The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-23
rIITnnE ORGANIZATION OF PANTHER.

land Importance To certain givings forth
OF some Republican organs and politi
clans at the North, the prospect Oh 2
reorganization Of political parties on
new bases and policies favorable TO the
interests Of tho South, and consequent
Ily to the prosperity and peace OF the
whole country. ID OF an encouraging
character.
These inti,nations announce an entire
change OF policy towards the South on
the part OF the party, OF which Hayes
| will be the representative. They
amapate from journals OF the ohafao.
tier and influence In the Republican
party of the New York Times, Cincinnati
gasette, and the Washington Reput.
liedn.
These papers declare, without reserve,
that Mr.. Hayes will unload the Repub-
can party, or, at least, bis adininistra-
| tion. OF the burden imposed by the
bloody shirt leaders who. for years
| b act, have ruled that party to its great
Injury and infamy, and have involved
p resident grhnt end his administraa
tion In tho odiGm, and we might add
datestation, In which bis course toward
the Southern States has been held by
the whole South. and by the more In.
tellig emit and liberal portion OF the Re
publican party ut the North.
We by no means accept as entirely
authentic and trustworthy, the assar-
an ces OF even these influential journals
Az to Mr.. Hayes intenta and policy.
| We are not sufficiently acquainted with
Mr.. Hayes character and political
course. With his tendencies. his lean
ings, and political sentiments and tenn
permanent. to form pronounced opinion
AZ to the course aud policy his admins
tration will pursue.
There are two, very different, views
presented OF his character by those
who are intimate with him.
By some Ohio gentlemen. gen"
orally Democrats, he is repre-.
scented to be q yielding, submits
sive and flexible man, who would
be easily controlled and dominated by
streng, vigorous aud determined men,
whs would probably DO the first and
most impressive and aggressive OF the
advisers who will gather around him.
.How," 1t is asked, team man like
Hayes resist the power and influence OF
that great Republican bulldozer. Nor
lton of Indiana; or that bitter section
alist. Blaine Of Maine, or such fanatical
enemies OF the South 40 Garfield.
Cameron OF Pennsylvania, and the
likes" And we very much fear that
those who entertain this view
of bis character are correct. But
there are others who have been closer
| TO Mr.. Hayes. who are his personal and
political friends, and 'Yho are generally
ranked among the more conservative
members OF the Republican party. who
have very different views Of his char
acter and political tendencies. Stanley
Matthews oil Ohio, VIM. M. Evarts OF
New York, Governor Noyos, Job Ste
venson, Bristow of Kentucky. Hender-
| son OF Missouri, are OK this class. They
have heretofore, to degree, antagon-
lied the other class OF political leaders
OF the party. Stanley Matthews Is per-
haps the most prominent OF those
whose relations to Hayes are OF a very
close and intimate character. He IL q
very able man. who has been distin-
gu!shed as o lawyer, o politician. o jour
nalist, a Judge and an able champion
OF great public works, In which the
South has o large interest, notably the
Texas and Pacific Railway. Before the
war he was one of the ablest Democrats
| In Ohio, and occupied the position In the
party to which Thurman afterwards
succeeded when he abandoned the
Bench Of the Supreme Court of that
State, which he held when Mat
thews was the most prominent Dem.
ocratic leader and orator. Appointed
by President Buchanan to the office OF
District Attorney, Judge Matthews
exhibited remarkable ability and firm
ness, and brought upon himself the
bitter hostility of the Free Sellers by
his vigorous prosecution OF oil viola
tions OF the fugitive slave law. When
the war broke out Matthews became q
Republican, and has maintained that
character ever since. Revolving at the
excuses OF this party and its corrup.
tions. Mr.. Matthews, In 1879, was promi.
nent In the organization Of the Liberal
Republican party, and was the tempo.
rary President to organize the conven.
ton OF that party In Cincinnati, In the
summer OF that year. Even last sum.
mer he was one Of the conference held
in New York, composed OF Car
Schurz, Charles Francis Adams and
others. who sought to reorganize q
party on the programme Of the
Liberal Republicans, and which de-