The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-08

,Tbe New York Tribune processes not 10
p,ow whether it will support the Demo
cr-,t;c r,on,inee for President or the Repub-
e,can nominee. The profession is mere
pretence--a bit OF hypocritical by-play. II
i menace to the Republicans. 1t IS in
tended to make them understand that I'M
,ess tbs demands Of The Tribune be COM
plso with by the National Republican Con-
ycntion it will use its influence in favor OF
the election OF the Democratic nominee.
There is no Journal in the Union which Is
more decidedly Republican in its feelings, It's
habits OF thought, and It's Surroundings thah
the Tribune. Its readers are OF all parties, Dut
mucl, the largest number OF them are Re
puslicans. It supported GREELEY IN ., ls'2'
But GREELEY was nominated ana known as
Liberal Republican. The fact that the
Democratic National Convention had agreed
to support him did not convert him INTO
Democrat. Besides, GREELEY was the Ir,-
buoe,s founder and its editor-in-chiei. Not
withstand;ng all these eStcnuating consid,
eyations, we suppose that that journal lost
largely by its course in that campaign.
We are confident that the Tribune may be
sci down as opposed TO any candidate tha'
the Democrats could nominate for Presl'
dent, It cannot itself name one man whom
It would dare to support as the Democratic
nominee. We speak, OF course, only Oh
Democrats. Being to all intcnts and purposes
. Republican journal, it will not and cannon
suDDort any Democrat who may be candi'
date. 1t would, perhaps, not decline 10 mo
in the election OF CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS,
or any other pronounced Republican, should
the Democrats be so unwise as to select al
such man as their standard-bearer-an cVeh'
which is not at al! likely to happen.
The Tribune is an independent hePopil-
can ;ournal-not IN independent one. II
& d;sous,ed with GRANT and his supcrScr-
r;ccohlc tools. It disliics corruption III
oti;ce-that is. such corruption rs 1t can see'
hut it's Republican sympathics are so strong
and its ideas as to the nature OF the feaeral
Government so incorrect and Asia'lc OF
Oriental that it is an unsafe guide in mat
tors noIitical. Under its present manage
ment. it can not only never be Oel'-
ocrotic. but it can never lend its coun-
romance to a Democratic candidate for the
presidency, Tn two instances recently 1t
has shown its utter incapacityto understand
what sort OF government ours is. ltcould
not possibly see how there could be any I'M
proprietv in the acts recently charged as
crimes against GRANT and DAVENPORT, nor
in that so charged against MORTON, though
in both cases money had been taken by those
guilty parties from the treasury OF the
United States and used for purposes Tor
which it had not been appropriated 10y Con-
aress-that is to say to every man VINO can
perceive the difference between mea"a ana
tuuna. the money was used unlaw1uily.
The Tribune cannot deceive the Demo
Gratis. nor do we suppose that it can brighten
the Republicans. We have no idea that
CoyKL1NG doubts that it would support him
as against TILDEy, who is the only Demo
crat for whom the Tribune is supposed by
ANYBODY to have admiration enough to sup
mort him for President. Hoist your rea
fac, Mr.. REID. You are nothing but Re-
publican.