New-York tribune., 1872-09-21
ALABAMA POLITICS.
THE SITUATION REVIEWED.

MONfQOhKRY, Ala, oept. o.-LoiunB pOil-
ticans Of both parties here claiming Alabama II
admits tbs OF the promises in tho
mont usod by either Radicals Liberals 70 provo that
to majority OF tho voters their side, tho coDclu
sion Ia irresistible. Further inquiry shows. however.
that the Radicals relying for yO.es 70 supplement
their negro forOos upon element which they admit
they not certain 0f while the Liberals arc Dglrng
very closely and carefully and, having the ntcgoaco
ana political experience their side. they know their
strength and resources far better than do their oppo
nents and b1sc no calculations upon their hopes.
or upon the rninors that always abound IN close
contest
GOING TO TIrk coiIECroRs oFFIcE INFORMATION.
10 got at the Rsiioal view Of the situation sought
lrst tho Office Of the R5yonue Collector As rule. all
the Intelligent Grant In tho South are Office -nolders
because wbite OF average smartncss belongs 10
the party unless no nds his profit in IT, When cofre-
spondent, therefore, wants 10 talk politics VIII ap
Administration In a Southern town, he had better
steer directly for tho Oaicc, Office tho
Custom house. II there bo He viii l0so his time II
he goes about upon such errand amon7 merchan'''
planters or professional men, for no might scour tho
Southern country until election day without hndinga
person either Of these classes who is not out
andout for Greeley The Collector found 10 be man
OF remarkably sinister aud ferocous cOuntenance. Ho
the Office shortly aitor my arrival followed by
enormous Russian BLOODHOUND whose resersDance 70
his master startling The Collectors friends aver
that his face index to his character and that
tho Federal ofice-hOlders in Montgomery. A halt
dozen mon, apparently clerks and Deputies were in
room and all appeared anxious TO show their loyalty
to before their chief by extrayagant statements
OF his strengt and OF Greceys weakness Among them
was o man OF loug beard and 1lont speech who DO
cared that Alabama would go for Grant by 10000 ma
jorty and that Greeley would not carry three States.
Tins man. hear, msde speech TO crowd Of negroes
from the Capitol steps, not long in which he COM
pared Horace Greeley to Judas Isoarot and ended by
begging Judas's pardon for finding any resemblance be-
tween him and such vile traitor Greeley. Hs ls>a
carpetbagger from New-York and a Deputy Collector
somewhere IN the western part the State An elderly
who was addressed as Judge, much moro mod
In his expression Of confidence In favorable
Grant in Alabama and admitted finally. that
the State would be lost II Pennsylvania and Indiana
should go against the Administration in October The
Collector himself ndustriOusy worked at his Whiting
and left the discussion his deputies, merely cxpress
in his confidence that Alabama was sure for Grant
THE ASSESSOR Consulted
Failing In haIfhOur's talk with these officials ~ get
any definite Information to the figures upon when
the GRANTEES base their hopes OF carrying the State
moved the Assessors office. Here struck better
veln The Assessor B the Radical nominee for Congress
in this district Ho Is mulatO named Rlpier and is as
sharp his name. He was educated somewhere in tho
North and came down here with the white clrpetbag-
gers TO seek his fortune In politics. Coored carpebag
gers. by the way not thing in the South, and
are, bound TO say much the best OF the tribe They
usually bright mulatOes from Philadelphia or BOs-
ton well educated and OF gentlemanly manners. There
ls very little prejudice against them am0ng the whites,
most OF whom think that in coming South to
cast their fortunes with their race, and give
them as teachers gand political leaders the aid 0f
their superior intelligence and education, they did
y creditable thing. A Southern planter will, as a
rule vote for OF these coored carpebaggers for
"A hOme-bred negro, in preferences 20 white carpet
baeger. found Mr. Rapier surrounded by admirins
Of o1iff A oanri aufau
from Massachusetts, (whel sat at his elbow, and app
peared 10 be employed his secretary. The future
Congressman talked in Intelligent. Straightforward,
buslness-ilse way OF tho canvass 1--WE shall cary
Alabama for Grant by small majority" he said 81
win give you ny figures printed Them in my paper
lately" $50 this muatto edits newspaper as wol Is
assesses the revenue and for Congress. said to
myself. A white couldn't well do more) His secre-
ary brought the paper and Mr. Raper read this hatte
ing tale:
rhe relative strength OF the white and coored
in Alabama according 10 the ate census, follows:
White vote, $1,000 and while the c0iOred wore Is
just 1000 aud it IS all bosh about there being
100000 white living votes IN TINS state. oi tne white
20 calculate that there 1900 that Will
i've per cent will refuse for Greeley. Thus the
white vote will be reduced TO es75O Itis reasonable 10
suppose that three per cent of 600 cOored voters $780,
win the Democratic ticket. Then you have the en-
u m % vote Sa Sd e %o s1 r m ne G three pe
that will vote with the Democracy, VIII he 709l0
70 this add the 1900 white Republicans, and the full Re
publican vote Fail viii be 1910 now take ths Dem
ocratic vote therefrom. aud the Republican majority
win be 7,22O:'
"That is very definite certainly" I replied "but
how do you know that $500 whites will with you.
that five per cent will refuse TO vote for Greeley 20
have information from different parts OF the state
that makes me think that inir estimate. replied Mr.
Rapier.
THE ORACLE CONSULTED.
In corner Of the Office reading a newspaper and ap.
parenty Indifferent to the conversation, sat the Hon.
Ben. Turner colored Member OF Congress from the
Selma and Mobile District The white people say that
Mr. Turner has more sense than any other negro poll
cian III Alabama. What do you think OF Mr.. Rlpier's
figures Mr.. Turner 2" asked. lie came out IRON be-
way You bet thousand dollars that Grant will
carry Alabama, and thousand dollars that Greeley
candidate Just good those OF the
other - That's just what1 mean" he replied senton-
Ously bringing his newspaper to the front again. Mr..
Raper earnestly dssened FROM this view hut the black
Congressman would not be drawn into any argument,
and his retcence together with pOnderOus Sir Oace
manner, obviously impressed tho assembled negroes
more than the rhetoric OF the Assessor Many shook
their heads and said, " OATS So"
DEMOCRATIC VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
The best forecast Of the result from Democratic point
OF view is furnished by Col Robert Tyler editor OF
The Montgomery Advertiser and Chairman OF the state
Democratic and Conservative Committee. Col Tyler
OF the abest and cearestheaded men among South
ern politicians and journalists, and his predictions
accepted in Alabama almost good certanties.
He takes the election OF 1870 for Governor and OIL
basis for calculation. The majores then for
the Conservative candidates ranged from 100 60 OO,
that Tor Governor being the lowest. The Republicans
cast about 1900 votes OF which IL Is estmated that 1000
the ticket 75OOoall white excepting few
hundreds-and the average majority was about 800 But
Counties constituting the Black Bolt where the ne,
groes arc largely In the ascendancy The vote
~ Of the pOpuiaOn whis in the white counties t
was but one to n. That great deal Of repeating
caly election law passed BY the carpetbaggers
pressly devised 10 make this practice easy n9y & ~,