| Show GENERAL GRANTS RETURN 1 1 1 1 twe THE grant reception at san fran cisco waa a triumph republicans and democrats da united in doing honor to the military chief of america amerida the tho foremost foren forer abst man of his party the representative citizen of the united states who has made the tour of the world and received in every nation he has visited the greatest tokens or of respect i chatmon that m on archa and goern governments rn ants could be abow browtt lvis is gratifying to a lover of his country to think that america receives euch inch recognition abroad but rather humiliating to the advocate progress pio pro giess gless to bote that the champion of force receives the plaudits pl audits of the world while whilo the apostle of intelligence would but obrain a passing recognition grant the soldier the slayer bf tit lives is a hero the guest of 0 kings and emperors the feted of courts and municipalities pali pall ties the object of the multitude a enthusiasm while if he had been grant the humanitarian the philanthropist the healer of men the reformer ormer of mor aia ala a the t he savior of souls lie he would have passed around the circle of the globe glube with but few and feeble tribu tributes of and adulation it this loh Is intended as the beginning of a grant boom for the presidency wo think it a little littie ahead of time if the landing had been delayed awhile it would have bim bib been more likely to prove ef fe elive aa ik granv giant moves his hig journey will be a contic continued ovation and managed at the proper 0 time would have raised a popular wave of rushing enthusiasm that would have carried all before it and lifted the honored of tho the nations lions easily into the chief chair of state stale grant for the next president pres Pies ident means cen con I 1 increase of rho iho national po power at the expense of local 0 cal cai government the strengthen iulg of executive force norce orce and the introduction of bome some elements of monarchism into our republican institutions hla hia arrival andrecek and reception tlona tiona a few months hence would have made this thia almost a matter of certainty As it is now it is probable that the th a excitement will die out before it can bo be made politically ebb off but palting patting these thebe considerations eside aside yr 0 welcome general grant to american shores after his eventful and triumphant tri trl trip p by land and nd feh sea sen and hope that the J rest of his days may be spent in usefulness to his country and bene bane fit nut to himself |
