The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16
PRESIDENT HAYES SPEAKS.


HIS SOUTHERN POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
HIS OFT EXPRESSED OPINIONS AND A REso-
LUTON OF THE CONVENTION WHICH NoMI-
MATED HINT WILL BE CARRIED OUT.
WASHINGTON, April Is. 1877.
In the course OF conversation Yesterday President
Hayes said that he had concealments regarding his
Southern policy, which. however, had been foreshad
owed In oral and written utterances and in this con-
necton he adverted to the gubcrnatoral campaign In
Ohio In 1875, which resulted In his election over Gov
ernor Allen, the people OF the State having full
knowledge Of his sentiments na.iophtq questions, in
cluding Of course, those which relat 10 the South.
The opening speech Of gubernato mi candidate is
generally considered to be the key note OF tho cam
paigr, and in such speech Marion, early the
3lst July OF that year, he fully and distinctly
pressed his opinions
THE SPEECH AT MARION.
This speech published length In all republican
and many other newspapers and therefore, his views
were generally known. In that speech, alter con-
graduating his fellow citizens the complete triumph
over those who sought to destroy the Onion aud the
grand results OF the war; he alluded to the coming TO-
getncr again OF Northern and Southern men In a
spirit OF harmony and friendship, including those who
had fought against another, and, as prominent
feature In this evidence OF good feeling, he, that
casion, spoke OF the kindly which vIco Prcs-
dent Wilson was received his visit TO the South In
this era Of good feeling and cancellation he fur her
said there still persons who talked OF bayonets
and who sought to revive tho preudiccs OF tho past
This much TO be regretted, but there enough
TO I'LL every heart with gratitude, the house being
longer divided and all the Inhabitants having lair
in the Tor life. In this and in all his other
speeches he earnestly condemned the reopcnng OF the
old issues between North and tho South assuring
his hearers that tho time had como for complete
reconciliation.
RESOLUTION or THE CONVENTION
Tho President further conversation referred to tho
fact that the National Republican Convention which
nominated HIM Tor the Presidency passed a resolution
sacredly pedging the republican party to protect every
ctlzen OF the United States in all his civil and political
rights and declaring that tho permanent pacidcaton
OF tho South should be effected by removing ali
OF discard Tho spirit OF this resolution perfect
accord with his own views previously expressed, and
he repeated them his letter OF acceptance Of the
nomination and more fully elaborated them IN his IN
augurai address, consistently maintaining the policy
OF reconciliation and local self government, and when
he entered upon the duties of tho Presidency he in
tended that this policy should no, be Of sentiment
merely, but oil actual administration
DETERMINED TO STICK.
He spoke vita emphasis when he said:-"My belief
is that this tends to give good government to
the South. II lends peace between tho
tons and between tho parties OF the South,
and It tends to secure the rights interests and safety
OF the coored people. Therefore, am in favor OF
the policy. do not know whether shall succeed in
carrying out, because there Northern aud south
crn men who In various ways, may possibly thwart
me- But Of thing conident-namely, l
think It my duty to try and carry out the policy and
am gong TO do It,"