Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-22
DOlsful Cheering for Radicals.

The lsbored manifesto telegraphed to the
Tribune from Washington, and evidently in
spired from Republican headquarters there
reviews the political situation in the differ
ent States, aud trieS to give some grounc
for hope to dlsheArtened Radicals. Whis.-
ling through grAveyards, never profitable
Is sometimes q temporary relief. but d,
city Of the dead" ever heard more disms
Attem - at jollty than recent elections eHci
from the philosopher of the Tribune. Ac
kuoWledging that Democrats we're divided
as to their desires conoeruiog the Nortf
Carolina election, and asserting that 9Th,
new depAuus advocates are pleased IL
"the main" this correspondent affects to
hnd 10 the same result reason for RsdicA'
gior6cA,ion. But the convention move
mens was undenisbly defeated by the votes
Of Democrats who did not believe il thai
method o; relieving the State from The
grAvest evils, and the closeness Of the vote
notwithstanding Democratic opposition 60
strong and widespread, shows how little
chance there is that North Carolina can BE-
carried by RadicAlisn against any sensibl,
platform or acceptable candidates Of Demo
crScy in 1872. In the same connection IL,
correspondent tells us that "tbis victory IL
''Ihe first fruit Of the organization OF the
Republican party at the South" A grea
many of that party would be glad !,
know when this reorganization began il
North CAROLINA, and What prospect there i,
of seeing any parr OF it in such other State,
as Louisiana, Alabama, and Virginia.
Mississippi next engages attention, and |
the language in which this State is mention
cd must be anything but reAssuring to tht
Radical reader. NotEithstanding the pre-
ponderSnce Of the negro vote, and the over
whelming majorities given for Rsdicalisu
there in past elections, we are told that "tbe
"Ku Klux terrorism has been more thorough |
land systematic there" than else there, and |
that there has been constant danger OF |
Republican rupture bat "politica " the
prospect is improving" To any Intelligent
man j, is probably known, upon the testi-
mOny of the Republican Governor himself,
that the disorders in that State have been
inoom psrsbly less since the last election
and that extensive organizations then SAID
TO be sctiva are now admitted to be no long
er in existence. If in spite of this there /.
danger Of Republican defeat in Mississippi,
30 that a wouldbe hopeful CORES pondent
can only say 'the prospect is improving
is it D OF plain that the danger, falsely ascrib-
ed TO "Ku-Klux terrorism" is really dae to
the Republican system" which like the
crack in the Westfelds boiler, hAs only the
thlnnest possible shell Of sound metal to
hide it2 This is one Of the States upon
which Democrats have based no hopes, !
while Republicans have always counted il
as certain. We only hope that the prospect
there may continue to improve" az it hss
since the last election. Az to Alabama
with the wisdom Of the ostrich this GORE
spondent wholly ignores the little unp.eAsaat
ness between Senator Spencer and Grarts
pensioner Warner and leaves us to guess
how State which went Democratic before
aH' 'eud broke out can now be expected to
vote Tor Grant. Equally judicious is the
suppression Of all mention of the recent
victory OF the Democrats and conservative
Republicans in the city election in Charla- |
tton--a movement which offers to ,A1.p.rs,.
throughout the State u ready way of relief
from the infamous tAxStion under vb;ch
they are grooming. 1t will be- surprising il
the example of Charleston does not have
effect elsewhere. As to Louisiana the cor
respondent is compelled to admit the pro-
liability Of Democratic victory. Tbsse
four States have have been every " here re.
garded as the strongest Radical States of
the South, and yet of these only one South
Carolina, is even claimed to be safe, and
that Que falsely.
Turning to Northern STATES, We are told
that the prospects in Ohio are very cheer
ing, "that the real 6ght is over the State
Legislature" and that ''the clOseE Repub-
licAn count calculates on Q majority of only
one or two with Hamilton against Us" If
these arc cheering prospects,, how greatly