Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-11

and he at times hated the White House
on that account. His presidential
career was not a smooth one, and
among other insults which he received
was the having his NJ SC pulled by
office holder. William
Henry Harrison was bounded TO death
by office seekers AMI he died dreaming
Of them. buchanan aged greatly dur.
irg his presidential career, and Abfa.
ham L'ncoln's heart was narrowed by
sorrow during nearly every moment that
De- vas u the White House. Johnsunis
presidency was one Of trouble aud fear
81 impeachment, and he lelt the White
House a disappointed and a disgustcd
man.
4 STORY OF GENERAL GRANT AND ZACH
CHANDLER.
Grants great reputation was ruined
by the Belknap scandal and the whisky
frauds OF ST. Louis, into which he was
drawn by too great confidence In his
ficnds, and during his latter days he
was denounced by the newspapers.
Judge Tyner, who was his Postmaster
General, told me an incident the other
day Of the last night Of Grants admins
tfation. He was at the capitol with his
cabinet TO sign the bills Of the dying
congress as they were brought In. From
time to time representatives and sena'
tors dropped In to pay their respects.
AZ about II O'Clock there was lull IN
the work and the different members Of
the cabinet and the president were
chatting and telling stories. Upon a
lounge at one side Of the room u oh.
Chandler lay, with a volume Of Mar.
shslls "W Arlington" IN his hand and a
newspaper lying upon his chest. All at
once he picked up the Newspaper, and
holding Il above the book, as though he
were reading H. he turned to General
Grant and said:
III suppose, general, that you are very
glad your administration is ryefp You
have been yillainuusly abused, and
venture that there Is no president who
has been more uujustly treated by the
newspapers than yourself"
Yes" replied President Grant EN-.
phatically; that is true. am anxious
TO get back TO private lite. want rest
from the lies and ISLANDERS that are being
published about me, and to be able to
pick up newspaper without fear that
the first article upon which my eyes
shall light will be a denuuciation Of me
IL Is this that makes me glad that the
term Of my presidency Is over"
But" said Zach. Chandler, as YOU
are SO soon TO be private citizen
don't suppose the statements the papers
are now making will hurt you very
much. At any rate here Is a paragraph
which caps the climax II Is about as
bitter as any have yet seen, and ! want
to read It to you
Saying this Mr. Chandler raised the
paper and began to read an article which
apparently treated OF General Grant,
aud which denounced him as being
everything that was bad, false and dis
honest. The members Of the cabinet
stopped their conversation as he read
and listened. The article was so bitter
that they were struck dumb with aston
ishmenl at the close, Zach. Chandler
then asked President Grant what he
thought OF the article. Grant replied
that Il was on the whole one OF the vilesl
and meanest ISLANDERS that had tvei
been pefpetrated upon him. At thi,
Senator Chandler laid down his paper
and held up the book. lie said:
General Grant, the paragraph which
! have Just read TO you was written
more than eighty years ago. Il was
written about president OF the United
States. and that presidents name was
George Washington. In pretending to
read II from this copy Of New York
paper have merely inserted your name
where George Washington's originally
appeared. This book from which
have read Il is MarshalIs Lie Of Wash.
ington,"
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