, 1881-06-24
GRANT AND "MY FRIENDS" "


N1os1 t:lnrinG Fnu liz vi 1ztx !" i'rienan.ss
iMha.'tttht, sluirritan tGfp.l,
We have always tlrstrrh tO think well atMl
tn speak we'll Ut ten. t;ranl. Weus,, mt t,t-
h!Hl tho inDst stnlwart Republicans fl 0lM
str*lru to lMvu itio grrutest Uf nslr cnitatiss
sta,m lls,. IL, Tho rstrcln Of his ronmtryinel,
s,ul of s,all);lntl. When Sr,atur .}nnes snw
III tp Hl,a IN tho pnhl.c thu pcosls!t AtcsfcnM
letter. IN which A[r. Nrnnt rSurcssott Ills utl-
uualtc.i sympathy for sctntor Cnnillng,
our ttlillr,cit tIVnn 1t WIS TINT fs author hui
III! written It for tho public eyc. MIL tl,at 1t
WIS t,l,fnir ~ discuss the cn1st,o rs thou.li
h, lll, I,lcat,t 10 lliruw Ills nilurncu Into Tho
dispute. ihik 1t Hteills tint liz tlueS mt cgrU
fur tIl1s kiEl Ut defense. Thu f.ytfdlnnA
nn1glttl tt.rrancps Of tho McSlenn letter
lie has been rApriit!nE ut rvory Otlimttunity
sinrr .hla return frum Mcx!ct,, nl,tl III II N.-
can. Interview its srry p1rasca ;,rc reiterated
atni u.ia still wurze by additions st,Nl cn-
,,IrIlls, which must grnye the trtcst friends
of the ex-rrcsitlei,t.
Mr.. tirunt ti,e1t throws his sw,rti Into tho
EnnGltnE scale Will, nll Ills entrEy. Ills
views III tllat subject nru mt Ills privuto
uptniuns, communicated n tniItte friends,
a.Hl reserved rloiN tho ll,lb!r out Or RESPECT
fur President tln,ed, ntut fnr his avn ps'>l-
tim fl, tho Republic. '1'tley tire embodied ln
II prUlll.uciaiMeNtu, wllnsc pi,riHsa IN iO
wen1;rn TIC credit Of thu Administration n.ul
t0 strengthen AIr. C0,l1sftig n, his ws,r Mtml,
It. And il,usu who wt,rld fai1, l,tyu c0ttlltcA
llr. Grnnt ont of this unlnupy dispute aru
forced by his uwn act ta rloDsc bctwctn llle
President ntid the 'eX-l'resftlcht. 1t Is In.
ln'sstblc even to i.ass tyer. III sEtrllce tho
litlcrnllcca Of tho hitter, wI.)sdiHt seeIlllg It,
,lcrept IFS criticism ot tic Turner.
j,1- II.
like his letter, urp ps,wptully u,,uppy tls re-.
calling II, t,u v,bjic rtcolIcri,o, tu,,,,y Of tim
nst ,,tr,,,,,',,s r.,t ,,t,,, ~ his ,. ,.,,.
recr: More tIlan any other sl,le If Mr..
tlra,t's Administration, his ,,t.cr want Ut
upnrtrution lut0 character s,,r,,rIsp,l AMI
ai,runtr,t thr ,,o,,,,I,, NJ ,hc r,,,,,irr Ent
's , ~ "S'u y. ~ - ,,'t.t
use ilo1ot.y clsc to sec fur lIi,1. liz EnttrIMl
nr0ulsf Ills ,,rrson set Ut ,iie1l wllDul Tho
u1IIjc ,,ateti TO ubsrryo IN Ills srcJcty. tIu
was ha'"l:l,.:slove win Nj: Murphy. afr. IT,
| lltlktlitl'. Will thieves ~ tho WHISKY Ns't9,
WIN tt!rIli'ell q s"llty fepits,tlon; A'it ~
an!n,'''t ol piolet liGna I,cfsu,ss ,,J MmJse !um
nly!!e ~ sinlltt l!ava respeete.! ""llH
h1tl h!tli IN calhItEn Ills bpllla0il 1t
| my q thesp W"rtt!ies. oilsu ~ lilittH
| W lIls mini e. 'llso Il lliu'i, l!a c"!it!
