The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-23
re,tarY sherman.


the chairman Of the Republican Central
t,ommi,eee of Ohio declining the iior1ait'a.
ton FOR Governor OF that State.
This Is an interesting rnatter T here Is.
mucl, conjecture concerning the disposi-.
lions OF President HAYES, General G 'is =,
and MI. Secretary SHERMAN. The presi-
dency Is tempting bait. TIA fleets per,
sons In many ways, Itisaptto be regarded
with indifference by, persons when tirst
elected. They are not eager to announce lsi o e
their desire FOR res lection at first; but they
gradually, become more clear In their per-
cep,ions OF the reasons which make ft frst
tolerable and then sort OF public duty
that they should acquiesce in reelection.
Now, 1t is;not much doubted at the present
time that Mr.. HAYES would Yield TO the
stern reonirernent for the public good that
he should be candidate for reelection.
But the presidency5is tempting 20 others
besides President HAYES. Mr.. SHERMAN
has reason that is at the present time press
ing him to reject the nomination for Gov
Eernor. That is, that as Secretary OF the
Treasury he exercises control over all the
officials OF the Treasury Department that
would enable him to command the nomiua-
ton for President at the next election. Why
shouIl he be wasting time on The office OF
Governor OF Ohio. when he is sure OF the
nomination for President through his sub
ordinates? The supervisors which Presi-
dent HAYES has saved as the machinery to
be still used in eiecling President VIII not
be equal to those revenue officers; and 1t is
that they may be kept in training and not
be lost for him that Mr.. SHERMAN tells the
Ohio Republicans that he cannot waste time
on the Governor.
GRANT is coming home, and his serVtle
partisans are not neglecting the opportun'-
ties they have to push him forward. Among
these are some prominent, noisy big men,
who are getting rather alarmed at their own
prospects and are ready to help on GRANT
rather than see Democrat elected, and IN
deed decidedly rather than see HAYES or
SHERMAN put in the presidency.
The presidential chess-board is getting
decidedly interesting. The presidential
itch is getting virulent,' and we shall see
some singular manifestations. From this
time the question OF the presidency in
creases in interest 1t bias an important
bearing upon the form Of government we
live under. The proposition to put Cen
eral GRANT In the presidency is nothing less
than proposition to put an end to our pre-
sent system, and to substitute for it the ar
btrary rule OF military man, whose term
OF Office shall be at his own will.
Should the partisan forces and schemes
10 elect General GRANT be insufficient, OF
course there will be an attempt to elect
some man by dint OF official organization
under the influence and direction Of the
present incumbent, or OF some head OF de-
partment welding strength which has
been made moustrous By the usurping ten
dency of tyrannous political party.
We would fam hope that the country may
escape the usurpations OF an unprincipled
party and yet elect President fairly; but
the prospect is not at present very bright.
The customs and usagcs Of honest republic
canism have been too far departed from,
too much disregarded, to justify strong
hopes for their revival now. Nevertheless,
let us see what. can be done. and never let
us relax our firmness and our faith as long
as there is foot OF ground to defend.