Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-07-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
s Review Of the Political TfeId-Why
Grant VIII he Rc.Eiected-Uow the
states will Vote.

| have read great deal in reform (?)
journals about the great revolution in pub
lie sentiment effected by the Cincinnati
movement and about the great "ground
swell of patriotism" that is to carry Gree
ley into the White House. When | left
Tennessee | judged that some of this
change in public sentiment had taken
place in Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey or Connecticut. | expected there
fore, to be able by personal observation to
detect il in some of those States. But af-
ter careful examination in parts of each of
the States named found that so far from
there being any enthusiasm over Greeley
there was only general disgust and disap-
pointment ut the ridiculous result of n
movement that once promised to end at
Cincinnati with nomination that would
command the respect of foes and the hearty
support of friends. When spoke to Gree
ley men of the absence of all the popular
enthusiasm promised | was told it was not
yet developed, but would he as the canvass
progressed !; or that it was more demon
strative among the farmers than among
city people who cared little for politics.
But the further i went and the closer |
searched for this ground swell of patriot
ISM the more evident it seemed that il
existed only in the imagination of tree
ley'S friends and strikers, composed almost
entirely of disappointed politicians and
| adventures who have everything to gain
and nothing to lose i'm the canvass. In
New York | had by personal knowledge,
! striking evidence of the talsehoods put
! forth to give character and strength to the
! Greeley movement. The SIN and the
| Tribune reported men for Greeley and
meetings for Greeley, that of my own
| knowledge | knew were made up dclib-
/ ,s.l.. III. Hold
! stances but space forhids. only refer to
! it to show what means are used to create
! an impression that the Greeley movement
| is II peoples movement. In few words |
can sum up the results of my observation
from actual contact with people of all
| classes.
The Cincinnati nominees, so far, have
| been bolstered up by the politicians. The
people have rs yet shown no enthusiasm
or interest in the ticket. The honest truth
is, that the striking unfitness of Greeley
for President and the manner by which
his nomination was secured have TelIeUc0
the people from the ticket The free trad,
element, the real reform element and the
German element, the three leading classes
that composed the Cincinnati movement
were all disguised with the nomina
ton. This is q notorious fact. The
politicians, whose only chance wa
in Greeley's success, have, by every APP
pliance known to their craft, worked upon
these elements until now q part of them
dcguiescc. This is the truth and expresses
the situation. They reluctantly give up
their opposition, but to say that they dc
more is untrue. Ofcoursc there can be nC
enthusiasm under such circumstances.
With this rs the result of my Observa-
tons in the States named, | came here tC
examine into
THE OUTLOOK FROM WASHINGTON.
This is the great political center where
the work of the canvass il mapped out and
the organization to carry it out effected.
At the headquarters of the several COM
mittees, reliable information is daily re-
ceived from every State and section.
! have in former letters given it as my
belief that Greeley would be nominated at
| Baltimore. / find among very shrewd
politicians in Washington an opinion pre-
vailing that his success is not by any
means certain. They think that within
the past few days the opposition has taken
new courage and that influences enough
will be brought to Baltimore to save De
mocracy from the contemplated surrender.
/ am satisfied, however, from what learn
ed in New York of the Greeley programme
that his strikers have the wires all laid
and that the straight-out Democrats at
Baltimore will be overslaughed.
In fact [ overheard one of Greeley's
Avenue Hotel, New York, that they (the
Greeley mem had the Baltimore COnven-
tiou all in their own hands. This man
was one of the chief manipulators in the
Cincinnati Convention and boasts to-day
of how he and his associates broke down
b W es-W hite-W atters0n-Schurz-&- Go.
He is one of the reformers % and pro-
poses now to take in hand the Democracy
and put IL through. The contest will
therefore be between Grant and Greeley.
have heretofore referred to the strong
business and non partisan influences rally
ing around General Grant. The masses OF
the people are for him, because they know
what he will do, while the grave appre-
tensions created by Greeley's many &C.
centricities serve 10 drive from him thou
sands who would under other circum-
stances risk u change. 1 am more than
ever satisfied that the Dissatisfaction uith
Greeteys nomination will drive to Grant
tens of thousands of voters alienated from
him by the constantly repeated ISLANDERS
that have been heaped upon him.
Many influences not easily understood
or described are acting in Grants favor as
they always do for the party in power. and
these, with those ! have particnlarized are
strong enough to give him the election.
| A. J. Il.