The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-07
The Wants Of the So nth.
An Outline OF the Adminisl RI Ito n =
POllcy-PrOjects or Vast Inn port
anco 20 be ENCOURAGED.

anco 20 be Encouraged.
A Washington special to the Cincin.
natl Commercial says:
The South Is making formidable prep.
aratiOns for urging upon congress at
the approaching session the various
schemes Of internal improvement that
have grown somewhat familiar In the
past few years. 1t Is indisputably TACT
that the S0utherners Interpreted. a portion
Of Hayes inaugural address to mean
that 1t will be the policy OF his admins.
tratiOn to encourage schemes Of this sort
by congressional appropriations, and
under this Interpretation they have al.
ready gone vigorously to work to edu.
cate public opinion at the North in IA.
vOr OF their interests, and to win over
and secure pledges from the new con.
gressmen at the North whose assistance
will be absolutely requisite to secure the
desired end.
Prominent Southern men are notice
able nowadays travelling throughout
the North, and whatever may be the o..
tensible purpose OF their journevings
there purpose Is found to be nine times
out Of ten. to work up the plans referred
to. They urge that the president is
committed, not only by the passage in
his inaugural, to which they attach go
much Importance, but also by what they
are pleased to consider implied promises
made by his friends last winter during
the electoral count. They do not hest.
tate to affirm that such promises were
made them, and their determination to
Insist that they shall be strictly fulfilled
and on their own construction.
They have not been able to show
promises In black and white from the
presidents friends guaranteeing support
Mississippi lCsees and the cotton tax re.
funding propositions, and ii Will probably
be demonstrated that no such evidences
of the bargain are in existence. At
the same time 1t is true that a much
more liberal feeling toward these
schemes, and the Texas and Pacific In
particular, was felt and displayed by
Northern congressman last winter than
ever before, and in view OF the work
done then and since they are amply ius.
titled In entertaining the belief that their
prospects are much brighter than they
ever were.
l ousJ VHat zig picSAucilb intbllt Nv tIlt
passage In his inaugural referring to the
claim Of the South for material assist
arce to develop her resources has never
been authoritatively explained, but it is
insisted by the friends of the admins.
tration that whatever he may have meant
he certainly did not mean to countenance
either one of the above schemes. A lib.
eral allowance for Improvement OF the
river and harbors, long neglected IN the
South, Will not be opposed by this class
OF friends of the administration, while
there are many others who have hereto.
fore opposed the Texas and Pacific who
now express willingness to vote for IL,
and work to secure its success. They saw
they will do this, while they are, on
principle, opposed to the practice OF pay.
ment by the government of such subsi-
dies; yet, because the South has not
profted as has the North, In the last SIX
teen years. they are willing to make an
exception In this case.
They further agree that in thus foster
Ing the material interests of the South
they are giving directly the strongest
aid and encouragement the new policy,
which will best be promoted by a revi-
val OF business such as they think would
be brought about by the construction OF
the road.
It is early to judge OF the probabilities,
but present appearances are clearly in
favor OF the passage OF the Texas Pacific
bill and very liberal appropriations for
the improvement Of rivers and harbors.
The Mississippi leyees and cotton tax
refunding projects do not seem to be
nearly 90 certain to succeed. II, how
eyer. the president, in his message,
should take ground against these
schemes, they will receive q backset
from which they may not be able to re-
cover. The changes in the senate made
by accessions Of native Southerners have
renderedit almost certain that that BODY
will give the scheme handsome major.
!ty. The house will not be SO easily
handled. but unless the president inter.
ieres In most decided manner the house
will be carried, ElGT E