Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05
The Chicago Times on sshe Military
Candidate
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Chicago 4sa5ss. July Is
The conduct OF the Cincinnati
pAr!issns Ia relation to military men
and military candidates presents q
curious psychological study. Only
lew months. ago there was not
strong words enough ia the language
Of this country to express their ter
ror and dislike Of a military presi
dent. or candidate for president. OF
| General Grant, few of them could
speak in terms of decent respect.
lie appeared 10 their terrified feacy
"9s the man on horseback the en-
bodiment of military despotism; the
military chief whose election, they
positively declared, would mean the
death Of the republic--the berth Of
the empire. They painted him Of
fensiTely as persoa in miiitgrg
costume contemplating crown
which seemed 20 b8 q misis. They
spoke Of the members OF his family
as princes, and Of his intimate
friends as persons upon whom the
royal favor had descended with ii.
ties OF nobility. La this scandalous
way every newspaper organ of the
Cincinnati party (without single
known exception) expressed the
party hostility to General Grant,
and dislike (Feal or simulated) of
military man for president. Whom
By mere accident, military man
was nominated at Cincinnati, this
I demonstratiVe DISLIKE and terror of
| the military character in civil ad-
miaistration suddenly vanishe4. A
military man who, fron his Gu
trance when a oov 10 the military
school at Woag Point, had never
seon oshor than military service.
was suddsnly discovered 70 pogssss
eminent ftnesa l3r chief If tho civil
government A military man who,
ualike General Grant, had spent no
years or months or days OF bis man.
hood IN any pursuit OF civil life. was
discovered to possess the fitness for
civil administration which it was
said General Grant did not possess,
and held that no man ooGId acquire
10 q military career. a military
man WHO could not bring to tho ey
oroise CT any civil trust hundredth
part Of Grants knowledge and OK
perieooa ia oigll affairs, was found
10 BE- miracuQuslv exempt from ell
the grounds Of objection shat were
asserted So farioqsly against the
latter Nay, stranger yet, it was
sud1egly discovered tha: the mill
tGry character and career OF this
man, which ia Grants case, were
evidence OF bis unftuess and un-
trustWorthieess for civil chief mag.
istrate wsre geounis Of his fitness
and trustworthiness for civil chief
magistrate. Ever since bis accidon.
tai nomination, Il! the organs of the
party have been engaged in rebur-
nishipg the records of HE military
performances to show his fitness for
ctTit suIuiaiSsta A@a, - r,lt
the climax 20 Inconsistency, have
manifested tha greatest anxiety to
prove by General Grant, man unfit
and dangerous on account Of his
military pursuit., Notwithstanding
the greater part If bis life was pass
ed ID civil pursuits, the fitness and
safety of another military MAJ,
whose whole life has been PASSED in
8 military career 10 what has
General Grant testified? lie has
sad tia. Hancock ID o good aud
faithful soldier; capable military
ndor,--heyond this ho says
nothing, fer beyond this be has 10
data Of knowledge. L. not this the
character Of Gran. as well as Of
Hancock 2 Wac not Grant good
and faithful soldier, and an able
military commander Tee most
violent Of Grants enemies have not
ventured TO question his transcend
ant ability as soldier; but have
said that the Qualities which made
| him superior military commander
render hIm unfit and uosafs for civ
il chief magistrate. But With re-
speot 70 Hancock, tho testimony Of
Grant that he is superior military
commander il offered "a evidence #
his fitness Gnd tsustworthiness for
civil ehiaf magistrate.
Oae may thas perceive why Gen
oral Grant ehould regard the 1omin-
alton Of General Hsnoock, if not as
compliment" to himself against
the seagdal9ug esPeEsions Of him,
bsfora tha nomination Of Hancock,
by tho oyeens and dsmagogaes Of
the CinoinaA party. For their ac-
ceptanse aaJ approb.tion Of Han
Geek, on account q his soldierly
character { suitable man for civil
chief m$8 rate, is confession that
sill they a.1 against Grant on the
same ace3aal ID false--s mere tisane
Of partisan lying. II Hancock, by
diepIay of Superior abilities IS sol.
der. without any experience 10 civil
life whatever, has demonstrated his
| fitness tor chef Of the civil govern
ment, then every rational being
maat admj. ,bat Grant, by the dis
play eff greater abilities as q aoidi9r,
and long experience il civil life and
civil admiration 10 addition, has
demonstrates his grsaier dspess for
| Chief of the civil government y is
TINS inst, II stNlUyiag Themselves
| and confessiug tfemseiues party Of
liars and Slaa3srers, the Cincinnati
| politicians have vindioatsd Genssal
GRAFT sgsinst tasir owa scandaIous
4 aspsFsions Of him
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