The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-26

President to raise the standard OF new party
whese platform should broadly embrace every
section and interest or the Whole country. called
upon him this afternoon and plainly stated the OBJECT
OF The General Gordon said, in his usual frank
aud pleasant manner"I will take very great pleasure
IN talking you upon the subject have secrets
IN OF public duty Il is true have not given
the recent uteranccs or the press upon the subject o
new party organization much thought and perhaps
manly Tor the reason that. while there does not APP
pear 10 be any necessity Tor such step, ono does
not care 70 lose time n pniosopnlzing upon
stated. II do not approve all the HERALD
suggests, there need DO no occasion LOT quhrre on
that score. Now, most sincerely hope that neither
the President nor his counseiors Will consider the sub
other party We are too recently emancipa.ed SO 10
speak. from the thradom OF un.rendly Influences 10
wish Tor any radical change anywhere am iu''y sat-
isned from what know OF public sentiment-and
think know II pretty thoroushly-tbe whole South
Will support In this administration whatever measures
and policies IL would have supported II MI.
Tilden were President Now. In direct answer
10 your question as to what tho South VIII think OF
the HERALDs effort to perpetuate good wiii peace ana
prosperity in our midst, viii say that our belief Is
that the President will pursue the course am very
hopeful he win pursue looking only TO the paclcation
oil this section-the OF the Southern
ton from American politics. by giving 10 the South
all her rights OF local sef-govcrnment, and include
in that not only the right TO control her domestic
affairs free from federal interference, but The right
10 have federal law administered BY people who have
common interest among US, ana VINO are amenaDie
10 public opnionn the Southern States say TINS
policy is carried out that President Hayes will have all
the conservative OF this country AZ his back.
THIS being true, what need OF raising tho question OF
another party formationY He will be during his term
GU that basis the most popular PRESIDENT the country
could have, and he is committed TO one term he
could not expect greater reward Tor his faithful ad-
mnistraton oil national Affairs on that PLATFORM"
HOPE OF TIE MASSES
'You do not then. anticipate any great effort TO con-
organization the House ia the interest
the minisiraton w
III do not know what effort may be made but ss l
see the HERALD urges the President TO establish HIM
self with both houses. must say that should regard
II great misfortune TO the country u tho President,
or this administration, 70 make the application
more full, should be influenced in any degree
by the purpose OF organizing tho next
House OF Representatives, either BY electing
associations or otherwise TO tho administration Tho
strength oil the President with the great masses North
and South is the hope which has sprung up in the
hearts OF tho Southern people from the measures he
already nauguratcd and pressed to successful con-
clusion. This hope is due, not 10 the idea OF new
zatons, but to the belief Of those people
who not seeking Office but the good OF the country
And though had II not III mind when you asked me
about strengthening the President IN Congress
with good working maJortes, | see that !
editorials whore 1t refers to tho great mass Of The
American peoplc-dcmocrats or republicans -who arc
more anxious TO have peace throughout The country
than TO pcrpctuatc existing ORGANIZATIONS Following
this icca, then the President having limited his pubic
to VIII seek 10 MI the Offices OF tho
whole country with the best men, regardless OF party
affiliations; and the masses VIII certainly stand by
hum IN dong this In other words, during the
administration or President Hayes, what need
OF agitailng tho country about party
IL everybody Is pleased with the purposes OF the
administration. And lot me continue ON that point as
to term Tor the President The fact that President
Hayes has been able 10 withstand the pressure from
the extremists o! his own party has increased my own
deep conviction that the one term idea is the trua ono
Tor the future al this country. There s no one thing
think OF which would tend so much TO elevate the
tone OF successive this country TO
have each future President inspired by the sole ambi
ton OF leaving all parties commencing his adm instra
ton ut Its termination"
CAN SOUTH TRUSTED?
1T is asserted by some Of the radical members OF
the republican party, General that the South cannot be
trusted and they bat the idea or weakening their
party ON that account"
swell, sir, all say that point Is that so tar
giving peace TO the South Is concerned, nothing
federal army, to have the South feel that there
repose in their good flth by the appointments TO all
the federal Offices In their midst OF Len
who had their u confidence and sympathies This
ACT alone would oil necessity bring whole peo-
into closer and kindly relations TO the gen.
era government making them feel TINT 1t in truth
Their government Now, in regard 10 the sensitive
and jealous public OPINION IN the North about the war;
have no Apprehension Of the bloody shirt ISSUE IN
the future The President persists In his declared
pie, who, u Is true, arc sensitive under OPPRESSION
fce that their expressions are At end there can BY no
possibility be any longer excited IN tho South those
race conflicts which gave excuse tor the agitation at
the North. The Southern people arc neither inhuman
devoid OF sense. Their impulses and their IN
alike dictate policy OF Kindness, of protection
and OF elevation toward the black race With the end
OF federal interference comes the end OIL race conflicts
In the South ana OF bloody shrt agitation IN the North
The other questions alluded TO in the HERALD the
possible basis OF now PARTY are common 10 existing
organizations, and some OF them there honest
differences OF opinion. As to the main points, however,
hope have fully answered your question"