The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-23
p,asne and Grant.

Blaine and Grant.
We have for long time been watching
Mr.. BLAME aud General GRANT. A wash
tng,ou telegram 10 the Cincinnati CONNER
ciol intimates that they are now at logger
heads. We quote u:
wAsHrxoroS, December 10 u. II; Young
writes as follows rs to Grant aud B'a,ne,s
feelings for each other: =" fear tbat 1rant
and The Maine Senator are at 'outs.' lnaVe
heard Il minated that Grant Is piqned az
blaine sar the reason that be is inclined 10
She belief that much q the personai abuse
heaoed upop him in certain prominent
news papers pending the assembling OF the
Chicago Convention was inst'gsted by
blame. and. ON the other hand, have u
from R,aine,s friends that Blade Is yexcd
nj Grant because be believes tbe persistency
OF the Grant people at Chicago IN keeping
their candidate before the Convention wben
they knew he was beaten was simply 10 Deal
Blaine"
There Is more than bsd feeling rs TO the
past, In the relations OF GRANT and BLAINE
Both OF them are still, candidates for Presi'
dent OF the United States. Both will be
candidates in 1884.
Mr.. BLAINE. is not only entitled to the
credit Of having killed OF GRANT this year,
but of being the only man who couid pave
done il. CoNKLISG, CAMERON, LOGAN, ana
nearly all the other machine politicians
OF the Republican party, combined toeir
forces IN the effort 10 secure GRANTS noml-
nation at Chic go last June. BLAINE alone
OF All the men In the United States had It 10
his power TO defer the beginning OF the I'M
periai rule which must have followed tpe
return OF GRANT to The White House; ana
right well did he stand up to bis duty.
Mr.. CoxKLING Is a potent leader in New
York. He SAYS to one man "Come," ana
he cometb; and to another. "Go," ana ne
goetb; but be is not popular with the
masses OF The people in any other State. lie
has no strength outside Of New YORK, eX'
cept such as Is given to him by bis WONDER
ful abilities and by bis immense influence
over the Republicans OF the Empire state.
He has no personal magnetism. lie needed
GRANT for BIS purposes as much as GRANT
needed him as a lieutenant. He could 90
much to crafty GRANTS ambition. but no.
thing to crafty his own. BLAINE was The
last man in the United States that CONKLING
desired TO see 10 the presidential mansion;
and one cause of the feeling OF hostility
which exists between GRANT and BLAINE
Is the knowledge on the part OF BLAINE
th,t CoyKLrsG used GRANT at Chicago as
club with which to break bis head.
LOGAN supported GRANT for reasons OF
his own. So did CAMERON. All three OF
the cons pirators-CoNKLrNG, CAMERON, and
LOGAN desired President who possessed
GRAMS characteristics. They wanted a
President who would smoke, drink, attend
horse races, enjoy himself, and leave the
governing OF the country and the parcel
ling out OF the Government offices to them.
They were all impossible candidates Tor
President themselvcs-one for one reason,
and another for another. They knew
Bi.ANE to be man OF his own head,
thoroughly acquainted with laws, constitu
tions, customs, and men, and having line
administrative Sbihties. They knew, there.
fore, that they would be unable to dictate
either policy or appointments 10 him.
They also knew that GRANT was The only
man that could defeat BLAINE, as BLAINE
was the only man that could defeat GRANT,
of The Chicago nomination. The fight was
made; and BLAINE and GRANT each proved
equal to the task set before him. Each de-
feated the other. Each failed to be nom-
mated. Combines work was well done.
BLArNE's work was we'll done.
But both GRANT aud BLAINE have so much
vitality that they are both already in frain-
ing for the presidential election, Of 1884.
BLAINE expects 10 defeat GRANT. GRANT
expects to defeat BLAINE. Hence the III
will existing between them. We are for
BLAINE rs against GRANT, and trust that he
will again defeat the candidate OF the stall
warts.
see the Dispatch says that the Supreme
f,os,rt NJ tho limited States has decided that