New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-05
Mr.. HAYESS OPPONENTS.

SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS THE MOST OUTsPoKEN--
THEIR LACK OF REASON FOR COMPLAINING
THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE CONSERVATIVES.
tPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THR rRiBUSE]
WASHINGTON April 3.-The only anti-Adminis-
tration men IN Washington to-day are Republicans
and they are more noisy than numerous. 1t may be
that the Presidents Southern policy will split the
party that elected him and destroy it as political
organization, but it looks now. viewing the field
from Washington point of view, though the
most that is likely to happen will be the knocking
OIL OF few worthless chips that did have any
value, and have been the OF endless trouble
and constant weakness.
Some of the Southern Republicans are of course
i'll ugly temper. One would think, to hear them
talk, that they had been making an entirely disn-
terested fight all these years against the enemies of
the Republic and the party, especially the latter
and that they to be turned over naked and
penniless to be dealt with by their enemies. 1t
would never be suspected unless learned it from
other than their conversation, that they
had ever received any political honors or emou-
ments from the Republican party, either in tie
States in which they have temporarily resided or
under the United States Governments and yet it
would be hard to find one among them who has not
grown rich either in Federal or local office.
When see these men staggering about the hotels
Of this city, mputing treachcry to President Hayes
predicting the overthrow of the Republican party
and threatening to desert it themselves, am re-
minded of a magnificent "dcad-beat" once saw
in Southern city He dressed elegantly had the
best room in the hotel where he stopped, and the
choicest cuts at dinner. The lordly way in
which he ordered the servants around and his
patronizing air toward the landlord and the
| clerkswere very impressive. A stranger would have
supposed he owned the hotel and at least one-haf
of the town. When the proprietor modestly sug-
gested that his bill due. he did not allow such
mere rile as that TO trouble him for instant, but
turned it off with some casual remark and never
mentioned it again. At last the landlord lost patience
and limited that if he did not pay up there were
other guests who wanted his room. The fellow ut
first treated this joke but when he found that
the proprietor iii earnest and really intended to
turn him out, he became very indignant, and, with
injured air, informed the landlord that he had
long been dissatisfied with the way his house was
kept that it had become almost intoerablc to him.
and that he had already been meditating taking
room in the "other hotel" He then took bis carpet
bag and walked out of the house, with look of con-
tempt upon his face which made the landlord feel
as though he had insulcd the fellow instead of ask
ing him TO pay his bill
These Southern carpet-baggcrs have been PAM
pered and pettcd by the Republican party ever
since reconstruction They have had some of the
cared for. They have never done the party any
good. They captured the negro vote-it WAS
captured for them in Washington; but they did pre-
vent the white people of the South from joining the
Republican party They have not even been
able to hold the States which placed
i'll their hands with from $4,000 TO $4,000
majority. They deserve no credit for giving
the votes of South Carolina, Louisiana, and
Florida to Mr.. Hayes, but rather blame that by
their years of rascality and mismanagcmcnt they
lost North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. And
now because President Hayes does not propose to
violate the Constitution and adopt impossible
minous policy to keep them i'll power two or three
months longer-for that is AL it coUd amount to
they threaten to take .hcr carpet-bag and go over
to the other house" Well. President Hayes has as
| vet show no signs Of alarm al their threat
If these men do 20 over to the Democracy, or II
! they make war upon the President inside of the
party an opportunity will be presented to the con-
sentative representatives of the South TO display
| their wisdom their folly. The success of President
| Hayes's policy means the permanent pacfcation of
the South local selt-gOveImcnt there, and the mp
| building of its material interests. It's failure may
mean a new reign of the carpet-baggors and more
military Interference The effect will he the same
| whether the failure is the result of opposition from
without or from within the Republican party-it re-
ouires no unusual degree Of political sagacty 10 per-
| ccive that.
The conservative Southern men are therefore likely
to have this question presented 10 hemfor solution at
| the extra session of Congress which does tho in
terest of the section of country we represent de-
! mand that We shall gam barren victory By elect
| ing some Bourbon Democrat to be Speaker OF The
House, or by passing some political measure in the
| Senate. or substantial one by giving TO President
HAYES such hearty support to make the success OF
his Southern policy sure in spite of radical kepubh-
can opposition 1t seems to me that men who passed
! the Electoral Commission bill and stopped iiibus-
tcrng cannot hesitate in their answer to this qucs
| ton. H. L. ~
| ANTI-UAYEs MEETING IN CHARLESTON.