Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-05

that samuel J. Ranoell anu Otuer
Democrats believe in bringing in q
bill retiring Grant with the full pay
Of General of the army of the
United States. We don't believe .
word Of 1t. Let Grant go Acme
and mind his own business. He is
rolling in money and gifts. What
he would like to do would be to
subvert American institutions 10
the interest of his own persOnal
and vulgar ambition. If his friends
don't restrain him, before he 10
through with his political career,
he will stand In a dangerous prox-
unity to the finale OF Aaron Burr.
The country is sick Of Grant, whom
IL has 60 often and SO highly and
even disproportionat tely, rewarded.
He can't realize this fact. Before
he is through he will receive the
Irishman's hint of boot heel neal
his seat OF honor. He can then ex.
claim, looking reproachfully on the
American people.
"Perhaps it was right to dissemble your
love,
But why did you kick me down stairs2"
The last number Of the San Fran
francisco News-Letter, under thu
heading of ."Granrs Small-Mlnd'
edness." put this whole question
go admirably that we can't forbeal
reproducing 1t:
II General Grant does not dit
pretty coon he will let all the
mean, contemptible traits of hii
character be known, and, by the
way, we rather think they are ai
numerous as the sands on the sac
sea shore. When on that cele.
brated tour around the world he
unbosomed himself to J. r. Young
about the rebel generals, the gisl
Of bis statement was that his lieu
tenants were all better than theil
com mmander.in. chief. One can't
readily imagine Wellington max
ing little OF Napoieon's military
genius 10y praising his Iieutenants
as being superior soldiers to their
mastery; but then Wellington was
q gentleman. GRANTS little,
minded chagrin on being defeated
At Chicago was the topic Of conver.
sation 1t the time. He hadn't
even self-pride enough to attempt
to hide It. And he has never yet
congratulated the successful man,
either on his nomination or subse-
Quent election. 1t is true he as
sisted In the election, but that was
for the sake Of "tbe party" and
not for the sake Of the man.
Subsequently, when the CAM
paign was at its hottest. the re-
spect paid to General Hancock's q
military record, by both friend and
foe, made the small-minded hero
furious with bilious jealousy, and
then came his indecent attack on
the reputation Of Hancock, his
former comp ani0n In arms. Two
or three such attacks would In all
probability have elected Hancock.
| A0vCUs CARAVtV IA tA0 W0y
of showing his small-mindedness
and lack Of true dignity OF charac.
ter is his refusal to receive Senator
Blaine at New York, the other
day. Had Blaine not been such q
popular candidate the three mod
ern king-makers, Conkling, Logan
and Cameron, would probably have
succeeded in nominating Grant,
The hero Of Appomattox, there
fore, holds the popular Blaine re-
sponsible for his defeat, and his
small-minded hate is SO great that
he refuses to receive, recognize, or
hold further social Intercourse with
the distinguished Senator from
Maine. Truly this is rich The
Netvs-L Letter thinks that no known
system of mathemat is big
enough to calculate the distance
Grant Is removed from being q
truly "great man."