The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-11
ARP AND MRS. GRANT.
BILL IS GLAD To SEE TIE UIDo"
WELCOMED BIZ the SOUTH.
She is a Southern Woman and Cwheo Si"'o'
Until Aboiision-Ber Husband WIS
Democrat and Arp Liked him.

We are pleased to read about the cordial,
friendly greeting that our people are GYMS
to Airs. General Grant. sympathlZe WIZ
her specially because she came INTO TINS
sin-struck world the same year anu ihohth
that L did and was born and raised IN
Dixie and inherited about the same NUMBER
OF slaves that my wife did and lived OH
their hire up to the day of Lncoln's procla-
nation OF freedom in 1863, and then ioSt
them and got no pay for them, just as my
Wife lost hers. But there Is one little dlL-
ference. Mrs. Grant is drawing a pension
of 5000 year and my poor vile lsh
drawing anything. Mrs. Grant is soutn-
ern woman and her sympathies were Win
our people until tne fortunes Oh war
drifted her lord and master the other way.
a professional soldier will eeneraLly nSht
for the best pay ana the highest promotion
when other Influences are equally Daianceu'
for instance, when he lives along the d.
vidng line and has interests on both SIDES
of it. l am glad our people honored Mrs.
Grant, for her husband was at the last
kind to the south and dared to shield Us
from the tyranny of our conquerors lie
had no reVeugeS, no malice, but acted the
solder pure and simple. From the day
that Lincoln called him from ms ofother
lanyard at Galena he never Sno"eu DIu-
tally or hatred 10 our people. In tact ne
was naturally kind-hearted man ana ms
comrades ioVed hun. our own Generai
LongStreet was his intimate friend III the
old army and helped him 10 win MS Wiie
and has always defended him. The north-
ern republicans never admired MN, Ior
he was "A democrat and slaVe-OWner, anu
after the war was over he would not Iet
them condscate our property and grind US
into the dust. Up TO this day they nave
not been able or willing 10 raise the money
to bJild a monument TO his memory II 10
curious that Grant and Lincoln, The Two
greatest factors in the war, were men win
southern sympathies and had southern
wives and who repeatedly declared that 80
far they We're Concerned the negro was
not in it, Lincoln said That x lie could
save the union without freeing a sIaFe ne
would do ii. Nobody DeiieFeS thtS except
those VINO know il. The negroes do not be
heve il. England does not believe IL, out
contributed freely to LincolnS monument
that represents him striking tac SilchieS
from the slaves. IL is astonishing how
long il takes 10 get the truth of history.
but sooner or later II comes out. We are
not lameutlng the results OF lne war
especially not ianentins The IreeIol III, o.
the slaves, but We have All THESE 4tstts
suffered from slender and false accusation
and we rejoice that the lrdth - Sfauually
taxing EoiG OF the northern mina. Siander
runs a race and TRUTH moves slow. but Il
catches t,u. This reminds ne tnat an
educated Euglishman told my son th+t Tor
ali those years ne thought our civil war
was between North America ana Souih
America.
a brighter day is dawning. When we see
New ENGLAND mills breaking Up ana COM
ing SOllN II Is Il StSH A4AtiN iiAN.A E'-StA~ 49,
Iolger believe US 10 be barbarians, out are
willing to cast their fortunes in the south
Without cringing TO their superior wealth.
ne rive cordial welcome TO all who dare
TO come [ met Cape Cod yankee here
who is ~ friendly Is Q brother aNd Is lS-
LIGHTED with the south and her people ana
regrets that he has invested money IN me me
northwest He has purchased property
here and is building winter nome on tie
bav and the fun of 1t Is the nrst Ih'nS
he did was to dig q cellar w nat IS mat
AFsrti 1..as Il
cellar up north" said he. we couldent
keep house without a cellar. ne mas
stored apples and potatoes ana turihps 80
long in cellar that he thinks ne must
nave one. Said ne would have brought one
down if he could have moved 1t.
This little hamlet is somew hat hiddea
from the outer .o..E di't -. - ne visitor
thorouS Afare, nut wren l1GLld 'nSS 9.,T,
is content. We are all calm anu serene
and are more amused than cyilcetlled Z, 81 oue
POLITICS Ii the laws OF trade ,iGc an our
gold 10 England let it so. Then We can
run silver 1 reckon. l Wouideat issue any
more bonds payable in gold. II IS "hother
miserable mokeshtt. Inc eAttdESSa4Ce
~ me national government has brought
ABOUT this disgraceful condition OF ahalrS
and navbe a general bust up Will help US.
Our government is just like a man VINO Is
,.,y-r,- vetr sprndiuE more than mis- income
and keeps on borrowing rom FeI-r 20 pay
paul and giving another a"FtSdst 70
make up the deficit. Legislation Won
pay debts nor raise prices. th3n icy tie
o,i shin run on 10 tAe breakers ~ s.-e
wants 10. As Cooc SAYS: ITS en- option
ary, with me-" Let Us swap politicians TOT
New England mills, as your paper , sad
last week Politicians are frauds. Tom
iSral tsiis rs that personally ne is for one
thing and politically he is for anothS r:
,rbaf is Dolitics. He would see the country
damned IL ii would damn the democratic
marty. Have we no statesmen VINO Wih
rise above these petty ahimositles: 10
all fha republicans want \ protective tarlE
and q gold standard? Are these strictly
ral.tv questions or are they great national
CtIesfions? Eut why discuss the modern
Dofitfriap the selfish creature VINO VIII
p}~e,,5iec cyerything for votes? Already
have they established paternalisI1 as t&-
mr., uu6n government and millions are
sraut 70 catch the popular ear and satisfy
ne popular greed. How can inns govern
y'ent much longer stand the piunder of
her treasury? .- .
Rur I must stop Illuminating upon these
t4lioos They disturb my Tranquility. l
win take walk in the garden ana let
M chnIer down / will sail over 10 the
Stand and help the little girl to pick up
shells. ! will sing
'Uau Columbia, happy land,
It We aint ruined I'll be hanged.
Bill ARP.