The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-09-11
Why the President Adopted His
Southern Policy.
CINCINNATI, Sep. 10.


Hayes while en- route to Fremont,
asked the President how he came to
construct his policy, wlsch was seem
ingly 30 at variance with his recent
views while on the stump in the recent
campaign; did it grow upon him grad
ually as circumstances seemed TO re-
quire? The President replied as fol-
lows: Well, these views began to take
form in words of my letter of accept
ance. / considered the situation Of
things in the South; saw how i'm
possible it was to restore order, peace
and harmony; saw violence and
bloodshed at elections; white Repub.
licans as well as black shot down
during political contests. / asked N.Y.
self: Why is it, and how long must it
continue? Those men down South,
the white educated citizens, are as
good men as you or I; they are
Christians, rot thieves, not cut-throats
nor bandits; yet they see these things,
approve them, if they do not take part
in them; why is it and how long will
it continue? While thinking these
questions over my mind reverted to
scenes of war. and an incident at the
battle of Cedar Mountain came to my
mind. 1t was a hard fought engage
ment, and for some time we could not
tell how it would end We, who Were
in command, had determined that if a
certain movement resulted in one wey
We would give certain orders, but if it
resulted otherwise other orders would
be given. With our field glasses we
were watching the course of things.
All at once I saw commotion in the
thickest of the fray; artillery had got
to work and were throwing shells fast
and with unerring aim into the ranks
of the enemy. Heads were blown from
bodies, and arms and legs torn from
their sockets and souls sent to one
world or the other unprepared. Yet |
rejoiced and congratulated my fellow
officers that We were victorious. How
could this be; why was il? II WAS be-
cause we were at war. That one word
solved in my mind the problem of the
Southern people. They were at war;
there was conflict going on; social and
political relations of the people were
not natural, not harmonious; there
were disturbing elements among them,
and while they existed or were unduly
active there would be conflict. Let the
causes of conflict be removed and there
will be peace and ultimately harmony
and prosperity. But. said the re-
porter, We do not see much disposition
IN the South to manifest loving tenn
per toward the North. The President
mildly retorted: How do you know.
You form your opinion. no doubt. from
papers; but editors of newspapers don't
always represent the popular feeling of
the people, either North or South. |
think most of The people in the South,
as know they are in the North, aye
more disposed to encourage fraternal
and harmonious social and business re-
lations than extremists, who unfortu.
nateiy too often get control of news
papers,; but even these. or most of them,
will come around all right in time.
The CaIifornians at Creedmore.
CREEDMoRE. L. l., Sept. 10.
| The fifth annual autumn meeting of
the National Association began to-day.
The California team did splendid work.
Out of possible IS at 200 yards. Cap
tain Burns made 81; McComb same;
Wright same; Maher same. All did
splendid shooting.
More Bodies Recovered from the Pr
ano Factory Fire.
I New York. Sept TO-.
The coroner was notified this after
noon that additional remains had been
found in the ruins of Hale's piano fac
tory and taken to the morgue.