The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-05
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$500, oCToBER 81 1915
* Minority Presid emit.

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The Republican papers Of the No D. are
ranroaucing Mr.. a. y. REpf1ELD,,s e su
!, 81 The ,na;oritses which TnpEs viii prof
sh,y. receive ID Che southern States. Iheir
., IN, Is 10 convince the northern people.
49, ;nasnuch as these estimates SHOW e
49, 49,. ,lere. is TO be- .ssolid Sonth, 8 they
s,,.,hf - vote for Harms. But st strikes us
shaf a,1ch figures ought to dansase she Re-.
nnblicans rather than the Democrats. They
lend 10 show that tho Repnbl deans constk
tute bat . minority o. the voters OF the
country, and are trampiing upon the ma
torsty In violation OF what they, are 50
FOND Of calling & the natural rights Of nan n
RsprIELp,s estimate Is that TrLDES will re-
ceivein Virginia 50, 600 maso GRITTY; Tennessee,
$4,000 !; Alabama, 20, COO; Arkansas, q, 600;
Lonislana, 5000; Mississippi, 10, 600; North
Carolina, 4, 900; Georgia, 5000; n West
Virginia, 1900; Florida, 1000 Maryland,
10000; Kentucky, 5000; Missouri 40, 900 !;
Texas, $4,000. Total naior in the south
ern States for TILDES, $40 ,0o0.s He adds
that he supposes that the .naierities will in
most instances go above the figures he has
indicated. Take into consideration that this
majority Of three hundred thousand repre-
SCENTS not only 3 majority Of seven hundred
thousand Of the only men in the southern
States who are ft to vote, but represents
also almost all the property, the intelligence,
and the reputation OF the South, and it
Ia easy to be seen that HAYES cannot be
elected unless the complicated machinery
bys the use Of which the President is chosen
shall work so as to place him in Office as a
minority President. GREELEY was not
regular Democratic candidate, and made
hardly respectable run as candidate for
President. SEYMOUR was the last regular
Democratic candidate. GRANTS majority
over him in 1858 was only S05,45S. But
there were four Of the southern
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, tand
yirginia-which were. not allowed to vote
that year. 1t is evident, therefore, tha
even il HAYES should receive the majority
5 OF the electoral votes this year, he will re
present but q minority Of the people. Will
that result consist with q republican form
or government No man has ever yet fllet
the Office OF President who when only TIVE
candidates were running received but q mi mi
nority or the votes cast. BUCHANAN in 1851
and LINCOLN in 1860 received each less than;
majority of the votes cast, but as each o
them had two OF more opposing candidate
running against him it cannot be said Will
absolute certainty that the majority OF tn
voters would have preferred one Of his op
ponents to either BUCHANAN or LINCOLN
But il HAYES be elected, it will be in spit
OF the fact that an absolute ma
iority OF the voters will have cas-
their; ballots /, for TILDES. This ,is 4
result which it is not pleasant to conten
plate, and yet it is the very one which til
Republican papers themselves undertake t.
show is to be brought about by the election
OF HAYEs-that is, Of course, in case he
elected. They use REDFIELD's estimates t
prove that the South will vote solidly TO
TLDEN; but, unfortunately for them, tn
same figures show thatif the Republican
candidate be elected, he will be the ,Presi
dent OF but q minority OF the people. AR
the northern people willing to be instrri
mental in forcing upon tie. country mai
whom majority of the voters will
have repudiated? Will they allow MORTON
BUTLER, CHANDLER, and the rest Of the un
principiet-leaders -of-the Republican party
to use them as tools in doing this detestabl
work? TLDEN Is by the confession OF tn
Republican organs themselves the people,
choice. He cannot be defeated fairly. Th
only way in which he can be beaten is b.
exciting the fears OF the northern people
Will they weakly submit to such humila
ton as to surrender the man OF their choic
and lend their aid to the infamous plot 10
perpetunting Radical misrule and oppres
sion by prostituting the provisions of tn
Constitution to the election OF minorit
President?