The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-29
Wants Republican Strength.

Wants Republican GtA oo .
Northwestern newspaper Defnocfat")
49,. ,;,o, hint to the soreheads ana I'M
.r...;,,h,cs hy declaring that Mr.. GREELEY
f showr that evidence ol'strcngth In
49, pcuub,;cap ranks that is necessary to
.oc,,rc his election. Therefore TINS Demo
cratic authority hauls off from GREELEY and
goes away, like BARNEY O'REoRpAS, on MS
:" porthaist coorse," or some other course'
without chart or compass.
The imita;ors Of this injudcous Jo'!r"a'
move in line with 1t, like ice-cakcs III "''"'
that shoot over fall, and sink, ana i"p "r
and thump themselves to pieces III viz ''""
ottempt to find new channel
Mr.. GREELEY is al ris'It--hc WIN "'-Un:
no mis-, bring his recruits with MN. But
then. they say he hasn't brought MS recruits
It'll him and. therefore, "GKEELEY be
a 4" Logical, amt it? But impractlca-
,,;,;,v and folly are ingenious none more
.o--ip trlmping up logic and doing nothing
Now, then, the haste with which these
eopIc Jump to their conclusions shows that
their conclusions are exceedingly agreeable
to themselves, and forces us to diStrust their
Judgment. Their argument Is evidently
made out backwards. They are opposed to
GREELEY and want to run Democratic ticket,
50 they say first GREELEY will not 90, ana
20 on a hunt for the why. Lets say that
abe hnsn't Republican strength enough to
select him. That'll fixhim." And they say
il. Their house is built from the top.
But what signs do these gentlemen seek
DO they expect leaders to come over to GREE
LEY, He has the support of several amongst
the most prominent of Republicans, ana nc
has more of Republican newspapers. But
he who expects any sudden change OF posi-
ton from Republican leaders must have been
II very superficial observer of political occur
FENCES. The leaders are slow. They are
like the tall trees upon shore wearing away
by erosion. They don't fall until the waters
have washed away their foundations. Sothr
partisan leaders stand still until the people
have left no doubt about the way they mean
TO 20, and then they TALL in with the current
lust M the tree falls into the river when the
earth il washed away from its roots.
The changes that have taken place are
amongst the reophc. The Liberal Republl-
cans are not so much amongst the lights that
hang high, but amongst the honest ana
sincere people, who are not oftlce-huhlefs'
and have no axes to grind and to those VINO
want to know the truth there are evidences
of enough of these in the absence Of Il Demo.
cratic nomination to defeat GRANT and elect
GREELEY.
There is a self-complacency displayed in
the position taken by the hypcrcritical opl"-
ncnts of GREELEY. They admit tho force OF
the rc,sons why GREELEY should be sup
portcd--the tendency to rcinion and peace
which will nc established by his election
but doubt whether such ideas will be com
mcnded TO the common sense Of northern pe0-
pie. Would it not be wiser and more jus Ito
think the opposite to he true: TO think
that the northern people are anxious for fra
tcrnity and peace for the sake of the national
strength and prosperity. and that Mr.. GREE
LEY is very popular amongst them? In
short, that, displaying the wisdom of the
hypercritics. a vast multitude of northern Re-
publican voters should determine to support
GREELEY? Most assurcdiy. Why should
man think that such wisdom is confined to
himself and Il few others, and that outside of
their little circle there are few or none to up.
preciatc the high motives of State policy that
would elect GREELEY?
They make great mistake; but it is sur
priSing to see the hilarious fortitudc will,
which they resign themselves to the conclu-
sion that notwithstanding their strong con-
victions that GREELEY ought to be elected
he "can't come it,
We beg these gentlemen to calm their fears
and asSlage their griels. A change of one
vote in twenty from the last presidential cleo
ton will elect GREELEY !; and, rely upon it,
Mr.. GREELEY will make that change. He
will do more. He will make up for all the
deserters of the opposition. who, through the
deeply distressing apprehension that GREELEY
cannot be elected, intend to do all they can
to assure his defeat by joining GRANT!
What use is there in specializing upon
GREELEY's want OF strength? Can change
of entries be made? Are we to have imi-
tated the folly of the New York World,
which changed front in the midst of the
last presidential campaign and desired new
nomination. Do men suppose that 1t Is pos
sible to elect Democrat? Why with tancied
difficulties obstruct the only way to defeat
GRANT? GREELEY's election is our only
hope, and the suggestions that he cannot be
elected and that there must be a new nomi-
nation only SO to help GRANT. Those who
make them are doing more for GRANT than
his own followers can do for him.
Not Thought Of.
Did the Democratic party think of nomi-
mating Democratic ticket before the Gin
,.,ov bcll2 Had thoy n