The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-22
The PerfdiouS Tribune.


North Carolina the New York Tribune OF
May 8, 1876, in which we find eulogy OF
Governor TILDEN and an expression OF con-
tempt for all the then prominent Radical
nominees. 1t is, in our opinion, no great
matter now what the Tribune has said and
done. Still, it was built up by GREELEY,
Joined the Democrats in sustaining him for
his humanity and honesty, and it was
amazing to see how bitter that sheet became
towards its companions of the GREELEY
campaign. So, too. it was to observe what
metamorphosis it performed in praising
TILDEN and ridiculing his adversaries, and
Immediately afterwards in defamlng and
abusing TILDEN and eulogizing HAYES. 1t
is case Of championship OF Journalistic
trcachery and infdeity
See what this unparalleled acrobatic news
paper said OF Mr.. TILpEN on the 9TH OF
May:
"Though there are several Democratic
Statemen who might be named whose candi-
dacy would go far to assure the people OF
the earneStneSs OF the party. it seems to us
that only one has been brought prominently
forward who has been so thoroughly identi-
fled with political reform as to be able to lift
the party up into the confidence OF the peo-
pie. That man is Governor Tilden. The
feeling Of the people is that the country
would be safe in his hands as the Executive
1t is our conviction that il Governor Tilden
should be nominated at St. Louis the gentle
men who have called a political conference
in this city would take no independent ac-
ton, whatever might be done by the Repub-
lcans at Cincinnati"
How q newspaper that looked upon Mr..
TnDEN in May as ''thoroughiy identified
with REFORM" and is table to lift his party
up into the confidence OF the people," could
deiame him as unreliable and unfaithful in
June it is hard to see. But while it thus
spoke OF q man whose public record is I'M
furnished, and whose ability is unsurpassed
as is his integrity unsupported, let us see
what the same 5th OF May Tribune said OF
the Radical leaders:
at is said of Messrs. Conkling and Nor
ton-one the favorite son OF New York, the
other OF Indiana-that they have stood by
the party and the Administration, and
ought to be rewarded; OF Governor Hayes,
Hartranft, fayorite son Of Pennsylvania,
that they have been successful standard
bearers; have Saved their respective
States; and it is urged that the Republican
party owes them such recognition OF their
great services as would be contained in a
presidential nomination.
But the truth about all these fayorite sons
is that they have had Offices at their disposal
and have made themselves favorite sons by
iudicious distribution. They are not
urged because OF preemiuent fitness, or be-
cause the popular voice has designated them
as proper candidates; they appear as the
representatives OF the principle OF favorit-
ism, and nothing else"
The nominations being made in June
presto, change! The Tribune became the
calumniator OF Governor TILDEN and the
euiogist OF HAYES, the weakest Of all the
men who were "THE REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF THE PRINCIPLE OF FA-
: TORITISM, AND NOTHING ELSE"
Poor HORACE GREBLEY's shade was kept
in continual agitation during the campaign.
Surprising be was permitted in his ghostiy
phase to present his pale and care-worn
features in the Tribune sanctum, what would
ne sayi You LIE !; YoU LIE, YOU vILLAIN!N
That's what he probably said and if we
could summon the ghost Of HENRY j.
RAYMOND to the stand we might be able to
prove that he did say. sal