The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-26
disaffection Of suoh good and pure men
as Greeley. Schurz, Brown, Trumbull,
Sumner, Palmer. Koerner. Upton, and
their hosts OF Republican followers
Tho Campaign or 1874.

like that of Napoleon upon his return to
France after his exile to Elbe. It
differs, however, in the essential particu-
lar that Napoleon had no strength at the
beginning OF his campaign to count on
with certainty. while Mr.. Greeley has
innumerable hosts of knights ready to
couch lance in his service. Napoleon
relied on the aid OF the men who had go
often marched with him to victory, and
the event proved his calculations correct.
When the test came the soldiers of
France could no more stand to be ar
rayed against the white cockade OF Ma.
poleon than the rank and file of the
people can stand to see themselves op-
posed to the old white hat of Horace
Greeley. That he is the trusted leader
OF the masses of the people, no one who
has travelled through the different States,
and mixed with the people. can doubt.
For many years past the Weekly Tribune
has been circulated in the rural districts
of the North and West. as no other
newspaper has been. The faith of the
yeomanry in Horace Greeley is the
growth of a quarter of century. He
has been the teacher of the political
school in which they were educated, and
the Weekly Tribune has been their horn
book. "What I Know About Farming"
and other agricultural works have been
criticised. They at least show that their
anthor always had at heart the material
prosperity of the people and of the
country; that he worked for the peoples
good; and the people believe that he
will love his country and labor for it's
prosperity none the less when he be-
comes President. But. as much sport
as has been made ont of "What I Know
About Farming" there is great deal of
practice! ssnse in the book, and it is
valued by the farmers of the great North
west accordingly. Many of the candi-
dates for the Presidency in the past were
comparatively unknown to the people
prior to their nomination, but the name
OF Horace Greeley is household word
from Maine to Arizona. The very
anecdotes about him which Mark Twain,
in his "Roughing It." complains of as
being euch bore from their frequent
repetition, go to show that Horace Gree
ley, with his old white hat, is the
favorite of the people.
Andrew johnson is right when lie says
this is campaign of the people. It is
no conflict between regularly organized
political parties. who have tried their
strength in former encounters. The peo-
pie are making this movement, and they
have their chosen leader, aud have raised
the white hat of the farmer of Chappa-
qua for their banner. It will be seen
when The November elections come that
Grant, with his fioe.holding party, will
make little better figure than did Louis
XVIII, when the people felt that they
had the opportunity to throw him over
board and elevate their own chosen chief.
1t Is true the power of discipline is great,
and Grant has 60, 900 men we'll organized
to carry out the details of his plans for
the campaign. But Louis XVIII, too,
had his campaign oil arranged under his
lieutenants. Marshal Ney was the first
who turned the strength of his command
in favor of Napoleon, and the gallant
and gifted Sohurz may be called the
Marshal Ney of the present campaign.
WHAT THE PEOPLE Do.-The Census
Bureau is now Issuing some footings I'D
OF the most interesting data from the
canvass Of 1870. One result is that show
ing the increase of female workers from
1850 to 1870, and the withdrawal of wo-
men from work as age grows upon them.
In the sexes, the working classes are only
two.thirds more of males than females in
early life, and only about one-third of
both sexes are engaged in gainful labor,
or soy 12,500,000 Of the Sc, 600, 900 of
people. In the first period, OF ton to
fifteen years old, the number Of female
workers is about one.third the male; in
the second period, from sixteen to
fifty-nine. it is about one-sixth; and in
the last period, sixty and upward, it is
only one-twelfth. OF the whole people.