ranking in the bosom of Morton ever
since, and the lsteindignity may have been
a private stroke of revenge. The exposure
OF the whole thing hurts, and the organ OF
Mr.. Morton is striving to repair the damage
But it is now too lsts. Though the public
will excuse Mr.. Grant for not coming, they
| will not excuse the stuoied plan and purpose
| to ignore him, anu ther abuse him for what
he could not have done.
| The Journal was entirely too eager in the
service of its master. Il has Overdons the
| thing. 1t should have been satisfied to lei
Mr.. Morton have che glory of being the ora.
tor of the day, of approprt&tiDg to himself
the great merit OF being the war governor
and soldiers friend. 1t ought to have bad
! its heart surieited and full, VIXEN it saw Mr.
Morton, the central hgure Ct the grand
pageant that took place here last week
standing up solitary and alone, waving the
bloody shirt OF wrath aud hate. There
was no one TO divide with him that honor
| There was no one who stood By him 10 claim
any part OF the honor OF intoxicating hate
Standing there before the vast throDg, he
| had clear field, and he improved it. One
wound think that the Journal would have
been satisfied, would have had for its hero
glory enough for one day. But no, 1t must
needs go out of its way to enhance still fur
Their the cause OF its master and did IL By
attacking Mr.. Grant. II 1t had not been so