The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-04-11
Hayes Next M0ye-lie Wants the
House.

1t is stated here that the real cause
Of the change is to capture the new
House, and organize it on a Hayes be-.
sis. Matthews, the champion agree
ment-signer, has the undertaking in
hand. The thing looks well, but it
will be good deal like Hayes South
ern policy when the times comes to
put it in practice. The policy of
Hayes, Foster, Matthews & Co. is to
have the Louisiana Commission re-
turn to Washington with its report a
few days in advance Of the special
session. Hayes and his Cabinet are
to announce enough good intention to
reform a harlot, but are to withhold
any action until quid pro quo is
forthcoming. The price will be
enough Democratic votes to elect Ell
Their Foster or Garfield Speaker. The
election of the former is out of the
question, but if the Southern Demo-
Gratis lend themselves to a second Sc
ries of disgraceful bargainings to Sc
cure home rule in Louisiana, enough
might be secured to put Foster
through, if the carpet bag element
will stand by the Republican party.
This charge Of Hayes and Matthews
to capture the House organization,
again reiterated, will be pooh poohed
alike by Democrats and Republicans.
Some will say it is impracticabe-
nay, impossible. Those who will say
it will be the same doubling ones who
doubted that Matthews and Foster
traded with enough Southern Demo
Gratis to let Hayes into the Presiden-
CIV. Louisiana is very convenient
sword of Damocles, aud the Commits
sion intend to hold it over the heads
Of enough Democrats to make concil-
iation work both ways. That is, we
will give you Louisiana, if you will
meet us half way and give US the
House. Then the administration can
use, as an argument in favor of its
policy, that the lion and the lamb
have embraced, and that the bloody
chasm is indeed bridged. The i'm
portance of securing the House is re
cognized by Hayes, because he is
afraid Of the Senate. The four car
pet-baggers' votes against him will
give a Democratic majority in that
body. Indeed, not only will the car,
pet-baggers vote against his South
ern policy, but Jim Blaine will take
the leadership, and Morton, in quiet
way, will do the scheming.- Mem
phis Appeal.
We copy the above in this place be.
cause the Appeal was one of the first
among Southern journals to discredit
the statement Of bargain and agree
ment between Foster and Matthews
on one side an certain Southern
Democrats on the other. We did no
think such thing possible, because
we did not see any necessity for it,
South Carolina and Louisiana wer,
both in the hands Of the Democrats
who had sworn to hold them. and ",
were quite sure they would hold then
or force the alternative Of militar,
governments. Besides Hayes wa
pledged to the policy the agreemen
purchased his consent to, and W
could not realize, having no faith il
the man, that any further pleag
from him could more thoroughly as
sure to the country what he has no
yet completed or fulfilled. Caugh
once, we trust Southern Democrat
| congressman will not be caught agai
in the mesh of Radical promises. I
they are, with the re emily furnishe
examples before them, they may req
sonably expect to be held to stric
accountability by their constituer
cies, as unworthy of the con6denc
now reposed in them. No matte
what the party discussions or thei
organ, no matter what Che persons
feuds of leaders in the House, til
Southern Democrat who casts a Vot
for a Republican Speaker may expet
to be classed, and ought at once, lik
Key, to take his place, with that pal
ty in the future. To surrender to tn
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