The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-24
Horace GreeIey's Speeches--ThcirE a-
triettssn and D--Start-
hing Eject upon the Radical Off
ciaIs--aO.nr,nrison between the Gree
ley and Grant CREATIONS Pen.tsylva-
mia Politics.
enct of the Richmond Dispatch.

mia Politics.
[Corrcspondence of the Richmond Dsracb.l
WASHINGTON. September 20.
the patriotic and emincnily wise speeches
bv Mr. Greeley are subjects of great COM
,neut and attention in this city. The Radi-
cal opponents to his election took heart i'll
the predictions that many of them iidIlgcd
when the Liberal standarG-bearer left New
York Tor the West that his tour would be a
" swinging round the circle" affair, and
that it would reap us much favor among the
masses, and no more. than did the travels OF
ex-Prcsident johnson. The different results
uttaincd--and which no one unless hlindly
Ircilldiced could doubt would follow his lm-
triolc addresSes--lmve stirred up feelings in
the Radical heart not akin to pleasure.
Mr.. Grecley'S friends are more than
| satisfied at the craftsmanship enumerated
in his remarks at Pittsburgh ;frNb
elsewhere. and have no fear That if he
should make a thousand speeches the seuti-
mcnts he presents for the consideration Of
his telow-citiZen. would be other than re-
cipicnts of most favorable comment by the
people of this country. II is not thought
probable that Mr.. Greeley will enter upon Il
more extensive tour than he is ut present
upon; but should he so do, it would he a
source of congntulation by bis supporters
tor several reasons. One is, that it makes
evident to the people who are to eject the
next President that Greeley can make a wise
speech, and shows as well that what his opin-
ions OIL all subjects of national character, pro
or con. may. be, that lie gives bold uttcrance
thereto anywhere ind everywhere.
President Grant is not, OF course, expected
to make speech, though in late days il
begins to be regarded rs essentially hit for
the Chief Magistrate of Republican Govern
ment to address the people who assemble to
pay him honor and respect, of course with
| due regard to the occasion. 1t begins anew
to be considered Il matter of importance that
the President of the United States can wisely
advise the people whom he governs. OF
course within a week there will be score of
the leading supporters of the Administration
addressing the people from the stump in
various sections, and those speakers
will include those of the nearest Off
cal relationship with the Executive.
What they advance will be with the full
Endorsement OF the President, though he will
not nor has not given suggestions. These
speeches should be. and il is hardly question
able that they will not be, compared with
those by Mr.. Greeley. They will be found
in the majority of instances TO he replete
with personal vituperation or attempted
ridicule, else precedents afforded in Radical
stump eloquence in this campaign will not
be followed. There can be nothing better
for the careful thought of the people of this
country than an analysis and comparison of
the recent speeches of Horace Greeley and
those which will come from the mouth
pieces of the Administration.
The contest in Pennsylvania is daily at
tracing more attention from here, and be-
tween now and election day, but little over
two weeks distant, there will be such politi-
cal wOlk in that State AS has not been known
for many years. Radicals who have insisted
that Curtin, their" war Governor" will not
intcrpose 20 prevent !as far us his influence
can avail the election of HartIunft tremble
somewhat for the contamination OF their
hopes as they recognize the fact that Curtin
declines the Republican nomination for Con-
gress but throws no wet blanket upon the
Liberal hope which stimulated his nomina-
ton by that party to the Constitutional Con-
vention. Some iew-generally those of the
minimizing sort--declare that no matter
whether Curtin speaks or not he will influ-
ence 10 votes. Pennsylvania Republicans
do not concur in this view Of Curtin's
strength and influence in the party, and
there are some among them who will regard
the election as virtually decided if he Shall
take an active part against the Hartrant
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