Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

burg, General Grant sent Logan to
take formal possession of the city
when Pemberton surrendered. On
the historical occasion at Appomat-
tox, General Grant refused to APP
pear otherwise than he usually did,
and wore his ordinary service uni
form. Grant saw no dramatic eli
max in this occasion. AS soon as
it was over he hurried back to Wash
ington to arrange for disbanding the
armies under his command, n
sending the soldiers to their homes.
"This same indifference to drama
tic demonstrations and situations
followed him through life," MI. Can
non recalls. II recollect in reading
in the papers of his trip around the
world, how he met the crowned
heads, statesmen, and plain people
with the same simple manner. He
surprised the Germans by walking
from his hotel to the palace to call
on Prince Bismarck, and the rim
we are told, met him at the door,
| instead of waiting to receive him IN
state. He met the Queen of Eng
land, the Gar of Russia, the En-
peror. of Japan and the King of Siam
in the same way, conforming to the
! eIluuSllt VI lllC SOultop pot "
self never dropping the role OF the
plain American gentleman. lF1e might
\ have appeared in the courts OF Eu-
rope and Asia wearing the four stars
Of a general, worn rightly by no
man from Washington's time to his
day, but he refused. to appear IN the
uniform which gave him greatest
distinction in the eyes of the world"
Target of Many Critics
Hordes~ of critics levelled thell
shafts at Grant from the time OF
his adventure on the national stage
until his death on Mount McGregor.
Mr.. Cannon says. These critics could
see nothing good in Grant-no mill
tary ability, no patriotic devotion
10 moral courage in the soldier wh1ie
his battles were in progress, u were
forced to Join. in the praise heapeo
upon him when his victories were
won.
General Grant refused to have tins
surrender at Appomattox commem'
GRATED in an historic painting repre-,
senting him as receiving the sworo
, of Lee, as General Gates is repre-
sented in the surrender of Burgoyn'
at Saratoga, in the monster paintine
which hangs in the Rotunda OF tine
Capitol here. Mr.. Canon is
for the statement that Grant nevel
touched Lees sword.
> "You are aware says Mr.. Cannon
that the Federal Government ma
: never commemorated in monumen
, or picture the fall of h Confeder
! acy. 1t never will. 1t has PROVIDED
) for the preservation of the most MS
.-aAIzao1Je onl fhnra mi PIE
the monuments to the heroism Q
both armies" Mr.. Cannon believe
: that there is profound wisdom !
; the policy of not making monument
= to the end of the war between tn
states.
Fruits Of Federal Policy
'"This policy has obliterated TN
scars of war moro completely ina
| any other policy could have done,
Mr.. Cannon believes, for II IA
spread the industries once n
ed to New England to the South an
West, and although New Engian
has multiplied her industries man.
many times, she has now but a min
or percentage Of the great industris
output of this country
The criticism and opposition t
Grant came 10 q nedu Witch ShS AAe
eral Republican party was ORGANIZED
with Horace Greeley the famous NeN
York editor, trying to disrupt IN
4 party of Lincoln and unseat Gran
The Democratic convention OF 1871
was persuaded virtually to hide tn
identity of the party and swallo'
hook. line and sinker the platforl
of the new organization with Gree
ley at its head. The Democrat
party oficially was practically Q
record as supporting a radical pre
tectionist-for Horace Greedy Wa
that-in order to down Gener'
Grant. The platform of this curiou
coalition contained such terms 6
"treachery'' and "usurpation" in d.
scribing the actions of Geners
Grant. Mr.. Cannon says that neal
ly every newspaper of n size an
influence in the country was benin
Greeley and against Grant. tn
trouble with the coalition, accorf
ing to the veteran of scores of pol
teal battles. was that the RepubHca
boilers, the Democrats and othe
opposed to Grant, had little OF a CO
structive nature on which any
them agreed, being united principa
~ In their dislike and ~antipatnie
The fight resulted in Grants electric
by the largest popular vote ever gu
en- presidential candidate up