Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-13
President Hayes.
WHAT INDUCED HIM TO ADOPT HIS SOUTH
ERN POLICY.

WHAT INDUCED HIM To ADOPT HIS SOUTH
ERN Policy.
The correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Evening Times who interviewed President
Hayes while en- route TO Fremont, Ohio.
asked the President how he came to con-
struct his policy which was seemingly so
at variance with his recent views while on
the stump in his last gubcrnatorial cam
paign. or did it grow upon HIN gradually
as circumstances seemed TO require.
the President replied rs follows: Welt
those views began to take form ia the
words OF my letter OF acceptance. con
sidered the situation of things in the South
| saw how impossible it seemed to restore
order, peace and harmony | saw VITO
leuce and bloodShed at their elections,
how white republicans a. black were shot
down during their political contests. and
| asked myself why is IL aud how long
must this continue? Those men down
South (the white educated citizens are as
good even a. you or / They are Chris
tains not thieves. nor clt-throats, nor
bandits. Yet they these things and
tacitly approve them II they do not take
part in them. Why is II and how long
will they continued
While thinking these questions over my
mind reverted To the scenes OF the war
aud an incident ut Cedar MouhtaiD came TO
my mind. 1t was hard fought engage
ment aud for a time We could not tell how
IL would end We who were in command
determined that ii certain movement re-
sulted In one way we would rive certain
orders, but II il resulted otherw,-e differ
ent order would be given.
With our field glasses We werv watch
ing the course Of things. and all u; once
| saw a commotion IN the thickest of the
fra Tn. rtil ba a IN xrnFE uuI
were throwing shells fast and with unerr-
Ing aim into the solid ranks OF the enemy.
Heads were blown from their bodies, srUis
and legs were torn from their sockets and
souls sent 10 one world or the other all
unprepared, aud yet I rejoiced and con
graduated my fellow officers that We were
victorious How could this be7 Why
was Il: II was because we were nj war
That one word solved in my mind the
problem ofthe South. The people there
were at war. There was a conflict going
on. The socsl and political relations OF
the people were not natural, not harmon
ous. There were disturbing elements
among them and while they existed or
were unduly active there would be con-
fict. let the causes OF the conflict De re-
moved aud there will be peace and ulti.
mately harmony and prosperity.
Bot. said the reporter. we do no, see
much disposition in the South to manifest
II loving temper towards us OF the North.
! The President mildly Tetorted: How
/ do YOU know? You torn your opinion.
no doubt, from reading the papers. but
| the editors OF newspapers do not Away re-
| present the popular. general feeling Of the
| people, either North or South. think
most Of the people OF the South, as | know
they are In the North. are more disposed
/ TO encourage fraternal, harmonious social
4 relations than the extremists, who, nm
| fortunately, too often get control OF the
newspapers, but even these, or most OF
them, will come around all right IN time