Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-29

The Blaineiics are becoming day by
day moro aggressive in working for
BLAINE and against the other aspirants
TO the Office of President Of the United
States. In Texas one Of the delegates
TO the Republican State Convention OF
last week is reported TO have made the
following candid statement. tits FEEDE-
RICK cullen, of Dallas county, who
speaks
We know what We orc doing. We have our
instructions from headquarters. and We will not
instruct for Blaine. because 90 is intended ,hat
Texas shall give complimentary vote 20 several
men prominently mentioned, but we know The
ballot on which thc name OF Blaine win oe n0iui-
mated and sweep ever hing. lie viii DO nomi-
mated by RrclsmtLou"
MIR. CULLEN simply voiced what has
come 20 he the almost universal oxpecta-
ton Of the public rs TO what is to be
done in the Chicago Convention. If it
be understood that be- will accept Mr..
BLAINE is rs certain 10 be nominated by
that convention as Mr.. CLEVELAND is TO
be nominated by the st. Louis Conyen-
ton.
We have for years been Of The opinion
that no visiting statesman Of 1877
would ever be nominated for President,
zach less elected to that Office. Indeed,
that no man would ever be thus honored
who was active in keeping Mr.. TnDEN
ont OF the presidential chair and seating
M. HAYES in it. The Republicans pro-
fess 10 hold that these men deserved and
deserve well of their country. Mr.. HoAR
said the other day that the Republicans
Oh the Electoral Commission had per
'ormcd Il patriotic duty and dis
inguished service to their country.
nevertheless, We cannot hut believe
tlat all the men concerned in
! lacing Mr.. HAYES in the Executive
clair aye under the ban even in their
own party. Their condition or status
reminds AS Of that Of the negro-traders
q tie South in autc-bellum days. If
the institution Of slavery was good in
sHtpton, tle buying and selling OF
slaves could not he objected to. The
slaves were chattlos-tle property Of
their owners. whose value would have
been Greatly reduced il the pur-
chase and sale Of them had been
forbidden 10y law or by custom.
Nevertheless, despite logic and selfish
considerations, tie neuo-tTaier was
under social ban. SO it is
with the conspirators Of 1871 They
may plume Themselves upon their con-
spiracv. and boast that they simply did
their duty in keeping Mr. TLDEN from
becoming President, and their friends
and pciehbors and fellow-partisans may
encourage them thus to hold up their
heads. vet all the same they are all dis
qualified for holding the Office which
they are charged with stealing for their
party.
Mr.. SIBERIAN is one Of these unfortu-
mates. He can never be President. Mr..
BIANE's nomination this year would
put SHERMAN on the retired list He
will be about seventy years old in 1892.
No man seventy years old has ever been
elected President
General MALONE has chosen to link
his fortunes with those of Nr. SHERMAN.
Besides he put himself under the ban
by denounciDg Mr. BLAINE in the secret
which he sent out TO his faithful
followers. 1t would never do to put
wolf TO guard flock of sheep. So it
will never do to intrust the BLAINE cause
in Virginia TO an avowed opponent Of
the Maine statesman. II SHERMAN goes
under, MAHoNE must 60 down with him.