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The Soldier And The Politician

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
July
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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I havo in days gone by spoken of Grant'a magnifieently fought battles of Mission Kidge and Lookout Mouutnin, , of his unrivaled tactical skill and indom1 ittible will as displayed in the bloody Wildernens. I huve ovin, to tbo satisfaction ot' his most jealous friends, praised and cxtolled hini ns a soldier, und I ever sliall ; but to-duy 1 am spcaking of his political and not of his military achievements. I wunt to liold up bef'ore your faces Grant the politician and not Grant the soldier. I ask you to look upon hiin now as the leader of a ring of politiciuns who claim tliat tho Republican purty is all justice, all honor, all mercy, and nbove honi'st oriticism, and that they with Grant constitute the Republican party - and not upou Gen. (irunt tbo successful leader of our fireat Union armie. And whon I teil you that tliis government has been plundcred under the present adininistration as no naticn was evor pluudered bofore sinco tho days when Kepublican Rome was ruled by a Cuesar and robbed by a Mark Antony, I don't want you to answer, " Yes, tis true, but then Grant captured Vicksburg." Whon the whole country is clamoring for civil mi vice reform and reform in the government'- and iudarinir f rom the Tast wo

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Old News
Michigan Argus