The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-15
Grant Says Fowler Lied.

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Grant Says Fowler Lied
MS CONFIDENCE VIOLATED AND HIS LAM
GUAGE WHOLLY MsGErREsENTEp AN
EMPHATIC DENIAL OF ALL OF PAS.
TOR rowLER's STATEMENT
CLEVELAND October 9-The extraorai-
nary statements published in the republican
press in recent interview with Rev. DIR
Fowler, Methodist clergyman. who assert
ed that General Grant in conversation with
him had spoken of General Hancock as
weak, vain man and had charged him with
being implicated in corrupt transaction in
Louisiana state bonds, has come to grief al
the hands Of General Grant himseli who, in
au interview had at Chicago with a cores
pondent of the IidH Dedler OF this city,
emphatically denied ever having made such
statements. When the story first came out
lie generally, it being 80 entirely Inconsistent
with General Grants character to speak in
that manner of brother oflic r. General
Grant was in the city to-day, and being
asked in regard to the matter, said that he
did have private conversation With Fowler,
the preacher in question. hut Fowler not on
ly violated his confidence in making i pub
lic but misrepr5sentcd what he had said.
ave had some conversation about fiau-
cock" remarked General Grant, Dat new
er said any such things as Dr. Fuw er IA
did, and never thought OF saying them.
cannot conceive why DR.. Fowler should
have thu, msrepresented me-"
you did not say then that General Han
cock is vain, ambitions and weak and that
he was crazy to be president ?''
"No, sir" replied General Grant, emphat-
icaly. "l never said any such Ting
What did say was that Hancock never
thought much about the presidency until he
received some votes in the convention of
1864, not one vote, As DR.. Fowler put it, AMI
that afterward Hancock had the pres'den-
tial bee in his bonnet
"Hnw about the stAremcut that linucock
wa, weak and vain ard compliance that YOU
did not praise him enough p
81 did not say that | only said that
Hancock liked to be praised My relations
with Hancock were cordial ard after be
was promoted to he major general lie wrote
me manly letter saying that lie thought |
would TO him justice"
Hos aroul the Louisiana bonds p
De Fowler has that all wrong said
nothing At at about G neral Iianc ck hay-
ing anything 10 do wl;h those ponds.
ever Snew that he had and have never had
any ,ct-on to thiuk he had There were
only - 900 600, while DR.. Fow Ter -ay- 81
600 600
~ ~ are mad" TO shy that tie Louisiana
comm. ion, r. agreed to raw R.verdy john
son 500 0D0 if ;Ee officers removed by Gem
eral Sh rjdan Wee rein,thttd, aI1 that
PIE sident Johnson had Hancock called to
Washington to he instructed with reference
10 th, bond pr iec'.'
II never laid that. | did not say the
commissioners agreed to pay Reverdy John
ron tla' sum. | did not say that President
johnson called Hancock to Washington to
iustu-! Lin in this matter. | did not say
that Itsncock knew anything about those
bond, ard don't know that he did. |
never said a word 70 Hancock about the
bones He removed Sheridan's officers
whe1 he went south and tei-eraphed his rea-
sons, which dii not think satisfactory on
poll ical grounds H. asked to be released
and released him. This is all said about
it,"
"Then the part Of DR.. Fowler's story that
makes you reflect upon General Hancock
integrity mi.represeuts you?"
1t certainly does" said General Grant
with emphasis. II never said anything in
the character of General Hancock The
published interview with Dr. Fowler mis-
represents me entirely"
That General Grant should make this ex-
ted TO him by Dr. Fowler no more than
meets the expectation of his friends, who
were surprised when the statement first APP
peared that General Grant should make such
haseless charges affecting the character Of
General Hancock. Much surprise is OK
pressed that DR.. Fowler should lend himself
to 50 vile piece of partisan worh as send
ing forth the interview containing such flag
rant misrepresentation. The only expla-
nation is that pr. Fowler, who is bigoted
partisan with a strong tinge of ianaticism
in his nature, has allowed h zeal 10 so far
ol,run Ni' y'rtcijy thsl lte iHo lave lost
sight OF each otner, The complete rtfuta-
zion of this exceedingly dirty Can!ajgn lie
IN Axes tie repphjicios rag tina! 1t ,y-r was
,t.rhd. NtC York S'ar
Garfield record concerning the bills rt-
laing to pensions for soldiers should re-
ceiye L closest scrutiuy from those who
fought fer the preservation of the Union,
AID Tor their benefit We publish the follow
iag facts taken from the Record
|. 4 democrats congress passed bill
for the equalization of b uni,s; Garfield
lodged the vote, and republican president
vetoed the bill.
,. A democratic house Of representa-
lives passed bill for extending the time
for filing bounty claims; republican sen,
ae killed it,
3 General A, V. Il c., oue.l, gged DEM
ocrt'i, Congressman and soldier intr duced
a bin or arrears ~ pensions, q ,rdeld and
other republica ls fought it,
4. A d mocra'ic congress proposed
measure to givr arrears Of pensions to wid
ows and heirs OF soldiers, aud Garfield voted
against it,
o, A democratic congress proposed to
give artificial legs and arms to crippled IN
ion soldiers, aud Garfield and his republican
friend, opposed it,
9 A democratic congress proposed to
peHsio1 the soldiers Of the Mex eau wal, and
Garfield aud bis friends opposed it.