The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-21
Airtrmond Dispatrlt.
81, 1911.
RE THE CIRCULATION OF THE Din
rATCH Is LARGER THAN THE CoMBINEI
REGULATION CT ALL THE OTHER DA1Li
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
The New YorkEWorld IL Wslling 10
Let the Democratic Party 20 Under.


In douhlc.lcadcd leader, the New York
World talks as follows:
TIE ELEMENTS or OPPOSITION TO GENERAL
| GRANT.
| At less, three firhs of the voting citi-
zcus of the United States deprecatc and
would gladly prevent the reelection of Pre-
>idcnt Grant. These opponents Of his adj
minis;ra;ion consist of the whole Demo
lcraiic paaty and fully one-tifth Of the Re.
publican party. The ONLY difficulty is 10
combine these into one solid r!alanX. The
defeat OF Grant and the delivcranCe Of The
country from another four years OF his i'm
beetle and diSgraceful administration de-
pend upon the possibility Of perfccting
cordial union among bis opponents.
| 70 accomplish this some things must be
doue and other things must be forborne.
Among the things TO hc fnrhornc and depre-
ca.cd are these two: First. Appeals TO
mere PATTY >lirit and party prejudice. Ii
Democrats should raise their flag too high,
and tl'unt it too def ,ntly in the faces Of
Grants Republican enemies. they would
sci a had and suicidal example. Honest
Republicans can enter into sUch union rs
VIC propose only by breaking their present
party ties ; and Democrats are bound, In
honor ard ma@nanlmlty, to conccde as
much as thCv ask. We cannot, III con-
sctcrcc and consistency, ask others to make
.rcater sacrifices for the common good than
NC are willing to make ourselves. OF
course it would be IN insult TO either side
to expect it to make any sacrifices OF pr3p-
lciTl"; but If, on Il comparison OF views, the
!ant!-G.ant men are found TO agree on cs-
senllals. il is the plainc>t dictate Of pa
itIio,sin and public duty to waive minor
! points OF ditlrrCnca and not allow party
p1,nc&.li, 70 stand in the way Of success.
Secondly. y, other thing to he iorhornc
is any oOstinacy Of preference for iavorite
Ic!nGlGatcS for PRESIDENT. For our part we
do not much care from which branch Of the
lcontintd opposition to Grant the caudidate
is taken, provided lie DC one who can give
the peedcd tone 10 on" public service. Let
it be understood that in this respect both
wings of tie reform party stand On the
same footing IN every respect, and thGt
there will be on each side equal willingness
and zeal 10 support presidential candidate
selected from the other. 1t IS for the interest
OF all 10 nominate the strongest man, ire
Ispcctiyc Of geographical position or former
party connections. We hope the friends of
20 real rctormcr will be discouraged from
pressing his candidacy when the proper
Time comes. 70 lead such Il movement is
an object Of honorable ambition to any
>tatc>ln N. The more a%pirantS the better,
provided the supporters OF each will cheer
FULLY submit to the decision of national
convention after fair comparison of
claims. A multitude of competitors will
, be attended with two advantages Tt Will
stimulate ana dtlusc effort previous to the
nomination, and it will develop the popu-
. lar <trcu4th Of leading candidates, thereby
! aiding the new President to cumpDsc .
strong AID popular administration. Let
ali candidates, whether inside or outside
The Democratic party, hllc II fair show in
, the preliminary canvass. our chief bu.-
neS-, mean While, is to settle the principles
and issues on which the combination
against Grant shall be made.
Without undertaking to give Il complete
catalogue, we will indicate a few oi the clc-
mrutS OF opposition 10 General Grant:
l. Tic crusade against corruption IN Of
flee. This is one OF the most hopeful issues
for a combined movement of honest Demo
cratS and honest Republicans. 1t has been
well started in the successful campaign
against the Tammany ring--a campaign in
which Democrats and Republicans have
served together with cooperating zeal. The
oleriuroH OF 'Eammany is preliminary
engagement, which introduces the general
battle against official corruption. 1t has
demonstrated the possibility Of sinking
party differences in Il joint effort to expose
and t'cthrone fraud and punish its perpe-
traitors. A movement OF this kind, which
is prompted by an awakened public con-
science, cannot stop with mere local
triumph. 1t will spread throughout the
country like Il devouring confiegration, con-
Stunning the nepotiSln Of Grant and the cor
ruption of his Subordinatcs as cflectually as
i. has the abuses OF the Tammany ring.
This is one plank Of the platform on which
al the opponents Of General Grant can
stand together.
IL, .imneslyioN South. Liberal, boncst
Republicans can unite With Democrats on
thi, ground as cordially rs in opposition to
| o1liciai corruption. The rascality which
has been brought to light in the southern
state GOV, rnlucntS is absolutely aStOund-
| ing: aud it has chiefly resulted from the
Iviuuiciivc, ostraciZine policy which has
excluded the property-holders and intclll-
gent classes of the South from their due
Influence in local politics. A victorious
crusade against corruption necessarily in
cluacS he only radical cure for the hideOus
nlaladminisiration which prevails in the
| southern states.
Ill. The rcrcnue reform or tfec'hadc
m0rcmcnt. This Is one OF the most I'M
porJunt bases Of the new political combi-
nation. For the last three years revenue
reform has been making great progress
among thinking Republicans, especially in
tho West. The most widely circulated
Republican journals in Chicsgo and Gin
cinnati are ardent advocates OF free trade
| ana Tree tiutt, VIII aiiicStS i'i ~ Hi'.
carried Missouri against Graut and elected
GratZ Brown last year. The revenue re-
form Republicans and the Democrats can
cordially act together on this great issue.
". These and some other bases for the
concurrent and harmonious political ac-
ton OF all good men are set forth III the
World prospectus for 1872, in another
column. Though addressed to our Demo
cratic readers, and though setting forth
distinctively Democratic principles, which
neither we nor they can surrender, aball-
don, or compromise, in the estimation of
hair, we are assured that it none the less
commands the support Of those who must
be our allies if our defeats on issues OF the
dead past are to be replaced by victories on
issues ot the living present and the near
future.
Such new movement as We propose uf-
tords the best promise Of enhStng the Ger
1qQn cote in opposition to General Grant.
Tie majority OF our German citizens, both
in the East and the West, favor purity OF
administration aud universal amnesty.
| Among the most jealous and determined
foes of Tammany were the German voters
of This citv; and the great amnesty triumph
in Missouri last year WAS chiefly OWING 10
their co0peration under the lead OF Sena-
tor Schurz. This eloquent and gifted
statesman justly despi>es General Grant;
and in such Il combined opposition as IS
proposed he would be host. His ylSor-
Gus sense and persuasive tongue would atd
| ,he reform movement to captivate and
carry the whole body of German voters III
the United States in opposition to such
| x,o,,J lnr and c0rrlDtpr OF