Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-27
TIE PRESIDENTS SOUTH
ERN POLICY.

Afford time TO ascertain the effect O
what is called the Presidents Southerl
Policy. If any one supposes that b,
this phrase IL is meant that the Presi
dent is waiting to learn whether BIZ
Southern Policy is spreading peace
order and content among the Southern
people, he viii be greatly mistaken
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togelher L. anxiety Of the Presi
dent and his advisers is solely whether
his party is to gain such recruits from
among Southern Democrats us will
make up the Republicans who may b,
estranged. The Southern Policy hai
been adopted, first, because in th,
present temper of the House of Rep
resentatives it could not be avoided
and secondly, because it was hoped /
would be successful experiment in /
party sense. The inquiry will DO moi
whether South Carolina and Louisi
ana are repairing their waste places
and entering upon career OF prosper
ity and future hope-not whether the
two races are living together upon
terms of peace anamity-not whether
Hampton and Nichols are honestly
striving to secure the blessings of good
government to all the people under
their sway. These are mere incident,
in the progress of affairs. But tn,
momcntous question is, have we, by
policy, succeeded in debauching and
dividing the Democratic party in the
SouthY Shall we secure for ourselves
a new lease of power and office Has
our strategy succeeded, or is it to be
ioiled ? The peace and tranquility o.
the country are all very well-but
what are they worth to us if we are
to go out of Office and give way TO the
Democrats2 Upon the answer which
the Southern people give to these in.
quiries depends the solution of the
question whether Mr.. Hayes Southern
Policy is, in his estimation, failure OF
success. However benefeient It's
effects may be upon the material in
tercsts of the South-though it may
make every wilderness there blossom
like the rose-it will be esteemed q
failure, unless it wins over majority
Of voters to the Republican standard
Such are the narrow, contracted and
selfish aims of the politicians who, by
"indirect and crooked ways have at
tanned control Of the government. That
this Wow Of the motives now ruling
the President in his southern policy
does him no injustice is not only ap.
parent from other circumstance, but is
openly avowed in the following letter
from The Postmaster General, which
deserves to be kept fresh in tho minds
OF all who need proof OF the aims Of
the President "To give the President
the power TO carry out his southern
policy II is important that he have a
majority in both houses favorable to
his administration. Whether he shall
have this majority depends upon the
Democrats. If they oppose
the administration, elect northern
Democrat, such as Randall or Sayler,
to the speakership, and ally themselves
with the disatIected Republicans to
fight the administration, he will be com
PEELED to use his official patronage in
such way as to give him strength in
his own party; whereas, should South.
crn Democrats wisely extend him q
he will be able TO deal his pat
ronage to them literally and revou-
tionize the system OF federal patronage
which has existed in the South since
the war Southern Democrats now
have the power to redeem tho South,
i they see proper to use it. The Pres.
dent is firm and determined in his
policy, if the South will give
him the support necessary to carry it
)ut In my opinion the true method
Ior the Democratic party in the South
10 protect itself and maintain its sue.
,essful organization, is for that party
% declare in favor of Mr.. Hayes ad.
not as Republicans, but
rs Democrats, upon his southern poll
". If the Presidents southern policy
ails, the southern Democratic party
will be to blame for it; the people will
snow it and hold it responsible
Baltimore Gazette.
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DoN'T Go.-Tho Chisolm story, as
lctailcd by the Radical ncwsmongers,