The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-04

Presidency what he would call o ''self-neces-
sity." They are literally, like an auctioneer's
catalogue Of the charms of o country resi-
dence in o fever and ague district. "too nu-
merous to mention" But in taking so i'm
portanta step we do not intend that he shall
be left without that judicious support which
the HERALD knows how to give its friends;
and we therefore herewith present few only
Of the many causes which concur to justify
him in abandoning public life at once.
In the first place, he has met with many dis
appointments since he became President $50
has the public, too, for that matter, but we are
not now considering the pubhc) There is
the South-do his best and it will not be
happy. 1t is not slight thing to give days
and nights, and soldiers and proclamations,
and brothers-in-law TO make people happy
and then to find them still grumbling and dis
contented.
Then there is his disappointment about the
civil service. When the President discovered
that, to use his own indignant words, Seen
orally the support this reform receives is from
those who give it their support only to find
fault when the rules are apparently departed
FROM" his great heart must have swelled
almost to bursting. nation which contains
any considerable number of reformers Of this
kind does not deserve to be ruled by one of
the Grant family.
Then, further, there is the question of the
Presidents interference in elections, which
he mildly says is ''repugnant to public opin-
ion." 1t is disgusting fact that he cannot
nowadays send soldiers to the polls on cleo
ton day without being, as he touchingly re-
marks, condemned without o hearing"
There is no telling but the unreasonable part
of the people will, by and by, go to such
lengths as even to resent the examining of
navy yards at election times, and then how
can we expect the government to be carried
on?
Finally, it is very evident that Mr.. Grant
needs leisure to read over the constitution. in
GLIDING the amendments. What with din
ners and royal receptions, and the time it
takes to find places for his friends, and the
necessary Interruptions caused by the South
and by the people who come to bore him
about ''the party" he viii never get time for
this while be remains in the Presidency.
Whatever mere partisans may say, we ara
persuaded the candid part of the public will
acknowledge that the matters we have cited
abundantly justify the President in depriving
the country of his valuable services. He is
entitled to rest from the many worries which
he encounters He needs information about
the constitution. II he had leisure he might,
while on ''the Continent" study up the in
teresting question how to subsidize American
shipping without granting subsidies, which
he suggested In his Message; and we should
be pleased if he would communicate to the
HERALD any discoveries he might make in
this important matter.
Then, again, to resign the Presidency into
the hands of Mr.. Wilson would not be
blamable act. The present Vice President
is wise and judicious man. To be sure, Mr..
Grant is said to dislike him and to speak Of
him as ''thAt man who is always boring me
about the party" But, then, happily this
only makes the act of resignation the more
delightful. It assumes the shape of practi-
cal joke "Here," Mr.. Grant might say,
using his vernacular, "Here, old man, you
take the reins; I'm tired of this balky
team and 80 be could at blow fling off all
the disagreeable cares Of state upon the poor
Vice Presidents shoulders And if Mr.. VIII
son should, as he probably would, succeed in
pacifying the South, and in pleasing the coun-
try and restoring it to prosperity. then Mr..
Grants wisdom in resigning would be so evil
dent that it would need no further defence OF
our hands.