The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-10

President Grant nedoibtiias his faults
nc has every other human being, but that
llc nc it; a 1.-THE of the abuse and Wifi
tri ih2t is being poured upon him
from certain quarters, We do not believe.
AS the chief magistrate of the nation,
elected as the candidate of political
party in spite Of the efforts Of another
great political party TO defeat him, it was
natural to suppose that fle would be the
target at which all the political guns, big
and little, of the opposition would be
turned and we lresusre le expected TO
receive the fire. Surely no public man
has ever been 50 unsMerciIuliy assailca as
he, and none ever WitAssood the assaults
more braVely, ror have any come out
from under the fire of tho enemy showing
rs few scars. 1t does seem, now that
Gen. Grant is not a candidate for any
EpthAlilr nap2issjllion, as the president Of the
duty, regardless of the assaults of his
common political enemies as well as the
attacks of those in his own party, the
former the natural result of politics and
the latter too frequently the result Of dis
appointment on the part of the assatIels
to use the president for their own polit-
lCal and selfish aims he is entitled to fair
play and fair treatment A political party
many Of the great leaders and thousands
of the rank and file of which were COM
PEELED to lay down their arms, taken up
in revolt against the country, at the feet
OF &, neral Grant cannot be expected to
admire the man with an admiration sin
cerc and honest, but one would think the
TACT that the pen of the great victor
whose sword had forced them to cease
their attacks upon the nations flag had
been busily employed since the surren-
der in signing their paldons and in giving
TO conquered traitors political life. that
they would, at least, show the gratitude !
becoming prodigals who have returned to |
their fathers house, and taking UP the |
bill of fare, call for "veaI outlets without |
any husks." And what can be said of
the ''wise men" in the ranks of the repub-
lican party, or who claim to be, who for
months have wed with the political enc.
mics Of the president in originating and |
circulating the most absurd end outya.
geous charges against him. Take any of I
these men, great as they are in their own
cstin,a lion, good and pure as they are in |
their own conctit, and If they have served !
an Official position. in no way to be com.
pared in importance and responsibility
with that held by the president, place
their records beside that made by Graut, I
and see if the latter suffers by the conf
pariscn. Take Sumner, Sciurz, Greeley,
: and The entire lot of eminent men, who;
.4ts republicans. raised up their voices |
against Grant. first belitlling his ability !
finally assaiiing his character. and name !
one OF whom has made SO much of the
glorious record of this country as die |
quiet man who sits in the White house. |
Take all the speeches of Summer and !
Schurz, with the editorials of Greeley, !
and from what speech OF the two former,
or what editorial Of the latter can you re-
mcmhex such striking sentences as you |
daily iiear quoted from the military orders |
of Genera, Grant and from the messages |
and official documents of President Grant. |
Take the record made by any public man !
in TIE United States during the past !
fifteen years, and SEE if it Cannot better |
he left out Of our c0untry's history than I
lean the record madc by Grant? This is (
All true and we all know it, aud yet, be- (
cause Grant has been the chosen leader I
of political party for eight years. and !
herause he has not discharged his duties
10 please his political enemies and be-
cause &c has stood in the way Of eminent
men IN his own pMtY-pfevcnting them I
from enjoying as much of The sunlight Of I
glory as they imagined their merits en- I
.itled them, he has been more bitterly !
nssaiied and more shamefuily abused J
than any public man living not excepting J
the most prominent Of those who betrayed !
their country, adding TO their treason
perjury, theft aud assassination. The I
man III the south who would raise his (
voice in an attempt to assassiuate the I
character of any of the leading generals |
OF The rebel army would be murdered or
driven from the country And yet the
brightest record they can furnish pales
into nothingness when placed beside that
of Ulysses S. Grant - Burlington Hook
fye.