Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-01

GENERAL GRANT. who is one of the great central figures m this country, has given publicity to some of his political views. which at this time will be read with much interest. The generals health is considerably impaired, superindueed by the fall he had in December last.
 He maintains hls accustomed serenity and is cheerful and indicates. says a friend, no apprehension of serious re- suits: in fact he watches with great 1n terest such mundane things as the sue cess of the Republican party. Indeed he sometimes gives inference to his own opinion on the subject. To this friend
 he said: After four years of strife to
 sustain the vital doctrine that We are a nation and not sort of political CO.,
 partnership 10 dissolve to suit personal
 and sectional anlmosities, the RePubh-
 can party by its progressive ideas and enlightened spirit has brought the na- tion up to a higher plane of develop
 ment. enterprise and prosperity than
 was known before, and 1t IS duty the
 people owe themselves 10 perpetuate
 th1s state of affairs by perpetuating the
 Republican party, and to do thIs think
 we need candidate who fully repre-
 sents the progressive spirit of our lns'i-
 tutions, and hope such selection will
 be made at Chicago"
 The general is unabsted in his admir- ation for Roscoe Conkling and says that the people of the United States will vet learn, and be hopes not to their mis- D fortune and sorrow, to appreciate his
 great abilities and his important service
 to his party and his country, and wher ,be polItical sentimentality and self i'm . portance of small men had run its race [ if if did not run the government into b tbe hands of the Democrats, he thought g the services of the great leaders of th' . Republican party, like Stevens and Nor - ton and Chandler and Conkling woulC l stand cut in bold contrast.
 p General Grant considers General Bo B gan as the most available candidate O f l all those named, and one whom hewoul' !. not only support himself, but the candi s date whom he would ask all his friend
 to support. He sad he had known Lo
 gan from the beginning of the war, am he could testify that he possessed abil u itv. courage. obedience and enduranc st as "A citizen-soldier Of our great countr At to as eminent a degree as the most dii + tinguished on its brilliant roll.
 y In public affairs be said Logan Ina l the courage of his convictions. He al u serts the integrity of his character, eve :! in his own political matters, and thf 'A could not always be said of men in p' 'g liticaI life. And in private life, | iu added. ''there is not man to my know H. edge who stands out so notably tyr ss- of honesty of purpose and simplicity Ina life and virtue"
 The General further observed tn ,.s there were others also who would i'll | - office with great sbility-men like E 1' munds of Vermont; but his idea seem ,, to be that Ednunds was man ot |
 mast. It was evident that there wt -. those whom the ex-President thought -, would be suicidal to nominate, and VI hoe in fact, would not receive hIs suppC ,,,,. He did not wish to be specific, but COT 1, ot only say that it might be wiser for .,,. nominations to regard the harmony
 the party.