, 1877-04-30
IOsTSIAsTER-GEN;1,AL KEY,


No member Ut tho Cabtnct has taken deeper
interest In regard to tho creation Of national
party tlan Fostlnaster-0c Key. 1Io Is, IN
fart, tho irst man Of that PARTY recognized By
President Hayes, and his relation to the itl1a!n-
istratlou IL to-day prcc'sely tlat which fs being
urged upon his associates In tho Cabinet. It
was with some reluctance, however, that ho
consented to give hia Views upon the probability
Of u new party being formed. lie finally said:
III order 10 bring tho large conservative elc-
mcnt lM tho South Into harmonious rclutton
with their Northern brethren II will be ncccs~
sary 10 establish new party. It Il my own
ilea that it would DO exceedingly hard to get
tic South united in what Is known as tho H.
publican party. Thatsccsion, you know, 1las al-
ways bccu Domocrattc; but thctc Ii, however,
IN every Htato lasge element that docs not al
taeh Itself 10 tho Democratic party. It can 10
called relic OF thc old Wing party, and It Is
possible that tho policy Of tho Administration,
~ announced ia the rresldenls inaugural, aud
more recently displayed IN tho recognition Of
Hampton ana Nichols, wilt divide tho
Democratic party South, md gain
great mani. Of tic y,eters to the support
20 far d 10 call tlsulsclgc. Kepublca1s. / don't
know. Certain It Ia that our strength il daily
tncteaalng, and The Administration u growing
More aud !nore. popular In every Southern
perhaps, than 1t would be proper to tell bit 81
tae fart YOU may rest assured.
TnE NEW rARTf. '..-.
"For reasons which will explain more fully
South than Il wou'd to build up tic Republican
purity ln that sertfun. Nov, al /" see tho teu-
deney OF Tho political current, 1t ia to flow Into
another channel, and ln NY oplalon, that
ton AMI
tive than either tho Democratic policy South or
tho RspnGlGa, policy Nortl. Gnu aituIt. The
season Why thlak would By easier to form
is bceausv IL tho desp-scated prejudice exlstInx
throughout tho South agaluat The Republican
party generally. That purity In our part Of tho
country y something quite different from tho
Though 1t hus had many grind examples Of
distinguished statcsmcns!Iip, previous Allninis.
trations have been mainly repsraented by what
You Gull ulaclIuc poli.lriana, whose existence
peal. 10 prejudice and hatred, until even
the better class Ut men belonging to the
Republican party are forced to onsktiowiedge that
u no longer commands thetr respect. And
ency OF the whites to l.ate tue Llaeks has led tile
Democratic leauer. also to appeal to passion and
Prejudice. You. zee, therefore, tliat the people
q gu, section Judge the i'asty which supported
Gen. Hayes u Identical With the party person-
4ting tha Republican organization In the South.
How difficult, thrretors, 1t would be to attelnpt
10 extend that party u ita ,nlaAloa .! usefulness
you eau 1udec u we'll - thuse who have been
Rttnesses uf lts bad conduit tu tho South. 1t ts
at thls Junctuse, when new lines Vt departure,
- you cali them, Are ln sight, that tho Almln-
Lstat!on Of President Hayes enters upon III
work Of Eacihcatlon: mud AM certain That hs
policy will do very much to rc.lors better feel.
lag among all classes and result !n great good,
whassycr lona II may politically assuitse."
AksULTt Or Tus NEW DEPARTURE.
In reply To the question whother la did not
Think 1t would tend toward tbs dissolution Ut
aas Republican party, hs continued:
tit h too eafly to tell wl.at tlsps tue distu-
testnttua Will take. Ut this, hoseYer, ain
Sunhdent: the Administration enters upon III
bfeai work with abunlnnt support from, very
considerable element Ut this Democratic party
Eoalll. and for solue tllne that element viii bo
likely to gAA Itself Democratic. 1t would be
hard matter for one ~ attclnpt To dedne what
Dslaot1Hy meANs Ut ths present time, but with