New-York tribune., 1872-08-30
ARKANSAS POLITICS.
PROSPECTS OF A LIBERAL MAJORITY.

LITTLE Rock, Aug. 12.-"We shall carry
large share OF tho negro vote with u.s." said o
prominent and active Liberal to the other day
discussin the political situation in Arkansas Ny
observation OF the negroes In other States, ana
knowledge Of the complete and slayish obedience they
render TO the carpetbagers. had very doubt
fu OF any profitable result Of Efforts TO detach them from
the support Of Grant. BY friend, finding me iDcrecu
lous, said, 81 see you think me too sanguine Now
want you TO judge for yourself will call for you this
evenings and take you to q c0ored Greeley meeting In
the Third Ward II will be nothing but little gather
ing finish the organization OF Greeley Club but you
viii perhaps hear few speeches. and will be able TO
learn something OF the spirit OF coored men,"
gladly accepted bis Invitation, and about o'clock
drove to remote part Of the mainly peoped by
negroes living in neat aud conf rtablo onestOry cot
tages with bit OF garden attached to each The
nearly all owned by their occupants, as in
formed, who are industrious. frugal and economical
NEGRO GREELEY MEETING.
We stopped at rude, unpanted wooden church.
There were but few people assembled, and the meeting
had not begun. colored man, who appeared to be o
person Of consequence explained that they did not begin
the until late hour in order to give the
time to get their suppers and rest little after their
days work While waiting for the audience 10 assemble
he talked very ntelgently about Summers letter aud
the issues Of the campaign, which he appeared TO
prehend perfectly. He showed card photograph OF
Mr. Greeley, and he said he always carried with him
assemble, and before long the church well hled
with sable throng With the exception Of hsiG-dozen
white men the whole audience coored, and very
dark coored too-nine-tenths being apparently fun-
blooded Africans. A round-iaccd man, with coun-
tenance beamng with good humor called the meeting 70
order and announced the object Of the gathering TO DO
the election OF officers fo7 a Greeley Working
mems Club Before proceeding 20 business. be called
upon old with bald head, surrounded
with aureole OF white WOOL open the exercises with
prayer The audience rose and observed as reyerent
demeanor during the prayer they at church
Sunday instead OF at political meeting. l could not
help thinking that the politics Of many white would
improved If little OF the devoutness Of these poor
blacks could be infused into IT, After the prayer tho
native politeness OF the negro shown in calling
upon OF the few white present 20 make the FIRST
speech Afterward my colored acquaintance, who had
the photograph OF Mr. Greeley, took the stand and de-
vered a capital little speech. full Of good points and
running over with quaint humor was particularly
struck with bis comparison between the claims OF Grant
and Greeley upon the colored vote Grant did heap
FOR US in the war;" be said. We owed him heavy
debt for what he did; but paid IL in full when we
made him President for years II honost
he wouldn't ask us TO pay that debt twice. Now,
my friends, there's somebody else beside Grant that's
done heap for poor coored folks TO get 'ree
dom and our rights. There's old Horace Greeley-hes
been a working for all his life. He sdo
Grant didn't cent what became OF U.s. long
before the war. We owe Greeley a big debt. and we
haven't paid it yet We've paid Grant, and now we're
q going to pay Greeley by making him President"
oNETHIRD OF THE CoLoRED VOTE FOR GREELEY.
The audience was very enthusiastic, and when the
speech was finished they shook the rickey old meeting
house with cheers for Greeley. The Chairman then in
vited any one who for Grant TO forward and
speak. No responding, he proceeded to divide tho
house on the Presidential question by rising votc
uncounted mass Of black heads coming TO show their
preference for Greeley and Only six standing up for
ton and installation OF officers MY friend said that an
other similar meeting in progress in the First Ward.
this county would for Greeley and Brown and
the Liberal State ticket This was the banner county IN
Governor, who had great influence with the cJlOred
people, and other prominent Liberal Republicans live
voters could be found and the nber was constantly
increasing lie predicted that Liberal ticket would
get onethlrd OF the entire negro vote or the state.
STRONG LIBERAL HOPES OF SUCCESS.
The Liberals have already begun vigorous canvass.
Col Brooks their candidate for Governor and the best
stumper in Arkansas is dealing heavy blows at the
rupt Clayton ring speaking every day in the Western
part OF the State to immense audiences. number Of
other strong speakers also in the field. / tho
Colonel for a few minutes train Friday, near
Lewisburg He the most encouraging accounts u
the OF the canvass and said that all the honest
whte hepuDllcan element IL the counties Nhere ne ao
been, had abandoned Grant and Clayton and joined the
intelligent colored men. His plan for the cam
paign to work first in the counties where the whites
prepoDderate, and then throw all his forces into tha
heavy negro counties during the last six weeks OF the
canvass. With fair registration and count, the STATE
eyed that all the frauds the ring would dare to perpe
could not cheat the Liberals out Of the victory.
He called my attention to The opportunity TO put
check fraud afforded by the Supplemental ElIorce-
ment act, which the Administration men IN Congress
passed thinking it would help elect Grant Instead OF
aiding Grant in Arkansas the law VIII be powerful
parans from swndling them out OF the election. IL
nsures them supervisor OF their own party 30 sit
the registration table in every county and at the
ballobOX OF every voting place. TO see FAR play here
toore Col Brooks said the registrars and judges OF cleo
ton would permit no one to watch their prOceednSs
They revised the registration lists III secret ana counted
the votes with locked doors ana as tney We're an OF ono
party, there was no way OF hinderng them from com
hitting any frauds they chose commit The supervisors
fair registration and count but they nand
watch them, and will bring them 20 trial for violating
the law If they do not act fairly The Colonel SAID hat
means would be taken TO have the new law applied To
every county IN the State.
REPUBLICAN PAPERS FOR GREELEY.
In respect Arkansas leads all other states IL tho
Liberal movement A majority Of all the Republican
papers published within her borders supporting
Greeley Brown The following list OF Liberal papers
Is furnished by OF the editor OF The Journal OF
this town:
tied and published by former Union soldiers me ray
erAe Mountain Echo, edited by former mon s0iHiee'
both edited also by who fought In the Union army
The Arkansas Freeman, published at MonteellO Oy
Smith NelC Era edited by an original Arkansas Uni0st,
and The Hete shield All these papers supported Graft
III 1865 as AL informed
THRIFTY CORPORATIONS.
Tam not willing leave Arkansas without denouncing
swnde not only upon the people of this State but upon
travellers coming here which have doubt has been
devised for profit OF come shrewd rogues refer TO
the issue large OF city scrip by the Corporation
OF Little Rock and other towns, printed IN close mlt
ton OF greenbacks, and passed upon people or sooy
money This worthless trash constitutes large a OF
the circulating medium OF the state, and mas OF course
driven out legal tenders and national bank notes 10
great extent. The bills are promises to pay In
ten years, with interest, but they are pnr-