The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-15
The Campaign--Senator Morton.

The Campaign--Senator Morton.
OLIVER 2. MORTON, OF Indiana, is not
only the most INSCRIPTIONS demagogue
amongst the leaders OF the Republican
party, but he is the ablcst OF its stump
speakers. He can almost always be relied
upon to furnish ammunition for the lesser
lights OF the party. He is invariably called
home to Indiana to strike the keynote for
his party associates. What he is not capable
may As well be let alone. II the FOL-
lowers go further han their unprinciplcd
leader, they will undou btcdly damage their
own cause. No man can 90 further in In
diana and not suffer for his .temcrity. Ii
they stop short o! the full measure OF ca
bunny and detraction which MOTION heaps
up. they arc apt to lose some savory morsei
which might have gained a vote in be-
nigh,cd ncighborhood. MoRTON is 4 Shrcwd
party leader. He is unpriucipled, unscru-
pulous, and daring and dangerous dema-
cogue. but he Is able, bold, and plausible.
lie has. we suppose, not much more con-
science than BEAST BUTLER, but as he has
not, like this latter distinguished Republl-
can, become happy man in consequence OF
having lost all his reputation for honesty
and honor, MORTON makes prctence OF
being not utterly unreliable.
We'll, this MACnlArEIII recently went
home to Indiana and made his accustomed
stump spccch-his one effort which was III
tended TO give the Keynote to 4 thousand
crossroads speakers. And he failed. NOR
TON was not himself. He saw the hand
writing upon the wall, and he trcmb!ed and
ial;cred. THY Kingdom" it said to him,
shall be taken away and given to an
nihcr..' Ina word, for the frs. time With
in our knowledge or recollection, MORTON
failed TO make y telling speech. We claim
to bc able 10 recognize Sood lcttcr when
written by Republican candidate. ana An
c;fs.tivc speech when made by Rcpibhca'l
orator. lust AS easily as il they had been
written and made by Democrats; and we
saw that MoRToN's speech opening NE cam
raicn in Indiana Is not up to the standard
Of his former efforts. II was laborcd, cold,
calculating. and dscouraging. lo" could
he talk rs follows
"a Democratic victory in October meals
, trinmph OF the Confederate Democracy
throughout the nation in November, tii'
subsection OF the loyal clement of the Aortf
to the rebel element Of the South, ana lh'
installation ut the national capital OF INT
very spirit and incarnation o. the fc'c!
. lion
The prospect OF that Democratic Hlc
tory in October is what paralyzeu NOR
Tons tongue. He must feel thIt llh>
DG!CKs is going TO carry Indiana IN AoVcIf
Der. and that HENDRiCKS'S name VIII carry
the same State in October. And the cleo
,ion Of BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, in Indiana II
October is but another name Tor The cicci'oi
of TLpEX in the Union in November.
Mr.. MoEroN undertook to argue some o.
the questions at issue III the present cam
nai.u. But argument Is not his lofte
When he tries 10 resort to that, we conclude
fbn- he has mistaken his vocation. Hi
strength lies III @cncrallzatlons; Iii I'm
founded charges; in defamation; i'll flying
as flag the bloody shirt; not i'll argument
He even went so far as to talk about ollcl;'
morals, and to declare that oicc-holder
used ia old days to steal more money thal
they DO now. Surely ii was alt cGrcgioil
blundcr on his part TO raise such question
We will not discuss it. We only call atten
ton to it as indicating that bis speech was
failure Then MIR. MORTON denounced tn
rc,rcnchmcnt programme OF the liouS"
entutvcs-aMothcr proof that he wa
laundering along in the dark. Next he dc
nounceG the st. Louis platform " as al ciaho
rate and extended faschood, divided int
sections still another proof that lie WA
stumbling. Next he denounced TlLDESa nt
HENDRICKS pcrsonally-a strong proof tina
his speech will not reach the popular heart
And then he, the leader OF the rag-bab,
pary-hc, MORTON, the greenback lunatic
argued for specie resumption. Does any
body ask for better evidence that RlCllARI
was not himself on this OCCASION We deem
it only necessary to state his points 10 show
that he failed.
But finally MACGEEGoE cot upon his na
tive heath MORTON turned to the discus
sion Ct southern outragcs. Then nc loomet
up as the best of Republican StumpcrS. III
said that General SHERIDAN, while in com
lnand in New Orleans, collected With grca
labor the evidence OF violence in the State
OF Louisiana alone for political purpose:
from 1866 to 1874, and reported TO the III
vestigating committee appointed by tht
House OF Representatives as follows
Killed, ALL; wounded, 2,l15; total, 4,2oG
Here we leave the "srcat war Cover.
nor the champion slandcrer. We fee
refreshed by Il glance at his speech. Ii that
is all that MORTON could .say, What chance
is there for the retail slandercrs ?-wha
show for the election Of HAYES and NHEE
LEI: Nothing-none.
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.-A writer in Tho
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