Show WHILE GkXEBAL GRANT was tongue tied bo was what the world called a great man but as soon as be learned to tlc and write letters be began to eink in popular estimation and every time be has spoken or written he has sunk lower until be is today regarded at a garrulous officious meddling old man whose opinions are entitled no consideration His letter to Senator Sen-ator Jones on the ConklingGarGeld controversy was uncalled for and impudent im-pudent It injures the cause of his friend Oonkling and makes people wonder more why they ever worshiped with eo much reverence its author Senator Conkling for many years held Grant up and now it is unfortunate un-fortunate that the former cannot induce in-duce his ward to keep his mouth shut and big pen dry |