New-York tribune., 1872-09-02
THE STRAIGHT-OUTS.

WHO THE PURE DEMOCRACY ARE-AN UN-
FORTUNATE DELEGATE OCCUPYING POLICE
sTATIoN--sENAToR MORTON TO PULL THE
WIRES.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSBl
LOUISVILLE, Sept. beyond the expectaht
army OF correspondents there are, so far htt lhu'"
tions of what Duncan will be the grandes popu'
lr assembage held on the continent Inc sltuauoh
full of agGravaon to the representatives OF nearly an
the important papers In the country who nave gtheeu
lere and who have nothing do but wait the develop
ments OF Mr. Duncans whimsical gathering. It's douDB
perpleXing no one can speak for the ahlr ou' "i
Duncan. who greatly enjoys the passing promhehoe an"
discourses soemny everything but what one wants
to know Go where you will and TO whom you wln' 'ne
result is the same" Ask Dunean"-unit II has oono W
he almost n necessity TO call in invention to exc ou'
facts in the way of absolute information. sti ahous
the prime movers OF the Convention center ~ va s
Duncans corpuent person, and although nc w. -,
moves and has his buTy being in an atmosphere VI 80
ana swagger and mystery, there are certain ue'sOP
Inents that cannot be miJudged nor "hony 'o' ssh
considerug II e character and purposes OF 'he
inc assemblage Duncan still keeps up d snonO0 -
mysterious reticence 20 his e&pee'""O- No.
probable action TO be taken by 'no l
and when interrogated deals only III INC N"e
Cepraiities He can't be induced 10 e''o o.+a
,bor,tv for his preteptious declarations ana eAoo'"
tlops and when asked 20 suos'anua'e o'on % ~ -,
boast shirls facts with surprising Noiuoi"S' %
1 ,, ,a,,l,ar with the methods OF popular gain
havP cast ABOUT uhb'H'iJ -
ortboritv such as Executive Commluee vi '"o Hn'
s 20 say nothing of the sort can be met. As
che delegates are beginning to arrive, the iorhu" u
oreapization It was naturally enough expected "ouu
he carried out, nothing OF the knu Is seen, A'
oneoueuce is that everything, so far as raUoha pe
tve ia concerned Is as chaotic the purposes OF the
Convention. go - ,,.s .,o.
The author Of all this business, with one Invalid ioot
svatbed carefully rides about IN great STATE hou"S
animated eyees with himself and such cohhuis no"S
,aper men as have just come and are not up 10 MS uo
1ious WAYS He receives intermittent communications
from Washington and elsewhere but carefully reiialS
from divlsng the contents. SO far as Duncans lhter
est I'm the movement can be Judged he is unquestonaoy
aiding the plans of cOnfederates who aim at the eec-
tiou of Grant 1t would not be fair, however 10 say
that al the men identified with the business are con
scos of the use this gathering is TO be put TO- FROM
all that can be learned there are certain Vehemen'
pariarchs fed the utterances OF stephens ana HIS
lind who hate the very name of Greeley and can
rot ne made TO see that the purposes OF
reconciliation and rehabilitation are TO De SUD
served through his election These old personageS o
coat-like visage and medieval manners are rampant
for the principles Of Jefferson aud the practices OF Cal
boup." have met half dozen wizentaced' SNOW"
headed relics of the Jackson who broke out in gar
ruous ecstasy over the glories OF Jackson ana the
traditions Of the party" They dwell on the mission
of the old Guard" and denounce the deecuoh OF tne
ounoer generation from the teachings Of their fathers
fastened 10 fdCt5 lDtS Ndnuci HupO4OooiJ 'NN'
don't understand the new issues, they won't under
stand the new issues, and cOrnered at all
oins confess that it party they are onging TO, De-
cause the past TO them glorious and nled Win the
renown Upon such material as this II is not dhcuit
thing for designing capable rieksers TO work. ana that
any character attached to the gathering OF tuesday
-sHI be due solely TO this peculiar element.
There are no men who have ever been identified with
politcs in the honorable sense, wise for their
party or country but vsonares of the explosive sort
who hang on the heels of organized effort 10 cramp
the energies Of practical workers. 1t Is worth "hne
remembering too that the turmoil OF agitation IN the
matter has been almost wholly in the States Where the
emocracy have the feebest hold In the whole state
of Kentucky which good any time for ten Democrats
90 one Republican, there not so far 100 "straght
Democrats and claims more than hahdIuI III
the city of Louisville which boasts the only organ o. the
lnnd ia the country and Duncan, the Mahomet OF the
faith Where the Grant managers are more powerful
and the Democrats more numerous, there Tue uele-
gates are made up. This Is not mere asseruoh for
Instance in the Of Indiana the strongest opponents
of the Liberal coalition, the men who ressteu Ine move
nent until Baltimore decided the matter Wheeieu
souarely into line and up the burden OF the battle
with vigorous loyalty and in all the length OF the State
there never was murmur OF dissatisfaction Ihe con
icton came 10 the Grant people after earefu canvass
of the State that Greeley ahead fully l5O VOtes al
the least calculation. so the whole Administration ma
chnery was brought bear TO the State for Grant
In tbs behalf pable material sought out aud money
plentifully used TO over the men who hung bacK
These are not idle campaign stories, and before TINS
business is through the proof shall be forthcoming HOW
the Straight idea took spasmodc root jim remote
little known districts, and one notorious parsonage
a Jason Brown announced himself as follower Of Dun
can.
There are certain Of the Grant newspaper men who
make open confession Of their interest and sympathy
with this Duncan attempt Among others, = Mack i o
Of Grant though as matter OF % Dushe; hsd de M y
Obliged bis paper TO support hl lnueeu penlnu Ju
nrtsin there is not man on the staff Of The Democrat
the ONLY great Grant organ in the West that believe IL
Grant win vote for him; yet, notwlthstanding UNI tn
bitter animOsty that paper Is one OF the most Nrueh
adherents Of the denomination ticket.
While there Is an honest II misguided element tha'
viii particjpate in the approaching gathering such fact
Friday. when the correspondence OF Grant manager
eYnosed moving MIN and the entire Grant bureau
I'm tbe STATE 10 be n cousion with Duncan, and other
developments In connection with senator morton ana
tbe Pennsyyana and Washington Rings. clearly indi
cate that the managers OF the affair playing very
seinsh but hardly shrewd game. Duncan, so far Is
record It only fair TO say the former He has mised
most Of his adherents into Tie belief that Chas oConor
was inspiring the movement end this has made consid
,erable headway among tie patriarchs who remem
6er Odon0t as an ssdes Ssu CLOSELY 1
party but there good reason to believe that Duncan
has had his possession for time letter from
Chas. OCOnOr explicitly declining any association OF
identification with the movement. Duncan admits the
ossessOp OF the letter. but declares that ii is of Op
Osite import but TO all the requests OF his friends 10
dspay NJ for the encouragement OF the cause he turns
deaf ear The hatred and contempt OF the Louisville
eope for Duncan unlimited. Old citizens revive The
scandals Of his youth and early manhood and want u
know by what fahtSsue eaK re on tSi S M Te ana
thrsts nOtOrety or what KIND or character Ne eV
IDENTIFY don't very much. He is only anxious to
, have himself known
Time win show how many honest men will attend the
Convention. Certainly the fate OF the leader OF the
delegation from Arkansas E. N Hill, does not impress
one ayOraby. That pureminded man, after the manner
OF BIS leader came 10 Louisville ana h9ped ao1 ony "
time make bold stroke for his own pocket 80 ht