Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-06

"four times honored with its decided
approval" (once as Canal Commits
sioner, we believe, and thrice as Gov
srnorl the statemen; that Governor
Har.ranf. * sensible men, and is not
dazz!sd with shadows while the sub
stau..s, is placed beyond his reaeh;''. the
most ezceiient and veracious estimate of
his character. that, while less adroit
ana less able than Blaine or Morton or
Conk,in.. he would make a safer PresI-
dent than sither;;" and the expression
OF sha crininn that I'VE doubt whether
any man IN the Republican party would
h. more formidable in the contest than
cur present Governor, these express
what We have attempted 70 say and con-
firm what We have heretofore declared
as an opinion regarding one prominent
figure in the present struggle for the
Presidency.
We can hardly lei pass the expression
above quoted that Hartranft would be
safer man than Corkling without saying
that we are not prepared to say that he
or any other man would make a more
trust orthy Chief Executive than the
brave, gifted, learned and eloquent New
Yorker. But we do believe that Hart
rantt would enter the field with more ele-
ments of strength ready to marshal
themselves under his banner than any
other man whom we could nominate.
Moreover, we begin TO be greatly
strengthened in the hope that he will re-
ceiye the nomination. Blaine will enter
the Convention, probably. with more
strength than any other one man. He
is splendid organizer and viii be able
to bring a good deal of pressure to bear
upon she assembled delegates. But he
will be confronted with the seventy
votes of New York, hot for their hero
and champion from whose wampum
belt hangs the scalp OF George William
Curtis. who attempted to carry the En-.
pire State for Blaine; he will be con-
fronsed with the fifty-eisht delegates
from Pennsylvania, unanimous FOR John
Hartranft first, last and all the time; he
will look N vain for help to the forty
four delegates from Ohio, all standing
shoulder TO shoulder ready to do battle
for their candidate, Governor Hayes;
he will be remembered by that stout
Radical. Oliver p Morton, for his IN
satisfactory course upon the Force bill
and tie Civil Rights bill, and will look
in vain Tor help from that quarter; and
he will find but little profit to himself
by bringing the Birnam Wood of the
Pine Tree State to the DunsinaDe Of
kentucky and shaking hands with Bris-
tow across the far-strewn wrecks OF the
whisky ring. No. Blaine must win
the race in a single dash or not at all.
1t seems 10 us that he would sooner
take his forces, when they can Ao longer
avail himself. to Hartranft than any
other mar. He is a Pennsylvania by
birth, and would naturally prefer ma
tive of that State 70 any other. Ger
tainly he will never turn over bis force
to Conhling or Morton. On the other
hand, Conkling would so to Hartranft
sooner than to any other man. probably;
certainly sooner than TO Blaine. The
next strongest man to Harsranft is
Hayes. But the West has had the Pres
ident since 1860. Ohio has been highly
honored. Grant, Sheridan. ShernVn,
Cox at one time Secretary Of the 1nte-
rior, Delano, Schenck-are all Buck
eyes. Where Mr.. .Bristow's strength
lies We cannot guess. Perhaps he is the
coming man. But We cannot believe it.
We had a good Kentucky President
once. His name was Abraham Lincoln.
We can afford to wait awhile before We
chance another. Let's try Pennsyl
vania Dutchman!