The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-14

as follows: The Southern Democrats can
control the policy Of the Democratic party
if they are united and led by shrewd poll
ticians. The northern Democrats are in q
hopeless minority, and have no hope of
future success without solid south. The
leaders of the northern Democrats are am
bilious of carrying off all the honors-the
offices of charlottesville the southern
Democrats furnish the votes. The eastern
Democrats, who haye scarcely any follow
ing at home, demand the right to dictate
the policy OF the party also, and denounce
the internal improvement measures which
are so essential to the development of the
southern states. They arrogate the right
also to make the financial policy OF the par
ty, The south, like the west, wants pol
icy which is in the interest of the masses,
and not for the benefit of the few 1t is
the purpose of Hayes and his political
advisers TO encourage the ambition of GER
tan southern leaders, and to instigate a
movement on the part of certain southern
Democrats which will either compel their
Northern allies to accept their platform and
leadership or bring about a rupture be-.
tween the two wings of the party. In the
event Of either occurrence Hayes expects
to profit thereby. If the northern Demo
Gratis submit to the dictation of the south
ern leaders, and suffer them to work out
the policy of the party for the future. then
Hayes is confident that his Administra-
ton will be favored. He means to recon-
mend all the schemes which the internal
Improvement party in the south are de-
manding. Lately, in conversation with
a southern Democrat, he referred to the
prospectus of the Louisville ColtIer-JOWr-
nal, and said that the following paragraph
therefrom embodied his views in regard to
the south:
1.-THE issue which will press upon us will be ex
clusvely materiastic. Better times can only come
/ through the development of the country. All the
| aid we can get from the general Government we
must have, and we must so organize our policy al
| to secure what justly and rightly belongs to us
/ Our public men must be selected for that end
Our public policy must be shaped TO that end Th'
| reconstruction of the broken levees of the Msss
sippi and the construction of railway to the Pacific
upon the thirtysecOnd line OF latitude are essenta
| t. the SOUTH
That" said Hayes, expresses my
southern policy exactly. How can South
ern men oppose my Administration wher
its policy is to be their policy; when its in
huence will be exerted TO accomplish tol
the south the very material ends at which
they are aiminG?"
But if the Northern Democrats do no
concede the leadership of the party I,
southern men, what then?
"A rupture between the two wings is in
evitable," promptly responded Hayes
friend, About this we have no sort o
doubt. 1t may not come Immediately. 1t i
to this end we are really directing our prln
cipal efforts. We know that their with SOLE
strength in the Senate and House, tn
southern Democrats are determined t
WELD the power they possess for their owl
benefit. There is no reason why the
should any longer occupy back seats in th
party councils, and be constantly reminde
that they we're rebels. The attitude of tn
! Administration on this question will en-
= holden them to pursue a more mani
course. With a rebel in Hayes's Cabine
occupying the high Office which brings hiI
nearer to the people than any of the othe
Cabinet officers, why should not q souther
Democrat be elected Speaker of Demo
E cratic House of Representatives.
E This, doubtless, is the great argumeI
urged by the agents ofthe Administration
who are now active in various parts of til
south. The one ever constant, always pre-
| sent fear of Hayes is proceeding to test b
title to the Presidency. This is why he is S
alarmed at the criminal prosecutions institr
! ted in New Orleans against the members
the Louisiana Returning Board. de is col
q vinced that the indictment of Wells, Al
, derson, Kenner. and Casenave is mere
preliminary to more formidable proceed
ings against him. How or in what shaI
= these proceedings to review the work
I the Electoral Commission will be commen
ed he cannot guess, but what is feare
above all other things is the OrganizatiC
: of the Senate as well as the House by Il
k Democrats. The balance of power il Il
e Senate is held by the carpet-baggers, al
= if the Democrats make an alliance vii
them they can thereby control that bod
B Then with the House organized in the
's interest also, with an able and fearless ms
Il like Randall for Speaker, Hayes breads ii
~ result He has wholesome fear of II
den. He believes that his agents hay
u been in the south for months setting up
&c job which is to overthrow his Administr
l. ton. The reception at the Manhsttt
Z Club and the speeches of Tilden ar
Hendricks caused Hayes and his frient
great uneasiness. They had received wa
q nings from the south that Tilden's agun
D. were at work in Louisiana and Florid
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