The Alaska citizen., 1911-04-17

.'uG'. aim wus lack into the ~na.. o. tH. ' States. Al last a. -HI.aa+.t '. roappear,d d senator ia .u. p deliver a uH.lrr.. e-H.r- c.. Grant. whom he .a.a=s-. lar.. 'tan he went H.w" fn ..t
 | hrs. met Gen ct in my own haa-,. |. was ator inc had been f-.-.asu. and hal t1r his tour around rE# world. lu he early seventies J..u Er--tH Young. lifelong ,-i,uf ,r EIa. and very ,In-e ts C .u Grant. .s whose sub -J4.,r. iHrrp,i-- ra became the companion aa3 e-.an brought gs ..., . at"." t,. n. n l .o.,s,y .9s week. k, Long rrauCh.
 i said. John l snow that Gen. Grant .s all you tell ua he is, and that if ac.fpt hi invitation and mey. h.m flmi'iarlE in his own home shall get 70 he attached to him l aUtedy feel tra-eful 10 him for what Ec did a kppomattox and after We are in The midst of very rough politics. Eprvthing rises ant =..- aHt .au-rrs in Gen. Grant. II can. hrast bread wth him and go aWay 4Hi ever seem 10 abuse him. ' haze u.s duty 10 5orform, and l must un' lie ms hands or allo" .htm to he tied
 So did not go. A newspaper article ul nine "G 1d.byo, Nellie" which auneaged jus alter the Sar- roris marriage. and he departure of ,L- young couple fir England. gave great pleasure ID C.u. Grant. writ fsr a- !. Was tu rur little sun -Atn. #ud mark tue difference be tween partisan po'mig7 and per -oagI feeling.
 Fcur or five years later the Gen cral came 10 Louisville. and I had q gompauT, Including his old school master. Nr Rjslcrsgn, and his old eehu lio'la#-. G.n. Buckner and Gen. "t.rfa Grrdp" Williams, then q Senator Go meet him at dinner.
 Gen Graut aas oHc of the frank r.. and nr-' genial of mon. an eA- ,-Nert @.ors-telier with many a . --1Iy <. r.n. ana very ready with resaIr,,. said. General lets give ai. tb.- Ca.-.rian business, hay u. h'u,era-s farm and settle flown for ea5a and all in Gods c~uu5Tv" T. was leading ques- riuE. f'tE..ur sf 'e table paused fo listen. As quick as a flash, with m,rrr twinkle and seeming unconscious simplicity. he said: "Bafor. can buy a farm in Ken woks must -e.l farm in Mis souri"
 During ,lo remaining years of Gen. Graa.'s fife l M.r him often in New T,If Always Interesting. he was great vhea t}e conversai0n turned upon war lie could make rhr r4a.t ah- rU.e military situation plain v.'a d wora ar IND.
 unpo he sal4 70 nc: Do you .I1..'.r.'au! rEe Ii.z.1ohn Porter ra-e2' saiG ! did T0r.
 -I,f. we explain l. said he. Then aa rooa pencil and male tha: s- clear which aa1 saewcd so iaeX- p!frab,c Ina, wcnf,red there should Je any discussion al all. .r4 wa, a wcilgrE mind, with q calm. nu. f,u3or hsa"t, the soul of ner-rssal ia-earI.2 domestic aitec- . in ant public ana rriytie duty.
 jMu,7 <. Garfield. Chester A. Ar tHue, Gr9vcr Clo.clanj and Theo- dol. Eoo-pgelg- Ike Polk and . Pierce and even Lincoln, that is, mau III thought 1f for chief mag .-rratc far ill aGvaEoo of the e,cnt have sometimes suggested to my mind tn" 5ta tha' presidents, hard ly les than kia"s and kaisers, are born 10 rL" purple.
 Au,w all these larcc presidents very well bu. i, ]. yet too early to write abol them in detail. l wish 10 -a,. however. tlat l did not find President Harrison rLe cold, brusque man he is so at.rn represented, bur. on the contrary. quiet, rather reserved but exceedingly direct and manly gentleman ii the very first order of character and ability. President Hayes was a genial, hearty man. but he found Jordan rather herd road 10 travel during his four years in the White House.
 Ii is too early 10 speak either Hippantly or surely of William How ard Taft lie comes cf good stock, and is personally beyond repToach, Knowing his family very well, l met fiH only lately l met him familiarity, and I must add my wit ness 10 the universal testimony of his charming personality. A man more frank and engaging it has not been Ia= good fortune 10 encounter anywhere. Whatever his political future may be, he will carry with him. vixen he gees out of office, the respect ana good will of all the people
 1 To say the truth, the presidency 1 is nOt bed of roses. Clay, Web ster and Calhoun are supposed to have worn their hearts out longing for it. Vain man, How little he knows what is best for him! Gu ri-usly euough. Webster, who most of the three waa hot in pursuit Of ! it. twice let it slip rom him; he could and would have been put up- on the ticket as the Whig nominee for vice president in 1S40, and again in 184S. He rejected the offer with scorn in both cases. Yet each would have led him to the White House.
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