New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-01
THE STORY FALSE Of THE FACE OF 1T.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
GEN. GRANT on THE FUTURE.
A REORGANIZATION OF PARTIES NEAR AT HAND
TIE SOUTH TO DIVIDE AS SOON AS IT BECOMES
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TIE SOUTH TO DIVIDE As SOON AS IT BECOMES
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The President, while
conversing on the Electoral bill to-day. brdnched Off
upon discussion Of what he considers the present ten
dency OF political parties in this country toward com
pete reorganization. lie said he has observed a
movement in this direction for several years.
and that he accepts the reaction Of 1874,
known as the tidal waye indisputable
evidence of it. He then said he thinks the Republican
party will be able in great measure 20 recover its lost
ground and possibly TO maintain 1t through another
Presidential term but the experience OF 1876, trough
favorable the Republicans in the local elections and To
a great degree in the Congressional districts
proves to him that national questions
the time for reconstruction OF political parties
has come He does not by this that
he believes that the Democratic party will certainly
cure permanent control OF the Government but simply
that the Republican party shattered as 1t is by internal
dssenslon will only be able rally its forces and har
monte its diverse elements upon some new question He
said that OF course know until the result Of
the election officially declared which party will
control OF the Executive branch OF the Government with
its extensive and potential patronage. But whatever
the result the present contest it will only postpone
the reorganization Ot which he spoke
The President recognizes the fac; that the South now
presents a united front when permitted to act
y to prevent the white people from resorting to Illegal
mean. OF carrying the elections those states In those
sections OF the North where the Democratic victories
were gained contrary to former results, the means by
which they were obtained may be considered excep
tiona He thinks that before the end Of the Pres
dental term an entire reorganization OF PARTIES will
take place in the South at least and at in the contest
of $50 that section OF the country will again
any more sOlidy for the Democratic candidates than
the North for the Republicans. In the
South, rs political contests carried on,
there il in his estimation neither Democratic nor
Republican party. The struggle Is simply for political
power between the white people on the one hand who
desire TO ignore the blacks entirely and the coorcd
peope on the other The loss the Republican party OF
all the Southern States under these circumstances he
thought the natural OutgrOwth OF the opposition the
marty in power before the 10 hat which OF
that great struggle II Mr. Tilden Il declared elected
the President thinks that the two nOminaly yet
held by the Republicans will probably surcumb. The
moment this unanimity is established he believes that
the neOple OF the South will begin discuss
measures OF state policy, and that the result will
be a division of political opinion which will crys
tauize into political organizations This cond
ton OF affairs will be more wholesome. II nothing
caused DIVISION jealousy political leaders and the
desire to control official patronage will division
where one party has entire control Then he thinks
both political organizations VIII put forth their best
eff rs to the negro vote, the Democrats Of the
North have cajocd the Irish and the Republicans cult
waited the Germans and the Scaudnayans.
Speaking OF Florida North Carolina. and West Virginia
the President said he believes the introduction OF
Northern capital and the emigration OF Northern men
p,cuaTIticS and organization OF parties the
same principles a. obtain IN the North.