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Show The Army t the Polls. Jiew York, 7. President Grant in nn interview relative to the presence of troops in some of the southern p tales says: It must be remembered thai u inter their instruction! the troops iMiiuol interfere with any of lbe rights of citizens; that Ihey are simply to be called ou to prated all alike without regard to party or political action. Tlwsc who are quiet and law-abiding citizens have nothing to le;ir from either officers or men, for either are well known to be practically prac-tically indifleient to the course which political affairs may tike, and by reason ol their profession are naturally natur-ally disinterested. Of the need for troops in South Carolina the presi dent said: Murder has been frequently fre-quently committed, and the further sacrifice of life was imminent, which the governor and state were powerless to prevent. The request for troops was properly preferred and I could not if I would have dared to ignored it. |