Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-12
The Dispatch and the State.

"we failed 70 discover In the STATE OF ycster
day afternoon any direct answer 70 our question
WHISTLER, Ia tho event OF the nomination of Sem
stor H;l BY Tho National Democratic Convcn-
t.on, The STATE would be In position 70 support
hlm.'-Disydfck.
Well, We win reply very distinctly that II Hill
10 nominated the State viii have to seat crow"
We recall the fact that when John W. Daniel
was nominated by the Virginia Democrats for
Governor and Richmond rosounded with ap-
plause over the choice, our esteemed contempt
rary sent cold chill over tho prospect with
It's suggestion that ait was brilliant but
not war" And yet our contemporary lived
over that time, indeed, II we mistake not,
II has In recent months quoted this same
Daniel - a tower Of strength against Cleveland.
We will not do Senator Daniel the injustice,
however OF comparing him 10 D. X. Hill. Mr..
Daniel has mado some mistakes, bat be has
never been false to his senatorial trust When
no was reelected no hurried here from WASH
ington 10 return thanks. and went right back 10
his post OF duty. d. Il. Hin IA not trusted In this
way by his party. Leaving out Bon Butler, tho
New York Hin organs last candidate, the Demo
cratic party could not make Q worse selection
The STATE.
SO The STATE says Every distinctly" that
if HILL is nominated 1t will have to eat
crown But we submit that its support
will be worth very little to Hill. and will
do no credit to The STATE If HILL's character
is % black as The STATE has painted it.
There j. no doubt at all that with the
issues before us in 1881 we regarded the
nomination OF JOIN W. DANIEL for Cover
nor as impolitic, and 1t would seem
though we will not assert it-tbat the pop
ular verdict confirmed our opinion. But
we never once considered that in accept
ing him as the party's nominee we were
eating crow" On the contrary, we have
ever looked upon him az one OF the purest
aud best men, politically and privately,
that we ever knew. And he bore himself
so chivalrouslv in that campaign and &C
copied defeat with such manly grace that
he earned the title TO the Office he now so
worthily fills. Suppose, however, we had
said of DANIEL, as the Sale has
said of HILL, that he represent
ed low method, in politics and the worst
elements In the Democratic party "; that
he was "wire puller"; that he " has the
spoilsmen with him because he himself IS
q spokesman "; that he was Z" a crafty poll
tician y; that the State Committee was his
" machine y; that his methods were "star
chamber methods; that he was "A
trickster," IAN artful dodger." "a ma
chine politician" &c, &c.-suppose that
we had said all of these things about
DANIEL, with what decency could we have
rendered to him the loyal and earnest
support that We gave. Yes, we rejoice
that We "livsd over that time" and that it
left us with no "cold chill" and that We
can quote Senator DANIEL "as tower OF
strength" against the impolicy of nomi-
mating Mr.. CLEVELAND.
As for tho New York sun, "HrLL's or
gan" the Srate has praised 1t more and
oftener than the DISPATCH ever did, and
that. too. since it supported BSN. But
LrR In preference TO CLEvELASD; not that
the Sfste endorsed all of the Suns "politi-
cal opinions" for il distinctly did not.
but it IL on record as SAVING of Mr.. DANA
that "he is tho ablest and brightest news
paper man" In New York, that "he is a
genius" and that there is never day
that the SIN does not contain gems in the
way of opinions end news"