The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-18
Radical OpDosision to seymOuE.

Our Republican contemporaries are III
clincd to look upon the nomination OF Ho-
ratio Seymour for President with the great
est disfavor. They profess to believe that
il would be an act OF outrageous cruelty on
the part OF the Democrats 10 drag him from
the retirement OF his home and cause him
TO undergo the troubles and anXieticS OF
such campaign as the one OF 1880 is dcs-
tined to be. They speak OF him as old and
irtirm, and as devoted to agricultural pur-
suits. In short, they agree that it would be
very impoIitic in the Democratic party to
run him.
We cordially welcome such signs Of Rad
zeal disapprobation. We rejoice ut these
disparuging comments Of the organs. Next
TO Democratic encouragement we prefer
Republican Encouragement.
The fact of the matter is the Republican
party is afraid of Seymour. His nomination
by the Democrats would confuse and alarm
its leaders to such an extent that they would
be almost prepared to give up the contest IN
advance. The sole Republican reliance in
1880 is upon New York. The result in that
State this year encourages them to hope for
a substantial victory there next fall. That
is, they claim it does. But were Seymour to
run, they know they would be without this
hone. They would then be compelled, in
order TO defeat the Democrats. to steal lndl-
ana, or carry some one or two OF the south
ern States, their chances in one case being
about as hopeless as in the other.
The Republicans know they do not de-
serve success next year. They stole the
presidency in 1876, and those OF than who
believe in Providential retrlbution fear IT..
1t is only through some prospective BUN.
der OF the Democrats in the selection OF
their candidate or in the statement OF lncir
national platform that the Republicans nope
to win. We give them credit for renewing
that they could have defeated Thurman
when it was considered probable that De
would be our candidate. knowing that
the Democrats. in such an event, would
rely upon Ohio in preference to New
York to make out the required num-
Der OF electoral votes, they p'anned
TO carry the latter State by dciault >
and the former by much the same methods
that they practiccd SO successfully there
this year. When. after the TALL OF Ihuf'
man, TiIden doomed up as the prospective
nominee, they still considered they had
fair chance Of success, owing to the very
general dissatisfaction that existed among
Democrats with rcfcrcnce to the candidacy
OF CuaL Sentie!Eln. IleDQllChS tueS udN
always been under the impression they could
beat on account or his supposed inablI-
tv to carry more than one CT the three
pivotal States Of New York. Ohio, and In
diana. BuYard they have assured them
selves, would be uapalatabIe with the west
ern Democrats TO such degree Us would
insure them success. And, on the other
hand, the Stawart clement in the party has
all along been impressed, more or less, with
the idea that Grant, who is looked upon as
the probable standard. bearer Of the Repub'
lican party, would be able, by virtue OF his
alleged personal popularity, to defeat amy
OF those prominent Democrats.
With Seymour it is different. The he
publicans we'll appreciate The fact that bis
nomination would excite Democrats TO Ell.
thusiasm; that the party, rank and file, would
rally around him in such energetic support
that defeat would be out OF The question
Even taking Graut us their strongest can
didate, they know that lie would avail no
thing against Seymour.
The Republican party may be set down
as opposed TO the nomination OF Seymour
BY the Democrats. Are we wrong in con
sdering this as being all the more reason
why he should be nominated p Washing
ton Post.