, 1881-03-19
THE GEORGE JONES FUND ron GRANT.

THE GEORGE JONES FUND Fon GRANT.
II ought to be and probably Is satisfaction
10 tho great majority Of American cltizcns
tint prupcr provision has bccu mule for tho
future OF Gcn. Grant by tho completion Of
the "(lcorgu jones Fund of SIX, ,000, which
will yield Nil annual income Of about 81, ,100
This IL n,npte to ass1irp tho great lcatler OF
tho Union army aRalnst personal want. what
ever Ills business ventures Elhy prove to be,
and any other condition would be l,umtliat-
Ing 10 n people who have 50 much reason to
be both proud Of md grateful to him.
There are two or three conditions about
this fund which nre worth w)lllo remember
Ing.
III the frst place, American pride III tho
knowledge TINT Gen. Grant Inns been properly
provided for 1nust be considerably abatul by
the fact TINT tho fund for that purpose had
10 be raised by private subscription, and
l,cHce does not constitute distinct Nntinnal
recognition Of his eminent services. This
circumstance Is due to tile malice and lntol-
ernnce Of tho Democrats, who, ut tho last
session Of Congress. wpnld not permit TO
comic to vote the bill restoring Gen. Grant
tu Ills Oil rank III the Grlny, mud retiring him
upon full pay. Tile ruling motive Of the DEM
ocrats III opposing this proposition WIS spleen
nj tito important part taken by Gen. urant III
The latn Presidential campaign. Tho Demo-
crats Numbered rs Nsuat, oven from this
narrow and partisan point OF Wow. They
ought 10 have Ind sense enough to see that,
II lIfu provision Nern made for Gen. Grnnt
BY Congress in II becoming way, mid with tic
nil Of Democratic votes, llo would hence
forth be estoppcd fran taking m active part
and casttng his tremendous personal intlu-
ence III n political campaign. But Demo-
cratic leaders are 10 stupid ard so perverse
| that they constantly stand In their own light.
III the next place, the fund which has been
raised for Grant hns not been tho result Of
Any partisan movement. There has bccn no
lnportnnate effort to contribute OIL the part
| Of those who wero belieilcar1es Of GRANTS
bounty during tho eight years when he dis
tr1butel the Government patronage. As
mnttcr Of fact, none Of these gentlemen
found to-.lay hanging about tile White
| llouse, begging for now offices, aro repre-.
scntcd Oh Mr.. George Jones' list. Tho fund
has been raised In a quiet, unostentatlo,s
| why By contributions OF varying dimensions,
]ut there las been Ito display Of names In
lnrge type md ilo evidence Of n desire OIL tho
part OF the projectors Or contributors for
notorIety or other selfish Interest. The
donors aaye been actllnted by two motives:
first, desire TINT tho grcat public services Of
Gen. Grant shall ho fltly recognized, and.
secondly, desire that tho Republic shall be
relieved from the chnrgo Of ingratitude and
Indifference.
A third feature Of tho ease worthy Of notice
IL tint the Grant fund lAs been ratsed nnnlnIy
by the efforts of Il representative OF profess
sion which is not md never has been under
any spccnl obligation to Gun, Grant,-tho
newspaper profession. ten. Grant has
at no limo III Ills career taken
occuslon to favor journalists by worl
or decd, but has many times man
Tested a feeling Of hostility to the
press. Only recently, In attending tho
press banquet III New York, Gen. Grant
lnass spcccl, which, thonel, accepted rs
good-naturcd Irony, was really tho vent Of It
certain ll-wtll wl,1cl, had grown out OF tho
American Journalism. That IL leading and
influential member of tie press should, I'LL
der these circumstances, organize MD carry
out the only respectable aud adequate move.
Ment for rewartlinE Gen. Grants services to
Ills country ntny be accepted rs n striking
evidence Of fact not clearly recognized
viz: that the newspaper profession OF this
country occupies 50 independent position
that 1t call award cel,surD ailA promote
Justice with discrimination. Rud without re-
garl TO personal or pnrtisan considerations
The prcss Is not bound down by any Of the
narrow, selfish, sortlid influences that contro
mere politicians.