The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-12-11
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When is this ioag suffering and deeply dis.
gusied country TO be granted respite from
the annoyance and humiliation oecasioned By
the ineessani demands Of that ilusirinus men
dlGant. Gen. U. 5. Grant? When the war
closed, Gen. Grant had a special Office erect
ed for him, with . salary sHd perguisites
greater than any other officer Of ihe Govern,
ment, civil or military, With the exception Of
President, bad egsr received. This Sas q
lie provision, on manifeelt SCALE, He and
bis family could have lived on il, 10 the end
Of bis lie, In better style than any Cabinet
officer. But this was az far removed as pos
sible from satisfactory to Gen Grant He
gave bic friends to understand that be was
poor, that other countries had done great
things for their Generals, Rnd they sOon had
purse Of 100000 collected for the man
VITO vas guffering on 5000 a year. History
will blush 10 recording the fact that the names
OF the most liberal subscribers to lkg, Sle0,
900 faeA we're Sent.oibe senate to be eonAria
ID "a members Of Grants FIRST Cabinet.
After ibis, presells came TO Grant from
every quarter, as they inevitably you'd after
be bad advertised that the ToDte 10 Office,
honor and smalamenis lay IN that objection.
A house " this city Eaa gigen IN fee simple.
Throughout Grants Two terms the same
/ inordiHafad thirst was always disgpstingly
apparent. Eis friends were always sehem-
/ ing 70 add 10 his gains. lie Imporiansd for
an increase Of salary, and Congress gaze him
so, 600 instead Of $4,000 year. For his
last term Grant got 100000 more than any
| Of his predecessors had ever received. Yet
! this was no more satisfactory than previous
4 benefaeuons had been, The itshing palm was
always stretched oct. ''GjFe," ''Giye,n was
the constant refrain. He said he had rot
been sufficiently hon0red. lie claimed an
other term Us bis due. Ia 1873 and 1874 the
/ third-ierm scheme was the principle object OF
bis thoughts as interpreted by bis acts. Re
uctantly, sullenly, he gave up the idea Of a
third consecutive term, aud left the White
House ip 1871, sl;ll complaining Of poverty,
still whining abQgt iHgratlinde, and firmly
bent On going back to tie Executive Mansion
in 1881.
Having planned his tour agoqad The saril,
Grant caused his visits 10 other countries 10
assume anabsurd official character. The De.
partmenl OF 8,aie made itself and the country
ridiculous by Instructions 10 our Ministers and
Consuls 10 pay honoFs 10 the oKsPresideHt,
As part Of the programme, foreign courts
aud officers Of foreign cities aud towns we're
officially notified that the ex- President would
visit them. All along his route gifts came in,
and those who gave them looked in vain for
reciprocity
The 5ptatg 10 the United States, and the
hippodrppiug hgpi fos the lhiFdslerm pomi-
nation khgt ended at Chicago, are aiill fresh
ia the public recollection. The county has
been told thousand times that Grant nusG
have m income. A hundred projects have
been started with yiaw to fili this eyer.pres-
ent and eyerparadsd want, but noae Of Them
have promised sufficient lucre 10 satisfy the
would.be benehcent greed. In order that
be niey not suffer from want and privGlion
IN die lntefEn, fnnd for his mainienace is
nov being begged on New Yosk merchants
Nov, has not this shame been carried fsF
enosgLg Mgst this crest people be forever
shamed BY tie demands Of thisimmeasurable
and renorseless appetite? DO W. ows orr
al 10 this one mani Ifno., let us try to get
d ths sEant pleasure Of our debt and pay him
cH.--Ff0w he Ogpttgj