The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-05
The Presidency.


Messrs. Editors Since there Is DISPOSE.
ton among the citizens generally, as well
| as the editors OF the newspapers. to com.
pare views as TO who would be the best
candidate for President on the Democratic
side, will you excuse me for Offering mine I
In the first place, as availability is subordi-
nate TO sound principles, we should have,
nrst, true man, who can be safely trusted
with the helm OF State-one who will at
every cost stand by the Constitution and
laws. III we can't now elect such candi-
date, we had best abide our time. Public
sentiment and intelligence will some day be
restored to right judgment, and we shall
then have fruits Of good government, 10 sea.
| son; for until we are BIT for it we may best
| endure misrule and plumber as we may
epidemics that cure themselves.
But am Of the opinion that the Demo-
Gratis can now elect their President, and a
man OF the right character, resolute, Just,
devoted 10 law and the Constitution, who
would have no friends to reward or enemies
to punish. These qualifications should
make the man available. TO my mind Sey.
mour is the man; and very strong reason
for preferriDe him Is that he does not seek
the Office. The man seems to be honest in
this, and II carries us back to the good old
days OF our fOrefathers, when Washington,
who had earned the presidency, took 1t re-
luctantly when pressed upon him. l am
sixty-two years old, but never expected to
live to see the day when man would have
to be urged and implored to take the presi-
dency.
The first and only nomination on the as
sembling OF the Cincinnati Convention
should be Seymour. For Vice President
we should have the next best man. Han.
cock, Hendricks, Bayard, Field, and MANY
others would do. But, in my opinion, the
candidates for President and Vice-Presi.
dent should be men that had never been
members OF Congress, OF the courts OF apy
OF the States or Of the United States. or
governors OF any OF the States, or officers
OF the army or navy. Now, 1t may be said
this would deprive us OF many good men
for the Office. True; but there are plentv
OF good men in the other walks Of life. and
the rule would be a good one, and Is de-
serving OF being constitutional amend.
ment. II so many such s0-caAed plaQued
tags had not been gummed to it Of fate.
III we can't get Seymour, l would pext
prefer Hancock. ] would rather have a
civilian, butt Is so evident to my mind thai
Grant Is to be the Republican candidate
that we may as well give those who love the
military and are opposed to a third.term
man iaw-ablding soldier for the presi.
dency. p''
As TO Tilden, as he was cheated as we'll
az the Democrats were out Of tho presjden.
ey. ! would like to see him put in the chair
ut washington. But division among ne
SCENE TO render it probable that sfrone on-
position TO him will be manifested. andT
would therefore, II were he, stand aside.
Let us aohere to the two-thirds rule. and 90 |
INTO the Convention determined 10 unIie on |
; good anu true man that will stand by the |
constitution, maintain The integrity Of the
states, separation OF Commerce and tbe
currency from the control and gambling ~
ae Treasury. through the agency oS inyIdI.
qs taxation and exclusive circulation.