The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-18
The Radical Break Up"

No man of observation and reflection can
fail to see the signs of dissolution In the
Radical party. II is fuller Of elements OF
dissolution than was ever party before in
this country. One element alone can save
it-.hat of force But GRANT is inseparabie
from thai. 70 be successful he must employ
it, and he ,oiU employ IL for himself. He
loves nobody except, perhaps, SHERIDAN,
whom he much resembles except in I'M
pulsfreness. But even for SHERIDAN be
would not abandon the presidency If force
should place it in his hands. He certainly
will never pave the way to the White House
for BLAINE, or DAWES, or MosToN, or either
OF the SHgRaASs, or that abortion LOGAN, or,
ind ed, any of the Republican aspirants. lie
is The representative Of force, and If it tri-
um2hs he will represent it for third term
in II, presidency aud how long thereafter
remains to be seer. If he were good Pre-
sident we would not be greatly distressed at
it; bat we have had enough Of GRANT,
"sllcl as he it," And this will be the YER
dict of the people.
We believe the young, prominent, and
ambitious Republicans sec ali this. They
are thdrawing from GRANT and under the
disguse Of Republicanism and certain sort
OF acquiescence in the classification which
places them among the friends Of the AID.
mins.ration they dread GRANTS power,
and would not hesitate to weaken him when
they could if they could do so without de.
trimcnt to their party.
Here is the rub. They all see that force is
almost ind spensable to keep the Republican
party together; but they all fear that the
more force the less chance there will be for
them. So they begin to dread force much
more than they did two years ago. We are
sure that if they could take away the soldiers
from Louisiana to day without, in their opin.
ior, inpairng the strength of the Republic
caa party, the present Congress would order
il 10 be done by an immense majority.
Therefore the aspiring Republicans look
uron GRANT as the Indians do upon the
dcvI-more in fear than in love. They are
greatly embarrassed. They know not what
to do. They do not desire to sustain GRANT,
but they fear that if they fail to go along
with the rank and file they may be denounced
and compelled to seek new associates.
There is spripging up in Washington cir
Giles a great deal more freedom Of criticism
of GRANTS character and conduct. It is not
untrequent to hear the man who in public
speeches treats GRANT with the sycophancy
common amongst loyal Republicans, dis
paraging not only the logic and the law of
the President, but bis moral character. Un-
gentlemaply demeanOr, excuses, GOODNESS,
sclfsbness, and yulgarity are freely attri-
buted to him by men who seem to derive
pleasure from probing the sores that dis
figure the President.
The President loves nobody, and nobody
loves the President. He is running the
Government for his own interests, without
respect TO the country, and with no more re-
spect for the Republican party than may be
requisite to maintain his authority over it.
No Administration can in such condition
be kept up long. Force, We repeat, alone can
sustain it; and force being so entirely in the
interest of GRANT the eXpcctant Radicals are
growing daily more afraid OF it.
The upshot We believe, will be the defeat
of GRANT and the saving Of the country. De.
liyhtiul conclusion to a terrible drama.