The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-19
HAYES AND BIS CABINET.
How He Made the Soufhera Side Of
1.-THE Hen He Selected from
~=How He Came to Key,
of Tannasaae

S4 = 49,
There has been q wide difference of
opinion in regard to the manner of Sc
lscting the 3outhern member of the
present Cabinet. The real facts Of the
case have never bsen printsd, sRd It is
| With a view 20 giving them that this arti-
Gle IL written. Very early il December
last it became known 10 a few that in
case Governor Hayes was declared Presi-
dent he u ould make a neaS de paFtuFe.
| He felt that the reconstruction policy Of
his party has been failure. -q Ia
With all the power, civil aud military,
of the United States, backed By the
State authority, peace seemed 1impossi-
BILE. Hayes made up his mind to give
the other side chance de believed if
| the nativs wits element could have
CONTROL peace would come 20 those
States, as it had to Georgia, Tennessee
| and Arkansas Any way, jts could not
be any worse than it was IN December,
! 1876. Bat the =tFOnbEe ssas how CO carry
his intentions into effect The fesling
was universal that the Democrats had
fairly elected Mr.. Tildea. It seemed an
impossi bility to induce such men from
the South as were desirable to come into
the new administration Hsyas friends
went 60 work, however. They wanted
no second-rate men. They did not de-
sire the persons who were invited 20 as
aist in the paciieatiOn Of the South to
become Republicans. All which cOuh
be expected Of them was that they
should fairly aid in the new S)uthern
Doliey-M Matters stood IN this altitude
when it became evident that the electoral
lcomRission would decide the case for
4 Hayes From long list Of Southern
uen FIVE names were selected and pre-
scented to the President One of the
persons named was to be appointed TO
the Cabinet. The slate was this, in the
order Of their eboice. Gov. John C.
Brown, Of Tennessee; Ex-senator D. Nj.
Key, of Tennessee; General &. G. Wal
thalI, of Mississippi; Governor D. B.
Penn, of Louisiana; John b ancOck, of
Texas. Ii was seriously considered
whether or not it woull be good policy
TO fer General Joseph z. Johnston
place ia the Cabinet. Many prominent
IN N strongly urged such a course. The
old officers of the army, beginniBg with
General Sherman, were enthusiastic for
his appointment. After much discussion
the intention was very reluctantly aban-
doued Ex-Governor and Ex-senator
AlcOrn, of Mississippi, was also strongly
pressed But the President said he pre-
! ferred TO identify conservative Southern
men with his policy. The only thing
which prevented Cows ruOr Alcorn's be-
ing seriously considered for Postmaster
General was his political faith. Tine
Pc sident did not yant Southern Re-
! publican in the Cabinet On Sunday
Februsry Is, Governor John e, Brown
vas offered 8 seat ia the Cabinet about
60 be formed a fter considering the
matter a day or two be declined it. He
stated that be had promised the Southern
people to use his best endeaVoFs 80 give
them railroad to the Pacific, and that
he believed he should succeed, and be
held the promise paramount 30 any po-
litieaI position This reduced the list
I to four men. Is was then concluded
that as the Mississippi river States
would require especial attention, the
: man who vas to go into the Cabinet
. should be selected FROM one Of them.
Thu dropped Hancock, Of Texas, from
the list, which then stood Key, Watthan
: Penn. At this time it became evident
9 that Hayes would meet strong opposition
! TO his Southern policy. Blaine was get
!: ting his war paint on. Morton 8 silence
l was more dreaded than -Blaines loud
D Etalk-A 6ght vas Inevitable ct the BE-
8 ginning Of the Presidential term. The
: Isituati0n vas fully discussed. Nearly
every leading Southern man in. Congress
favored WalthaIl. he had been gal
liant soldier and bore honorable scars.
e KS a LAWYER, he had no superior In the
South. He had that ine combination ol
prudence and wisdom which seemed to
: lie required above all things in the new
: Cabinet It was not known that he
= would accept the pOsiti On if rendered
> him. He had always been a consistent
D Democrat, and whether or not be would
:. take part in the new administration Waa
? o question which his friends were moi
q then prepared to answer. ID. p. Penn
J. was also warmly pressed. The leading
8 Republican friends of Hayes who haC
d visited Louisiana we're for him They
= told the administration that he had +,
e stronger hold on their good viii thar
/ any white man ia Louisiana. The mos
) pow eFful Republican politician in tht
n middle States, and one who had done
9 moro 20 elect Hayes than any other ma
g in the nation asked his appointment q
t personal favor But the question was
}, ''Who can be confrmed2" There wa.
= nothing in WalthaPs way but his poll
{ tics. The ultra Republican, in the Sen
ate mesnt to defeat the Presidents poi
l. icy in the hrss tilt. The Louisiana cas-
e was undecided. To put man Ia sht
3 Cabinet from that State might in somt
way prevent It's full discussion .Upor
e this the friends ofthe MississipPian and
, LouisianiaD pFomEtly spoke. TheY told
r IKE President that they fully appreciated
9 his good will. But bis policy mast 40
!; be hampered. He must not be lOade'
a With any outside issues ia the battl
- royal between himself and the Senate
h They further said that Key stood tn
q best chance for confirmation. He hat
3 been Senator, aud under the etiquett
= Of that body, his conformation was al
D most certain. 1t was better that q igh
a should be avoided whenever it could
J. So Key WAS Dominated for Postmaster
% General, and resolved the usual oompli
It ment to a man who has been Senate
e by q unanimous vote In his favor. Thi
y is the real history of the Southern Cab
d net anpo ntmsnt. It's causes fairl,
e stated Nel0 Orleans Times. ~
is Chattanooga is TO have supply Of rur