The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-22
GRANT AND ms L4cKEy.

| GRANT AND HIS LACkEY.
AS the world grows Older and people be-
come more intelligent the rith and truth q
the old expression, that Time sets all
things right, at last becomes all the more
apparent. Circumstances and position may
for a season throw around man peculiar
glamour, but if the real elements of man
hood are wanting, IL popular fancy has TEN.
porarily surrounded him with a greatness
not his own, it is more than likely that
some fortuitous combination of affairs will
indicate TO the populace its mistake. and
emphasize the fact that merely u clay idol
has been worshipped after all. 1t is unfor-
tunate for the country at large that our
prominent men fail to grow with the coun.
try, that they cling to dead issues and state
facts long after the better class of citizens
have forgotten about all such things. The
criticism has very Justly been urged against
Jefferson LAWS, that on occasions of late
years when he has been called out he has
'ver seemed to recognize the fact that
The late civil war was over, but has lived over
and over again In the aiter-dinner and other
SD eeches, the scenes and regretful mistakes
and experiences oftwo decades past. TWAS
to have been expected that this old disap
pointed man would confine his intellectual
life to the past, but nevertheless criticism
has refused to spare him. While, therefore
the mistakes of Others in the same direction
cannot be excused, they furnish an extenu.
ating circumstance for one who has nothing
further to look forward to in lie but thu
miserable recollections of the past. The
Hon. Roscoe CoYKLIYG was but two or
three years since the head and front of the
republican party, the intellectual prince of
the organization. Since then he has been
laboring under cloud, but it was at least
supposed that he had not dropped behind
the country, had not subjected himself by
his conduct to the criticisms that the Forth.
ern and republican press have been so keen
to urge against DAVIS and Bon TooMBs and
hers. Such, however, is the fact. This
a 1ostle of republicanism and flower OF
'rthern civilization seems to forget in all
his public utterances now that this country
has grown beyond him, GRANT and the
thrd'term idea. Whenever the opportu-
nifty to speak is presented to him, he
Immediately proceeds to grow eloquent in
fulsome harangue of GENERAL GRANT,
thus outraging public sentiment with time
worn personalities. When the gravest
questions call for the light and better judg.
ment of the first minds of the country. A
great banquet was held in New York the |
other day, and among those present, and
to respond to toasts, were GRANT and
CoNKLING. 1t was not personal affair,
nor was GRANT the hero of the OCCASION Ii |
must be said to his credit, however, that |
the latter performed his duty during the
evening in most royal and satisfactory
manner, grasping one of the great questions
OF the day-the relation Of foreign citizens
to this Country-in sensible style, and
dropping words of soberness and wisdom
FIR the benefit of those who are attempting
TO impose upon us and draw us into posi-
oily serious complications with others, by
placing too great stress upon their rights
and privileges as adopted citizens" GEN
ERAL GRANTS remarks were opportune,
brave, sensible and strong, and in keeping
with the proprieties of the time, and the
good sense and growth of our people. But
OF Combines what can be said? They
were merely the disgustingy fulsome plan.
dts of a lackcy. Instead of addressing him
self to questions of the day. and giving to
the public something bright and useful on
popular topics, such as would naturally
have been expected from man of his
powers, he forgot all else but the hero
OF his eye, GENERAL GRANT, and went OIL
into threadbare and buncombe oralon on
his chief that sickened not only the public
but tine man whom it was designed to tickle
most. To 30 grossly outrage public taste
In such manner and at such a time was
simply disgusting. The northern prints
h I'd better for while at least "let up" on
he southern fire enters, and devote their
ridicule and most cutting criticism to teach
ing Mr.. CoNkLING u lesson that will keep
him silent hereafter on third-term pIesi-
dents and extremely common heroes. This
country never WAS very popular field for
sentiment and balderdash, aud IL is an I'm
fortunate spectacle to see man
of such an international rcpu.
tation as CoNKLING forgetting the
demands of the hour, the dignity and pro-
prie'ies OF tho occasion, ignoring all the
subjects OF popular attention and addressing
himself at great banquet to a tulsome dis
cussion of the merits and weak bcmoan
mcnt OF the failures of one of the guests.
He descended from the proud pre- .eminence
of one of the first and most Independent and
brilliant OF United States ex-senators and
played the poor role of the lackey. It's
well for him that his master showed so con.
spicuousy above him else he would have
been more contemplate. The lesson for all
future occasions is a simple one. Let men
who have sores and prejudices and unpopu.
lar memories be left out of all calculations
Tor the future, and only such be brought
forward, on any occasion hereafter who
can sink their personality in an ap, reel
ton OF the public demands of tn, oc, asio
and hour.
The reporter may suffer for a time und r
adearth of news and bemoan the scarcity
OF sensations Int imnartiaI in to ran,a,,I.-