Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-26
Brought to Practical Realization.

HAYES has made the circle of num-
Der of the Southern States. and every
where along his route the most hearty
expressions have been rendered him
by large crowds of both white and
colored people, all bearing evidence
to their approval of his policy of con-
citation.
st last, after the lapse of dozen
years after the close of the war. it Is
being demonstrated by Republican
President. who himself barred his
breast to Southern steel and exposed
his person to Southern bullets, that
the true road to a permanent recon
ciliation is through a policy of con
ciliation, that encourages local self
government as against military rule. "
1t is proper that such a change be
made by Republican administration,
for a Republican administration
crushed out the opposing civilization
of slavery. and that having been done,
its duty plainly is to extend to its
late antagonists all the rights of other
citizens.
It was want of confidence in
Southern people that caused the peo-
pie OF the North so long to Withhold
the demand, that the South be al
lowed to manage her own affairs.
They were not trusted, and the peo-
pie Of the North had good reason
not to trust them; they were the au-
thors of most destructive war for
the protection and extension of sla-
very. Immediately following the
war the North could not be made be
heve, that policy of conciliation
could reach them. The idea got
abroad that conciliation could not be
the corret policy for the political
management of a people who had
Just been WHIPPED out of one of the
most gigantic rebellions that people
know Of 1t was grand fight they
made for their favorite system of ci-
vilization. The anti Cancellation
policy, or rather the policy, that the
management of the politics of the
South should be vested in the peo-
pie who had Just come out of state
of slavery, Jointly, with the men who
organized them in support of the
National government was vigorously
maintained under the administration
Of President Grant, in the honest
belief that the people of the South,
the old master element cannot be
trusted. 1t WAS not till near the
closing days of Grants last term,
that the fact was manifest, that with
ali the opportunity rendered by the
strong arm of the National govern
ment, the people recently out of sla-
very, in conjunction with the old
union element utterly failed to orga-
nize a party in the South that could
stand without the aid of the militar,
arm of the Government; The last
term of Grants administration dem
onstrated thai fact, and President
- Grant feeling its weight, prepared the
waJ Tor reconeilatory policy for his
SUCCESSOR. NO IlaUieI WHO Ue SllOtuu
be, by SO shaping his orders that the
withdrawal of the military must fol
low his retirement from the presi-
dency. To have kept up the mill
tary in the South would have requi
red new orders from the incoming
president. President Hayes did
rot eountelmand the order for the
withdraxel of troops. after certain
date. he went further, he actually
withdrew them. and spoke encour-
sgipgly Z" the Ronth of local self
government, asid as & result que;
reigns in that long disturbed section
Of the country. and tlus . "a. ..hhat
both races compete with each other,
III articles. and speeches OF praise
for President Hayes, for what he is
doing for the South President
Hayes is just the man for tine stu
alton. through his policy the famous
saving of ex President Grant. 'Let
us haze peace viii be brought to a
practical realization.