Richland beacon., 1877-04-21
HAYES" POLICY.

IN he GLOWING di,path, dated at Washing
ton, April 18th, Mr.. Hayes sets firth views
that. if strictly carried out, as he declares it is
his purpose to do. will bring about a complete
reconciliation Of the sections and reunite the
people who have been so long kept asunder
by hear,less politicians; and at the close of
his term he will have the qualification of
seeing his people united, con,ented and
happy, instead of a divided, discontinued and
unhappy people, as Grant left them. So long
as he pursues this course we believe he will
be heartily endorsed by every patriot in the
land. Truly God turns the wicked devices
Of men into the means of accomplishing
results that rebound to the good of the people :
President Hayes said yesterday, in the
course Of conversation, he had no conceal.
ments in regard to his Southern policy. which,
however, had been foreshadowed in oral and
" ritien utterances and in this connection he
adverted TO the Gubernatorial campaign in
Ohio in 1875, which resulted in his election
over Gov. Allen-,he people of the State
having a full knowledge of his sentiment on
national questions including, of course, those
which related to the South. The opening
speech of GubernatoriaI candidate is gener.
ally considered to be the key note of the
campaign. In his speech as early as the st
of July of that year, at Marion, he freely and
distinctly expressed his opinions. This was
published at length in all the Republican ard
many other newspapers, and therefore his
views were generally known. In that speech,
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complete triumph over those who sought, TO
destroy the grand results of the war, he
alluded to the coming together of Northern
and Southern mGn in a spirit of harmony and
friendship, including those who had fought
against one another and as prominent
feature in this evidence of good feeling, on
that occasion he spoke Of the kindly manner
in which Vice President Wilson was received
on his visit - the South In this era of good
feeling, he further said, there were still
persons who talked of bayone,s, and sough,
TO revive the preJudices of the past This
was much to be regretted, but there was
enough to fill every heart with grati,ude-the
house being no longer divided, and all the
inhabitants having fair start in the race for
life. In this and all his other speeches. he
earnestly condemned the reopenng of the
old issues between the North and South, as.
Stunning that the time had come for reconclia
ton. The President, in further conversation,
referred 10 the fact that the National Repub
can Convention which nominated him for
President, passed resolution sacredy pledg.
ing the Republican party TO protect every
citizen of the United States in all his civil
and political rights, and declaring that the
Perma 1ent pacification Of the South bs effec..
ed by removing all causes of discord. The
spirit OF the resolution was in perfect accord
with his own views, and he repeated them
in his letter of acceptance of the nomination
and more fully elaborated his views in his
inaugural, consistently maintaining the policy
of reconciliation and local government apart
from military support; and when he entered
on the duties of President he intended this
policy not to be one Of sentiment merely. but
Of actual administration. He spoke with
emphasis when he said, my belief i. this
course tends to give good government to the
South; tends TO secure peace between the
sections and between the races and parties a,
the South, and it tends to secure the rights,
interests, and safety Of the colored people:
therefore, ! am in favor of it, don't know
whether | shall succeed in CARRYING i, ont.
because there are Northern and Southern men
VITO in various "; may thwar me or one
thing ! am confide, l think it my du,y 10
try to carry out the i.'cy and am going to
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