Daily Republican., 1879-12-09
The Grant Reception.

Ahe OIhnt
Wilmington being only within TWEEN
weight miles Of Philadelphia, shoni'
make an imposing display in the Gran
reception on Tuesday next. This is ex
pscted to be the most extensive and
vrandest demonstration ever given IN
America and we are heartily glad to see
that outside the political clu bs it Is t'
be an entirely non partisan uprising o.
the people to Do honor to the grea'es'
and most successful General OF the age
now living. It is estimated that there
will be sixty thousand people in line oi
march and there is no branch Of indus,
try in Philadelphia that will not b
Represented largely in the parade. Al
Wilmington is manufacturing city
aud General Grant is the firm friend Of
the manufacturing and industrial ip'
terests of the country, it should help to
swell the thousands who will constitute
the miles of living souls who will be in
line and who recognize id General
Grant not the narrow minded partisan,
bat in him the skillful general, the ma
turs statesman, and the quiet unprefsn-
tious American citizen. No more fitting
demonstration could mark the great
parade than q general turnout OF
all the haLds in the numerous
morocco manufactures Of which
Wilmington is justly proud-appro-
pirate, because General Grant was
himself tanner and leather dealer,
until called by the exigencies Of the
war to lead the Union army on to VIC
tory and preserve the liberties Of this
great nation. We hope to see general
movement amongst the morocco and
leather men Of the city, to attend in =
body. As General Grant is known to
BE- in harmony and accord with ship
building interests Of Wilmington, our
ship builders should arrange to have
two thousand men in line representing
that branch of industry in our city
We see it stated that Roach, the ship
builder of Chester, will have two thou
sand men in the line, and that special
trains have been chartered to convey
them to Philadelphia. We cannot
vouch that this is strictly true, but We
give the rumor as We see it floating
through the public press, but If this is
true, Wilmington, city that has built
half or more of the iron American ships
that plough the ocean, should not be
behind. Let ouI ship bailders wake
up. We're all our carriage builders to
turn out all the hands engaged in
their manufactures, they would almost
make an army Of themselves, and
we hope to see a movement amongst
them for general turn ont. The iron
manufacturing firms and machine shops
of our city for once should indulge in Q
special holiday and join in the Grant
reception. If the manufacturers of
Wilmington would but put their minds
TO the work and resolve to have dem
onstration worthy of our city and the
occasion, there is no city in the Union
that could excel her in proportion to
her population. The time is short now
it Is true in which to prepare, but with
pushing energetic men, much can be
done in short time by determination
and energy. The name Of General
Grant will be handed down in the his
tory Of this nation along side Of that Of
W washington, and as the American pso-
pie delight to do honor to the memory
and name Of Washington, let them
shower their honors upon General Grant
while his life is spared to the nation,
and also revere his memory when his
name shall live in history.