, 1880-04-27
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Why Southern Democrats Fa-
vor the Nomination
Of Grant:
Either They Look upon Him
as tho Easiest Man
= 4 to Bent,
I I
For Else They Expect Him to
!, Leave the Company Of
: the 6talWarts.
i -
sCertain Misrepresentation Of Me-
-. braska Republicans Re-
!, ceive Correction.
11;$The Growing Feeling in Favor
Of Vyashburnc Throughout
Y Wisconsin.
e
NJ -
PEli Perkins Records His Observas
tions During a Recent
"Trip South.
strong Utteranccs Of Northern Voters
Against Third Term.
Reasons set Forth Why Grant Should Not
Be Nominated.
sCertain Misrepresentation Of Me-
-. braska Republicans Re-
!, !, ceive Correction.
$The Growing Fecling in Favor
D Of Washburno Throughout
y Wisconsin.
7 Ell Perkins Records His Observa.
tions During a Recent
"Trip South.
Strong Utteranccs Of Northern Voters
Against Third Term.
Reasons Sat Forth Why Grant Should Not
Be Nominated.

Reasons set Forth Why Grant Should Not
Bo Nominated.
LOUISIANA.
p1xounAr1o dusa OVER GRANT.
Spsetat Corrtspotdtnes of 1ne Chicago Tribune.
Nry ORLEANS, April .a.-Bomethi1g has
cronped out already In tho Northern press OF
tho outlines Of now policy Of conoillaton,-a
hrt Of "whreltng- the olrcie"-" my
nolicy" progrnu, which Is to follow upon in
nuslration Of tho third term. Whit will be said
ty Northern Republicans, by tho vast army OF
Htatwarts, Of tho assertion, and 1t Is sclf.evl-
dent fact that Southern Democrats. tho moro
particularly those of tho so-callcd Conservative
typc are basIng not little OF their calculations
,Inon this solf- Bamc idcn+ Thnt thUsG Southern
Democrats. ono and nil, desirD tho nomination
OF Grunt at Chicago Is beyond question. TO ono
hero upon tho ground and Mt NIL conyersnnt with
the workings Of tho Southern body polite, tho
fact Ia us patent as tho nose on one's face. 1t
rroycs tho ono Of two propositions concluslvefy
enounh: either Grant Ia considered the ensiest
man to bent, or ho fs expected to abandon tho
army Of Stulwnrts. Thoro can be no evasion OF
tho Issues as presented. Take up any OF tho
Southern Journals, 20 whcre you Will, couvefso
with whom you plcaso in tho South upon tho
Democrntio eido Of tho House, and what do you
seo and hear2 Grant Ia unequiyocnlly indorscd
for tho Republican nomination.. Tho nnmo or
10 ether ono Of NIL those prominent aa possible
Republican candidates is cvon allowed to bo Gu
tcrtaiued. Dlnino Is IA blatant Ynnkco fanat-
Ic" Shorrunn Is "cold-bloo1od and hates the
gouth" Washburuo is "tho candldate of tho
damned Dutch" and so on to tho end Of tho
chapter. Grnnt, on tho othcr hand, in marked
Decentralization. Is always spoken OF with
fnvor. He "a given tho prominent hcadllnes.
1n1f, 1vvSn n "a NJ
the ono acceptable Republican candidate.
WHO Is It who Ans satd, IS Tho praises Of ones
enemies but insure tho suspicious Of ones
friends - Is not the saying apropos Of tho faots
rs prcscnted2 It Inns certainly proved itself go
with Southern Republicans. Said prominent
bx-Fcdcral Drtgadier to me but q fow days since:
"What tho devil arc these Southern Democrats
after anyhow They haven't any lovo for Grant;
NO all know that; they love us Republicans ns
tho Dcvil docs holy water. They certainly don't
propose to givo q Republican candldate ono
Electoral. vote; thoy wouldn't vote for tho
Savior On tho Republican ticket, and yet horo
thoy are B'obbcring over Grant, like a country
clown over bis first sweetheart 1don't like 1t.
havo followed old Grant Ia many a hard CAM
pnign; I'm d--d II follow him in this" Tharo
arc othoss Of tho samo typo, who as tho result Of
tho overflow OF Democratic gaish and sonttmont
hprc and Ia Now Orleans, express themselves as
OF tho saIno way OF thinking.
