The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-30
GRANT AND WASHINGTON CON
TRASTED.

III. Washington was man of high tone
of character and standing as private citi-
zen, efficient in his own business affairs, the
a charge upon his friends, or a burden upon
his country in time of peace.
Whereas Grant was, before the rebellion
broke out, literally pauper, dependent
upon his friends. lie drove n two-horse
wagon for his brothers lanyard, and was
entitled to little or no consideration as man
or q citizen; indeed, to use the expression
of one of his own neighbors, he was one of
The most unimportdmt men IN Gd'enu," Ill.,,
where he resided before the war. But now |
some of his friends propose pensionng him
on large salary as mere sinecure, in order
to restrain his aspirations to imperialism.
Ill. Washington received his education
from his parents, and his older brother
Lawrence Washington, and entered upon the
active scenes of life with the vigor, energy,
aud enterprise OF young man of the highest
promise.
Whereas Grant was educated at the public
expense at West Point Academy, and en-
tered the Army in regular succession as his
pursuit for life, but on account of habits of
intemperance was compelled to resign and
lose his position, and did not get back into
the Army until the breaking out of the re-
bellion.
". Washington was an unseltish patriot
who servedhis country from sense of duty,
for
his services incompatible with his duty to
his country. During the eight years he con-
Quoted the Army through the Revolutionary
| War he declined to receive any salary for his
services, simply requiring his actual neces-
sary expenses to be paid, of which he re-
quired an accurate daily account to be kept.
So also during his two terms as President
he renowned all personal emoluments and
declined to receive any salary, but his actual
necessary personal expenditures We're paid.
Whereas Grant received his salary with all
his perquistes and emoluments as General
in-Chief of the Army and that too after his
election to the Presidency up to the very day
of his inauguration. And as President he
not only received his salary of $4,000 a
year, but while he was President he had his
salary of s25, 900 increased to $50, 600 year,
and this in addition to the other expenses of
the Executive Mansion, amounting of late
years to more than SO, 900 year.
V. Washington was discreet, judicious,
and economical in regard to public expendi-
lures, and never put his approval upon any
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tonal appropriation of the public moneys.
Whereas Grant signed and approved the
act of March, 1873, increasing his own salary
to $50, 900 year, and also making the lavish
> and unconstitutional appropriation of $4,000
, back pay to members of Congress severally
for services previously rendered and paid
, for.
vi. Washington never received donations
or subsidies in money or other property from
: persons of large wealth, and would havt
e scorned any such offer, most especially from
= persons seeking an influence with or office:
from the Government.
Whereas Grant, after he was elected Presi
dent, received large donations of money anc
: property from wealthy men of Philadelphia
New York, and Boston. One of the donors
was Hamilton Fish, who became his Secretary
of State; another was A. T. Stewart, nomi
mated to be Secretary of the Treasury; another
$ A. T. Borie, who became Secretary of th
r Navy, and another, George NJ Robson, als'
= made Secretary of the Navy on Borie's resig
nation, and another was Edwards Pierrepont
nd Minictar To Eno
: land. Many other donors were also re
Il warded, and exercised an influence will
n Grants administration.
+ VII. Washington's name, while he wa
President, was never connected with an
fraudulent or speculating ring operatn
IL under privileges immunities Of the Gov
l. ernment.
l. Whereas Grants name, whether justly o
n unjustly, was connected with the note
whisky ring of Missouri, Boss Shepherd
ring at Washington, and other speculatin
10 schemes.
to VIII. Washington, although solicited t
10 be a candidate for a third term in the Presi
o- tial chair, voluntarily declined and retire
from the Presidency at the close of his secon
term, thereby setting an example which ha
TX met the approval of his successors and of til
70 whole people of the United States until it ha
G been supposed to have acquired almost tn
u force of constitutional provision. Tll
sanction of his example had its mantle;
foundation in the fact, that 1t was designe
~ to be and was, in fact, salutary check upo
m | 81, nd ,.unility nf pf his =
ly cessors in that high office.
no Whereas Grant is now seeking realecto
to the Presidency for q third term withol
regard to the past settled convictions OF ii
% people as to the dangers of disregardinS Il
ld example and the farewell warning Of - Il
he " Father OF his Country"
sc These are but few of the points of col
trast between Grant and WashingtOl
'' VIII the New York Heraid, after having N
IL ticed certain points Of similarity, have Il
on fairness to note the striking points of di
Ter similarity between these two distinguish
il personages.
o' "Who has the Presidency for sale p as
lt- the New York Sun. ~ Republican nominati
may possibly be bought but not an eleciio
dy a. nor even Democratic nomination.
on From the eagerness with which rich ca
he didates are hunted up, like the Payne
nd Jewetts, and Englishes, and the amount
noise made about them, il looks as if go
many Democratic politicians were for sa
Teu even II the Democratic nomination is not.
ho,
an. TnE Star says +" II begins to look as thou
"Mr. Tilden will have walk over" as I
candidates. "booms all seem TO ha
-ho "petered out"
rO- The Stars wish is father to its thougl
are As radical organ in disguise it wants 7