The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-07
our NATIONAL GRABBER.
"rnnt nnd His Corrupting Influence How
Ills Example II Followed by His Subordi-
nates-A Jolly Party All Around.

"rant and Hi" CorruptinR Influence How
HIS Example u Followed by His Subordi
nates-A Jolly Party All Around.
Prom Soeech By Judge Rannev at Asron, Ohfo
! Of all the republics which have preceded
US, none hears so close an analogy to ours IA the
| Dutch republic. Made up of separate states, and
| cNnpused Of the great stock To- which we ~ g
| Gun orlgin' ~ history must always he peculiarl,
| Instructive Tor US. As solemn warning can
not forhear reading single extract from nm ele-
giant historian OF that country, describing the
ceded the overthrow of that republic. II there
ls me slightest manifestation Of them here let
us hasten TO apply the remedy.
bnly eighty years after he Ia able to give the
mos glowing account OF its glory prosperity,
anu strength, he says:
Selfish. luxurious. intent upon gain as the Dutch
nad Decome II was Impossible 10 deny that they we're
70 ongcr ntcd for the difficult task Of sustaining q
sefdcnla that requires had now grown ink .me to
t'm that they nov no longer considered what KIND
rengtl ami glory Of their country most likely 20
Nhs, would procure them the largest snare Of se
curity and ease In the acquisition or enjoymentt OF
y IN every wfn ssf sa DaT aan Ssa
Inherent ana fatal Wee Of free anu tas
among nearly All ranks Of men. Brors offered and
offices as well under the municipal governments a. in the
, werc Destowci not according to the capacity or
gs, or we reatiy. or partisan OF the giser, while
the duties Of that whicn they no longer REGARDED A.
puolic rust, but Ne vested right
lHit zen; Grant considering his previous life
and Is military character, should have been
completely absorbed In the desire of suddenly
Eetting rich, Is not easily explained. Before he
was Installed In his office OF President, they saw
he mad furnished house IN Philadelphia, ana a
large sum Of money from New York, and a H.
in It1n boston, and 5ad furnished house
ousln 50 at that period of his life. How did
they all Gomez All came In the wav Of gifts
rom the great moneved Interests Of the coun-
try. And what followed them? Stewart i'm
T new YORK was great giver' and he had the
treasury Depa rtment; BOrie at Philadelphia
was great eiver, and he had the Navy Depart
ment; and llOar was very respectable giver
and tie bad the Attorney General-hip. And SO
" went all the way through that Is, ne remem-
bcred his friends. Well. now. NV fellow stl-
zens; he has lost, no opportunity from that day
to this to keep all he could get aud to get all he
could. lApplause.l
Now, what desire to call attention to Ia the
perniclous example which this high ruler the
highest In the world sets to his subordinates.
When they see him rtbbing everything he can
Get hold or how natural IL is for them 70 grah
Whatever they can get hold Oft Laughter and
npplause.l And that Is the worst feature Of the
whole thing. He has demoralized the whole
was rich, he did not intend to have any poor
relations. tLaughter.l These are quite a draw
there should be none, and he qliartered the
Whoie OF them, and all his wifes relations on
me Government SO far as have been able to
learn. lie was as liberal In that respect as our
Snowman Ward was, who, during the war, said
he was willing, for the good Of the country, to
What did he dor why, he had a lot Of them.
that no administration of the Government that
ever was heard Of would ever have found il
Grant had not been there. There was not one OF
them that even would nave been thought cana
Ole or anything more than being justice OF the
peace IN MS neighborhoOd II IL mad not been for
Grant. What did he dot Why, one brother goes
INTO the ColeotOrshp at Chicago, quite prorlis-
ing place A brother-in- law goes To Denmark as
Minister. Another brother-n-law was set into
richer diggings at New Orleans; aud finally tbis
placer IN the Indian Department he was sent
there. cannot track them all out, but IL we
had genealogical tree Of the Grants and all
their various connections, think you would
mud all OF them hanging somewhere ON Govern
ment teat, have omitted one, that is brother
ln-law Corbln, Whether he has any Office or not
l do not know, but he is the chap who was con
nected with Jay Gould In bringing forward the
crops you know: lLauehter.1 And l suppose
be was provided for IN that way. Now look at
his foreign appointments There Ia Sickles sent
to spain, and there Is Schenck sent to Engll and,
Work To dop Formerlya distinguished represent |
tatve Of the American Government did not un- |
pertake to embark IN any Of the various specu- |
latlons that men embark in at home; they we're |
prohibited from doing 30. What do YOU nud |
herel sick.es gets leave to come home aud |
Lake tlOOWO out OF poor, rotten old Erie. |
Scbenck heads a prospectus In London that |
Johnny Bull uit very freely at for an Emma sill |
yer mine and never heard of any good that he |
lid except to illustrate our literature. He has |
Wit en- a work, l am told, that may be some
credit TO the country-a work on poker. Laugh
teri Now Gen. Grant did not CONCEIVE tnst to-
cause no WAS President, because he had the in
terests OF forty millions Of people TO guard that
Washington. Other Presidents thought they |
ought to stay there and keep their eye on their |
clerks and subordinates and secretaries, and TO |
stand at the helm TO watch the weather nd see |
that no squall or storm should overthrow the old
snip OF state. What does Grant do? Why, in adj |
dition to all the houses and lots have men |
Toned, his friend, Tom Murohy, coniers upon |
him cottage at Long Branch, and Just as soon |
~ the weather begins to get "a little warm on |
goes Grant 10 Long branch, and sits down beside |
Tom Murphy. aud STAYS there, xcept as he hears |
II horse race in some other part Of the country,
ind then ne circuiates around. What kind of |
an * ample Is that setting to subordnatesY See
now II Is illustrated. Where Is Delano? Out here
IN Onto. Where are the other secreta ries Z Whv
saw statement a short time ago that there
vas hut one OF them In Washngton-the Post
They all fee. " ny should they
rot, II the head of the Government nies-pray
Why should not those men flee and take their
comfort and ride nroundf am told that Del
mo does a little better than his master; Tor he
axes the Government horses and carriage and
m the ears, and drives around with them at his
lome in this state.