Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-10
GENERAL GRANTS BROTHER.
his Startling Condolences 90 . News.
paper OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lnmu-
elsoes az Rork 40 Give the Ex.Pres-
ident a Third Term.

. A correspondent Of the Pittsburg Tel
: egraph has visited Orvills Grant at his
, ! ranch and interviewed him in regard to
d the future of his brother, the ex-Presi'
J dent. The letter is written from San
q Francisco and contains the following
u significant passage;
. GENERAL GRANTS PROPERTY.
AnsWer-Upon my honor, my brother
left Washington a comparatively poor
man. Although he has q little more
property than | he cannot be said TO be
as well fixed in this worlds goods. He
has a house in Chicago and q in the
East; he also has the o celebrated
, farm which the newspapers took such de-
lightin describing, but these three prop
critics are hardly worth the owning. The
houses yield a little rent over and above
} the taxes, insurance, repairs, etc, but
this is more than swallowed up by the
almost unavoidable expense Of the farm.
Q-Why does be not sell these pro-
~pertias2 Ale has tried to, but eau.
, not. All his fancy horses and stock on
his farm, which the newspapers made
famous, he has sold off much below their
value, aud, in some eases, cost, in order
70 save the expense Of feeding them.
Q-How does he live. then, il he has
no lueomeg A-This is a problem /
have myself been trying to solve for my
own benefit for many years. Don't nn-
dsrstand INT that he has no INCOME. He
had a few thousand dollars saved up at
the time he stepped out Of the White
House and then he sold the fancy stock
shove referred to; bot this fund, IL in.
vested in any Of the Eastern securities
that we're considered safe, would not
yield him sufficient to live on. He could
not expect over ten per cent. would yield
him a living. Having devoted himself
to military aud public affairs for so long,
be did not feel hat be could succeed in
business, and be had not the inclination
to try.
Q-What did be do2 Ale invest.
ed all the money be had in the "Bo.
nanEA stocks controlled by Flood g.
0'Brien.
Q-Do they yield sufficient revenue
to support him2 A.-Yss, some Of the
stock has paid two and three per cent.
per month, but the most of it has paid
him i've per cent and even more each
month. On this be has been able 10 live
comfortably.
DON CANERoYs SECRET MOTIVE.
Q-Why is Don Cameron attempting
to have your brother placed on the re.
tired listG Any FIRST reason is this:
Don. like all other politicians, seeks ad.
vancement aud il may be possible that
be tries to benefits popular man, in a
pablo way, in the hope that some Of the
honors popularity may slop over on to
hiul must confess that this looks like
3 bit OF family egOtism on my part, and
possibly it is. Indeed. l do not think it
is The real motive power in the case.
Q-Whst isl Al DO not care TO
tell / should not tell, as a premature
disclosure might iniure my brothers.
ehRocesl
Q-Why, what do you mean7 | GER
tainly Am ne enemy Of your brothers..
A.-No. | dare say you are uot; but you
admit you are an old journalist, and |
have always found these men "leaky."
TBE THIRD TERN
OIL have not been identified with q
newspaper since my connection with the
New York Times many years ago; but
really you have already told me sufici.
ent for mi to guess the rest. With your
permission | will now lead in the con.
versation and tell you that it is General
Grants intention to place himself before
the country again as a candidate for the
Presidency. Is this not so? Alt is.
. .
Q-You speak Of politicians and Jour.
nalists beiog 10 the seerei-what do you
meant Is it q prearrsnged thing2 Al
Well, the fact Of the matter is my bro.
theirs trip to Europe and his long so.
journ there was not Of his own choosing.
| venture to say that be would gladly re-
turn to bis farm and remain there il he
could, but his advisers here decreed
otherwise.
WILD TALK
Dwell, 90 on. - Before nv
brother vent to Europe q number of Re-
publican politicians Of national reputa.
ton held a meeting. There were at least
two well known Western journalists
present, one being from Chicago and the
other from Cincinnati. l think two other
newspaper men from New York and Bos-
ton also attended, but / am not certain.
At all events, they we're made parties to
the arrangement. as we're Journalists
from St. Louis and, Think, Evansville.
The object was to prepare for what they
believed to be inevitable before or at the
expiration OF Rutherford B. HAYES
tern Of ofice-this was nothing more
nor less than Fevolutioul
Knowing foil well that after the FIRST
stab Of the asssssin's knife; after
recovering consciousness from the
frsl blow Of the murdsrers bludgeon the
country would rise up to protect herself
and every loyal, law-abiding citizen
would grasp the trusty rife that hung so
long over tha mantel.piece and look
about him for q patriotic general to lead
him into battle; then, and not till then,
would U. S Grant return to his native
land, and nee again he'd taks command
and lead the loyal sous Of America on
to victory. No man on this continent
would be 90 enthusiastically welcomed
home IN such an emergency as my broth.
er. No man could 50 speedily or so
thoroughly rally about him an army Of
the Boys IN Blue as General Grant
A DEAD SURE" THING
Q.-Suppose Tilden aud bis satraps
see the folly Of their ways, do you think
Il probable that your brother will be
brought out as the hex Presidential
candidate anyhow AL am sure Of
It. Even if revolution is avoided (which
the recent action oil congress would not
seem 70 indicate, the Republican lead
ers still need a man capable Of cement
ing the party together again. While
Hayes is no doubt honest and sincere
in bis policies" the inevitable result
Of such policies, If long continued, ia