The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-21
The Cabinet, when Folled, Shows Three
Radical and Three Conservative
Republicans and Devens.
Hayes Souths Policy Endorsed as q
Sentiment, but Postponed rs
Practically.
A Roying Commission 10 Visit the South
Again Suggested.
"A Little More Backbone Ho'ded by The
President.
tsnacial 10 N. O. DEMOCRAT. !

WASHINGTON, March ~, ii :3D p. H.
At the Cabinet session to-day 1t
was developed that Hayes is sur
rounded by three different sets
oil influences - the old Radical,
bloody-shirt influence, represented In
the Cabinet by John Sherman, McCra-
ry and Thompson; the Conservative
influence, represented by Schurz, Key
and Evarts; and the good-natured,
compromise influence, represented by
Attorney General Devens, and en-
bodied in himself.
On the question Of Hayes new South
ern policy, as glittering generality,
the Cabinet was unanimously In It's
favor; but when the question turned
ON some practical step toward carrying
IL out, the above indicated division of
opinion occurred. The results Of to-
days session may be summed up la
these words: Hayes new Southern
policy was indorsed as O sentiment, but
temporarily, at least, postponed rs q
practically.
There was no time during to-day's
session when one word OF decision from
Hayes himself would not have settled
every difficulty. He could have spoken
1t easily enough; he ought to have
learned by this time that he has moth
ing to fear from the old Radical
element, SO long as he has offices
to give, but he certainly yielded
somewhat to-day. he seems to be
afraid OF Blaine, who 10 known to be
advising Packards present warlike
demonstration, and who threatens that
IL Hayes gives Packard UP to the fury
of the "rebels," as he calls the people
OF Louisiana, he will lecture through
every town In the North on the subject
OF .Our Later Andrew johnson"
On the other hand, Schurz, Evarts,
Stanley Matthews and Charles Foster
are uncompromising in the conserva-
tive direction. Schurz and Evarts
yielded to-day, but have no intention OF
taking back track. It may be stated
authoritatively that neither OF them
will consent to remain In the Cabinet II
Hayes does not fulfill to the letter the
pledges to the South made by him in
his inaugural.
It must not be inferred that the Radi-
cala In the Cabinet Sherman, McCrary
and Thompson-are as bitter and ex-
sreme as Blaine. None OF them ask or
hope for the recognition OF Packard;
they simply ask that troops be not re-
moved just yet, and advocate sending
commission, to consist Of one Radical,
one Conservative Republican and one
Democrat, South Immediately, to ex-
anime into the situation of Louisiana
and South Carolina. The main object
OF these Radicals is to gain time, as
they hope for reaction in the North
against Hayes Southern policy. They
hope, also, to force Schurz, Evarts and
Key out OF the Cabinet, and
finally to get entire possession OF
Hayes, after breaking up his present
incongruous arrangement.
TO this end the Democratic influences
from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania
are contributing to no small extent
certain Democratic candidates for the
Speakership, believing that the only way
to prevent the break up Of the Demo-
cratic House caucus. Is by defeating
Hayes Southern policy and thus
altogether alternating the Southern
Democrats from him.
Schurz and Evarts intend to force
things to a speedy issue: they may con-
sent TO q commission to consist Of
Wheeler, Foster and one Democrat
going South and reporting, but they will
not consent to anything that looks like
a recognition OF Packard or an active
support of his pretensions.
The fact is that Stanley Matthews and
Foster have been supplying Hayes with
backbone, but they are both absent,
and 1t may be necessary for both to re-
turn 10 help Hayes recover his grip.
BUELL..