The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-17
stand Up and be Counted.

The Richmond va Dispatch must try to
stand still long enough to be counted. Inc
latest issue received says that 1t has hard
IL - come out for TiIden; all it wants Is the
most available man.--Ne,o York Times,
We fear that the Times is dull OF apprc-
hens;on. II TrLDEN is tho strongest man
we are for him. II not, not. We have said
this repeatedly. We believe he is the strong
est man, and therefore have urged upon the
party the desirability OF his nomination.
But can't the Times understand that we
might have doubt as to the inialiibiiity
OF our Judgments TILpEN's name answers
as well as any other to enforce the one IDEA
which we have advanced in this connection,
which idea is that q man must be nominated
who can certainly carry New York, New
Jersey. and Connecticut. We hold that
TILDEN is such man. But, then, there
may he other men in New York, or Con-
necticut, or New jersey, who could carry
them rs easily az TILDEN. OF the aspirants
generally named, we are compelled to be-
lieyc that TILDEN is the most available.
HENDRICKS would almost certainly lose New
York and be defeated. So would HANCOCK.
So. we fear, would THURMAN, though we
do not feel so confident in his case. BAY
ARDS nomination would invite defeat and
make it inevitable. Whilst these are the
only names offered us to choose from, we
have no difficulty in selecting TILDEN's as
the one which gives the greatest promise OF
victory over the worst party that ever dis
graced this country.
This is the second or third time that
the Times has misrepresented our position.
In the very paragraph from which 1t quotes
our remark that we had "hardly" come OUT
for Tu.pES we added, "and yet we cannot
saw that we have not" We are not parti-
sans OF TupEy's. We never saw the man,
nor had we ever any communication with
him or any OF his intimate friends. We
rather dislike the necessity which seems 10
force lis into the advocacy OF his claims.
We accent the situation under sort OF
silent protest. Yet when we look upon
what Radicaism has done for the country,
and contemplate the possibility Of another
four wears OF misrule and corruption, and
OF oppression and persecution Of the South,
we cannot but conquer our prciudlces ana
declare for the man whose nomination
would be followed by election, and whose
election would relieve the oppressed people
OF the South OF horrible and dctestable
nightmare.
We have not demanded TIIDEN's nomi-
nation ercept for the reasons giuen arhy nc
should hare ii. Ii the reasons do not exist
the demand is not made. We wish the del
cyatcs from Virginia to the ST. Louis Con-
vention to be unit on this point. Whilst
we would not have our State Convention in
struct them to vote for TILDEN, we would
have that body settle it beyond doubt that
every delegate shall be willing and ready to
vote for TILpEN if the majority OF them
Snail decide after full Investigation
and unrestricted conference and in
tercoursc with the delegates from
all other sections OF the Union that
he is the most available man. As we do not
wish to have the Virginia delegates pledged
beforehand to TlIDES, SO we do not desire
ourselves to be considered as unconditional
supporters OF his nomination. The Viz
ginia delegates will, we have 10 doubt, lml-
tate us in this respect Neither they nor we
are ready to stand stand still and be count
ed. But they will ''stand still long enough
to be counted" when they take their places
in Convention at st. Louis and shall have
learned whether any "unknown man" Is 10
compete with TILDEN for the nomination.