The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-28
FACILITATING HAYES.

When Hayes was first nominated for the
presidency In Cincinnati, we, in common
with observing people who had watched his
career, gave expression to the facts that Mr..
Hayes was not a positive character, and
that he lacked decision and boldness. In
his letter of acceptance, which his radical
admirers eulogized so much, and which the
party organs still refer to in terms of praise
and admiration, Mr.. Hayes revealed the in
herent weakness of his character, which is
making trouble for him and the country to-
day. He spoke of approving certain poll
cies and ideas. An approyer of other mems
ideas is not bold, original thinker and Gre
ator of winning theories and policies. We
all understood, during the campaign,
that our financial system, as also
the southern question, were suffering solely
for the want of an able, energetic, creative,
originating brain to take hold of them, and
after thoroughly mastering them, to origin
ate, yea, almost create some practical, win
ming scheme, that would lead US through
the darkness and mist that have overshad-
; lowed the country ever since the radical Wis
ionaries have had the administration of the
government. Those who knew Mr.. Tilden
were certain that he was the man for the
times. He did not propose to approve" of
anything in his letter of acceptance. 1t
foreshadowed an original, bold administra-
ton If he was successful Now
we say that every movement of
Hayes, since he has been in the
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decided mind. His leading idea seems to be
to buy up or offer brides for southern inhu-
ence, or to secure it by trucking to it, This
was secured, as he thought, by appointing
Key, of Tennessee, to his cabinet By this
time he had whispered to Stanley Matthews
to drops line on the sly to Chamberlain and
Packard, limiting in quiet way that if they
would slip out of the back door there
was something handsome ready for
them. They refused. Then Jim Blaine
heard of it and he made up his mind to raise
a row in the senate, so he commenced q
series of gymnastic performances over.
under and on top of his senatorial
desk, until he scared Hayes, Stanley
Matthews and Evarts, who greeted him one
Sunday by inviting him to dinner. How it
was done no one has been able to find out,
but ever since that dinner Jim has been I'M
usually quiet. We think it was Fred Doug
lass's appointment to the marshalship of the
District that settled Blaine, which, of course,
raised tempest in another quarter-among
the lawyers, judges and ton of Washington
aud Georgetown. Hayes then had to rush
after Gordon, Hill and other southerners
and beg them to confirm Fred Douglass's
nomination. They agreed to this, as well as
some other matters, provided he would with
draw the troops from the south. This was
the understanding until yesterday Now
the announcement is made that he will do
nothing until a commission is sent south
and it makes a report advising what is best
to be done. He is no further along in his
southern policy than he was when he began.
Everybody is dissatisfied with him so far.
Packard is more belligerent than ever; in
truth. he is literally spelling for fight.
The radical negroes threaten to burn New
Orleans if the troops are taken away, and al
together everything seems to be in terrible
state Of uncertainty.