Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-30
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oSsssI Fasmisx Posssicai In.
S.mtes.
We dismlssed, with necessarily
6lsf review. owing to the lateness
Il IT. receipt, the scandalous docu-
Rent In which one u. 8. Grant
6mmands the "boys In blue" to
ots for Garfield and Arthur. This
IS ID truth. one of the most con-
onptible exhibitions ever record
v Il American politics. We cam
e>ot even now smother hope that
oAls document, like the pretended
Lister Of Cardinal McCloskey to
<teu. Hancock, beginning Beloved
Don," 10 forgery. As the CONTRA
lDlotion has not, In the latter case
- 10 the former, come poste haste
:nvon the heels Of the forgery, we
hall indulge In some natural and
Inst reflections upon the unprece-
1opted indecency.
There has been presented to the
G1tinsn the remarkable spectacle of
8 man twice elected President by
= Do American people, falling to
Y Nave any one suggest him for
>lrd term In 1875. putting himself
n1o the hands Of wealthy trainers
~ : third term in 1880. He starts
MON sort OF royal progress, cost
Ing bushels OF money not his own.
The diplomatic agents of the
United States are instru cted to in.
elm ate to foreign courts that any
attsntlons paid to General Grant,
!. % his tour abroad, would be favor.
ably. looked upon by the American
\ people. Then the bizarre spectacle
begins. Trumpeted as sort oil
monarchical parsonage, without
4 6ellcAcy enough to travel incognito,
J = AL really self-respecting distin.
Ii nished people do travel. Grant
boxed the compass of Europe and
Z Asia. taking in Cuba and Mexico
I - = sort OF side-show.
Only two other Americans, after
their retirement from the Pres
idoucy, ever travelled in Eu.
rope. We allude, of course, to
4 Mr.. Van Buren, and Gen. Pierce.
& Every stage of their European
travels was characterized by deli.
i eacy, reserve and privacy. They
travelled ~ 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.
iating. Mr.. Van Buren, was inf
niteIy more of gentleman-in.
dnitely more cultured, than Grant.
He would have made, upon tile
peop.e of Europe, an Infinitely
more favorable impression as a
REPRESENTATIVES American than
8rant. He was an eminent mem.
Der Of learned profession. He
was man of idess, with the abili-
~ to couch them in elegant and
4 Attractive diction, in which the
4 frsemasonry of the scholar and the
gentleman would be apparent
Wherever he went. But he Travelled
- private citizen, on his own
money.
To resume Grant. lie carried
Z out faithfully the bizarre and un-
y Republican exhibition which the
fools with whom he trained
thought would third time
make him President of the
United States, and ulti.
matsly dictator, If not Cn sar
Itself. He gets back to his country
Just In time 10 play pot-house poll.
ticlan In the primary elections OF
the authorizations which were
TO 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
I his toAdies did not dream. Like
the monkey on a certain occasion,
10 climbing 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
are doubtless to be used TO rope In
The people Of the United States, for
s several millions, in some wildcat
mining adventure. He addresses
his order TO the "boys in blue" to
one Drake de Kay. who has al,
ready been q leader In the famous
Magdslena Bay swindle. What q
nios association -?
This order IL simply an insult to
ehe soldiers who fought for the
UnIoa. There was not man of
them who barred his breast to Con-
tedsrats bullets who did not de-
! aesvs - we'll Of bis country rs
QFnnt, though he may have been .
Hpore privaAe. They know - we'll