National Republican., 1885-07-31
PROTESTS BY THE PRESS.

T. ut CuOltt VI NtW 4 UIh uO lut ttSbllH
place ofGen. Grant is mistake. -Ihiid.
delphia Press.
The body of Gen. Grant should be in
tered at the capital Of his country
Richmond State.
The selection of Central Park will be
a grave disappointment to the American
people, Utica Observer.
New York city should be the one
above all others where his remains should
not repose.-Rcading Ncws.
The most fitting place to bury our
dead hero is at the capital of the nation
he loved. --KanSdS city JomRal.
There is no room for reasonable doubt
that Washington should have been
chosen.-LdncdSter IHteligcncer.
1t would seem that the most appro.
pirate resting place for Gen. Grants re.
mains is Washington.-Eimird 1drcr.
tiSer.
The place of all others deemed by
popular sentiment to be the most an.
suitable was chosen as his last resting
ace.-BoStoR Journal.
No fitness whatever can be found in
the plan to place the ex.Presidents
grave in pleasure park. .-Philadelphia
Ledger.
A general impression prevails that
mistake has been made in selecting New
York as the burial place. -HaTjS5Wg
Patriot.
1t seems to us that of all places this is
the most inappropriate. He should be
buried in Washington.-NeO HdceR
Register.
The proposion to bury Gen Grant in
Central Park is almost unanimously
condemned by the press and people,
PhtIadelphia cal.
Everywhere the deepest disappoint
ment has been expressed that so injudi
cious decision should have been made.
-Philadetphja Chronicle. Herdld.
The dead hero belonged to the nation,
not to city. The common sentiment
at the hour of his death pointed to the
Soldiers Home. .-NewaN journal.
The burial of Gen, Grant at the capi.
tai of the nation would bo in peculiar
sense fitting. He was almost literally q
a citizen Of no state.--PdterSon Press.
On what thoery Central Park should be
selected as the resting place for the re.
mains Of Gen. Grant it is hard to under.
stand.-PitsbMg ChsORicte-T Telegraph.
The general sentiment Of the press OF
the country is that the tomb of Gen.
Grant should be in Washington rather
than in New York.-Harifo,d CoWont.
From all over the country there come
expressions Of disappointment and dis
sent from the decision to bury Gen
Grant in Central Park, k,--PHtsJW5
Post.
The national government, and not the
city Of New York, should erect tho
mausoleum, and the location should be
at the capital Of the nalion,-PoWlaao
Press.
Must the press OF the country speal
more and more plainly from day to day
to avert this consuming wrong to tho
memory of Gen, GrantY-PHHadeiphio
Times.
The name and fame of the llustriouf
soldier are the common and cherished
property, not of any state, but Of tn,
whole American pcoplc.-SIgiHaU
Courier.
There will be MS much unexpressed re-
gret that DR.. Newman is to preach the
funeral sermon of Gen. Grant MS that he
is to be buried in Central Park. .-PrOci.
dencc Journal.
What better place than Washington
the seat of the national capital and the
scene of Gen. Grants services as Presi
dent of the United States for eight years.
-I'rovideRce Star.
When the present tender consideration
for the grief of the family shall become
somewhat blunted, the condemnation O
those who made this choice will be out
spoken.-BoStOm Ecening Record.
It would better meet the sentiment
and wish of the country if the buria
could be in the national capital. 1t is
not yet too late to prevent the commits
sion of this stake.-Iiartford TimeS
West Point would be an eminentlS
appropriate spot, but we hope the de-
cision will be to bury him at the Sol
ders' Home or some other spot neai
Washington. - JdckSORrWe Times
Union.
Gen. Logan has addressed Il friendly
letter to Col. Fred Grant, stating tha
the selection of burial place for Gen
Grants remains is unsuitable in every
respect washington dispatch 10 IN
Boston Journal.
George W. ChiIds, Gen. Grants mos
intimate friend, thinks that the inter
ment should be made at Washington
We think an overwhelming majority o
the people are Of the same opinion
Indianapolis JomRGI.
The selection of Central Park is al
unfortunate mistake. There is some
thing incongruous in the idea of buryin
any one in II public pleasure ground
The proper place would be the-nationa
capital louis POST -Dispatch.