The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-21
Tho Political Outlook.

The Presidential campaign may now
be considered as fairly opened, and the
opposing parties, 30 far as prominent
and influential men are concerned, are
pretty well made up. So far. everything
has worked well for the Liberal party,
and their prospects grow brighter and
more encouraging every day. The Demo
cratic press and the leading men of tho
party have accepted the action of the
Baltimore Convention with unanimity
and hearty oordiality that exceeds the
anticipations OF even the most sanguine.
There is no doubt now about the Demo
cracy. Greeley and Brown will receive
tnlly es strong Democratic vote as
could Hancock, Church, or any party
candidate who could have been named.
They will probably receive a much
stronger vote than any straight ticket of
the party, for there is far greater proba-
bility OF their being elected. For them,
every Democrat will feel that his single
vote may count, and he will take the
trouble to 60 to the polls and cast it;
whereas. if the campaign of 1868 were
repeated, as would be virtually the case
with Democratic ticket in the field,
thousands Of conservative men would
take no interest in the canvass, and
would not even vote, from sheer de.
spondency. In Pennsylvania, where the
Democracy has been considered the most
uncompromising, and were slowest in
expressing their willingness to support
the Liberal Republican nominations.
there is not q single Democratic paper in
the State which is not earnestly advocat-
ing the cause OF Greeley and Brown,
since the Baltimore Convention declared
such to be the best policy for the party
and the country. We have this upon the
authority of the Press, Grant organ,
edited by Forney, who expresses his un-
bounded astonishmentat the unexpected
unanimity.
The accounts of the accessions to the
Liberal movement from the Radical
ranks are also most gratifying and hope
ful. Assertions are made by reliable
Republicans of great political expert
ence and the best advantages for ob-
servation, made, too. with the greatest
confidence and without qualification,
that Illinois. Minnesota, Kansas. and
some say even Iowa, all of which have
been hitherto regarded as absolutely
certain for Grant, will give their electoral
vote to Greeley and Brown. In Massa-
chusetts. the Liberal ticket has Disco
vered wonderful Republican strength,
despite the popularity of Wilson. In
deed, in every section of the North,
there is found a strong feeling among
the moderate Republicans to sustain
Mr.. Greeley, and we have every reason
to hope that this feeling will continue to
grow every day of the canvass. Since
the great lights, the brains, the charac-
ter and the representatives of the true
principles of Republicanism- Greeley,
Sumner, Trumbull, Schurz. Upton,
Gratz Brown, and others of their kind
have broken away from the Graut fac
ton. there is nothing to support the
latter except the power of great orga.
nization.
The GRANTEES represent the ultra
Northern party, the party of sectional
hate and jealousy, and which prefers
rather to keep the South forced into the
Union by the mailed hand OF military
power, than that she ahould be restored
willingly and cheerfully, with her full
independence and equality. They no
longer represent the Union Republican
party, but only the extremists OF that
Organization. The Liberals are the
party OF genuine reunion and reconci-
liation, and to them will turn all the men
of the North who fought in the late war
honestly to preserve the Union, and not
from hatred Of the South--men of com.
prehensive and patriotic views, who
wish to see not only part but every SEQ.
tion OF the Union peaceful, prosperous
and contented, in the enjoyment of
good, honest and economical govern
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