The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-12
THE POLICY IN OHIO.
How the Ohio Republicans Like Hayes
P0licy-They Hope to Carry Ohio This
Fall

How the Ohio Republicans Like Hayes
POlicy-They Hope to Carry Ohio This
Fall.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Times has interviewed several active
Republicans OF that State respecting
the President g Southern policy, and re-
ports the results at length. Coy. Young
said he thought President Hayes has no
idea OF attempting to create new party,
and continued: "His idea is to make
the Republican party national party
in every sense that the word national
with big IN" implies. He wants
that will satisfy the white ex-rebel ele-
ment OF the South that his sole
aim is to secure justice and equal rights
to all men, whether white or black,
under the provision Of the amendments
to the constitution. I know him we'll
enough to believe he has no other am :
bition--no other ends to subserve, and /
know him we'll enough to assert that in
the administration Of his office he will
insist upon equal rights and the protec-
tlon or those people who cannot pro-
tect themselves, even IL blood has to
flow to maintain the sovereignty Of the
law. Whoever believes Hayes to be
wanting in backbone to carry out his
convictions OF what is right don't know
the man as do"
Lieut.. Gov. Curtiss said that he con-
sidered the policy wise, and that it in
no way endangers the future of the
party.
Gen. G. Ell. Grosvenor thus gave his
views I'm my opinion 95 per cent of
the Republicans OF Ohio cordially in
dorse Hayes. and 95 per cent of the
balance. will vote the ticket. Hayes
danger In Ohio is vastly more imminent
In the direction of appointing all his re-
all the men who can show certificate
OF having howled for Greeley and re-
form In 1872. Bogus civil service re-
form, that makes rules to drive off and
out all the old time-scarred Republicans,
and eleyates the men who fought us in
1872 and 1876, threatens the morale Of
the party in Ohio far more than does
any opposition to the Southern policy.
But President Hayes is wise, and In the
end he will shut down on the efforts Of
the enemy to capture him. The people
will soon see through the misrepresen-
tatlons made that Hayes has recognized
Hampton and Nichols, and the new
policy-that Of the letter of acceptance
and inaugural-will sweep Ohio.'
The correspondent next called upon
Gen. John Beatty, one of the most ac-
tive members of the Republican State
Committee, and warm personal friend
OF the President. He thus expr ssed
''Do I like the Presidents Southern
policy? No, sir, I do not. I did not be-
lleve In it last fall when it~was Mr..
Iilden's policy. and have no more faith
10 10 1t now. The promises Of Southern
Democrats are worth no more to-day
than they were few years ago. None
have been redeemed, and they mean no
more now than they did then We had |
In the resolutions OF the St. Louis Con-
yention all we now have in the Hamp-
tom Nichols pledges. The first did not
protect the Republicans in the South.
and the last will not. We must either
assume that the President has made
;ruel blunder, or admit that the
republican party is fraud.
It's professions false, Its statements lies,
'ools. II the Presidents own experience
n the party teaches him this, it is well
hat he should make public confession
and turn over new leaf. Mine does
1oe DO not want a new party. The
DID one will be good enough for me
when men like Matthews and Foster
get out of it. Men who have not the ;
oluck to stand by their friends will be
ound not to have the courage to stand
~ principle. and the sooner they get
mo new party, or go over to the Dem
,cratlc party, the better The argu- !
nents used to sustain the Presidents {
southern policy are very familiar.
hey have been urged by Democrats
OF ten years, but no amount of
institutional hair-splitting can sat 6
Sly me that an armed and E
rganized minority should be permitted 6
0 override and crush out the unarmed t
nc. unorganized majority. AS to the
sellpg among Rapuhlicans I think Il