The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-16
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WASHINGTON, May 10. ~ II
two weeks there have beltnln Inc last
the prominent leaders OF so many OF
Ing on Mr.. Hayes that it has sl.y call
look good deal more than like e7un 7 10
coincidence. It appears ON invek;eurue
tlon that these gentlemen mainly CO.
here through personal invitation from,
member OF the Cabinet expressing b
desire upon the part of the President to
meet with them for consultation. Let
ters OF this character have been ad-
dressed to Alexander Mcclure, John
Cochrane, Gorham, OF Kings county,
New York, ex-senator Fenton and
others. The above mentioned gentle
men have already been here, and others
are still coming.
They have found, greatly to their sur
PRISE, IN the warm welcome given them,
tnat Hayes sympathized strongly with
the liberal movement in 1879, and be-
lleVes hrmly to-day that it ia to this
element that he owes his election. He
also thinks that the Republican party
VIII still need this element in 1880, and
that this class should be prominently
recognized In the distribution OF offices
IN the gift Of this administration. OF
course this sort Of policy will still fur
tner embitter the Blaine element of the
Republican party.
Mr. Blaine is here, and holds daily
levee OF dissatisfied Republicans that
nearly nearly equalize the crowd found at the
White House. An intimate friend of
Bialne's says that the Maine bond
looDer adheres to his original intention
prophesies rebellion Of q majority OF
tne Republican party against Mr..
Hayes. He says that Hayes is fright
ened at the outlook in Ohio, and
Tears that when the State convention
meets there, it will denounce his
policy. He then says Garfield, who
retired from the Senatorial contest
after Hayes wrote him letter request
ing. him to get out Of Matthews way
and be administration candidate for
Speaker OF the House. is in deep water.
Inc Republicans in his district are op-
posed to Hayes Southern policy, and II
Garfield casts his fortunes with the ad-
ministration he Is dead politically. News
from the far West is still more discour-
aging to his fraudulency. The Iowa Re-
publicans are unmeasured in their de-
nunciations.
1t is questionable whether McCrary
can remain in the Cabinet, and IL the
Republican State Convention takes
strong grounds on the Southern policy
his friends think he will be compelled to
retire from the Cabinet. Kansas land
Nebraska Republicans are still more ir-
reconcilable than their brethren OF
Iowa. All that is wanted now is bold
leader like Blaine to sound the tocsin
Of war. Will he dare to lead? This Is
the question asked by every Western
man who comes here. Blaine is very
fy,p ord In hsc h,,f hn
makes no secret of bis disapproval Of the
Presidents policy. He does not hesi-
tate to say that he regards the abandon
ment of the Southern Republicans as
insuring the temporary overthrow OF
the Republican party in national
politics. There will be no recruits
from the Southern Democrats. With a
solid South, the success of the Demo.
cratic party in 1880 fs inevitable. He does
not propose to be held responsible for
this political disfavor, but whether he
will hold Hayes responsible for 1t, and
make open and incorporating
WAR UPON HIS ADMINISTRATION,
is a question he avoids answering. He
believes that there will be great reac-
tion in Northern sentiment, but inti-
mates that 1t will come too late to save
the Republican party from defeat In
looO. IudJ NOTJneTn lueaS are certain
to control the country eventually, he
does not doubt; and four years of Dem
ocratic rule, with Southern statesman
ship dominating, will only accelerate
the progress OF Northern ideas. The
negro for tho present will cease to be an
impartial factor in Southern politics.
He will simply give his old masters ad-
ditional representation in Congress, and
If he votes at all, it will be at the dicta-
tion Of his employers. The only South
era State that will grow in population
and wealth during the next decade will
be Texas. In 1880 every Southern State
will have fallen off sufficiently to de-
crease her representation. The first
issue will come on this proposition. The
South will resist the reduction. There
may be dispute as to the accuracy of
the census. They will claim that the
Northern Republicans want to disfran-
chise the negro because they have lost
control OF him, and Northern men will
insist that power shall belong to that
section which grows by the enterprise
and energy OF it's population.
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