The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-23
Gen Graat-The Sionx Brave "Tal
Things"

Gen Gr.at-The sionx Brave Take
Things"
One of the worst features of news
paper attacks upon public men is that
1t spares neither worth, virtue, nor
manhood. When journal passes
the bonds of truth and decency it
cannot complain of its loss of inf1u-
ence, for it has taken the steps most
calculated TO secure it. Not only does
it lose lis influence, but it loses also
any reputation that it might have
had for truth, by INDUCING in this
specie Of SANDER; and it deserves the
rebuke of right.thinking men when
administrated in the way most likely
to be felt the keenest, diminution
of its subscription list. What claim
has the editor Of a newspaper to the
regard of bis fellow men when he
seeks to smirch and belittle the char
acler of those whom the people have
exalted by reason of the great SER
vices they rendered to the country?
General Grant has been exposed to
incessant attacks from a certain class
of the press. These attacks have been
undeserved, and have shown that the
editors making them are unable to
appreciate deeds which will make the
name of U. S. Grant live in the his
tory of the country his military abil-
ity helped to save. And it may safely
be said, that when he shall have re-
tired from the Presidency, and the
noise OF political clamor shall have
died.away, hiS.name will shine forth
with rene wed luster, and the remem-
brance of his great deeds be revived.
The editor of the Chicago Times Is
anxious, however, to excel in mean
ness, and his ambition has, perhaps,
met with its match, and is not likely
to be troublesome for some time Ia
come. Where scandal is the source
of wit, very little can be expected,
but that little, like the Australian
boomerang. may come back and hurt
the person throwing it. The Chicago
Times has sufficient sympathy to
fraternize with the unreconstructed
Southern Democrats who sought to
destroy the Union. To please this
class of friends, the editor opened its
columns to the public for this interest
ing item:
"a sioux brave Is named Take
Tings lake Things is Indian for
Grant"
Ofcourse every Democrat and rebel
was expected to roar themselves
black in the face at the joke;and some
of them "laughed consumedly." Yet
1t was good joke, far too good to be
allowed to slide into oblivion. More
over that joke had mission to per-
form; and in the performance of that
mission good men laughed contented-
ly, while rebels regard it with II wry
face. The Sioux brave Take Things
that reminded people of General
Grant, recalled wildly to the recol-
lection of another writer for the
press, which the Chicago editor had no
wish to remember. He said of Cen
eral Grant, as Take Things:
"Yes, we recall il now. he took
Donelson, Petersburg, Richmond and
other things, which the rebels cannot
deny, as they would not have given
them had they been able TO hold
them, but which having been taken
from them by General Grant, were
fitting prelude to the day of Appo.
mattox, when every rebel in Lees
army would have embraced Grants
legs to be assured of the safety of his
neck"
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