The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-14


despatch from Columbus giving, at some
length,a rather curious story about some
expressions of Governor Hayes in -rela-
ton to. his policy if he should become
President. The story has not attracted
much attention or belief here because of
the quarter in which it appears, and be-
cause, also, of certain details which are
incorrectly. stated.
am in position to give you a. correct
and accurate account of the whole matter,
which was intended by Governor Hayes
and his friends to be kept secret. As it
has leaked out through somebody's indis-
cretion, some of the friends of The Gov
ernor now think it best to make the cor
rect story public. ,e.
THE. CORRECT STORY. @
The Governor has never been in SYM
pathy with those Republicans who pressed
the Southern issue, and he has no sympa-
thy at all with the carpet-baggers and
adventures like Governor Chamberlain
in South Carolina or Governor Kellogg
in Louisiana. He has waited impatient
ly for an opportunity to let honest South
ern men know his real views, and assure
them that they need not fear, if he should
become President, that the abuses in the
South, which general Grant has tolerated
and encouraged, would be continued.
MR.;LAMAR DECLINES.
After consultation with two or three of
the safest advisers, he concluded that it
would be weIl,to see and confer with Mr..
Lamar, of Mississippi, and that gentleman
was written. TO by Mr. Halsted according
ly, and asked to stop in Cincinnati for
conversation on his way to" Washington.
When he got there Mr.. Halsted informed
him of Governor Hayes, desire to consult
with him. MIR! r!tLamar was at first in
clined to go to Columbus from here and
meet Gov Eayes, a but on consideration
thought snch.a meeting at this time un-
wise, rs possibly committing both him
and the Governor to matters which al
tered circumstances might make incon-
yen;ent. He said that he did not at this
time wish to see Governor Hayes hand,
nor was helprepared, nor did he feel the
time had come, to talk over Southern
questions with him. He therefore de-
clined in o courteous note, and went on
his way hence to Washington.
THE GOVERNORS PROGRAMME.
Colonel Roberts, who is, 1 believe,
managing editor of the New Orleans
Times, and q gentleman liability and
reputation, was thereupon asked to go
and see Governor Hayes, with view to
get at the Governors ideas, 50 as to be
able to communicate them to Mr.. Lamar.
Col. Roberts went from here to Columbus
by appointment. of Governor Hayes, and
had long conference with. ,him;at the
Governors house, and Governor Hayes
explained to him very frankly his politi-
cal programme, The conference was
private, of course and was intended to
be kept so, but as an incorrect story has
got out, it is now thought best by the
friends Of Governor Hayes to let the
public know precisely what was said. It
should be promised that The Governor is
very we'll informed, on Southern affairs,
has made them study; has friends in
some Southern States, and did not need
information from Col. Roberts. .......: 7;
WHAT GOVERNOR HAYES SAID.
He said to Mr.. Roberts that he wished
Mr.. Lamar and also General Hampton
and other Southern men like them to
know and to be assured that he believed
himself fairly elected to the Presidency;
that he meant to be President, and to be
his own man and have his own policy;
that no person who had been prominent
" concerned in the administration of
General Grant, whether in Washington
or elsewhere, should have any Office or
power, under his administration. He
thought reform absolutely necessary, and
impossible except by callingin new men
and dropping the men now in power and
place. About this he spoke, as it is
known he feels, very positively.
HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY.
AS to the South the Governor;said that
he desired to consult with such men as
Lamar and General Hampton; that ne
thought Hampton had acted noble part
in recent events in South Carolina, for
which the. country owed him thanks;
that if he became President he shouhs
wish to call Mr.. Lamar into his Cabinet,
and should not ask him, in that event, to
abandon his present political relations;
that he meant to frame his Southern
policy ON the advice of these two gentle
men; to make the Federal appointments
in the Southern States upon their recon-
mendations, and entirely of Southern
men. considering this the only proper
disposition Of, these, Offices. He said,
frankly, that carpet4bag government had
not been successful; that; the complaints
of the Southern people were just in this
matter; that he should require absolute
Justice. and fair play to the negro, but
that he was convinced this could be got
best and most surely b. trusting the hon
orable and influential Southern whites,
and putting the responsibility on them of
maintaining peace and Furnishing outra-
ges. ..,,
SYMPATHY WITH HAMPTON.
He expressed his strong sympathy with
Hampton in South Carolina, and his
opinion that, the President had acted
down there in very ill-advised manner.
Finally Governor Hayes said that as
soon as the electoral vote was declared,
and his election thus publicly assured,
he wished to have private conference
with Colonel Lamar and General Hamp-
ton. and would take measures to that
end, believing that then they could see
no objections to consultation which had
for its object the good of their own Sec
tion and the harmonizing of differences
which had gone so far that reconciliation
was absolutely necessary for the good of
the whole country.
This is a true account of what Gov.
Hayes said. It comes from source
thoroughly informed, and it presents
what those who know Governor Hayes
intimately have known to be his views as
to the necessities of a public policy when
he becomes President.
WHAT Mr.. ROBERTS SAYS.