National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-17
Grant and Thurman.

To the Editor ar the National Republican!
SIR Grant Is Q native Of Ohio. Thurman was
born In Virginia, but has been resident Of the
"MAsssohuSetts Of the West" ever since bis boy.
hood. Both appear 70 me marked types. They
may be competitors for the Presidency, Thur.
man would enjoy the Presidency. He 10 fond OF
mAEsStsrial authority. Aggressive and imps.
fiouI whore he has no legitimate authofity he
shows Q certain sweetness where he has the right
70 Issue orders dive him . legitimate authority
and you draw out oil his latent AmIabIlIly. In.
perious where he has the right 10 command, he ID
not otsnIiVeiy impeFiouG where he can lawfully
sEant obsdisBoo, II the Democrats are 10 elect
the next President they might do worse than 70
give uI Thurman,
Grant does not appear 70 me Q second Cesar, or
second Cromwell, or second Napoleon the
First. He seems 10 me m uhGWsFYing, unIm.
p0fioul and unaEgFesGlYe man, who tries 10 do his
duty ton the square" He does not seem 70 care
much for authority. He never manifested much
GmbitionI but ever since he rode ponies In cir.
cuseE, IN spite Of monkeys Rt his back las related
BY bis fAthsf,) he has shown . tendency TO
MAKiEtFGoy, In the circumstances ] would say 70
him, Is sumner said % stanton, "stIokI"
never spoke TO Grant, but know Thurman
we'll, hope 10 have the pleasure Of voting
against Thurman. IL, IN spite Of that, he should
be chosen President would only say: "WeIi, II
But would prefer 70 see the President we have
kept 10 HIS present place till our dear brethren Of
the South discern the fact that they were lately
in rebellion, and that they have manifested thus
far very slight repentance for the wrongs they
have ccmmitted-Tery little disposition 70 repair
the damage they have done.
There was o time when was greatly preju-
diced against the President. That was not when
he first began to figure as o man OF force. 1t was
in 1872, when that meddler and Worrier, the IneV-
liable Forney, undertook to show how Grant had
acquired Q sort Of lien on the Presidency. FOrney
ever was an able misinterpreter. His friendship
and he would have wholly ruined Grant had
Grant been unable. Grant, however, seems
mighty hard to kill, and Forney did not kill him
on on the occasion here referred to. Ever since
that time have been trying to discern the true
characteristics Of the President / have explored
DOCKS and men In order TO possess myself Of his
true traits and tendencies. He Is In q position
which makes his ideas and his modes of Thought
more interesting and important than those OF any
other person in the country. The result OF NV
investigations may be q mistake, but It appears
70 me reliable. Ulysses Grant now seems 70 me
70 have been well characterized by Governor An
drew when the latter said that Grant was such a
main.
think that Grant has Numbered. So did lief.
ferson, who was q lifelong politician. So did
Washington and both the Adamses and SO did
madison; and so, in short, did every man who has
been President. Old Hickory blundered fear
ttSiIy: On the whole, the course Of Grant appears
70 me 10 nave been quite as free from errors as
was the course OF any Of his predecessors.
Grant Is not so-ealled Democrat, while Thur
man Is an active and enthusiastic member Of the
socalIed Democratic party 1t is quite impossible
lor that party 70 do any real good. It lost its
eapaDlllty OF doing good when It consented to the
iniquity Of Buchanan, fancy and others in 1857.