New-York tribune., 1869-05-25
PLAIN TALK.

Tho Republican ascendency in Arkansas is
impcriled by personal feud among its sup
porters, and the Democrats have high hopes
of recovering the ascendenCy which they for
feited by the Rebellion A third party termed
Liberal, composed of old Wings and disaffected
Republicans is probably paving the way for n
Democratic success. The chief obstacle thereto
is the fatuty of some of the old Bourbons, who
are stupid enough to want to run tilt against
Impartial Suffrage, and thus compel every
Black to vote the straight Republican ticket.
shrewd and ardent Democrat, writing from
Little Rock to The World, pitches into these
fossils in this lively fashion,
''The principles avowed by the disciples OF the new
fab-whiIe enincntly entitled 10 tho respect OF Demo
no, NJ tba cbaracter that W m cause any Demo.
cTat 10 desert his party standard The hrst ptOpoho
OF Rerenchment that now being as always has
urged by the Democracy The question OF Universal
Suffrage is already decided and does not therefore, oe
AMNESTY Is the principal pnnk OF the Arkansas Demo
cracy. do MT therefore see anJ eoou cause ior tny
Democrat leaving his party organization ana eA.,sno M
travel with close observation of the people sa!l'hes me
that while tie movement Is destined 10 ne n power
In the state II viii receive ts slTehsu % ,o n ., -
and few Of tho old Americans but not irom Tue DoOo
"Tbe Democratic PARTY IN this state IS well dlscplncd
but certain OF IT, leaders, while endowed with hns hatu
raj abes and educational giits, appear 10 Oe lacking
I'm that practical wisdom essential 10 political success
Only too many Of thOsc very worthy gehtemeh moItB
most excellent persons, who aspire, pOssDy IN thtl
respective spheres, to tho enactment OF the lols OF
either tho politician tho statesman, are most yeh9.
ment in fheir donunciatOn Of the manner In which
Negro Suffrage wa, fOstcd upon Tho people OF tins
Statea which l. not only the due ot outraged
Justice mast be the ~ considerable RELIEF 10
heir feCugs THIS dcuuBcatOn perhaps, ~ not espe'
ciAly iujudr0us hut, unfortunately, the same gentle
meu who are quick 10 condemn the manner by which
Negro Suffrage obfatued, cTieHd their condemnation
10 A0sS upon vhOu has been conferred In short, not
content With abusing the extension Of the franchise they
utterly have anything To do with its possess0s
The nbsrdy Of this coudurt = apparent that lt-
criticism nutlo; but It's folly really becomes Grim uaI
81 the Issue s taken Into cOnsldoru-
tlnu. Tho class which have referred neither
numerous nor iuhneniiu-thcy arc those who have
always been professional politicians, but who cannot
adapt themselves 90 the CNgence Of THIS year OF grace
1902 aud the vastly changed political status ~ the coun
try since the ante ItH The Democratic masses do not
sympathze with these men, aud one Of The Ltsscd rssuls
csriai 10 accrue 10 tbs Sia from he ttiUe IS ne
departure Of Mesc political B0TbOns rom NE stage, uhte
Is nciher Benefited nor hOHOyed by their presence
That Rebel seems to have had some sense
driven into him-probably by bullet at Prairie
Grove or Helena. The World has had spasms
of gumption but has lacked courage to persist
in them under the frowns of the political
"Bourbons" How long will it submit to be
tIna huliial