Connecticut western news., 1876-04-28

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 A Word for Grant.-The following communication savers more strongly of politics than any that has appeared in THE NEWS, for very long time, if indeed any has ever appeared in it's columns so much |stt; and we were at first ex ceedingly reluct- ant about admitting it, but further and 8 more careful consideration of the article i; it's treatment of the question SO eminenty fair and unobjectionable to member of any political organization, and the fact it is democrat speaking good word for re- publican president, combined 10 bring us to the conclusion we ''would suffer it to be so" this once. The following is the con- munication
 Mr. Editor: know too we'll your peaceable disposition to attempt to vex the columns of THE NEWS with political article. The writer has full faith in the General, but is no admirer of the President. To him his presidential career has been bitter .disap- pointment-to use no stronger word. But his veto of the bill reducing the salary of the President of the United States (which does not touch the present incumbent at alp is brave and manly act. When Wash ington was made our first president, it was day of small things. The whole United States contained only about three-fourths of the population of the State of New York now. The financial future was overcloud- ed by the collapse of imitation, which then went by the name of Continental currency. Everything in America (except hope) was on very small scale. Even then the $25,- 900 salary for the chief executive of the nation was deemed low. At least it has l figured often since as one proof of repub' lican economy and simplicity. Noso. no, only are we nation of forty millions, stretching across the continent from ocean to ocean, but vaZues have changed entirely from those early days. More than that, the whole bebits of life from which no individ ual, especially in high station, can entirely sever himself, have undergone revolution Every one knows this, who knows history It is very doubtful whether $50, 900 to-day will procure as much for President Gran as 1925, ,OOO would for President Washing ton. The salary, always small to meet the 1 demands of such position, had been ., 1 fact cut down to one-half or less by thu
 lapse of time or change of values. The so called increase to $5O, 900 was no increas
 at all. It was, at most, bringing it up t the original standard. This increase ma. have been mixed up with the odious 'bucl pay business, and done at an unfortunat
 time aud in an unfortunate way, but it wa
 the merest act of justice required by nation al good faith, due to it's chief officer. An yet, the paltry, petty movement to go bac to the so.caUed old salary, simply as DO litical move to curry favor with the UT , thinking which old salary every man c sense knew was Sa trutA and reality les than one-half of the sum pledged to Wast ington and his successors in office, he passed both houses of Congress, and hs
 scarce called out whisper of oppositio from the leading organs of public opinio !, on either side Shame on their cowardice V Their shrinking from the truth and hidin the real facts of the case, because just no z economy in the public service is rightfull '. demanded by the nation. All honor to th v dogged will and sturdy sense of right Pre- - ident Grant has shown in this instance e o SC sic onaniG.' A DEMOCRAT.