The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-01-11

As Che democratic liai. such as the
New York Sun. persist in charging Pres
ident Grant with drunkenness, and other
debaucherg we publish the following
extract from letter in the New York
Independent. written by Mary Clemmer
1t seems but yesterday since the lofty
head of Chase moved calmly above the
ranks of average men; since Charles
Summers imperious step strobe through
the crowd. on his way from the Capitol
! doubt II Seward, or Stanton, or Lincoln
were ever seen walking on these pave.
ments. Those were troubled days. Their
hours Of recreation were few indeed.
When they passed along Pennsylvania
Avenue, 1t was in their carriages hasten
ing to the Capital. Andrew johnson
was frequent walker here. The last
time saw him, not two years ago, was
on Pennsylvania Avenue. With his i'm
age comes back the extreme nicely OF
his dress. This was remarkable There
was nothing effeminate or dandified in
it; but such gloss of broadcloth, such
perfection OF fit, such faultlessly gloved
hands were not easily overlooked, ii only
from contrast to the ordinary ranks of
carelessly dressed men. The look of An
drew Johnsons clothes indicated that
extreme self-respect which he cherished
for himself He had his deAections from
his best estate, as | suppose most men
have; but be had high, fine. true quail
ties, which never wholly iorsook him and
which in the main shaped his life, and
they all seemed to speak out in the per-
fection of his attire. Another exceed
ingly well dressed man who walks Penn
sylvania Avenue is President Grant /
met him just above the Treasury, with
his son Buck, as tall as himself and the
best looking OF the young Grants. and
made the mental comment The Pres
ident looks like'a gentleman" lie did
not always look quite a gentleman. In
the early days OF his administration he
did dump his hands in his pockets and
travel slowly along the street with a
smoking cigar in his mouth. He does
no such thing now. The stories that you
read OF the President going along the
street in this fashion at present are all
hctions. Neither does he any longer use
his pockets as mittens. His hands are
carefully gloved and he carries a substan-
tial cane. He is thoroughly well dress
ed, as il his habiliments were the out
self. know old people who would say,
comparing him with his former self:
The President looks as if he had got re-
ligion." 1t seems to me that the day has
gone by when any one believes that sloy.
enliness is sign OF intellect or genius.
Ii is usually the sign that you are dirty
or lazy and that there is something very
wrong the matter with you. How many
n hot
ter life with the new coat that he has
worked and paid for. Emerson knew
all about it when be said: "lf a man
has not firm nerves and has keen sensi-
bility, il is a wise economy to 90 to
good shop and dress himself irreproacha-
bly," So the Presidents good coat is
symbol and a sign. just as the newspa-
per man (the woman did not say SOY de-
clared that the President was very red
in the face, that he was about TO have the
apoplexy, that he smoked fifteen or
twenty cigars a day, and was drinking
himself TO death, the President slowly
emerged from the White House, in his
right mind, wearing exceeding good
clothes, no cigar in his mouth, cane in
his gloRed hand, his head. erect, his eyes
alert, and walked down Pennsylvania
Avenue; and thus, erect. cigarless, and
well dressed, he has continued almost
daily to walk ever since. Whatever
fault may be found with individual acts
of the President, no one who remembers
him when he entered the Chief Execu-
tive Office can fail 10 see in him now de-
cided indications OF mental growth. He
is larger man physically and a larger
man intellectually than when he reached
the supreme office You see il in the
prouder, firmer step; in the quick, alert
glance; the clearer and stronger features
las II the multifarious demands of the
position had not only sharpened. but in
fined his sensibilities.