The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

he counted one of his greatest VIZ
ines" that brought about reStora-
ton of the union. And the New
York Herald points out that 1T
was a lucky thing for Grant that
he had a Lincoln and lucky thing
for Lincoln that he had Grant
While Grant made mistakes he
corrected them with remarkable
celerity." the New York Times
points out, land having learned
his lesson he profited by it" Not
alone is that so, the Philadelphia
Public Ledger believes, but tne
sound of his name calls up thrilling
associations. Grant was not one OF
the soldiers who ruthlessly Destroy
cd To rear the edifice Of their own
fame. He gave his uttermost to
preserve the heritage intact from
the age that was to the era tnat
shall be-. Because this is SO, the
Harrisburg, Pa, Telegraph oelleVes
"it will ever be as the soldier ana
savior of the union that he VIII ne
remembered and revered by ms
countrymen-. Chiefly because he
was so successful as soldier was
one of the reasons why he was
mot remarkable as president, IN the
opinion of the Jersey City journal,
which suggests that 1.-The outStahd-
ing chara cteristics of General
Grant were his rugged honesty
simplicity and trust IN ms teiio"S D
These characteristics, although tney
made him a poor politician ana ieit
his administration as president III
a place far below his record as
soldier should not be lost in the
criticism of one or the praise OF
the other.
Grant had the stuff in him O:
which greatness is made, the Ne"
York Tribune declares, land II
wasn't Initiated by external advers-
ity or occasional lapses into IN
sobriety. True greatness is an IN
ner quality. 1t disregards eXter
nails. 1t is tempered by misfor
tunes 1t awaits its hour OF reVe
lation and recognition which MAJ
come or may not come" That ~
lacked the martial spirit of Rob
ert Z. Lee" is the belief of the b!
mira. n. Y, Star Gazette, whlcl
recalls that when the war wa
over. Grant. with a. task much NOR
to his taste and liking, led the wa
To the pursuits of peace. CIea
yisioned, firm of will, and poSSesSe'
OF rare judgment and. tact, n
fought and won where others woul
have quavered and failed" In ad
dition. while he stood for the III
iegrity of the American republi
he was not the enemy of the south
! ern people," as the Knoxville Ser
unel points out He has been 1T
liably quoted as saying of the SUI
render of Lee at Appomattox, tns
ne felt like anything rather ina
rejoicing at the downfall of a &c
1 who had fought so long and val
antly and had suffered so much tC
A cause. Subsequently, some viii
4 hatred in their hearts. suggeste
4 the arrest and Indictment OF Ii
4 on charge of treason. Graz
4 promptly declared that the tern
u OF surrender included Lee and
4 such a course were pursued
n would resign his commission al
4 appeal to the country. 1t may
i confidently assumed that II Linco
y had lived he would have support'
Grant in that determination.
He was no Caesar or Nap
leon," suggests the New York Ev
hing World. mo man of ambiut
who put multitudes under his fe'
but q simple gentleman who did =
duty as he saw it. respected
rights of others and was to the III
est extent a true, honorable c.
zen and faithful servant OF the
United States"