The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-08
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ington?
Later dispatches from Washington assert
that Mr.. HUGHES and his colleagues renewed
their appeals to General GRANT on Wednes'
day to support their ticket at the next cleo
ton in Virginia. Our special telegram re-
presented that the President expressed
sympathy with the ticket, but declined to
make any changes in office in this State
The Associated Press telegram stated thai
the President gave to Messrs. HUGHES
PLATT, and CHANDLER assurance of sup
port in the coming canvass in Virginia.
These statements may be reconciled with
each other when we understand from The
first that the appeal was that the patronage
OF the Government in Virginia should be
dispensed with reference to the advance
ment of the HUGHES ticket. While the Pre-
sident, according to our special telegram,
declined to grant this appeal, he promised
such sympathy and aid us he could extend
short of official changes. The press tele'
gram constructs this qualified promise to be
a pledge of assistance.
Sufficient is known to satisfy any and all
that the Republican aspirants for State offices
in Virginia are beseeching the Federal Elk.
ecutive to aid them in getting those Offices
Why do they seek them through Wishing
ton? They are to be given by the people OF
Virginia. Are they to be controlled from
Washington? If Governor should be
elected by the interference Of the Federal
authorities shall we not be BUNDLED before
them, and will not the Governor, like KEEL
LoGa, be expected to report by telegraph all
of his acts, great and small: II is altogether
proper when the President of the United
States exercises such supervisory and con-
trolling power over the States that he should
he informed by telegraph of the events that
occur in the course Of their government
Of what advantage would it be TO the Presi-
dent to appoint the governors if they owed
him no accountability?
There is more in this thing than appears
upon the surface. 1t is IN indispensable
part of the system of Capitalization. The
people must cease to be the source of power.
The Federal Executive must override them.
Orders must 50 from Washington for their
government, and local governors must re-
cognize Federal control by reporting to
headquarters and yielding to the will OF the
Federal Executive. < ssS@:a-3
This is an unavoidable step in the. pro.
gress to arbitrary power, and the Substitution
Of The ,oiU Of the Federal Executive TOR mat
Of the people!
The Baltimore Gazette Of yesterday has
the following comments upon this subject:
VIac1NlA.-The visit Of President Gram
to Washington turns out 10 nave Seen NJ.
Court bnt to assure Colonel Hughes, the
Radical candidate for Governor Of Virginia,
not only iof his desire to see him elected, bu
nf his Willingness to do all in his power Il
a;a him and the Republican cause. We dc
MOI. know how this promised interference
with the local politics of Virginia vii! strike
ths Conservatives Of that State, but if there
;s a shark of the old manliness and spirit %
INDEPENDENCE remaining among them il
viii be promptly and vigorously resented
It was the bold and mauly protest OF Gratz
|, Brown against Federal intermeddiing ii
Missouri politics that rescued that STATE
from the Republicans. The triumphant as
sertion of their rights by an indignant peo
pie would have taught General Grant salu
| tary lesson had he been other than the dull
obstinate, self-wil!ed man he 'reallyis. 1t is
q lesson, nevertheless, from which the Con
serSatives Of Virginia may take heart. Tht
appeal OF Colonel Hughes and bis Radica
associates for aid from Washington is of it
self q confession Of weakness. 1t should bt
to the Conservatives proof of their strength
and. with the example OF Missouri before
them they should resolve TO administer te
General Grant q Similar and as signal q re
buke. They can do it il they will. i ia.