The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-03-06
POLITICAL PARTIES, THE
SITUATION, ETC.

izen can feel an indifference upon the |
coming election. lis effects upon the |
condition of our immediate section of /
country at large, cannot be over esti- !
mated. From present indications, we
may safely infer that the entire con,
sentative clement of the country, is
steadily chryS,alizing into settled
and formidable opposition to Grant
We may safely infer that, at the next
election, there will be presented to the
people Of this country for their choice
bat two tickets -Grantand anti-Gran;.
The Conservative party will be com~
posed Of the former Democrats, old
Wings and moderate Republicans Of
the NortS. Grants main influence
consists in his use Of official patronage,
and his party will be composed, in the
main, of the Office holders of the gov
eminent, with the influence which they
can bring TO bear, and of the Carpet
bag governments Of the South. And
considering the fact that these haze
possession Of the government, and will
WELD the various appliances OF their
party, regardless Of the restrictions of
law, it is by no means an inconsider-
able influence.
1t matters not how or in what shape
opposition to Grant may be proposed.
It is more than probable that the Dom-
ocratic party, may abstain from max
ing any nomjuations, and will rely up
on the Liberal Republicans, and labor
reformers in their convention to put
in operation plan which viii readily
commend itself to the approval of the
great body Of tho people. In the
mean time a very important question
for the consideration of the people Of
Arkansas, az well as those Of every
other Southern State, is as to what
part they will take in the great cons
aict, and how shall they manage so
as to make their action most cHcctual
1t isp'ain that each party fully calcI
Iatcs on the vote of the South ra massa.
to sustain its ticket. The Conscrva-
tive party feels fully satisfied that,
upon a fair vote, with tbs entire con-
servatiye strength pollel, even with
the disabilities imposed, every South
crn State, except may be, Florida
and South Carolina, will cast an over.
whelming majority for the people,
ticket. Upon the contrary, Grant
and his adh,rcnts, are fully satisfied
| that, with the control which they have
over the registration and voting in
these States, they can render thj-
! Cons ,ryative majority worthless, and
give the electoral vote Of the South.
ern States to the Radical ticket Tn.
der the circumstances il is evident
that it behoove> the citizens Of thi.
State, who make up tha Conservative
party, to orgmiza their strength in each
county, that it may be made effective
on the day ofcclcc,ion. It is usoIo..
to enlarge upon the necessity ola party
organization Cor m occasion Of this
| kind. Without it, the strength OF
the Conservative party cannot be
brought out, and even if it could, j,
would not be made cflectually to bear.
| What we mostly nocl in the way Of au
organization, is that our leading men
in each locality, should put them
selves in position to co.opc.t.
with the executive committee Of each
county, in the disseminating of pub
lie documents among the people, The
scarcity of post Offices ami, the limi,
ted circulation of newspapers among
The country readers, and the c1n-o-
quent apathy upon the subject of poll
ties existing among our people, require
something Of this kind. AZ the d.c
ton approaches, much Of this apathy
will be dispelled. The Importance OF
! the occasion iustiies this belief TIE
people will not he Indifferent when am
opportunity presents itself Of Kidding
the country Of horde of corrupt gov
ernmcut appointocs, and Of selecting
men Of their own choice TO administer
the laws. But in all this they must
..,,,;,.., o,,a.,ur,romo,,t and assistance