Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-09
WEDNESDAY
FROM OHIO.
Great Activity in Political ircles-Ihe
Desperation Of the Greeleyites-Repub-
liclnS Onfilent Of Vic tory


have just returned from trip through
Northern Ohio,.and am glad to report
that the Republicans of this great State
are more active than they have yet been.
There is still some apathy, growing out of
an over-confidence. While the Greeley
leaders are very noisy, and putting on an
outward::.appearanceI.of confidence, the
masses of the people seem to have settled
down in the belief that Grant will certain
ly be elected. ! have found many Demo-
Gratis who excuse their lack of interest in
the canvass by saying they do not consid-
er that Greeley has any chance. The Re-
publicans all feel this way, and the only
possible Ichance for a reverse in October
is through this over-confidence. The meet
ings now beingtheld dailysand nightly
over the State will do much to rouse the
party so that think by October Sth, the
Republicans will speak for Ohio by about
fifteen thousand majority.
THE LAST DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
The Greeleyites are now making desper-
ate effort to get up tidal wave They
feel the need of I" a ground SWELL" and
are trying to.start one. Simultaneous with
Greeley's disgraceful campaign Swinging
around the circle, " is proclaimed Gov. Cur
tins opposition to Hartranft in Penn
sylvania and Hassaurek's jumping off the
fence to Greeley at Cincinnati. Greeley's
speeches are all for the South and inten-
ded to work up in the North something of
the first enthusiasm that followed his Gin
cinnati nomination. But so far this last
desperate effort has failed. Greeley's Pitts
burgh speech has done him immense
harm and his appearing before the people
advocating his own election to the Presi-
dency has aroused a feeling of disgust
that must tell disastrously. He talks
about prescription as though the few ex-
rebel leaders laboring under disabilities
are the only class South who need sympa-
thy. He pleads for these men but never
says word for the Union Democrats and
Republicans who are prescribed in Ten
nessee and North Carolina by the rebel
Democracy. He talks about reconcilia-
ton as though there were no black and
white loyalists in Georgia practical
~ disfranchised because Of the hate
that would follow them if they fear
lessly voted their own sentiments. All
this sickly sentimentality is disgusting,
coming from Greeley who, but little over
a year ago, wrote from Memphis June
Sth, 1871 as follows: THAT those who
struggled and fought for secession gem
orally believed they were right in so do
ing can not doubt. = They
propose to.reneto the fight, but not with
gun and saber. They expect to regain
as Democrats through elections the pow
er they lost as rebels through aUar"
When people now read this same mans
speeches, claiming that these same people
are prosecuted and and cruelty prescribed,
they naturally ask what has been done to
prescribe them since,June, 1871, or what
have they done to so radically change Hor-
aces views of their motives and hopes II
is such thoughts as these that justly pro-
woke distrust in Greeley's sincerity and
honesty and cause people to believe he is
now playing the demagogue and eating
his own words. for an Office.
ANOTHER REFORMED
Hassaurek, of the Cincinnati VOlkSGldtt
has been on the fence ever since Greeley's
Dub llC has UctL
supporting Grant. The State Committee
of Ohio solicited him to make speeches fol
Grant. He agreed to do so if they would
pay him $4,000 They declined, but sale
they might pay him $4,000. That would
have been better pay than Schurz gets from
the Liberals-S200 speech. But finally
the committee concluded Hassaurek'i
services wouldn't be worth so much ant
the negotiations ended. Hassaurek felt ag
grieved at their want Of appreciation anC
straightway persuaded himself:that he wa
"reformer" and came out for Greeley
or such is the Reform party composed
He thought Grant honest and capable
while he had prospect of getting pay 70
speaking for him, but that hope dispelied
he is now performer" and we shall hea
him on the stump abusing Grant AM
preaching for reform. These are facts tru
beyond dispute and papers publishing
them have offered TO prove them il Has
saurek would only sue them for libel an
give them chance to do it in court. II
can have no influence after this and tn
IFibune's claiming Ohio because Of hi
getting off the fence shows how littl
straws. comfort them.
Gov. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, has wait
ed two long TO give much weight or sig
nifeance to his letter for Buckalew. Hal
tranft has been slandered, but the charge
have all been disproved and his friends al
confident of his election. Even Buckale'
while in the last Legislature voted TO re
lieve Hartranft Of the charges Of compile