Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-24

that his long shirt Tapped against his
legs and that as he sat on the sofa and
listened he threw one bare leg over the
knee OF the other and scratched at the
hairy calf. told him that had Rich
mond newspaper stating that Charleston
was taken, whereupon he asked me for
the date 'of the pager. When replied
he said that he had advices two days
later than that, which stated that the
"bumbardment" was still going
"zeelously" on. | remember noticing
that he pronounced bombardment as
though it was spelled bumbardment, and
zealously as though its first vowel was
long "e." Well, the result was that we
found our news to be of no account.
The Presidents spies had given him in
formation in advance OF mine and was,
OF course, much mortified to find that
had disturbed the President for no pur
pose He put me at my ease. however,
saying that he was glad to be awakened
at any time TO hear good news, even il it
was at 4 O'Clock instead oil 2. He went
with me to the door and said good bye
without showing any feeling whatever
about being aroused from his sleep after
midnight"
LINCOLN AND GRANT.
what were the relations between
President Lincoln and General Grant,"
| asked.
"Theywere perfectly friendly" replied
Mr.. Young. president Lincoln arpre.
ciated Grants ability but Grants mill.
tary reputation was such that for time
he feared that he might be a candidate
against him for denomination as Presi-
dent. was present during,a conversa-
ton at the " hile House, in 1864. which
showed me that this was the case |
was rot well at the time, and had called
at The White House with Col. Forney.
that might get an order from President
Lincoln 10 go South. When we arrived
we found Secretary Stanton and ex-
Senator Morgan of New York, with the
President. Alter time the CONVERSE
'tion turned to Grant, and President Lin
coin said
"'I am curious to know what that
man Grant is going to do down at Vicks-
burg. have feared for some time that
his success might make him a presiden
lial candidate. out have just received
news that he has no ambition in that di-
rectlon. feared that he might have the
presidential grub in bis brain. That is
curious worm, and If it once attacks a
s'"'' . ~ hh'b " BIt ~ Ois nave SUI
fere d from II for Jour years, and il still
sticks to me. In order to learn how
Grant stands sent for Russell Iones.
the marshal for the northern district OF
Illinois. He is, you know. one of
Grants closest friends. | asked him if
the presidential maggot had yet attacked
Grant
"'No, Mr.. President was Jones' re-
ply. Il can assure you that Gen. Grant
is freee from that ambition. He has
only Two ideas The first is to put down
the rebellion, and the second is, TO see
you reelected President OF the United
States. know of what am speaking,
and You can be sure am right AT
this Mr.. Lincoln threw himself back in
his chair and concluded:
THAT statement oil Jones is great
relief to me.'"
GRANT AND THE THIRD TERM.
''Did Grant really desire third term
as President of the United States, Mr..
Young?" | asked.
mo. replied John Russell Young.
General Grant had no idea that such a
thing was thought of until after the
movement was well under way. Before
he went around the world, had talk
with him at Malaga, Spain, in which
asked him as to this matter. He then
privately told me that he would NOT
again be candidate Tor the presidency,
and that he had no desire Tor another
term. He was SO positive in his state
ment that did not bring up the subject
again, although l could see that he felt
his experiences and observations during
his trip around the world would have
enabled him to do vast deal OF good
for our country, had he had these adj
vantages before being President. | re-
member hearing him say, several times
upon noticing certain things in the far
east: i wish had known this ten years
ago."
Suppose Grant had been elected "a
third time, Mr.. Young, would his adj
n.inisLation been of value to the coun.
sDlp
THE loss to the United States by the
failure to make Grant President third
time cannot be estimated" Mr.. Young
emphatically replied. Roscoe Conk-
ling, who, you know, delighted in strik-
ing expressions, said 10 me once in
talking about this matter.
"'The battle OF Waterloo put back
progress in France at least six centuries,
The defeat Of Grant has put back the
progress of this country just as much"
Had Grant been elected upon his re-
turn from his trip around the world"
continued MIR. Young, "he would have
not only kept the Monroe doctrine as 10
this hemisphere, but lie would have APP
piled II to the whole coast Of East Asia.
1t would have been upheld from Picking
to Singapore. The Unit ID States would
have insisted upon the autonomy OF
China, Japan ana Corea and would have
resisted every effort of Russia and Eng
Ian to make those countries merely
trade appendages OF themselves. 1t
would have enormously increased our
trans Pacific trade, and by reciprocity
treaties the western part of our country
woull have had large share OF the
trade OF east ASA"
AROUND THE WORLD WITH GRANT.
SLOW did you happen to go with
General Grant around the world, Mr.
Young? You were The only newspaper
man OF the party"