The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-26
Ti,den's Letter.

JosgPH's coat OF many coiors, or JACOBS
cattle OF many strcaks, are the only things
that we can think OF as appropriate TO .
proper illustration OF what Mr.. TiLDEYs
letter OF acceptance would be IL he were TO
take the advice OF that journalistic MEPHrs-
TOPPLES, the New York Herald. What 1t
is that that sneering, chuckling enemy OF
Democratic mankind has not recommended
TO Mr.. TILpES as fit subject for
a paragraph in his letter Of acceptance we
shall not undertake to say. Byal means, says
the Herald one day, let him come out strong
for civil-service reform. HAYES did 80; and
it is necessary for him to do so II he would
be elected. The next day, it calls upon him
TO declare himself in favor OF only one
term. The next day, it asks him to resign
his office Of Governor either in his letter Of
acceptance or in another letter to be written
simultaneously with it. The next day, it as
sures him that he must indite aletterm de-
cided in its expressions in favorof hard money
than HAYEs's, or else he might as well aban-
don the canvass. The next day, it demands
that TILDEN shall stop this movement in
Congress looking towards repeal of the
resumption act, and set himself right on the
record on that question, or accept the PEN
atty OF his remissness. The next day, it
calls upon him to give much prominence to
the Hamburg rioters and denounce them in
unsparing terms. For a few days this was
favorite text with the Herald. The
readers Of that paper, IL they put any
faith in its utterances, must have
come to the conclusion that the presi-
Dental election would turn upon the man.
ner in which TILDEN should treat that riot
in his letter. These are some Of the topics
which that versatile journal would have the
Democratic candidate for the presidency
discuss in q letter which will. it is to be pre-
sumed, touch upon no matters OF merely
local concern or temporary Importance. The
last ISSUE OF the Herald advises Mr.. TILDEN
to include in his letter not only all the sub
jects which we have herein mentioned lex
cept the rccom mendation that he should
resign, but a promise that he will advise
Congress TO submit to the several State
Legislatures an amendment to the Federal
Constitution limiting Presidents service
to one term Of either four or six years.
There is no public man in this country
who knows better than Mr.. TILDEN what to
write or how to write ii, or who knows bet
ter what not to write. He may be safely
trusted to inditc bis own letter Of accept
ance. When this document shall appear,
the public will not ask who aided him
in its composition, nor to whom he sub
mitted it before giving it to the public, both
OF which questions have been mooted in
connection with Mr.. HAYEs's letter. We
feel strong conviction that it will be what
is styled ga ringing letter." and will create
a feeling of pride in his supporters and
arouse the enthusiasm OF the people. The
suggestions OF the Herald will have just the
same weight with him which they would
have, had they emanated from the EatanS-
aoiN Gazette. Indeed, it will be manifestly
impossible for him to ignore ali the subjects
which the papers have commended to his
consideration. Nevertheless, it may safely
be predicted that he will give his own
opinions on public questions in his own
words, and that nobody else will be rcspon-
sible for his letter. We can only express
our surprise that any good Democrat should
have become infected with the Heralds
ideas as to what letter Of acceptance should
be, and should have joined. in expressing
the hope that-Mr. TILDEN will go out OF his
way to raise questions not properly the sub
iect Of discussion in letter Of acceptance.