New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-20
PRESlDEyTIAL TOPICS.
70 GRANT BOOM IN THE SOUTH.

NO GRANT BOOM IN THE SOUTH.
VIEWS or SOUTHERN REPrBLicAN-rBK REAL
PURPOSES OF rnE MIN VINO CONTROL POLITICS
II THAT PART OF TIE COUNTY,.
Southern Republican said TO a IMBcNE reporter
yesterday:
Don't take any stock in the Grant boom In the
South. 1t is all manufactured as a newspaper sen
sation. In every city and county town IN the
Southern States there may be found two or three
old political duff,rs, for whom the people have no
further use, who viii talk to you by
the hour, when there is no campaign IN
progress, about Cancellation, forgetting the
war, joining hands with the intelligence and
wealth Of the North. encouraging Northern immi-
grafton. and all that sort Of thing. When an cleo
lion comes around however, these nice. plausible
old fellows are Of no account whatever They vote
with the Democrats Just like all the rest Of the
white folks. hey couldn't make a crack in the
Solid South If they should Try. They are OF no ac-
count, accept 10 entertain you with their hne
patriotic talk. II you happen to spend an nonr or
30 loundng ON a tavern porch. 1t is this class Of
men that the newspapers are interviewing Just
now about the possibility Of the South supporting
Grant"
"Then You think there ia nothing in the South
ern movement for GrantW
Nothing whatever except wind. The men who
control politics IN the south do not yet despair Of
the success of their scheme for ruling the country
with the AID If he electoral votes of New-1Ork and
Indiana. They look upon Indiana M a sure Demo
cratic State. and they think the recent election IN
New-YOrk settled nothing as 10 the way thar STATE
will go next year II they were hopeless Of carry
ing the next Presidential eleetonIas hopeless as
to hitch on 10 some Northern Republican IN he eX-
pectaton of dividing the Republican party"
"What could they hope to accomplish IN such an
event by supporting General GraDtP
That's what no fellow can make ont. General
Grant represents the now dominant idea Of The Re-
publican party-the maintenance OF the results OF
war, intending the enforcement Of the censtita-
tiOnal amendments giving freedom and suffrage %
the Il grOes. Tie South has but one idea
OF National politics. and that - 70 nnlluy
rhe constitutional amendments by reviving the
State Rights heresy and securing an administration
az Washington which viii do nothing toward en-
forcing them. Now, how can the south come 20
Grant Grant 90 70 the south IL was ff'rent IN
1872 hen the southern people protessed entire
acqucsceuce IN all the results ~ tic war. and AK
ing hat profession genuine Horace Greeley went
to meet them with the olive branch of peace and =
viii. Those professions were not genuine. Every
body knows now that the Sonth is determined not
70 allow a free ballot and tar count wherever
there is any danger of Republican majority. IL
would be absurd for Grant % make any advances
TO them or accept their advances as long ~ tAty
occupy ruis gIOund.'
" Do YOU tmnk then, there is no intention On the
part of tine teal leaders ~ The south 70 set mp the
cry of National unity and Try 90 capture Grant =
" don't believe any such plan Is on foot. be-
heve the South means 90 make last effort next
year on the stTa ght Democratic line. II the ke-
publican candidate tor the Presidency Is elected,
then look Cut for plot 10 Congress O. count hun
out hy rejecting the return from one or TWO Mort
ern states. The only countercheck % such a plot
would be- such Tremendous expression OF Northern
Indignation as would make civil war probable II
the scheme were carried oui. The South has had
war enough for one generation"