The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-30
Ohio.

We we're not mistaken in saying yestcr-
day that SHERMAN did not desire to run for
the coveyuorship of Ohio, nor in guessing
that his mal FOSTER would be the success
full contestant for the honor OF nomina-
ton for that high office. We have no kindly
feelings towards SHERMAN. He is a stall
wart, and has always been one OF the worst
enemies OF The South; but he is not the
candidate oil the stalwart$. GRANT is the
man for whom C0SKLING, the CHAMBERS,
and almost all the tribe Of malignants,
are working. GRANTS history satisfies
Jaws would count Tor nothing. and his
own sweet will would rule in every
thing. lie is no lawyer, and doubt
less has great contempt for all
their ways of accomplishing their ends.
He knows what JACK CHANDLER, and old
SIMON CAMERON, and the whiskey-thieVes
tell him, and he cares so little for public
opinion that he is ready and willing to fol-
low their advice. Give him his ipdulgences,
and they may run the Government to suit
themselves. Besides, GRANTS election to
third term would be a confession that the
time had come to put an eud to republican
government and to enter upon The imperial
age. But we will not enter this field Just
now.
AIr. FOSTER will be remembered as the
man who at the session Of 1S7C-'7 made a
speech in Congress in which he declared
that if Mr.. HAYES became President he
would see that The flag OF the Union should
not float over subject provinces, &C., Sc. 1t
was through his efforts in this direction
that the southern representatives were led
TO believe that the success Of HAYES
might be better for their section and for
the whole country than the success OF TIL
DEN. The programme which Mr.. FOSTER
laid down for Mr.. HAYES was carried out.
The Federal soldiers were recalled from both
South Carolina and Louisiana, and in ootn
States the governments were turned over 10
the real people. FOSTER was not recognized
as "stalwart" for long time, but II Is
said that he is now as bitter in his denun-
Citations Of the so-called "rebels" as almost
anybody else. However, he cannot be false
to his nature. He is not capable OF the mean
acts OF the men known as sta!warts.
Mr.. TAFT, whom he defeated OF the nomi-
nation, is the man who sent out in 1876
from his place in General GRANTS Cabinet
those infamous instructions to the supervl-
s0rs and deputy marshalS which probably
secured the vote OF one or two States for
". No &c RI,
zionist. A State is to him 20 more than
county, and Nation is spelled by him with
the biggest OF capitals. He was danger
Gus man in Federal office, and would he
more dangerous if he should ever occupy
such a position again. We rejoice over his
defeat for other reasons. One is that he
would almost certainly have carried
Hamilton county, and 'sas goes Ham
ilton. so goes the State" He had
as a Judge OF the highest court in the State
rendered decision on the question Of read
ing the Bible in the public schools which
had commended him to large body Of
voters in Cincinnati, which'is in Hamilton
county. Almost every other town than
Cincinnati. aud county than Hamilton, may
be relied upon to vote as usual year after
! Year. Democratic towns and counties give
Democratic maiorities, and Republican
towns and counties Republican maiorities.
But Hamilton votes with one party one
year aad the other the next. So that il
TAFT had been the Republican, candidate,
and carried Hamilton county by large
majority, he would almost certainly have
been elected. We do not think that FOSTER
can carry that county. On the other hand.
be viii doubtless be stronger in some Of
the counties near him than TAFT would
have been. ..;s..
The contest in ohio'wiii bea national one.
1t would be q pity 70 put up BlsHoP to run
agafnst FosrgR. Surely The Democrats OF.
Ohio can do better than that. Let us have.
THURMAN. Let the red bandannas be the
baiilesfag. So shallwe haye contest Wors,
my Of two great parties. ,raURaAN, ii any
body, can eonyiace the people OF Ohio that.