The New York herald., 1922-04-16
TON TO CELEBRATE TOOTH ANNIVERSARY OF GRANTS BIRTH

was concealed from him and whatever
of a private nature he may have COM
municated to any member of the Ad-
ministration was necessarily through
personal interviews at the War Depart
ment or through private meetings with
the Government officials in Washing
ton. That any such meetings took place
there is not the slightest ground for
believing. but to the contrary all of
Dana's writing, through THE SUN or
for any book. indicated that there is
not a word in existence which shows
personal prejudice against Grant or his
military career.
Political, Not Military,
Career Criticized by Dana
In all the public discussions of
Grants life as President there was
never word in THE SUN which criti-
cized or condemned his military career
or any part of 1t as set forth in the
public press with the authorship or
publication of which Dana had any
thing whatever to do. The simple fact
is that after the War of the Rebellion
was over the entire criticisms of the
press were confined to Grants political
career. His own two volumes of Per-
sonal Memoirs" make no reference to
his career in politics or to his eight
years of public life while he was Presi-
dent of the United States. The only
possible reflection on his business life
at any time arose from the failure of
the firm of Grant & Ward. and even
then Grant was held blameless. owing
to his ignorance of the business and
particularly of Wards methods. The
fact is that the brokerage business, for
which Grant was so entirely untitled.
finally brought him to his grave at the
comparatively early age of seventy
years. In this connection 1t should be
noted that his early addiction to ex-
cessive smoking. added to his business
troubles, probably brought upon him
the cancer of the throat which caused
his death.
Fortunately, whatever else may be
said, Grants military career was en-
tirely to his credit and to that Of West
Point and secured for him under most
trying circumstances a great and
happy fame which will endure so long
as America remains the great Republic
of the world.
Grant and Rawlins Held to
Be Complementary Characters
Besides the various Lives of Grant"
quoted from herein are seven others OF
less importance. They are by II. c.
Deming, Albert D. Richardson and Z.
C. Marshall. But Gen. Grenville M.
Dodge and Gen. Horace Porter, who
served as aide camp and private sec
retary on Grants staff in the army and
at the White House, also wrote books
about Grant and the war, but they are
not Of sufficient importance for further
mention at this time. This leaves only
"The True Ulysses s. Grant" by Gen.
Charles King. and the smaller one ny
Owen wister, both Of which may be
read with profit as they are notable
for the fact that they contain a num-
ber of important statements not men
toned or emphasized elsewhere.
From the general purport OF TINS
paper it will be seen that Grant ana
Rawlins were Complementary cnar-
acters to each other. Grant from his
military education and army expert
ence knew all about military reguia-
tions. tactics and the principles OF DIS
cipline and command, while Rawins
knew none of these things but was
simply a good lawyer. man or strong
sense. correct principles and the hisn-
est possible sense Of duty.
Rawlins as Aid-de-Camp
Became Trustworthy OFFICER
He had won Grants confidence and
respect from his patriotic and nom
partisan speech at the Galena meetins'
after the fall of Sumter. From the
date of Grants appointment as gen
eral officer Rawlins became his ad1u-
tant-general, and while Re had had no
previous military experience or tram
ing whatever he soon became care
ful and trustworthy staff officer equal
to all the duties that pertained to MS
position.
Fortunately, soon after joining
Grant he found 1t necessary to have
vate Theodore S. Bowers of the Th'r-
ty-first Illinois Infantry for sucn neip
as he could give. He had been news
paper compositor and editorial writer
and soon became useful assistant az
headquarters. This ultimately made
him an assistant Acknowledgement, VINO
from the start enjoyed the fullest con-
fldence of both Rawlins and Grant.
Finally, 1t should be noted tnat
nothing in Grants career was con-
cealed from these modest and patriotic
officers. The whole truth is fully set
forth in the Life Of Rawlins" nd
makes one of the most interes ls
chapters in American history.
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