The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-16
The Question.

In discussing the claims OF the var1ou!
conservative aspirants to the presidency vs.
address ourselves solely to the question o.
availability. This question is the controlling
one with all men who are more anxious to Sc
cure good government for the country than
to gain victory on some ISSUE involving
only change OF sariff, or new financial
system, or the contraction or expansion o.
the volume OF the currency. TO the south
ern people 1t would seem to be mockery
to ask them to decide in favor OF man on
these last issues, when their happiness and
prosperity depend upon the defeat OF the
party in power, and this defeat can be eli
iected only by ignoring these less important
issues.
The question OF questions, then, 10 that OF
availability; and this question has been re-
duced to the single point as to whether 1t
would be best to stake all upon the result OF
the October elections IN Ohio and Indiana,
or boldly take the bull by the hsrns and
throw those States out OF the calculation.
Shall we rely upon our friends or take our
chances with our enemies? To state the
case as we understand it, it is whether we
shall nominate TILDEN with the certainty
that he can in November carry New York,
Connecticut, and New jersey, and thus
with the vote Of the southern and the Pacific
States be chosen the next President OF the
United States, or shall nomiuate HENDRICKS,
with the almost equal certainty that in DC
tober our ticket could carry Indiana but
would surely lose Ohio; whilst in Noyem'
Der HENDRICKS would stand no chance what
ever of getting the vote OF New York, New
Jersey, and Connecticut, as against BLAINE,
or BR1sTow, or CoNKLING, or any other
aspirant spoken OF for the Republican noml-
nation except MORTON, whose chances Tor
this nomination are not much better than
our own. With MORTON az his opponent,
HENDRICKS would be elected; but so could
anybody else; but in this casc HEsDKIcKs
could not safely count upon the vote OF
Indiana, MOTION being exceedingly strong
in that State. However, as we do not con-
slider MORTON to be really in the race. we
willingly conccde that HENDRICKS could
carry Indiana, and that the influence OF his
name might carry it for our ticket iii October.
But when that is said all is said that can be said
in his favor. Ohio is hopelessly Republican;
not simply because OF the defeat OF ALLEN
last fall, but because the Cincinnati En-
quirer. which has large following in Ohio,
has determined to defeat any candidate who
refuses to nurse the rag baby, allowing its
folly to carry it to the length OF opposing
he nomination Of the most distinguished
tatesman in that State, Senator THURMAN,
r no other reason than that he is q hard
oney man. We see no ground for hope
It this unfortunate state of things in the
ckeye State can be changed by the nomi-
on OF any aspirant for the presidency.
bricks would be utterly powerlcss to
as would TnDEN we are free to own.
the question is narrowed down to
mt: Shall we surrender the certainty
il ing New York, New Jersey, and
II tut in November for the GER
cti carrying Indiana in October?
Of change President of the United
see4 Governor OF Indiana?-
Tor a. opposition to TILDEN in New
o the I lilly not worthy OF notice. The
it isre, " suggests that the Express.
&c witt 'rgan, pretends to oppose his
rider to improve his pros
,ation in o many being in bad odor
for it, Tan country. The sugges-
ghout the eply to the ridiculous
is fit man who has twice
lption that nor of New York over
elected Govel he Tammany plumber
anal ring and lat office, cannot carry
md now holds IL tie for President.