- TIE SOUTHERN DENoCAATs-
those of tho simon. puro-aro unqucsttonably
honest In their desire that Grant should receive
the Republican nomination. The Conservatives,
again, would as unqucstionably profor him to
any other Republican. Tho one assume him rs
tho caslcst mnn to beat; calculate they have but
to rAkc up tho scandals Of tho past to throw
them like unto tho fabled stink-pots OF Egypt
Into tho Republican camp; tho othor nppoar to
count On my policy to boltcyo that Grant has
had enough of "carpctbaggors md nlgRors,' y
aud will take up tho Conservatives instoRd.
These Conservatives, bo 1t remembered, woro
tho Southern Liberals Of 1y7a. Thoy hava oc-
cupIod, most certainly, sinco reconstruction, IN
anomalous position. They started out ostensl-
bly, In tho lead. Tho name Of Democracy wns
admitted by evcn the Dcmocrats themselves ms
needs bc a heading Of rcspeotabillty. The Of.
Eanizaton nisal started 4 ont as tho "Conscry4tiye
aEI%' oImoSFaf1c hc. nneo fairly under WY md tne
Same devil a. of oid. Tho ConservativS % ridurs e
Sa were as 41Mocsemoniously M thrown; tho animal ap-
sao s Tho spS
1s1s na sses s0Rsd q 81 + S,S 0thPs
mere mere caudal @ appeodnso from that day to this.
81 81 tho moral courage to cut themselves loVso.
ncOXsRaht. nncOX msRht. af my time. BY 5ontng with tho
have had a government exactly 10 thor liking.
etatlo Kicks. Thoy 6ayo b; boon n tie oaos @ rca!iy
tao mAlndminstratlons Of tho past; hnvo proved
a nc truth OF the sRying thut "a people always
9ct about such government ~ they dosorvo.''
THESE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVES
ate ~ much the Same position as wero tho IL
.aen.ess re once on u tlme, in tho nden days. They
s ase sadly Ia need Of Moses to lcad thom out Of
olher NepHbcaIi, rs % KopSocen icador:. rhoy 10y
,,., samfs9t help h'm with sinyle Electoral vote,3,
psaby9 9s soo e him hp h Il tey
saoy would FOLLOW him Into The Itepublican
ffaSsnP: fan They would ho moro than pleased. mono
Eat ot thsr political Muses. Thsy sssn,s E' .has
y ~ ~ itspnble With runt s. the South was because
essssss4ssse sSa!sss aS nSSs1 ia :
saeala 10 10 t aEas nado fresiiont. lie ntisl
Element i5e. Of seuthorn respeotaGllity, iis eau
sepxd'ac e9x nowacro else sayo to tho Southern Con.
seen from thclr standpoint, hnvo something .tc
tsl tsapeet r. from thS slosntion Of Gso.nt TO thled
son q they Ss'sSs pooy y Il !eo aoau
THAT THIS VIEW or THE SITUATION
H.aessse accepted hy snany, Of the Southern Nopub'
neans Is certain. 1t Ia bclug discussed lii TO-
ss ssa saS Of faSai dSabt y saa
Who Vii e. ehlssS 70 aye s eeoS Il VIZ
ssaEIess thon.scives ~ oyeru!ixious for II GRIM
MSGiieS3aton prominent eoiared Republican !.
b5ef ic tes y III sho es,Hg WV Sak oSqoas III III
SoH %%yy. y q ,1n1 s Y.h o awnta e
rss q somissa I % vsIenH s washinSton ns at i
lGosi lGnait o. Ames. and had ~ rood chance t.
he alleges THO fact ~ beyOiid contrnyersy ii ut
IN iinteau9n ~ to forco nomination for II third tern
fHS s9as
su,n., oov; hmea, because OF tho fact, wMH ha.