Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-30
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7nont In which one U. 8. Grant
|)commAnds tho ''boys In blue" to
3ote Tor Garfield and Arthur. This
N IN truth, one of the most con-
l6eDptible exhibitions ever record
~ Ii American politics. We CAM
nat even now smother q hope that
thls document. like the pretended
1otter Of Cardinal McCloskey to
Con. Hancock. beginning "Beloved
Son. II = forgery. As the contra.
4 lotion has not, in the latter case
- IN the former, come poste haste
|npon the heels Of the forgery, we
Mail indulge In some natural and
inst reflections upon the unprece-
] deptsd indecency.
There has been presented to the
G1ti8sn the remarkable spectacle of
- man twice elected President by
ho American people, falling to
ave any one suggest him for a
t1ird term in 1875. putting himself
into the hands of wealthy trainers
~ ! third term in 1880. He starts
Supon sort Of royal progress, cost.
I11ng bushels Of money not his own.
The diplomatic agents of the
DATED States are instru cted to in.
! tim ate to foreign courts that any
attentions paid to General Grant.
% his tour abroad, would be favor
! ably. looked upon by the American
people. Then the bizarre spectacle
begins. Trumpeted as q sort OF
X monarchtcal parsonage, without
telicacy enough to travel inco gnito.
'rns All really self-respecting distin.
olshed people do travel, Grant
ooxsd the compass of Europe and
Asia. taking in Cuba and Mexico
5 ~ sort or side-show.
Only two other Americans, after
their retirement from the Pres
idency, ever travelled in Eu.
rope. We alIude, Of course, to
Mr.. Van Buren, and Gen. Pierce.
Every stage of their European
travels was characterized by deli.
eacy, reserve and privacy. They
traveled As plain American citizens.
and nothing else. They neither
sought nor accepted any attentions
Of > public character.
The contrast between Van Buren,
and Grant was striking and humil-
tating. Mr.. Van Buren, was inf
nitely more of a gentleman-in.
dnitely more cultured, than Grant.
He would have made, upon tie
peop.e of Europe, al. Infinitely
more favorable Impression as a
REPRESENTATIVES American than
Hrant. He was an eminent mem.
Der of learned profession. He
was a man Of idess, with the abili-
~ to couch them in elegant and
attractive diction, in which the
freemasOnry Of the scholar and the
gentleman would be apparent
wherever he went. But he travelled
- private citizen, on his own
i money.
To resume Grant. lie carried
out faithfully the bizarre and un-
Republican exhibition which the
fools with whom he trained
thought would third time
make him President Of the
: United States, and ulti.
mately dictator, If not Cesar
Itself. He gets back to his country
just In time TO play pot-house poll
tlcIan in the primary elections of
the AUTHORIZATIONS which were
10 determine the preferences of the
Republican party for President.
He stfeadles along through State
after State. an exhibition, it is
true, but Of kind of which he aud
his toadies did not dream. Like
the monkey on certain occasion,
10 climbing a pole, he succeeded in
making q memorable display Of
-himself.
The Republican party. to its
eternal honor, impelled by it's
brain, common sense and ssgacity,
brought the whole circus to MOTH
Ing, and gave the go-by to Grant. |
We next hear Of this man as the
President Of . New Mexico mining
company. His name and fame |
ere doubtless to be used. to rope In |
The people Of the United States, for |
several millions, In some wildcat
mlnipg adventure. He addresses
his order 10 the "boys in blue" to
one Drake de Kay. who has al;
roady been . leader In the famous
1Gsgdalena Bay swindle. What .
nios association I?
( This order 10 simply an insult to
he soldiers who fought for the
UnIoa. There was not . man of
them who barred bis breast to Con.
fsdersts bullets who did not de-
lssvo - we'll Of bis country %
Qranfs though he may have been = |
xDoso pgIvaAe. They know ~ we'll
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