The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
THAT GRANT INTERVIEW.
The Ex-PreSident'S Criticism Of the
Newspapers Overhauled.
HAS THE GENERAL CHANGED his HABITS:
The Third Term Bugbear-The Southwest
Want No Strong Government.
GRANT MEANS ''sTEoNG GovERNMENT'-ARE
The AMERICAN PEOPLE READY FOR IT?

GIANT MEANS ''STEONG GOVERNMENT ARE
The AMERICAN PEOPLE READY FOR IT?
louisville Courier Journal, July 2Zl
The very ground plan OF the campaign marked out
for General Giants reelection to the Presidency
paves the way to- restoration OF The methods en-
pioycd BY him when in Office. The mysterious whis-
perings OF q few imported Communists, the reckless
laik OF some of the working classes and the wild
ramor noisy demag have combined to produce
\ certain Degree of apprehension in the minds OF
peaceablo ana peace loving people. There Is gen.
srai feeling prevailing in the country that per-
Sons who do violence must be reprcsssd By force.
All this tends the appreciation OF "sirong central
government" And, the play 10 played and the
wires worked now, ''strong government means
Erant This the only card being played Tor tho cx-
President Ho Bismarck brought face TO face,
and IN chief part retailed to
s Of such kind OF government ana on top OF the pub
LEGATION new rumors are started OF secret Commune
meetings strikers uprsipgs that are 10 be turned
against private property and to the page OF all the
banks With this repeated agitation OF violent out
breaks We arc constantly invited by insinuaton and
enious suggestions, as well as by ouspoken argu-
nent 10 consider the advantage oil having strcng
hand hold OF the machinery OF government that will
know how 10 apply tho requisite force ana nave Inc
nerve invoke II.
There is plenty OF reserve force in the general gov.
ernmen Mt and II needs particularly strong hand
TO exercise II. There is no need to make force con-
glantly predominate in order 10 make II effective
when its employ ment is absolutely necessary That
fact was apundantly demonstrated last summer for
svery State that called or federal ana go ~ ana sos
In rseard 10 ..srons rovsrnment" is that the push.
animty OF Legislatures aud Tho contemplate docg-
ns o. aemagosue, Sehy ~ ~ them IN" cons,tu
tion has gwen tho general government force
that 1t is sufficiently effective ana much safer to have
IL administered by one accustomed to peace rather
than war, OF civil rather than military habits OF
thought and action.
The night against the idea on which General Grant
is urgea Tor the Presidency can DO successfully mado
only BY resort 10 strong contrasts There are Inmis
republican managers against the wishes OF many
hss, nm on shs laea Of .stronr eoyernmenl'i and
military force. The who IS put up against him
must % cvihan ua,ueu 70 the ADMINISTRATION u
There ia no danger Of a Communistic revolution in
This country NO danger Of s.strikerso overturning
vosnce s liz civ no occur mt anv Time else me con.
wIIniion would not have provided against n but its
,nnnression is merely An Incident of eovernment
rnat can always bc done and always Wi he done il
General Grant should rent room In Bismarck's pal
ace ana spena ss as or nsnns
WhaI Is mosl eeaed in this country is
HAYES cannot The latter started on with lair promises
In that regard but he has iouna IL atogethe more
ainicult 10 accom- Plush than suppressinR domestic
s,nisncs ss hc did last sumner We cni.nv want a
pres,dent who can do thai. He cannot be found in
The republican party, and he is not very plentiful
GENERAL GRANTS DELICATE wIr-ApyIsED TO
LEAVE HIS sUAvE MANNERS BEHIND WHEN
he hEioANS'
From the Nation July 25l
Tho .osct Of foreign travel on mind and m.nuers
~ = ,,., -
has never oeen more StrlKingiy hustfateo than ID
General Grants case, appears from account
80. ,v corr.snon.sn, of ths HreA,n of n r.cent
PsA -
Interview between MIN ana Fr'nce bsmarcK NJ the
Radzwil Palace. 1t may be remembered tn at during
IN. sy n, wars of General Grants pros,dency he cu
NV
hvated mat sort OF tachurnity ana orusqueness OF
address which mans frieuds describe as unconven-
,,.,, 49,. h., .n.r,.s .,,,,hn,. 10 rua.,.s, hoor
'oA~y Jaw .s $500
ishness and other Dad quaiites since No mas been
moving among tho Kings and empsrors on me other
80 .--. =. $500. = 100. 49, ~, ..o,.f 80 rr..
has' n'"''s' No "pS ~ ' " o
pean suavty OF manner ana polish which contrast
Hrangeiy with his former ways lie mas &C.
luired too, delicate VIII IN conversation
which he was never observed 10 possess IN
ihis country. ON Bismarck's welcoming General
srant 10 Germany no expressed surprise at seeing
him look SO young man: lha sara tho frince.
The frame OF young man, wrSs l ieei IKE an oid
mani In General Grants presence would have been
nkey 20 sueaes. Simple, suagIsior~nru rS n
made iborournly European reply Ho declared