,,nt w ttsflte!! nsl!ie run liS pttflTsr. ~
sibIiNy aat! Eert tAeM thvse i, s,,!ip of t!,e
| l9'';t urgct,t protests from MI wl,o knew
ltsir ,l!in c4!.reets. ~ llS kept Gs',s1,l.siG,t!
sta inllet ~ pn"gr u, EENin esef nitel a'o
missionaries " tie Cops iHl been i,,rctal 70
n,tan ltttlifaiizntinl ~ Erltiall stl!,lecLs n
'raiGr 10 esei1pt Iloisl tlln Scoli'tireIH lHris-
tsrtl',l. 'tfa1 ~ slieer tsl.,.lr OF iiMyE f!il
tue Responsible lst Or l.ltali Cn'lissiniltr:
MI! wsl llle Itt"lt1 nf eminent l'iI'atIt!llt,.
',sis a;'.e e,sisss.'aen, %a!o," tMe lsesas,'t
/ their reslE1'lltto:ls, Mr. Grant wrnte hl1h nu1
% T. rSt;rasc "a; y crrticat" ut g'osl character mil
raPs tP; s;css 'ss; Is i s ~ frea 1a % F's s; ''s'
,ay uy:ak q! tie s6,!n.a!uttAy!.ts, M n.y., st!l
a!lE! ,a ~ p n, r. a t1 pS}ieGls b
M.' asslsaslon aa''insts,!s1 n, frlsnl "rs!aM,s
Ihat i'nirl w!ich ,l'oyo nMt :tllo iIitiIul,
CuI'li'lssi0l,er fol!l,l ilsnt 5n tl!cIr Gost HIN
Wern lbstlcd nlui stonteiT.t frop' sllelr postts,
unit! ',,lu welu luft Gxctl't IL l'ol!tlc fGW, Win
lrMl !Mken, euro nut to tnkH nny pArt tn tlle
nA:!y NY! A,,tsss Nstst;i " tho M;s'3s,fitS:
M,nfEe'! u, ~: HraHt's cll'!r!clsr' II H. ot!1
tn to s!r,'llsst 'i'sl clearcst lrnof 1t II l!lt'
uilu wl!lel, w;!s At tue root q nenrly all tio
trneted nmlu i!lan dill Any utl'sr rlnnn,:.
stallru fr.nl Ills lDpulalily. It .ae.st!Hl
yrit!ts Ut snters ityrr ,g'siil tn s.it'l'prt his
ca'MlI.'aey far tho Presidency, Thu ,teiIlory
OF u. nfter ttle lapse Ut four ycaiT, wsls loto
History Or Tradition t" .fvcat ti,a tl,Ir!-teSii
n"yelilsnt; An.i ,nw tilat pf.,t,ie would 1lke M
Iat!pna ht,1,or. la takes Tic greatest lA1E's to
reratt II tu popular attrntinn.
II lhen,cul,t ,lerla'7sioils Sn't.!tor S@l'k!,'t;
llm tu tie prtlestn! Vt tr',,0r best,le thu
WORTHLESS far " !lu,n Atr. t;r,s!t wrecked his
Popularity .til furnished Ills gt'!l ilh1ile.
"My friend " cnst do no wr'n,E. iiu Is q,
VII but olhtllM;uMt p1Wer i, p9litlrs. ll,'
s,tyctl Mr.. GNrlirltt frou tlefeAt IN QrtN|'er
Inst. lln lH,s been tbs ,aeek IND luuGlr
rs.,rgsetntlye !,f SYl'atorlal tlisli!ty wl,lts
Willis Iln,lsc. .t'ltts lIi;I, t,uE,urtHtn" ii !.
t!tlns 81 ,euNte,s,pt, slHee lta statuds tu "my
nHt'li1,s f.n,iisi,. liz rcsiEEnui iN.esttlso i,s
inenl,til. lie WIS goine Il. relIru frul,. pali-
ties. hit tlu futl llu cullltl mi. IlIe cu,ttl.
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