The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-22

Since tie first agifaff0n OF The qyesti0s,s
few months ago. III has tecar1A OF conslaes
Fable interest land sithongh hes First fhsr
seemed On almost uuahi Inouss pressiGE,s !,
Idesire for President Grant To retire to pft
yate life at the expirati 0n oil bis present term
fyet when the organ.grinder at ashsngf
proclaimed that it, would; be desirable, anf
Ethg only thing needed by fhes country, to re.
Ielect him, the note served merely 80 Static
INSPIRE others. The office-ho iders, influence
was rather afraid TO say anything and wa
I waiting for somebody to make start Dnl
I.now that the ball has been put in motion u
Twill continue rolling with increasing volume
| until in.1S76. sass
President Grant will be again nominated
by the Republican National Cony eption With
Iont any appreciabte opposition. il has now
tbecome evident that he wishes the nomina.
Itiop, and will endeagor y secure it; and
With the immense influence Of the Govern
ment to back bis own popularity at the
North, who is there in the Republican
franks that can in, the least disturb his
chances?
BE holds the Republican party at The South
in the hollow of his hand, and his nod is
with 1t more potential than the command OF
Deity. ~.
Furthermore he is necessity with the
Republican party. Such Is the state OF ma
tional politics that there is really no great
principle dividing the people of the whole
country. There are not offices enough to
supply all the patriotic men in the land who
think they are entitled to share Of the gov
ernment's expenditures and the sole heart
felt purpose OF the outs is to get In. The
Granger movement is one which touches the
pockets only, hence it cannot become general
for the reason that the people of the Whole
country are not affected by the causes which
gave origin to this, as it were, American
commune which claims the right to nix the
compensation which shall be paid others for
their work, but reserve to themselves the
right to fix the compensation for their own
work. 80
The Liberal Republicans refuse to sup
port the Democrats in an effort to purge the
Government of the corrupt crew now prey
ing upon its yitals, for fear the Democrats
would monopolze all the offices. Patriot
ism and love Of country count as nothing.
Such have been the corruptions OF tne
party In power that Notwithstanding the facti
that it is still a powerful organization, the
load it is carrying is so great that without
some. man at the head Of its ticket whose
personal popularity will arouse an enthusi-
asm which will render obscure the dark
transactions of the party it VIII meet Wild
defeat and have to surrender the spolls OF
Office. This is the last thing they desire.
Tho have they, then, but General Grant!
With him again on the ticket the war would
be fought over again, and g Hail Columbia "
and the "Star Spangled Banner" would
atouse an enthusiasm greater than could all
the men combined who did their fighting in
Congress or in the Cabinet. ,a
The projectors of the new party bubble
might rs we'll Chang their harps on the
willow" General Grant had rather have
the nomination of the Republican party than
that of any new party which is yet to be
organized, and if the new party projectors
desire TO slide into Office under his protect
ing wing they had better take time by the
forelock and 60 over at once to the Repubil-
cans. "A union of all the elements in the
country opposed to the present Admnistra-
ton, or rather seeking change OF Admins
tratiop, would easily defeat General Grant
at the polls, but the trouble is each
party wants the other to come to
it, and if any spoils are .eft after it
shall have been supplied they Will be
distributed ratably among the others. There
is really but one prominent man in the coun-
try now, and that is General Grant. The
others are like little moons, of no Importance
whatever in themselves, and scarcely re-
garded at all. The sudden death OF the
whole tribe of "leading" Republicans would
scarcely raise ripple on the surface OF the
great sea of national affairs. Grant is a. ne
cessity with the Republican party. With
aim ut the head of the ticket success will he
possible, but without him defeat will be GER
tain.- Portsmouth Enterprise.